Exclusive: Al Qaeda No. 2 Injured?

cbsnews.com ^ | August 1, 2008

[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.

[Tallguy]

The Al Qaeda “Emirs” in Iraq have had a tough time of it, too.

[Wilhelm Tell]

he is in "severe pain" and his "injuries are infected."

I relish those words. I wish for him a slow, painful death.

[Huck]

I think she’s actually a slore.

[angcat]

What’s a slore?

LOL

[sarasota]

Can you save me a trip and give details?

[csvset]

It could be internal injuries from the crushing effect of the blast.

The AGM-114N Metal Augmented Charge (MAC) Thermobaric Hellfire would be an excellent weapon to hit the Egyptian jackass with.

If his guts were turned to mush , he very well may be ding dong dead.

I hope it's true. If there was ever a SOB that needed to die a slow agonizing death, it's that jackass.

[Huck]

A slut is just a slut, and a whore is just a whore, but a slore is a SLORE.

I sound like a profane Dr. Seuss!

[LikeLight]

I say this in the most sincere, appreciative way possible: Bush’s fault!

Thank you, George W!

[sarasota]

The GOP is on a roll! (While Obama is sinking like a stone.)

[FightThePower!]

Misinformation

[angcat]

Ok now I know what a Slore is and I shall use it if needed.

[Huck]

Yeah, it’s sort of an intensified version. This one was having an affair with a married co-worker, plus bangin’ some soldiers? That’s a slore. lol.

[Huck]

The GOP is on a roll! (While Obama is sinking like a stone.)

Definitely. And I think public opinion is like slow drying cement during these campaigns. It takes a while, but once an image and impression starts to solidify, it starts to harden in people's minds. And I think the proper image of Obama has been exposed and I can see it starting to harden.

Meanwhile, these funny ads serve McCain well. I don't know if I'd say the GOP is on a roll. I'd say McCain is on a roll, and the troops in Iraq are on a roll, while Obama, Pelosi and Reid are sinking big time.

[angcat]

I hear she is pregnant with none of the above’s child.

[Huck]

Slore.

[angcat]

Geez I was chatting about a slore and dam Yankees lost 1-0. God they suck.

[Huck]

I checked on it just in time to see Rivera give up the run. I'd like to see his numbers in tie games, no save situations. I'd guess they are dratically different than his save numbers.

Hard to explain why. I love Mariano. He's my favorite current Yankee. Great attitude and professionalism. Amazing stats. But when he comes into a hold situation, I pretty much expect something bad to happen. That said, you don't win too many games scoring 0 runs. And the Angels absolutely own the Yanks. They are the Angels' bitches.

Um...did we veer off topic? Oh yea, we were never really on topic :-P

[bygolly]

[angcat]

I was watching it also and the next thing I know it was over and I missed it. I can't understand them losing 1-0. They really have gone downhill this week. They are finished and they are very inconsistent and overpaid. I am going to see them in two weeks. They are nothing like the Yankees of 1977. They cannot compare.

[bert]

......correspondent Lara Logan reports exclusively......

We’ve known it for several hours....... did someone here tell her?