When media reports emerged that al Qaeda's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, disparaged President-elect Barack Hussein Obama as a "house negro," it angered many in the black community. However, it also struck a chord. The Egyptian physician -- who is reportedly Osama bin Laden's confidant [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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