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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: xjcsa
This has been Bin Laden's right hand man since well before 9/11; he's a big deal...

Since this guy is Al Queda's number two guy, wouldn't the more culturally-sensitive term be Bin Laden's left hand man?

Yeah, I know that semi-obscure "number two" jokes are pretty lame and juvenile, but if the shoe fits...

41 posted on 08/01/2008 5:34:09 PM PDT by Zeppo (Every mighty mild... seventies child... Beats me (Metric - Combat Baby))
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To: Tarpon

Is Lara Logan carrying his baby?


42 posted on 08/01/2008 5:34:33 PM PDT by Krankor (N)
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To: Krankor
Is there no freeper Lara Logan rule??

Look at that big ole saggy boob stickin' out. Kinda looks like old Fred's daughter, er, wife. Except Lara's much better looking.

43 posted on 08/01/2008 5:37:15 PM PDT by Huck (A Teddy Roosevelt wannabe is better than a Che Guevara wannabe.)
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To: Jim Noble

Yeah buddy!


44 posted on 08/01/2008 5:37:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: SE Mom

And McCain puts out another brilliant ad and wins the week hands down.


45 posted on 08/01/2008 5:37:58 PM PDT by Huck (A Teddy Roosevelt wannabe is better than a Che Guevara wannabe.)
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To: Zeppo

Left hand person.


46 posted on 08/01/2008 5:38:32 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I guess he was just mostly dead before. Please let him be all dead this time.


47 posted on 08/01/2008 5:39:22 PM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

“Doctor, heal thyself!”
I think the quote I meant is “Physician, heal thyself.” Not “Doctor.”


48 posted on 08/01/2008 5:39:27 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: Huck

She needs a little help with ‘adjustment’ in that uneven cleavage..... I’d volunteer except the thought of all the different men she’s been with in the past few months might cool my ardor....


49 posted on 08/01/2008 5:41:49 PM PDT by Enchante ( Celebutante Obambi goes to GERMANY to apologize for unwarranted (sic) aggression! Brilliant!!)
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To: xjcsa

Right. Dr. Z has a major mouth on him. He is a physician from Egypt. The spot on his forehead is probably a Seal sniper’s laser dot. Why call a Doctor? Just tell him top heal thyself. Oh yea, we need a phone trace to follow the cruise missiles into vector.


50 posted on 08/01/2008 5:42:23 PM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: Enchante

She’s a slore.


51 posted on 08/01/2008 5:43:09 PM PDT by Huck (A Teddy Roosevelt wannabe is better than a Che Guevara wannabe.)
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To: Huck

I know- I saw that! Whodathunkit?


52 posted on 08/01/2008 5:44:00 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Tarpon

The Taliban logo

does it look more like the cbs logo or the dnc logo?


53 posted on 08/01/2008 5:48:22 PM PDT by edzo4
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I sure hope he doesn’t suffer more that he’s caused others to suffer.

At least not more than each one, one after the other...


54 posted on 08/01/2008 5:49:08 PM PDT by null and void (Barack Obama - International Man of Mystery...)
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To: Sgt Joe Friday 714
“Al Qaeda #2” has got to be the toughest job - lots of turnover in that position, it seems.

Yah, they all seem to be attending each others funerals every three weeks or so ... isn't that what the job of a #2 is ?

Oh well ... they probably don't get an open casket either .....

55 posted on 08/01/2008 5:49:28 PM PDT by Mr_Moonlight
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To: null and void

Rush announced this today on his radio show.

Rush says the guy has been killed


56 posted on 08/01/2008 5:49:50 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: ConservativeMan55

Either way. Suffer in this world or in the next.

I’m not fussy.


57 posted on 08/01/2008 5:52:39 PM PDT by null and void (Barack Obama - International Man of Mystery...)
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To: InvisibleChurch

Hahahahahahahahahaha

Now THAT would be hilarious!

If somehow CBS killed this bastard


58 posted on 08/01/2008 5:52:43 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: penelopesire

LOL same here!


59 posted on 08/01/2008 5:54:07 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: ConservativeMan55

60 posted on 08/01/2008 5:56:09 PM PDT by edzo4
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