Gotta See This! Pakistan! Ayman Al Zawahiri!

Ap..various..Rueters...news ^ | March 18, 2004. | Various

[ConservativeMan55]

Soldiers of Pakistan para-military force watch road leading to neighboring Afghanistan (news - web sites) to nab fleeing Taliban and al-Qaida terrorists near Wana in Pakistan's tribal area of South Waziristan on Sunday, March 7, 2004. Pakistan on Monday denied capturing a son of al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri during a raid last month in the border region neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ahsanullah Wazir)


Pakistani Paramilitary troops arrange missiles voluntarily handed over by the tribesmen during a disarmament campaign near the Afghan border, February 25, 2004. Pakistani troops launched a fresh offensive on Tuesday against Al Qaeda and Taliban militants hiding in remote tribal areas. REUTERS/Ghaffar Baig


Pakistan has imposed a heavy fine on a key tribe in its remote Afghan border region for attacking troops hunting al-Qaeda supremo Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and his followers(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)


Pakistani paramilitary troops guard the entry point of Wana, South Waziristan some 360km (225 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad on March 18, 2004. Pakistani forces launched a fresh offensive on Thursday, bringing out heavy guns and helicopters to flush out suspected al Qaeda fighters and their Pakistani tribesmen allies near the Afghan border. REUTERS/Kamran Wazir


Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand guard near an Armored Personal Carrier in Wana, some 360 km southwest of Islamabad March 17, 2004. Pakistani families living near Afghan border fled their homes on Wednesday, fearful of fresh clashes between paramilitary forces and suspected al Qaeda militants sheltered by local tribesmen. REUTERS/Kamran Wazir


Burned Armored Personal Carrier (APC) is seen in Kaloosha near Wana, South Waziristan some 360km (225 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad March 17, 2004. Blackened wrecks of military vehicles littered the roads and some were still burning on Wednesday after fierce clashes between Pakistani forces and suspected al Qaeda militants and local tribesmen sheltering them. REUTERS/Kamran Wazir


Burned vehicles are seen in Kaloosha near Wana, South Waziristan some 360 km (225 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad March 17, 2004. Blackened wrecks of military vehicles littered the roads and some were still burning on Wednesday after fierce clashes between Pakistani forces and suspected al Qaeda militants and local tribesmen sheltering them. REUTERS/Kamran Wazir


A Pakistani boy (rear-R) looks at a burnt military vehicle in Kaloosha near Wana, South Waziristan some 360km (225 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad March 17, 2004. Blackened wrecks of military vehicles littered the roads and some were still burning on Wednesday after fierce clashes between Pakistani forces and suspected al Qaeda militants and local tribesmen sheltering them. REUTERS/Kamran Wazir


An unidentified person injured during the operation against the suspected sheltering al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives near Wana, Afghan border in South Waziristan region, is treated at a hospital in Wana Tuesday, March 16, 2004. Pakistani troops killed 24 suspects in a fierce crackdown Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ahsanullah Wazir) AP - Mar 17 12:41 AM


Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand alert near a checkpoint in Wana, South Waziristan, Pakistan, on Tuesday, March 16, 2004. About 700 paramilitary forces began the operation against the suspected sheltering al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives near the Afghan border. (AP Photos/Ahsanuallah Wazir)


Pakistani paramilitary troops block entry into the remote South Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border following a heavy exchange of gunfire March 16, 2004. Pakistani paramilitary forces attacked tribal fighters sheltering suspected al Qaeda militants near the rugged Afghan border on Tuesday and five people were killed in fierce clashes, officials said. REUTERS/Kamran Wazir


Pakistani tribesmen gather to discuss the situation in Wana, South Waziristan some 360km (225 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad March 14, 2004. In Pakistan, tribal elders extended the deadline for the next 24 hours to anyone harboring al Qaeda and other militants to surrender saying that if they failed to do so they would pursue them with a 600-man tribal militia. REUTERS/Kamran Wazir


Pakistani tribesmen disperse after attending a gathering to discuss the situation in Wana, South Waziristan some 360km (225 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad March 14, 2004. In Pakistan, tribal elders extended the deadline for the next 24-hours to anyone harboring al Qaeda and other militants to surrender saying that if they failed to do so they would pursue them with a 600-man tribal militia. REUTERS/Kamran Wazir


Pakistani tribesmen disperse after attend a gathering to discuss the situation in Wana, South Waziristan some 360km (225 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad March 13, 2004. In Pakistan, tribal elders gave a 24-hour deadline to anyone harboring al Qaeda and other militants to surrender saying that if they failed to do so they would pursue them with a 600-man tribal militia. REUTERS/Kamran Wazir


Soldiers of Pakistan para-military force watch road leading to neighboring Afghanistan to nab fleeing Taliban and al-Qaida terrorists near Wana in Pakistan's tribal area of South Waziristan on Sunday, March 7, 2004. Pakistan on Monday denied capturing a son of al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri during a raid last month in the border region neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ahsanullah Wazir) AP - Mar 08 11:05 AM


Pakistani military troopers check vehicles at a checkpost after gun battle between Pakistani troops and suspected militants in the remote tribal South Waziristan region, near the Afghan border in Wana, South Waziristan some 360km (225 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad March 1, 2004. Pakistan on Monday flatly denied a report that it had struck a deal to allow U.S. troops to hunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) on its territory. Reuters/Kamran Wazir


Pakistani tribesmen attend a gathering to discuss military troops operation in Wana, South Waziristan some 360km (225 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad on March 1, 2004. Pakistan on Monday flatly denied a report that it had struck a deal to allow U.S. troops to hunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) on its territory. BEST QUALITY FROM SOURCE REUTERS/Hafiz Wazir


Pakistani tribesmen look at a mountain range where army and paramilitary troops are launching a new offensive against Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters at Wana, South Waziristan, some 300 kms southwest of Islamabad.(AFP/Noor Mohammed)


Pakistan's paramilitary soldiers search a man at a check post in Wana, South Waziristan, Pakistan on Thursday March 18, 2004. Pakistani troops believe they have surrounded al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman Al-Zawahri in an operation near the Afghan border. (AP Photo/Str)


A Pakistan paramilitary soldier guards suspects detained for interrogation during an army operation against al Qaeda in Wana, south Waziristan, 360 km (225 miles) southwest of Islamabad February 25, 2004. About 20 suspected militants were arrested on Tuesday in a fresh offensive by Pakistani troops against al Qaeda and Taliban fighters believed to hiding in the tribal region close to the Afghan border. Picture taken on February 25, 2004. REUTER/Str

EDITORS NOTE - REPEATING FOR BETTER QUALITY Osama bin Laden (L) sits with Al Qaeda's top strategist and second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri in this 2001 file photo. Pakistani troops may have surrounded Zawahri during a major battle on the wild Afghan frontier March 18, 2004. PAKISTAN OUT REUTERS/Hamid Mir/Editor/Ausaf Newspaper for Daily Dawn/File


Al Qaeda's top strategist and second-in-commandAyman al-Zawahri, in this undated file photo. Pakistani troops may have surrounded Zawahri during a major battle on the wild Afghan frontier March 18, 2004. Please note the number '8' in the bottom right corner is part of the date stamp on the photograph. PAKISTAN OUT REUTERS/Hamid Mir/Editor/Ausaf Newspaper for Daily Dawn/File


A graphic showing Pakistan's tribal zones, as the army launches an offensve against al-Qaeda, Taliban members(AFP)


A file still image taken from video footage shows top Bin Laden aide Ayman al-Zawahri who may have been surrounded in Pakistan March 18, 2004. REUTERS/al-Jazeera Television


In this image from television, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf speaks during an exclusive interview with CNN's Aaron Brown on Thursday, March 18, 2004 in Islamabad, Pakistan. In the interview, Musharraf said the commander of Pakistani troops in the South Waziristan near the Aghan border reported fierce resistance from a group of fighters entrenched in fort-like buildings. (AP Photo/CNN)


U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites), right, shakes hand with Gen. Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan, Thusday, March 18, 2004 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Press Information Department, HO)


Pakistani tribesmen look at a mountain range where hundreds of soldiers backed by helicopter gunships stormed homes in Pakistan's rugged tribal zones in a new offensive against Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters two days after a similar operation left 39 people dead.(AFP/Noor Mohammad)


Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khursheed Mahmood Kasuri (L) holds official talks with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) (R) at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad March 18, 2004. The United States will designate Pakistan a major non-Nato ally, a step that will make it easier for Pakistan to buy U.S. military equipment, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday REUTERS/Mian Khursheed


Pakistan has launched a 'major' ground and air offensive against Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the northwest border region where 39 people were killed two days ago(AFP/File/Tariq Mahmood)


A neighbor consoles Umar Ahmad, right, and Suhail Ahmad, left, nephews of Mukhtar Bhat, Vice President of the youth wing of Janta Dal Party during his funeral in Srinagar, India, Thursday, March 18, 2004. Suspected masked Islamic guerillas dragged Bhat out of his home and killed him in the Indian portion of Kashmir (news - web sites) on Thursday, police said. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)


Five Islamic militants and a Muslim civilian were killed and six civilians injured in the latest burst of separatist violence in Indian Kashmir (news - web sites)(AFP/Sajjad Hussain)


Restive Indian Kashmir (news - web sites)'s government is battling to save Dal Lake from being killed by pollution(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)


A Pakistani soldier stands guard at the Line of Control, that divides the disputed Himalayan State of Kashmir (news - web sites) between India and Pakistan at the village of Chilliana in Neelum Valley.(AFP/Farooq Naeem)


Spain's incoming Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero rebuffed calls from U.S. political leaders on March 18, 2004 to reconsider his pledge to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq (news - web sites) and set new conditions for keeping them there. In addition to President Bush (news - web sites)'s plea, Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites) also urged Zapatero to reconsider, saying he should 'send a message that terrorists cannot win by their acts of terror.' Zapatero is shown March 15. (Susana Vera/Reuters)


A Pakistani paramilitary soldier mans a machine gun at a post in an area bordering Afghanistan (news - web sites) in South Waziristan, some 300 kms southwest of Islamabad. At least eight Pakistani paramilitary troops died and more than 24 foreign and local militants were believed killed during an operation to hunt Al-Qaeda and Taliban suspects in a tribal territory near the Afghan border, an official statement said.(AFP/File/Tariq Mahmood)


Pakistani paramilitary soldiers man a machinegun at a checkpost following a clash between Pakistani troops and gunmen in the tribal area of Wana. At least eight Pakistani paramilitary troops died and 24 foreign and local militants were believed killed during an operation to hunt Al-Qaeda and Taliban suspects in a tribal territory near the Afghan border.(AFP/File/Noor Mohammad)


Tribal elders chant anti-U. S. slogans to condemn ongoing operations against al-Qaida actvisits in Pakistani tribal areas situated along Afghanistan border, during a Jirga or grand meeting in Bara, Sunday, March 14, 2004 in Pakistan. Tribal elders have rejected the allegation of sheltering terrorists and demanded early return of forces to their barracks. (AP Photo/M. Sajjad) AP - Mar 15 12:59 AM


Afghan tribal elders from Paktika province relax in Kabul March 10, 2004. A group of 200 tribal chiefs and elders has been in Kabul for the past 10 days complaining about what they say are heavy-handed U.S. tactics in the Barmal district of Paktika province, an area near the Pakistani border where the hunt for militants, including al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden , has been the most intense. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood Reuters - Mar 10 6:22 AM


Afghan tribal chief Haji Arsala (R) talks to Reuters in Kabul March 10, 2004. A group of 200 tribal chiefs and elders have been in Kabul for the past 10 days complaining about what they say is heavy-handed U.S. tactics in the Barmal district of Paktika province, an area near the Pakistani border where the hunt for militants, including al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden (news - web sites), has been most intense. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood


File photo showing Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) (R) and Ayman Al-Zawahiri are shown in this file photo of leaflets that were dropped over Afghanistan (news - web sites) in 2001. Pakistani troops may have surrounded Zawahiri during a major battle on the wild Afghan frontier, it was reported on March 18, 2004. REUTERS/DOD/Handout/FILE


Ayman al-Zawahiri is believed to have planned some of Al Qaeda's major attacks, including those in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001.


Pakistani officials said that their troops believe they have surrounded Osama bin Laden's deputy, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, left, in an image broadcast in 2002 knodding off.


Pakistani officials believe Usama bin Laden's right-hand man cornered at Afghan border, possibly wounded; air strike launched



Oct. 7, 2001: Usama bin Laden, left, with his top lieutenant Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahri, are seen at an undisclosed location.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[nutmeg]

Great thread... thank you!

[ConservativeMan55]

Thanks!

[Sacajaweau]

btt

[RussianConservative]

America rich, why simply not to offer $200 million for Bin Ladin, instead $25?

[sharktrager]

I think the one on the right is going to eat the one on the left.

[Cindy]

Here's a collage of photos courtesy of the "UK Islamic Front" discussion group on Yahoo:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uk_islamic_front/

[lewislynn]

Good job, by the way.

[Cindy]

A little off-topic, but see AQ Leadership connection...

INTERNET HAGANAH: "THE POET LOSES A GUNFIGHT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: " Yemeni widely considered head of Qaida operations in Saudi Arabia lost a gunfight with Saudi security forces Monday. Killed was Abu Hazim al-Sha'ir, aka Kahlid Ali Hajj, aka The Poet, together with a Saudi accomplice, Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammad al-Muzainy.") (March 17, 2004) (Read More and View Photos...)

[Cindy]

CORRECTION: Change that word "of" to "on" on post no. 107.

[ovrtaxt]

America rich, why simply not to offer $200 million for Bin Ladin, instead $25?

If you're a dirt poor Pak, a hundred bucks American is lavish wealth. Either way, 200 mil. or 25 mil. would buy a lot of goats and cigarettes.

[ovrtaxt]

Separated at birth?

[Jim Noble]

America rich, why simply not to offer $200 million for Bin Ladin, instead $25?

I have a better deal:

Bin Ladin for free, and we don't nuke Waziristan.

[ovrtaxt]

Hmmmmmmm....

[bullseye1911]

[bluerose]

Too funny, as soon as I saw Zapatero I thought Mr. Bean.

[NormsRevenge]

Are these 2 FRom a bad batch of "Brazil Boys".. maybe? Borders uncanny, imo.

The silhouette alone is damn near dead nuts on.. plus..

One went into British comedy and hit it big..

One went into politics in Spain and hit it big in comedy too , sort of.. ;-)

[Wiggins]

Freddy Fender go's nautical. "Before the next teardrop falls".

[abner]

This is constructive how??? Let's put all of the little rockets in a circle... La, la, la, laaaaa, allah!

:-)

[hummingbird]

Spain's Prime Minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero attends a press conference at the Socialist party headquarters in Madrid March 15, 2004. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen

Creepy or what?

Looks like Houdini...If this was Jeopardy, "I'd select the category CREEPY for $500."