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2008-11-01 India-Pakistan

Official says al-Masri killed in Pakistan strike

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Posted by ryuge 2008-11-01 06:43|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I wonder if it will sink into their heads soon that their "safe havens" are now honey traps?

Posted by tipper 2008-11-01 07:01|| 2008-11-01 07:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Jeez Tipper, don't tip them off!

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2008-11-01 09:56|| 2008-11-01 09:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Excellent. Tell the drone to not blow the entire million on lube jobs.

Posted by ed 2008-11-01 11:38|| 2008-11-01 11:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Looks like we killed another Number Three.

Rewards For Justice: Abu Jihad al Masri
Abu Jihad al-Masri operates out of Iran and is in charge of al-Qa'ida media and propaganda. He may also be the Chief of External Operations for al-Qa'ida.

LA Times: Abu Ubaida al Masri
His alias is Abu Ubaida al Masri. Hardly anyone has heard of him outside a select circle of anti-terrorism officials and Islamic militants. But as chief of external operations for Al Qaeda, investigators say, he has one of the most dangerous and endangered jobs in international terrorism.

He has overseen the major plots that the network needs to stay viable, investigators say: the London transportation bombings in 2005, a foiled transatlantic spectacular aimed at U.S.-bound planes in 2006, and an aborted plot in this serene Scandinavian capital last fall.

Posted by ed 2008-11-01 11:58|| 2008-11-01 11:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Abu Jihad al-Masri and Abu Ubaida al-Masri are two seperate people. Abu Ubaida al-Masri died recently of Hepatitis.

Posted by Black Charlie Ebbuns3563 2008-11-01 17:29|| 2008-11-01 17:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Hepatitis? Revenge is indeed a dish best eaten cold. Did he have many close friends?

/But I'll happily accept revenge at the end of a drone's missile, or whatever delivery system happens to be most convenient at the moment.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-11-01 20:04|| 2008-11-01 20:04|| Front Page Top

#7 So it looks to me like this recently departed Jihad al-Masri took over from the deceased Abu Ubaida.

From this Apr 2007 NYT article on the new generation AQ leadership: Qaeda Is Seen as Restoring Leadership

See the 5 leaders. Of them
Abu Jihad - just killed (probably parking w/ lover)
Abu Ubaida - dead.
Khalid Habib - killed in truck by Predator Oct 16, 2008
Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi - Captured. In Gitmo.
Atiyah Abd al-Rahman - Alive. Emissary to Iran

4 out of 5. And the fifth is untouchable for the moment. Some people have been working hard and working smart. A pizza for those guys and gals if I knew where to send it.

Since Abu U keeled over from the Hepatitis, I hope many more will suddenly expire from the Hep. A good chance given those people's predilection for the Thursday night rump pump.

Posted by ed 2008-11-01 20:59|| 2008-11-01 20:59|| Front Page Top

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