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US takes out Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri in 'successful' Afghanistan counterterrorism operation
Fox News ^ | August 1, 2022 | Brooke Singman

Posted on 08/01/2022 2:42:56 PM PDT by Coronal

The United States conducted a "successful" counterterrorism operation against a "significant" Al Qaeda target Ayman Al Zawahiri in Afghanistan over the weekend, a senior administration official told Fox News.

President Biden on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. E.T. is expected to address the nation from the White House on the operation.

"Over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan," the senior administration official told Fox News Monday. "The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties."

Two intelligence sources tell Fox News Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri was killed in the CIA drone strike.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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To: Alberta's Child
Offing this I-man dude today is like executing an 85 year-old mutant for murdering a family in the 1970s.

It's like the Mossad assassinating a Nazi in the '70s. Yeah. It's been 25 years. But we do not forget. Justice will be delivered.

81 posted on 08/01/2022 3:54:27 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Sarah Barracuda

The media barely mentioned it, and only in a negative light. They will scream this from the rooftops.


82 posted on 08/01/2022 3:55:39 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: Coronal
"The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties"

I thought these Islamists were non-governmental organizations.   How can they claim no civilian casualties?

83 posted on 08/01/2022 3:57:35 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: Billthedrill
I’ve suspected for years that the only reason he’s been consuming oxygen (if he has) is because we turned him.

If that's the case, 0baᵐa The Transformer probably wanted the guys protection revoked.

84 posted on 08/01/2022 3:59:34 PM PDT by Tellurian (Your phone is your cattle tag. 2/4/2004: DARPA Lifelog terminated, Facebook initiated. )
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To: Allegra
Just curious about the motives or intended contributions of the gloom and doom crowd.

Fair enough. I appreciate your question. The main reason is to prevent a hard disappointment in November that comes from increased expectations. Sort of like what happened in Nov 2008 when everyone here believed LS that McCain was going to win.

There are a lot of factors out there besides inflation. The country has changed. What worked in politics in 1994 or even 2010 will not work any more. Too many on our side are expecting a 1994-sized red wave, and it ain't going to happen. We want to simply keep the expectations realistic.

Yes, we will win the House. But beyond that, it is a lot closer than many on our side are willing to admit.

85 posted on 08/01/2022 4:01:26 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: nwrep

You are kinda amusing in believing this is anymore then a 1 day story nobody cares about this with inflation at 9 percent and an economy in recession. In addition as Catherine Herridge pointed out he was caught near Kabul meaning Al Qeada is now operating again in Afghanistan and this guy more then likely ran out of his usefulness or was in such poor health it no longer served them to keep him alive.


86 posted on 08/01/2022 4:01:35 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: nwrep

It’s based on experience and what we know about the GOPe.

Their plan is to lose the midterms, blame it on Trump, and get their person nominated for 2024. They can’t afford to have a victory that Trump gets credit for. So you can already see how they are sabotaging it, but really not even trying. There is no message, no motivation, other than from the Trump side, but that alone may not be enough.


87 posted on 08/01/2022 4:03:27 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Coronal

So who takes his place?


88 posted on 08/01/2022 4:03:42 PM PDT by kabar
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To: nwrep

No one believed McCain was going to win in 2008. The fact McCain was actually leading after Labor Day and submarined his own campaign by the end of the month kinda kept everything in perspective.


89 posted on 08/01/2022 4:04:09 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: kabar
So who takes his place?

Keep an eye on Indeed.com.

90 posted on 08/01/2022 4:05:29 PM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: dfwgator

You do realize if Trump tells people not to show up in 2024 their chosen candidate has literally no chance of even carrying the likes of Indiana


91 posted on 08/01/2022 4:05:29 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: kabar

“ So who takes his place?”
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Well, Pelosi is kind of nearby………


92 posted on 08/01/2022 4:05:47 PM PDT by David Chase
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To: chief lee runamok

Even if the CIA took him out, who would believe it given the Agency’s reputation?


93 posted on 08/01/2022 4:10:11 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Coronal
Like a Hannity guest, he was interrupted in mid-sentence.

DRONE

94 posted on 08/01/2022 4:11:03 PM PDT by doug from upland (LET'S GO BRANDON)
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To: Lod881019
You do realize if Trump tells people not to show up in 2024 their chosen candidate has literally no chance of even carrying the likes of Indiana

But you watch what happens, suddenly all of the candidates will start sounding like Trump, I would dare say, even if someone like Liz Cheney were the nominee, she would ever appear to agree with Trump on the issues. So what then? I saw this in 2012, most of us held our noses and voted for Romney, the GOPe's attitude is, "You know you're never going to vote for a Rat anyway, what are you going to do? We OWN you!"

95 posted on 08/01/2022 4:11:39 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Alberta's Child

Or they pulled him out of a meat locker and shot the corpse.


96 posted on 08/01/2022 4:11:49 PM PDT by CommieCutter (LETS GO BRANDON! 🇺🇸)
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To: dforest

Z’s relationship with Bin Laden goes back to Afghanistan approximately thirty years ago. Z had to flee Egypt and must have been 35=40 at that time.


97 posted on 08/01/2022 4:13:24 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Coronal

He’s got to be almost as old as dirt by now - and reported many times in the past very ill and either dead or dying. I suspect Biden needs his poll numbers to change and this would give him a little ping.. But I don’t see it as a big deal - the guy was #two man under Ben Laden....doubtful he ran anything at his age and health.


98 posted on 08/01/2022 4:14:38 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: Coronal

He’s got to be almost as old as dirt by now - and reported many times in the past very ill and either dead or dying. I suspect Biden needs his poll numbers to change and this would give him a little ping.. But I don’t see it as a big deal - the guy was #two man under Ben Laden....doubtful he ran anything at his age and health.


99 posted on 08/01/2022 4:14:39 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: dforest

He was 70. If that’s super old, so are a lot of people here.


100 posted on 08/01/2022 4:16:08 PM PDT by Coronal
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