>> let's begin on this friday morning with al qaeda allegedly holding an american kidnapped in pakistan . nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us with the latest on this. i think the first question is why did they wait so long to claim responsibility?
>> well, there are indications that weinstein was being passed up through different kidnappers. he was sold from small organizations to bigger organizations. they also released a statement from ayman al zawahiri with a message to the arab world , to the egyptian people . egypt has been in the headlines because of the elections which islamic groups are doing well. it seems zawahri wanted in on the action and to tell his fighters and other al qaeda prisoners, don't worry, we haven't forgotten you. that was the main demand.
>> he's talking to prisoners of al qaeda and the taliban saying, quote, in order to release you allah guided us to capture the american jew . he said mr. weinstein is neck deep in american aid to pakistan since the 1970s . then there is a serious list of demands.
>> an impossible list. they want the united states to stop all drone strikes in pakistan , afghanistan, yemen, somalia, gaza. they want the release of all al qaeda and taliban prisoners. it is interesting that they are asking for both, clearly linking the two groups together. it's almost like him saying, come get me, i'm in pakistan .
>> they want guantanamo empty.
>> and the release of obdar rahman who is in prison
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