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Exclusive: Al Qaeda No. 2 Injured?
cbsnews.com ^ | August 1, 2008

Posted on 08/01/2008 5:08:11 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Unverified Letter Obtained By CBS News Urgently Requests Doctor To Treat Ayman al-Zawahiri

CBS) Ayman al-Zawahiri - the second most powerful leader in al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden's No. 2 - may be critically wounded and possibly dead, CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan reports exclusively.

CBS News has obtained a copy of an intercepted letter from sources in Pakistan, which urgently requests a doctor to treat al-Zawahiri. He's believed to be somewhere in Pakistan's remote tribal areas of Pakistan.

The letter refers to Sheikh Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri by name - and says that he is in "severe pain" and his "injuries are infected."

It is reportedly written by local Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, whose signature and seal are visible on the letter.

The Taliban logo and the Mehsud's seal have been confirmed by experts as legitimate.

However, CBS News has not been able to confirm the authenticity of Baitullah Mehsud's signature and seal.

The letter is dated July 29 - one day after a U.S. air strike that killed al Qaeda weapons expert Abu Khabab al-Masri, and five other Arabs in South Waziristan.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2good2betrue; afghanistan; alqaeda; alzawahiri; aymanalzawahiri; binladen; globaljihad; mohammedanism; pakistan; taliban; wot; zawahiri
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To: Free ThinkerNY
>>The Taliban logo and the Mehsud's seal have been confirmed by experts as legitimate.

>>However, CBS News has not been able to confirm the authenticity of Baitullah Mehsud's signature and seal.


"Fake but accurate."

181 posted on 08/02/2008 1:04:28 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Vote For McCain But Trust In The LORD.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Fake But Accurate
182 posted on 08/02/2008 1:45:39 AM PDT by musicman
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To: Selmore

“If we can intercept the letter, why don’t next time we sprinkle a little anthrax in there and send it on its way.”

Put this white powder where it hurts...


183 posted on 08/02/2008 1:51:33 AM PDT by beaware (Who cares about the caribou! Drill in ANWAR!)
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To: shalom aleichem
The spot on his forehead is probably a Seal sniper’s laser dot.

Prayer bump

184 posted on 08/02/2008 2:35:01 AM PDT by wideminded
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To: Sgt Joe Friday 714

Surprisingly, Air Traffic Controller is still #1 thanks to Ayman’s breathren. But AQ Leader #2 is the second “most stressful” due to the fact they all rapidly turn to worm #2.


185 posted on 08/02/2008 3:24:54 AM PDT by JerseyDvl (BHO-The Manchurian Muslim Candidate)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Bad news! Sad day,if true, ....i mean for Mister Messiah-”citizen-of-the-world”-OUSBAMA and the liberal-leftist whining anti-war crowds.
Just waiting for confirmations and eager to see the face of some “journalists” giving the information....


186 posted on 08/02/2008 3:26:46 AM PDT by Ulysse (i)
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To: ricks_place; HardStarboard

CBS likely forwarded the letter to Ted Kennedy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055013/posts


187 posted on 08/02/2008 3:36:00 AM PDT by freema (MarineNiece,Daughter,Wife,Friend,Sister,Friend,Aunt,Friend,Mother,Friend,Cousin, FRiend)
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To: wardaddy

Another recent favorite of that sort was Wolf Blitzer’s incredibly insightful comment on this last Southern California earthquake:

“There’s going to be some damage, but not nearly as significant as a more significant earthquake would have caused.”

Really, Wolf? You don’t say!?

You’ve got to love it, it’s in the CNN transcript and everything.


188 posted on 08/02/2008 4:18:13 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Obama: Carter's only chance to avoid going down in history as the worst U.S. president ever.)
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To: penelopesire

The Supreme Court says he is entitled to Medicare and Medicaid.


189 posted on 08/02/2008 4:25:18 AM PDT by pleikumud
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I hope this is true. Bin Laden may be the face of al Qaeda but Ayman al-Zawahiri runs the show. I have always wanted him dead more than Bin Laden.


190 posted on 08/02/2008 4:42:19 AM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: zot; Interesting Times

hopefully we got him


191 posted on 08/02/2008 4:43:54 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead (3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87))
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To: Free ThinkerNY
...a U.S. air strike that killed al Qaeda weapons expert Abu Khabab al-Masri, and five other Arabs in South Waziristan...

In an Obama administration the US would strike al Qaeda with lawyers.

192 posted on 08/02/2008 4:52:52 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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To: Soliton

He’ll never decompose. The worms and the bacteria won’t be able to stomach him.


193 posted on 08/02/2008 5:11:30 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo ("Give a man a fish, make him a Democrat. Teach a man to fish, make him a Republican.")
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

In other news, Ted Kennedy flew the top 6 infected wounds experts to Pakistan and a medevac is standing by to take his dear friend to duke medical center.


194 posted on 08/02/2008 5:52:34 AM PDT by omega4179 (B.Hussein Keep the change!)
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To: FreedomPoster

thats even more dumb considering the richter scale is heavily exponential.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale


195 posted on 08/02/2008 5:55:41 AM PDT by omega4179 (B.Hussein Keep the change!)
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To: Fred Nerks; FARS; StillProud2BeFree; PhilDragoo
Will Zawahiri's death be considered the death of the pure one for the coming of the Mahdi?


196 posted on 08/02/2008 6:05:36 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Zawahiri is #1 to me. Bin Laden is just the financier. Al Queda is Zawahiri’s baby.


197 posted on 08/02/2008 6:06:53 AM PDT by montag813
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To: montag813

Yup. Bin Laden is the face of the organization but Zawahiri is the brains.


198 posted on 08/02/2008 6:16:09 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: pleikumud

LOL..don’t forget affirmative action if he is acquitted by some leftist judge. He might want to stay in the United States and by then Pelosi and Reid will have added ‘former’ terrorists to the affirmative action list.


199 posted on 08/02/2008 6:35:07 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: do the dhue
Man, do I feel like a dofuss. I thought this was the Al Qaeda No. 2 guy:

You're no doofuss, do; you just left the qualifier off.

It appears quite evident that Dingy Harry is #2, Prancy Nancy who got too fancy yesterday is #3, and Mr. Murtha is #4 in the Al Qaeda organization in the American Theater of the WOT.

200 posted on 08/02/2008 6:42:07 AM PDT by Sal (MSM=Monica Services for the Messiah)
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