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Trump had the chance to kill al-Qaeda's leader but didn't because he didn't recognize the name, report says

[MSN - your source for fabricated news]

Then-President Trump had the option to kill al-Zawahiri, but chose not to, NBC reported in 2020.

Trump wanted to kill Osama bin Laden's son, Hamza bin Laden instead because it was the only name he knew, NBC said.

Trump confirmed in 2019 that the younger bin Laden had been killed in a US counterterrorism operation earlier on in his presidency.

Intelligence officials briefed Trump many times about senior terrorist figures the CIA wanted to track down and kill, specifically mentioning al-Zawahiri, NBC News reported.

But two people familiar with the briefings told NBC News that Trump chose not to pursue al-Zawahiri because he didn't recognize his name, and instead suggested targeting bin Laden's son, Hamza bin Laden.

"He would say, 'I've never heard of any of these people. What about Hamza bin Laden?'" one unnamed former official told NBC News.

A Pentagon official also told the news outlet: "That was the only name he knew."

Posted by Penguin of the Desert 2022-08-02 11:02|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top
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#1 Never has an assertion by the MSM been more deserving of being called codswallop!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-08-02 12:30|| 2022-08-02 12:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I guess he only reads Farsi.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-08-02 13:21|| 2022-08-02 13:21|| Front Page Top

#3 So either the intelligence services completely dropped the ball and didn't brief Trump, or the article is complete horse shit.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-08-02 13:36|| 2022-08-02 13:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Trump whacked plenty of guys. His chief failing seems to be that he should have whacked more folks cashing US Government checks. The article is a Jussie Smollett level fantasy. Hopefully the “journalist” finished his BMT sub sandwich.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-08-02 13:54|| 2022-08-02 13:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Billy Jeff Clinton had multiple chances to get bin Laden prior to 9/11. Where's the belated derision over that?

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-02 13:56|| 2022-08-02 13:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Wait a minute, the Taliban was harboring Zarahiri. Maybe we should invade the place.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-08-02 14:19|| 2022-08-02 14:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Trump whacked plenty of guys. His chief failing seems to be that he should have whacked more folks cashing US Government checks.

Totally.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-08-02 15:35|| 2022-08-02 15:35|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm with Darth -- wouldn't any briefing for the president include at least a summary of why they want to strike that particular person

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-08-02 16:53|| 2022-08-02 16:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Its Bullcrap. Its this level of ass-slapping which has me wondering if something is up.

Because refined, interesting presidents read their kill list over breakfast?

And Brandon, he doesn't remember the name of, you know, the thing, but MSN would have you believe he had the name of the austere Egyptian surgeon on the forefront for these 20 years? Probably thinks he rode in with The Horse Soldiers after giving up his career as a transport trucker.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-02 17:13|| 2022-08-02 17:13|| Front Page Top

#10 Zawahiri killed New Yorkers. There is zero chance Trump forgot about AQ’s 2nd in command. Isn’t it more likely that Trump would not know Qasem Soleimani, who he dutifully whacked based on the President’s Daily Briefing. Anyone who treats this story seriously should be discounted as a hack.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-08-02 17:20|| 2022-08-02 17:20|| Front Page Top

#11 This article is cover for why the delay. I wager they have been sitting on Z quite a while. The events timing was clearly delayed to be used as media cover. I question why now, why B ‘s Covid flare up, why is P really in Taiwan. What’s going on in the other hand?

Posted by Jefe101 2022-08-02 17:21|| 2022-08-02 17:21|| Front Page Top

#12 I suspect we knew where Al-Zawahiri was located for quite some time. The time was opportune and a bit desperate. Why?

1. Because Biden is viewed as a weak or non-leader by many, here and abroad. This was a chance to try change that image.
2, Biden's and the Dem polls are bad prior to 2022 and 2024 elections, another chance to try to change that.

Posted by JohnQC 2022-08-02 17:22|| 2022-08-02 17:22|| Front Page Top

#13 They have serious problems if the memers think "Dark Brandon" is an improvement.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-02 18:55|| 2022-08-02 18:55|| Front Page Top

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