Pakistani military officials said the area was also used by Mr. Zawahiri and other senior al Qaeda commanders. A large mud compound on a hilltop is believed to once have been the hideout of Mr. Zawahiri, one of the world's most-wanted terrorists, with a $25 million U.S. bounty on his head.
To: Cindy
To: La Enchiladita
What a difference a few years and a new government makes.
In 2006 we hit Zawahiri's compound with Hellfire missiles during an Eid feast. The Pak government at the time claimed only civilians were there and we killed women and children. 'Course, the fact the locals buried the bodies without a funeral before they could be examined was unfortunate.
Today the Paks admit we "narrowly missed" Zawahiri and that the place has been crawling with Al Qaeda for years.
To: STARWISE; onyx; maggief; Liz; SE Mom
Things are heating up in PAHkeestan.
4 posted on
03/02/2010 1:35:40 PM PST by
hoosiermama
(ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
Pakistani forces have seized a key al Qaeda and Taliban stronghold along the border with Afghanistan that once served as a hideout for Ayman al Zawahiri...
...which is lucky for al Qaeda and the Taliban -- the stronghold *could* have fallen into enemy hands instead. Thanks La Enchiladita.
8 posted on
03/02/2010 4:25:24 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
(Freedom is Priceless.)
To: Repeat Offender; Pining_4_TX; Forgiven_Sinner; grey_whiskers; BlueDragon; LittleBillyInfidel; ...
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