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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: FARS

Thanks -—will read -— and pass along


221 posted on 08/02/2008 8:56:18 AM PDT by eleni121 (EN TOUTO NIKA!! +)
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To: FARS

Good shot rot in hell you terrorist SOB LOL!


222 posted on 08/02/2008 9:03:48 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I hope it is true. But i t should have not been reported.
It will make tracking anyone going there that much harder and they need to track all movement now to make sure that the job is finished.

I hope he is festering worm meat now. Though not too soon, he needs to suffer a bit more.


223 posted on 08/02/2008 9:38:56 AM PDT by Munz (Infiltrate Interrogate Eradicate NEXT!)
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To: austinaero
I have this image of bloated road-kill, like a possum that’s been dead on the road for a day or two. Slap a turban on it and it works for me!

Sort of like this?



224 posted on 08/02/2008 9:47:17 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Nepolean fries the idea powder)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

**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.**

Follow the doctor to bin Laden.


225 posted on 08/02/2008 9:49:45 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: FARS; Free ThinkerNY

may he rot in pieces


226 posted on 08/02/2008 11:09:20 AM PDT by dervish (After 143 days of work experience, Obama believed he was ready to be Commander In Chief)
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To: SunkenCiv

He is Bin Laden’s brains. A just end to a maggot’s life.


227 posted on 08/02/2008 11:11:03 AM PDT by dervish (After 143 days of work experience, Obama believed he was ready to be Commander In Chief)
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To: Selmore
CBS to confirm authenticity? Thats a good one.

Shoot. You beat me to it.

228 posted on 08/02/2008 11:13:00 AM PDT by Glenmerle
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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.”

FRiend, I like the way you think...

Maybe we could add some Hep C, HIV, and something fun, like Ebola Zaire, as well?

229 posted on 08/02/2008 11:16:17 AM PDT by Old Student (We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
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To: Chgogal

The Obamamesiah is completely wrong about the strategy being employed in Afghanistan. More troops will not have results such as this. The top targets will just remain hidden if we pour more soldiers into that country. They need to feel comfortable enough to come out of hiding where we can then get them with these drones.

Praise our soldiers and their commander in Chief.


230 posted on 08/02/2008 11:30:09 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a U.S. Army Soldier soon to be training other Army Soldiers)
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To: Huck

Yeah, they do...I couldn’t believe that I was able to capture the pic! I captured this pic quite a while ago when al-Zawahiri was making his usual threats.


231 posted on 08/02/2008 11:51:47 AM PDT by bygolly
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To: FARS

Thanks for the ping!


232 posted on 08/02/2008 12:20:45 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Tarpon

If he’s not dead let him fix himself...he’s a doctor.


233 posted on 08/02/2008 12:28:31 PM PDT by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: Chgogal

We really need solid verification on this one. We shall know in due time if it is true.


234 posted on 08/02/2008 2:43:23 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Duncan Hunter was our best choice...Now we are left with a bunch of idiots.)
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To: blasater1960
We are already on standby! Eight Duce on the loose!
235 posted on 08/02/2008 3:21:54 PM PDT by paratrooper82 (82 Airborne 1/508th BN "fury from the sky")
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To: BOBTHENAILER
The infection part of this story sounds a little too quick for reality,

Not really, Bob. If he has shrapnel or other deep puncture wounds, he might have a pseudomonas bacterial infection that will eventually kill him. It's resistant to most antibiotics.

Ironically, the good doctor al Zawahiri may have got it from a medical care facility in his wonderful 7th century paradise.
236 posted on 08/02/2008 3:23:43 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress! It's the sensible solution to restore Command to the People.)
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To: Travis McGee
Let the Messiah Obama kiss it and make it all better! He loves the terrorist.
237 posted on 08/02/2008 3:24:12 PM PDT by paratrooper82 (82 Airborne 1/508th BN "fury from the sky")
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To: BIGLOOK
If he has shrapnel or other deep puncture wounds, he might have a pseudomonas bacterial infection that will eventually kill him. It's resistant to most antibiotics.

Oh, but that would be so fitting. "Physician...unable to heal thyself."

238 posted on 08/02/2008 3:54:33 PM PDT by BOBTHENAILER (One by one, in small groups or in whole armies, we don't care how we do it, but we're gonna getcha)
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To: GreyFriar
hopefully we got him

Yes. Or if we didn't do it, hopefully he got a fatal infection some other way.

239 posted on 08/02/2008 7:55:17 PM PDT by zot
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This would be such sweet news ... Oh I missed my BOOOOOM !!!!!


240 posted on 08/02/2008 8:31:19 PM PDT by Deetes (God Bless the Troops .)
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