Wanted: Former al Qaeda Dishwasher

Flopping Aces ^ | 08-08-10 | Wordsmith

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Adnan Shukrijumah, 35, is shown in these undated images provided by the FBI. The 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. (AP Photo/FBI)

Washington Times:

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.

"He's making operational decisions is the best way to put it," said Mr. 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."

The FBI has been searching for Shukrijumah since 2003. He is thought to be the only al Qaeda leader to have once held permanent U.S. resident status, or a green card.

KSM's successor is suspected of being in the Pakistani tribal regions of Waziristan.

He was apparently a dishwasher before he worked his way up through the al Qaeda ranks.

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[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

But we’re not supposed to raise a brow when we pass a thousand guys a day who look like this scumbag?

[Jack Hammer]

“....marking the first time a leader so intimately familiar with American society has been placed in charge of planning attacks.”

Not quite true. Ho Chi Minh worked in an American hotel for many years, becoming quite familiar with the American mind-set - with results recorded by history.