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 ...
Good lord..have you guys read the comments over at CBS below this story?
Libs are truly deranged!
Candygram...
"I like it when a plan comes together". - Col. John "Hannibal" Smith
Couldn't happen to two more deserving ragheads (except the Osama one, of course). But maybe... ???
Hope his pus-filled body suffers greatly before the end, if he is not already dead.
well it looks like maybe the letter never got to the doctor .. i wonder if cbs is going “oops!”
What a DAY!
Obama gets heckled by young black men.
Obama calls for windfall profits tax on oil companies, to be given to Americans @ the rate of $1,000 per person.
Conservative Congressmen show creativity, guts, humor and STRENGTH of the floor of the House.
Al Zawahiri...might be history.
I’m heading over to Huffington, Kos, et al to read the great news and all of the congratulations for our brave fighting men and our country.........(jeopardy music)....Ok, i’m back.
I wonder if he is really dead or just dead again.
The infection part of this story sounds a little too quick for reality, nonetheless I’m really wishing this is all true.
Thanks for the ping, Jet Jaguar.
You're thinking of the #3s, the "operations commander" position -- there have been a whole bunch of those killed, starting with around 2 months after 9/11.
al-Zawahiri, otoh, has been in his #2 position continuously since his Egyptian Jihad was absorbed into Bin Laden's Al Qaeda back in the '90s. Some think al-Zawahiri has really been the largest driving force in Al Qaeda and that Bin Laden has long been more of a figurehead and propaganda tool. In any case, this is truly HUGE if true.
Then let the buzzards feast. Surely you can’t feel sorry for buzzards.
“Doctor, heal thyself!” Bwaaa! Hope we got him at last. He’s supposed to be the brains of the outfit.
Fascinating.
The buzzards deserve better
awesome!
Isn’t it grand?
I did not do anything today other than Freep and call congresscritters....LOL
LOL! Yep- grand, indeed!
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