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| FBI: New Al Qaeda Terror Boss Knows the U.S. |
| 2010-08-06 |
| A suspected al Qaeda operative who lived for more than 15 years in the U.S. has become chief of the terror network's global operations, the FBI says, marking the first time a leader so intimately familiar with American society has been placed in charge of planning attacks. Soon to be intimately familiar with a Hellfire missile. Adnan Shukrijumah, 35, has taken over a position once held by 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was captured in 2003, Miami-based FBI counterterrorism agent Brian LeBlanc told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview. That puts him in regular contact with al Qaeda's senior leadership, including Osama bin Laden, LeBlanc said. Shukrijumah and two other leaders were part of an "external operations council" that designed and approved terrorism plots and recruits, but his two counterparts were killed in U.S. drone attacks, leaving Shukrijumah as the de facto chief and successor to Mohammed - his former boss. "Congratulations, Adnan. You've just been promoted to Number Three! Adnan? Adnan? Hey, Achmed, get the smelling salts!" "He's making operational decisions is the best way to put it," said LeBlanc, the FBI's lead Shukrijumah investigator. "He's looking at attacking the U.S. and other Western countries. Basically through attrition, he has become his old boss." |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #4 well watch out for gas stations now |
| Posted by: chris 2010-08-06 19:41 |
| #3 The big question is not whether this guy understands US society, but US politicians. I can think of a half dozen things with a low enough profile to pull off that would cause a lot of long term damage all out of proportion to the the initial loss thanks to the multiplier effect of stupid democrat reflex actions. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2010-08-06 14:50 |
| #2 I was just thinking maybe that guy, Fenstermaker was the new head of al-killeda. But in any case he should be able to help the guy out. |
| Posted by: Goober Goobelopolous 2010-08-06 14:43 |
| #1 Maybe the Obama administration will take him out of Al Qaeda by offering him a (not needing confirmation) position in the Dept of Justice. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-08-06 14:26 |