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Blitzed on his balcony: How CIA spied on Ayman al-Zawahiri for six months before pounding terror chief with two Hellfire missiles when he stepped out of Kabul home and 'lingered'
Daily Mail UK ^ | August 1, 2022 | Alex Hammer

Posted on 08/01/2022 8:21:09 PM PDT by Morgana

The United States killed al Qaeda boss Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike Saturday, following a more than 20-year effort to assassinate the terrorist.

Labeled by US officials as Osama bin Laden’s number-two, al-Zawahiri, 71, was a key plotter of the September 11 terrorist attacks and took over as the leader of the notorious terror group following bin Laden’s death in 2011.

The strike was carried out early Sunday at an Afghanistan safe house the elderly terrorist had be holed up in, at 6:18 am local time and 9:48 pm Saturday in the US.

The early morning attack saw al-Zawahiri killed by two hellfire missiles fired from drones deployed by the CIA, as he stood on the balcony of the safe house in downtown Kabul.

The Egyptian-born jihadist apparently proceeded to linger on the landing, as U.S. intelligence had noted he often did, allowing the drone ample time to execute the attack.

The mission, officials said, took six months to plan - but served as the culmination of a much wider, carefully coordinated campaign to track down and kill the al Qaeda head, who had successfully evaded US armed forces up until this point.

The slaying came more than 11 years after Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan by U.S. Navy Seals on May 2, 2011, in a more hands on, drone-less strike that came after a nearly decade-long hunt for the 9/11 mastermind.

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To: Morgana

If you remember in Obama’s term, Sheriff Joe Arpaio had a news conference scheduled with his Cold Case Posse to report their findings that Obama’s long form birth certificate was fraudulent with evidence. The night before the news conference, the White House announces Bin Laden has been killed. Within an hour volumes of people were outside the White House with already made anti-Bin Laden signs jumping with joy.


21 posted on 08/01/2022 8:43:26 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (No!)
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Don’t forget that we were told over and over- by the very same people who told us Russia was colluding with Trump- that al Qaeda couldn’t get along with Iran and therefore Iran couldn’t have anything to do with 9/11...

Even when al Qaeda leadership and bin Laden’s family were living IN Iran, this no link mantra kept up.

Even when Zarqawi the Jordanian (not Egyptian Zawahiri) had a prewar cell based in Baghdad made up of Egyptians linked to EIJ, this “no link to 9/11” mantra kept up.

One thing the press kept omitting is that Zawahiri is related by marriage to at least one Iranian mullah, and had links to the Iranian regime.

Another thing is that this weekend, Iran attempted to carry out an assassination in New York.


22 posted on 08/01/2022 8:46:30 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Thus the media buried the news conferences findings by Arpaio in Bin Laden reporting.


23 posted on 08/01/2022 8:46:32 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (No!)
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To: Morgana

That is EXACTLY what this is WAG THE DOG!!


24 posted on 08/01/2022 8:53:00 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Bratch

Suspicious cat has my look exactly, GOOD KITTY!!!


25 posted on 08/01/2022 8:54:33 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Morgana

Was Biden in the Situation Room?


26 posted on 08/01/2022 8:56:56 PM PDT by Round Earther
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To: Morgana

Key player in the 9/11 terror attack. I say good riddance.


27 posted on 08/01/2022 8:58:01 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: dfwgator

Exactly.

Drone strike with missiles in a major city. But then again, this is the same group that took out an aid worker, kids and some water bottles and said there were secondary explosions.

Those missiles aren’t bottle rockets. Two of them are legit.

On a side note, theTaliban has said that AlQueda is their enemy. Hard to believe the leader of the enemy is living in Kabul and the Taliban don’t know.

As usual, questions only lead to more questions. None of which will ever get answered.


28 posted on 08/01/2022 8:59:41 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: DannyTN

Obammy did it too.
What was his name???
Osammy bin Bammy!


29 posted on 08/01/2022 8:59:59 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: Morgana
Also does he get his 72 virgins? Does this count?

They used to say yeah but they all look like Helen Thomas. Now they will all look like Pelosi.

30 posted on 08/01/2022 9:02:38 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: minnesota_bound

Escape from Afganistan,
My thoughts Exactly.


31 posted on 08/01/2022 9:03:16 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: Round Earther
Was Biden in the Situation Room?

He was sound asleep and snoring. Aides will spin that to "Biden was the only calm, in command person in the roomful of extremely tense and nearly stressed out people." Won't mention he suddenly woke up and demanded a waffle cone and a new Depends.

32 posted on 08/01/2022 9:06:47 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Wow


33 posted on 08/01/2022 9:07:59 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Big Red Badger

A Big NothingBurger.


34 posted on 08/01/2022 9:10:50 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: dfwgator

Pics are easy. A body that can be sampled by objective parties for DNA.


35 posted on 08/01/2022 9:20:17 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Morgana

Take so long?

They had to find some troops that still had testosterone.


36 posted on 08/01/2022 9:33:54 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: Bratch

If the strike happened last Saturday night in Kabul...

...There should at least be independent reportage on the morning of an unclaimed bombing in the city during the night.

I’m reading about a suicide grenade attack at the soccer stadium and some rocket attacks. But nothing that sounds like the bombing of a building during the night on the following morning. Not yet.


37 posted on 08/01/2022 9:40:49 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Morgana

For what reason? What good does this do? I might suggest a distraction...while Pelosi goes to Taiwan and starts a war while the dollar falls and 200,00 more illegals head to AZ and Texas while Biden barely recovers or dies.


38 posted on 08/01/2022 9:44:14 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Morgana

Haven’t we killed this guy a few times already?


39 posted on 08/01/2022 9:45:55 PM PDT by SIDENET (Whatever they're threatening, the vaxx is worse...or they wouldn't be threatening you.)
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To: Morgana

He’s now on “eternal linger”.


40 posted on 08/01/2022 9:49:39 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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