Posted on 08/11/2008 10:37:17 PM PDT by HAL9000
SENIOR AL QAEDA COMMANDER ABU SAEED AL-MASRI KILLED IN PAKISTAN - SECURITY OFFICIAL
(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...
Honestly, I just hope that President Bush gets OBL or Zawahiri before he leaves office. He and his troops deserve that victory after 8 long years of sacrifice,valor and honor. It’s not about John McCain or the election.
I agree wholeheartedly. And, while it won’t end Islamofascism, taking out OBL and/or Zawahiri would be a stunning blow to homicidal Muslim maniacs everywhere.
“He worked in al-Qaida’s office on McNimr Street in Khartoum, Sudan”
So, we’ve got their address? Why is the building still
standing? Can someone say “implosion at 0900”?
The stars are beginning to line up...
IMHO-
The capabilities of the next generation hunter/spy drones that are being built and utilized in theater, rival the Starship Enterprise. Extended range and loiter times, greater payloads and more seasoned pilots/operators raise the lethality scale substantially. Plus, the willingness to use these weapons with prejudice inside Pakistan is significant.
Coalition forces have been prosecuting the WOT for almost 7 years, allowing for a timely and now rapid accension up and into the sweet spot of the learning curve, pertaining to the specific art of fighting ‘this kind’ of enemy, on ‘this kind’ of battlefield.
The HUMINT factor is another reason for noticeable acceleration of success. It takes time to develop the pipeline... the ‘infrastructure’ is in place and the ‘product’ is flowing.
All being accomplished in one of the most hostile, remote and rugged pieces of real estate in the world.
Food for thought:
American LEO agencies with personnel numbering in the thousands, were able to apprehend the Unabomber (T.K.) in Montana, only after 17 fruitless years of searching/hunting for the man, due to a tip from his sibling, who happened to recognize the ramblings of his brother, by way of the now infamous published ‘Manifesto’ (of Ted Kaczynski’s.) Who took the time to read the manifesto? I didn’t. The brother did.
A certain amount of chance was involved in the chain of events leading up to the apprehension of T.K..
Eric Rudolph, the Olympic bomber, evaded a 1,000 person FBI task force for 5 years, living on the fringes of the Appalachian mountains, only to be spotted by a rookie LEO that recognized him from a recently viewed BOLO report, as he (E.R.) dug around in a dumpster for food or treasure. Tremendous credit to the rookie LEO.
A certain amount of chance was involved in the chain of events leading up to the apprehension of E.R..
North Carolina is rugged and so is Montana, but both pale in comparison to Pakistan. Far more significant; the geopolitical situations are light years apart.
I posit these two uniquely American apprehensions, to counter the claims from the wobbly left and the doubting Thomases, regarding the criticisms for our inability to capture OBL and other well known henchmen in his organization, after nearly seven years of trying. Hunting for OBL in Pakistan, is a far cry from hunting for two of the FBI’s ten most wanted, here in our own backyard.
Plus, aren’t there literally millions of Muslims in the world, that would take OBL in and provide him with comfort and shelter?
Even with every possible effort; past, present and future, aimed at the capture of OBL, it may well be by sheer galactic chance that America gets the opportunity to turn OBL into fertilizer.
Myself; I prefer he be turned into some kind of swine supplement.
Excellent post.
Finally!
Parts is parts. Feed ‘em to the pigs.
“He argued al-Qaida should honor Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s wishes to attack Jews, not the United States, and that he feared the U.S. response to such an attack.”
Quite the Cassandra.
That was during the Clinton era. He decided to bomb the Sudanese aspirin factory instead of AQ headquarters.
Al Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan rumored killed in Pakistan
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Unconfirmed reports from Pakistan indicate that Mustafa Abu Yazid, al Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan, has been killed during the heavy fighting in Pakistan's tribal agency of Bajaur.
The report of Yazid's death is based on statements made by an unnamed senior Pakistani security official. Pakistani television claimed Abu Saeed al Masri was killed in fighting in Bajaur. Yazid is also known as Sheikh Saeed and Abu Saeed al Masri (the Egyptian).
But it is unclear if this Abu Saeed al Masri is the same person as Yazid. Other al Qaeda operatives go by the name of Sheikh Saeed, a senior US military intelligence official warned The Long War Journal.
another chalk mark on the wall - which is more than is left of this Cretan, hopefully.
Whittle ‘em down...
Fox has it ...
That would be a BIG HooAhh!!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402061,00.html
Long War Journal also reporting on it
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/08/al_qaedas_commander.php
This would be AWESOME !
How’s things with you?
Prayers for your continuing
safety and that of our amazing
troops!
“al-Masri is said to have opposed the Sept. 11 attacks within the al-Qaeda organization.”
If al-Masri was the voice of reason and discipline within al-Queda, perhaps they will do something more daring and stupid now he is gone.
Abu Daring al-Stupid is said to be his replacement :)
I just wish others would have had a chance to see it!!
Is there a Master-List of Dead al-Qaeda?
I've often wondered how the brother happened to read that document, whether he already had some suspicions about Ted at that point, etc. B/c I sure didn't have the slightest interest in reading the "Manifesto" even though I had a couple of points of interest for the case (I had been working in a university office that received rather pointed official warnings about packages right after the Yale bombing that almost killed David Gelernter, I then noticed the few articles that came out occasionally about the case etc.) .... yet despite somewhat more awareness of the matter than the general public, it never even occurred to me to want to read the "Manifesto" when it came out..... "oh, yeah, let's see what some raving psychopath has written for his 'Manifesto'......" NO THANKS, didn't even think about it beyond reading an article that such a manifesto had been published (of course, I had already sworn off the NY Times by that point, so maybe that was why I missed this scintillating piece of enviro-propaganda......)
That was before the web, and nowadays for something like that any of us might be more likely to read something about it simply b/c of easy and instant availability, but still, it seems remarkable that the brother did read the document and did take action.....
nope, didn't occur to me even for a second that I should want to read the thing, yet somehow the brother David (?) did read it and noted similarities with his brother's words and sayings..... the brother must have had some inkling that there was a reason to read it??
What’s the skinny on this piece of toast?
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