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2004-03-18 Afghanistan/South Asia
Ayman al-Zawahri Surrounded?
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Posted by PlanetDan 2004-03-18 2:25:45 PM|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 "The way these people are resisting"

I hope means "choosing to die in large numbers"
Posted by Carl in N.H 2004-3-18 3:07:58 PM||   2004-3-18 3:07:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Zawahri is more important than bin Laden. He's the strategist - bin Laden is the personality with the money and connections.
Posted by Anonymous 2004-3-18 3:12:44 PM||   2004-3-18 3:12:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 This story is scattered all the bejesus over the RB. A strength/weakness of our fair blog.
Posted by Shipman 2004-3-18 3:17:11 PM||   2004-3-18 3:17:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Zawahri is more important than bin Laden.

Well, since Zawahri is the one who was still alive, yes.
Posted by Steve  2004-3-18 3:17:52 PM||   2004-3-18 3:17:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Can we drop the fuel air explosives now?
Posted by Douglas De Bono  2004-3-18 3:34:26 PM|| [http://www.DouglasDeBono.com]  2004-3-18 3:34:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey, what happened to all of today's articles?
Posted by someone 2004-3-18 3:48:29 PM||   2004-3-18 3:48:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I could not believe that we don't have UAV's buzzing around giving real time images to some SF liasons with the Paks
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-3-18 3:48:45 PM||   2004-3-18 3:48:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 bet theres a globahawk or 2 up above them with predators maybe swooping around lower down.Hope theyve got thermobaric hellfires hung under each wing.
Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-18 3:50:34 PM||   2004-3-18 3:50:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 If they can get him alive I don't care what they have to do to extract every last bit of information this mutt knows
Posted by Cheddarhead 2004-3-18 4:01:20 PM||   2004-3-18 4:01:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Mansoor Ijaz (salt licks upon request) has suggested that a phone intercept is what suggested that it is Zawahiri that is inside, and that he may be injured.

The Pakis are supposedly going to send some choppers in. (Gosh, hope AQ doesn't watch Fox News...)
Posted by eLarson 2004-3-18 4:01:56 PM||   2004-3-18 4:01:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Mansoor pulls this stuff out of his ass! But, I hope I'm wrong ;) If he's injured we have a much better chance of getting the bastard before he tries to escape.
Posted by Damn_Proud_American  2004-3-18 4:06:48 PM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com]  2004-3-18 4:06:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 2:10 Am Pakistan time..... 4 hours until dawn!

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=106
Posted by JackAssFestival 2004-3-18 4:08:08 PM||   2004-3-18 4:08:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 whos this monsoon fella u speak of?
Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-18 4:08:19 PM||   2004-3-18 4:08:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 He's an analyst on fox news who makes outlandish reports sometimes. Some people buy into him but I think he just smokes a J and comes up with some of his stuff.
Posted by Damn_Proud_American  2004-3-18 4:13:23 PM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com]  2004-3-18 4:13:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 BOMBERS TO BE CALLED AT FIRST LIGHT!!!!
Posted by JackAssFestival 2004-3-18 4:15:02 PM|| [http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040318-024708-5371r]  2004-3-18 4:15:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 From Haaretz news ticker:
  • 21:25 Pakistani official says Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has not been surrounded by Pakistani troops
  • 20:20 Pakistani officials say they believe Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri is surrounded near Afghan border
    • Posted by Dar  2004-3-18 4:15:49 PM||   2004-3-18 4:15:49 PM|| Front Page Top

    #17 CNN reported that they just doubled the bounty for Osama. Does that mean that they got Zawahiri and thus have more funds available, or does it mean they just cut a deal with someone who demanded more cash???

    Either way, it seems good to me.
    Posted by B 2004-3-18 4:27:36 PM||   2004-3-18 4:27:36 PM|| Front Page Top

    #18 I sure hope we own the night. If this guy is gone come daylight I'm going to be annoyed. I assume we have two SF guys on scene for every Pakistani.
    Posted by Matt 2004-3-18 4:41:20 PM||   2004-3-18 4:41:20 PM|| Front Page Top

    #19 I just hope two things:

    1. that it really is that frigginsonofabitch

    2. that if it is, in light of all their bluster about Islam, paradise, infidels, kufr, and Joooooos, etc, that AQ realizes he was sold out by his "brothers" for a few shekels

    ;o)

    oh. and I hope he, like saddam, gives up rather than dies for the cause! Now THAT would be a HOOT!
    Posted by PlanetDan 2004-3-18 6:09:00 PM||   2004-3-18 6:09:00 PM|| Front Page Top

    #20 I'm with you Planet D.
    Posted by Shipman 2004-3-18 6:42:25 PM||   2004-3-18 6:42:25 PM|| Front Page Top

    #21 RESISTING URGE TO URINATE ON ISLAMOTERRORISTS' GRAVES WITH GLEE!!!!!!!!!!
    Posted by anymouse 2004-3-18 6:57:40 PM||   2004-3-18 6:57:40 PM|| Front Page Top

    #22 watching O'Reilly on Fox: David Hunt says Seals killed 22 plus Zawahiri (suspected) - awaiting DNA or autopsy confirmation now, and will give the kill credit to Pakland
    Posted by Frank G  2004-3-18 8:07:33 PM||   2004-3-18 8:07:33 PM|| Front Page Top

    #23 could we review the military situation.

    Paki troops have a perimeter of about 25 km. manned by 3000 to 5000 troops(?) about 5 meters per man. well inside the perimeter are a bunch of fort like mud huts, with 200 defenders, and artillery. The paks have been hitting with artillery and choppers, keeping the baddie awake and under stress, and killing them as possible, and watching to avoid escape. Maybe tightening the perimeter? Then at day break (now?) bring in the fixed wing aircraft, suppress the defensive fire, and storm with infantry?

    Military guys, does that make sense?
    Posted by liberalhawk 2004-3-18 9:14:40 PM||   2004-3-18 9:14:40 PM|| Front Page Top

    #24 The military option sounds good. I think the key consideration is getting as many alive as possible. Also rumors are that there are missing PAKs that could be in there. I think it will be a lot of copters and gunships. Wouldnt be surprised to hear a chopper going down. If I was one of the baddies, I would have spent my last wackin off, cuzz the end is near.
    Posted by JackAssFestival 2004-3-18 10:03:29 PM||   2004-3-18 10:03:29 PM|| Front Page Top

    #25 Don't overlook unconventional non-lethal means of supressing resistance that might be available in that region.
    Posted by OldSpook 2004-3-18 10:12:37 PM||   2004-3-18 10:12:37 PM|| Front Page Top

    #26 Attractive sheep?
    Posted by JackAssFestival 2004-3-18 10:19:53 PM||   2004-3-18 10:19:53 PM|| Front Page Top

    #27 Thay gonna break out that Screaming Machine I read about the other day?
    Posted by tu3031 2004-3-18 10:24:57 PM||   2004-3-18 10:24:57 PM|| Front Page Top

    #28 Per Fox news..
    copters now on the attack. Baddies drop their sheep.
    Posted by JackAssFestival 2004-3-18 10:43:38 PM||   2004-3-18 10:43:38 PM|| Front Page Top

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