Pakistani forces arrest four Al-Qaeda suspects after gunbattle

AFP on Yahoo ^ | 4/17/06 | AFP

[Coop]

It's reasonable to assume their source for the license plate number was HUMINT. I wonder if it's a steady source (wouldn't that be great?) or was simply an anonymous tip. Who can I call within the ISI to find out?? :-p

[Cap Huff]

Thanks much for the ping! It kind of looks like AQ is unravelling a bit, at least at some of the edges.

[Coop]

I suppose. But it only takes a couple of suicidal whackos to kill a lot of innocent people. And from a symbolic point of view, Al Qaeda isn't dead until we cut the head off that snake. (Bin Laden/al Zawahiri)

[Cap Huff]

I think it is only fraying at this point. Even with OBL, Z1, and Z2 taken out there will be plenty of wannabe's to continue to kill lots of innocent people.

Instapundit had a link to a very interesting blog entry here:

http://nationaljournal.com/rauch.htm

"War on Jihadism --- not Terror"

Lots of jihadi's out there, and it will likely be a long while before that phenomenon is better under control.

[NormsRevenge]

Hadn't heard that re: the GUb, I'll see if there's corroboration .. last I knew , he says its up to the feds to deal with it and he sure sounded supportive of "amnesty" or the guest-worker bill McCain and Unc Teddy had cooked up.