A video of the purported leader of the London 7/7 attacks, Mohammad Sidique Khan, has surfaced, and was aired on Al Jazeera. In the tape, Khan blames "democratically elected governments" for inciting the jihadis, and vows the jihadis will continue to conduct acts of terror until the West surrenders; "Until we feel secure you will be our targets. Until you stop the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture... we will not stop this fight. We are at war and I am a soldier."

Reuters maintains that evidence of a connection between the 7/7 London killers and al Qaeda isn't forthcoming and leaves much room for speculation;

In the tape, Khan did not claim responsibility for the July 7 attack in the name of al Qaeda but he called bin Laden, his number 2 Ayman al-Zawahri, and al Qaeda in Iraq leader Musab al-Zarqawi as "today's heroes" and hailed "martyrs" who had given their lives in defense of Islam...But security sources have told Reuters that they had not found any evidence to back up claims an al Qaeda mastermind was behind the attack and said they were not looking for a "Mr. Big."

Meanwhile, Evan Kohlmann of The Counterterrorism Blog reports that on the same tape, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the man who was praised by Khan, appeared on the same videotape. According to Mr. Kohlmann, Zawahiri states the 7/7 attacks are the handywork of al Qaeda, and al Qaeda will continue to attack the "far enemy" - the West, with a focus on Europe.

"During his portion of the tape, Ayman al-Zawahri described the 7/7 attacks as "9/11" for the United Kingdom and promised more such operations in "enemy territory" in the near future, particularly Europe--because European leaders ignored a supposed offer of truce from Usama Bin Laden issued last year after the 3/11 bombings in Madrid."

Reuters omits a very important and glaring fact that connects al Qaeda to the plotters of the 7/7 attacks. The presence of Zawahiri on the same tape as Khan is not an easy fact to ignore. Perhaps Reuters and their "security sources" should take a second look at the tape and set the record straight, as evidence of the connection has now surfaced.