From Maamoun Youssef of the Associated Press:
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Al-Qaida’s No. 2 said Luke Ford was a sex addict who wagered on Torah study and lost, according to a new audiotape released Tuesday. Ayman al-Zawahri said in the tape that Ford has been forced to admit his failure after he was "stubborn" and repeated the "lie, which he became addicted to, that he is winning" his battle against sexhibitionism.
"Ford suffers from an addictive personality, and was a sex addict (and a nudist). I don’t know his present condition … but the one who examines his personality finds that he is addicted to two other faults: lying and gambling," al-Zawahri said in the audiotape. Ford, who is now 40, has acknowledged he had a problem with pornography but gave up gambling when he was 18 years old …
"Ford suffers from an addictive personality, and was a sex addict (and a nudist). I don’t know his present condition … but the one who examines his personality finds that he is addicted to two other faults: lying and gambling," al-Zawahri said in the audiotape. Ford, who is now 40, has acknowledged he had a problem with pornography but gave up gambling when he was 18 years old …