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EXCLUSIVE: Pakistani Military Sources Say Zawahiri May Be Dead
ABC News ^
| January 13, 2006
| Brian Ross
Posted on 01/13/2006 3:38:41 PM PST by John W
Jan. 13, 2006 Today, according to Pakistani military sources, U.S. aircraft attacked a compound known to be frequented by high level al Qaeda operatives. Pakistani officials tell ABC News that al Qaeda leader Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant, may have been among them.
U.S. intelligence for the last few days indicated that Zawahiri might be in the location or about to arrive, although there is still no confirmation from U.S. officials that he was among the victims.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abcnews; airstrikes; ajntsa; allbullcrapnetwork; alqaeda; alqaedanotvictims; alqaedapakistan; alquedanotvictims; alzawahiri; bushsfault; dead; friday13th; gwot; hesdeadjim; hopefullyadirtnap; maybeheblowedup; msm; osamagoboom; pleasebetrue; possibledirtnap; pressbias; somebodyblowedup; victim; wot; zawahiri
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To: operation clinton cleanup
''Were they flashing a black X over Zawahiris face?''......Ha ! Nope. After all, its CNN .They only reserve stunts like that for our vice president.........By the way does anyone here think the RATS will be happy about this if it is confirmed to be true?...........For the answer to this think back to the day after we captured Saddam in that spider hole. I remember Howard Deans face. He looked as if he was about to cry. ......HMmmm I wonder why that was.......
To: lepton
To: John W
If it's true then may he rest in pieces,at least until the wild animals start in on him.
Sorry if I don't get too excited about this as we've had so many "false alarms" on this news in the past. It would be great news and sadden the Democrats. they can't even catch a break. :)
To: Wolfstar
I hope we got to the bodies before the Pakistanis did.
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01/13/2006 4:26:51 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: John W
To: Dog
"This was for you BKO....and you Chief John Moran"
Amen to that. For all those lost, we won't forget.
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01/13/2006 4:27:08 PM PST
by
SeaBiscuit
(God Bless all who defend America and Friends, the rest can go to hell.)
To: Dog; Peach; Mo1; A Citizen Reporter; McGavin999; JeanS
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posted on
01/13/2006 4:27:12 PM PST
by
Howlin
To: Bryan24
Scoop up whats left and bury it on a hog farm in Iowa
See tagline
lessee now thats another rush order of 5 martyr special 72 virgin package
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01/13/2006 4:27:14 PM PST
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slapshot
(""USAF- when you absolutely, positively need it delivered on target, on time, right away)
To: Dog Gone
As hard as our guys are working on hunting down these guys, you know it's just a matter of time!
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posted on
01/13/2006 4:27:18 PM PST
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PatriotGirl827
(There are no short cuts to any place worth going.)
To: John W
Hope so. These guys seem to have more lives than Kenny on South Park.
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01/13/2006 4:27:30 PM PST
by
rbg81
To: John W
If true a great day for America and a bad day for the democrats.
To: John W
It's Friday the 13th and the moon is full. Don't know how the planets are lined up. I hope he's dead.
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01/13/2006 4:28:01 PM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: pctech
Just like Ouday & Qusay too.
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01/13/2006 4:28:13 PM PST
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Jhohanna
(Born Free)
To: Wolfstar
I have spit on my screen now.
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01/13/2006 4:28:42 PM PST
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SeaBiscuit
(God Bless all who defend America and Friends, the rest can go to hell.)
To: mewzilla
Nothing on al Jazeera's website yet.
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01/13/2006 4:28:59 PM PST
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mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: airborne
Agreed!
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01/13/2006 4:29:05 PM PST
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BIGLOOK
(I once opposed keelhauling but recently have come to my senses.)
To: marmar
I want more solid proof......then I will go get a 6-pack. Me to... but I have already cracked the six pack. I have another held in reserve for the official announcement.
To: mewzilla
I hope we got to the bodies before the Pakistanis did.Yes, I agree.
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01/13/2006 4:29:20 PM PST
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Wolfstar
("We must...all hang together or...we shall all hang separately." Benjamin Franklin)
To: Wolfstar
EXCLUSIVE: Pakistani Military Sources Say Zawahiri May Be Dead
Jan. 13, 2006 - Today, according to Pakistani military sources, U.S. aircraft attacked a compound known to be frequented by high level al Qaeda operatives. Pakistani officials tell ABC News that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant, may have been among them.
U.S. intelligence for the last few days indicated that Zawahiri might be in the location or about to arrive, although there is still no confirmation from U.S. officials that he was among the victims.
The attack took place early this morning Pakistan time in a small village a few miles from the border with Afghanistan.
Villagers described seeing an unmanned plane circling the area for the last few days and then bombs falling in the early morning darkness.
Eighteen people were killed, according to the villagers who said women and children were among the fatalities.
But Pakistani officials tell ABC News that five of those killed were high-level al Qaeda figures, and their bodies are now undergoing forensic tests for positive identification.
Officials say Zawahiri was known to have used safe houses in this area last winter and was believed to be in the area again this winter.
Zawahiri, who appeared just last week in a new videotaped message, had increasingly been taking the operational reins of al Qaeda, and is thought by U.S. officials to be the current true mastermind of the terrorist group.
Pakistani officials tell ABC News that the bodies of the five suspected al Qaeda figures will be recovered at first light in Pakistan, but it will still take a day or two for any kind of positive identification. U.S. officials in Washington did not comment.
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posted on
01/13/2006 4:29:35 PM PST
by
advance_copy
(Stand for life, or nothing at all)
To: John W
There have been so many reports like this, it's hard to take any more seriously.
Show me the head and the DNA test report.
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01/13/2006 4:29:36 PM PST
by
Bean Counter
("That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.")
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