BREAKING -- LEADER OF AL-QAEDA IS DEAD

CBS News

[dwbh]

My wife just saw a breaking news announcement on CBS that the leader of Al-Qaeda has been confirmed dead! Anyone out there have more details?

[Silly]

OBL is their leader. Is he dead???

No, he's in a cave somewhere, furiously masturbating to gay porn.

[patriot_wes]

the number two ranking man in the al-Qaida terror network, Muhammed Atef, has been killed."

has a nice ring to it!

[aShepard]

Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who is serving a life sentence in a Minnesota prison in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is revered as a spiritual leader. Both bin Laden and al-Zawahari have vowed revenge against the U.S. if Rahman, a diabetic, dies in prison.

Time to start feeding this guy BLT sandwiches for the rest of his miserable life.

[VadeRetro]

He must have been in that building we hit. I'll still take it.

[Walkin Man]

Other key members of al-Qaeda include Mustafa Hamza, Rifie Ahmed Taha, and Mohammed Islambouli, the brother of Khaled Islambouli...

Step right up boys, we got plenty of daisy cutters and bullets left!

[skeeter]

I read a report about this guy....he is the actual "brains" behind Al Quedia

I suppose the NA will confirm this by inspecting them up close before hosing them off the cave walls.

Wasn't this the guy who threatened to drag dead special ops guys ala Mogadishu?

[Northpaw]

MUHAMMAD ATEF

Aliases: Abu Hafs, Abu Hafs El-Masry El-Khabir, Taysir, Sheikh Taysir Abdullah, Abu Khadijah

DESCRIPTION

Date of Birth Used: Unknown
Hair: Dark brown/black
Place of Birth: Egypt
Eyes: Dark
Height: 6'4" to 6'6"
Sex: Male
Weight: Unknown
Complexion: Olive
Build: Thin
Citizenship: Egyptian HELL
Language: Arabic
Scars and Marks: None known
Remarks: Atef is alleged to be Usama Bin Laden's second in command of the terrorist organization, Al-Qaeda.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON: in 1998.

Friday, November 16, 2001
©2001 Associated Press

URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2001/11/16/national1017EST0555.DTL

(11-16) 07:17 PST (AP) -- Earlier this year, Atef's daughter married bin Laden's son, demonstrating the closeness of the Egyptian to bin Laden.

The death of bin Laden's heir apparent would be a serious blow to the al-Qaida terrorist network, whose members are being pursued in Afghanistan by U.S. special forces and rebels opposed to the Taliban regime.

"This is a devastating blow to the al-Qaida organization," the official said.

The focus of the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan has shifted more toward tracking down bin Laden and al-Qaida leaders, who are thought to be hiding in southern Afghanistan where the Taliban still retains some control.

Pentagon officials have said some senior Taliban and al-Qaida leaders have been killed in recent days, but have offered no names.

"We are tightening the noose," Army Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of the U.S. forces in the region, said Thursday at the Pentagon.

The State Department was offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of Atef.

©2001 Associated Press  

[tracer]

Omigosh!! I believe that you're onto something!! LOL!!

(Could he be Vince Edwards/Ben Casey?)

[Don Myers]

"Let's hope there isn't an "act upon our deaths" trigger within Al-Qaeda...."

I was thinking much the same thing. If they do have the ability to deal us that "crushing blow" in our nation as mentioned in another thread, they may be about ready to give it to us.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

07:07 PST (AP) -- "This guy was bin Laden's military specialist since the early 1990s, widely thought to be bin Laden's successor in the event of his death," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The airstrike took place near Kabul, the Afghan capital, said the official, who added there is credible evidence Atef was killed.

Atef, an Egyptian, was believed to have be involved in the planning of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, U.S. officials said. He has also been indicted for involvement in the U.S. embassy bombings in Africa in 1998.

[kcvl]

In approximately 1989, bin Laden and co-defendant Muhammad Atef founded "Al Qaeda," " an international terrorist group ... which was dedicated to opposing non-Islamic governments with force and violence."

[cake_crumb]

"This is the report from Fox...I don't know if it is correct or another confused report"

Fox just reported: US intelligence confirms the kill

[JustAnAmerican]

crushed, killed and destroyed

Heh-heh. I loved Lost in Space when I was a child!

Now your really showing your age :)

God Bless America

[Dakmar]

Khaled Islambouli - isn't that some sort of sandwich?

[Miss Marple]

Excellent! Thank you!!

[JustAnAmerican]

You're even :)

God Bless America

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

You're quite the detective! LOL!

[Falcon4.0]

Ding Dong Ohmar is dead,
take that towel off his head
Ding Dong Freakin' Ohmar is dead.
Hi Ho the deary'O a Daisey cutter laid him low...

[Walkin Man]

MURDER OF U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; CONSPIRACY TO MURDER U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; ATTACK ON A FEDERAL FACILITY RESULTING IN DEATH

 

MUHAMMAD ATEF

 

Aliases:

Abu Hafs, Abu Hafs El-Masry El-Khabir, Taysir, Sheikh Taysir Abdullah, Abu Khadijah

DESCRIPTION

Date of Birth Used:	Unknown	Hair:	Dark brown/black
Place of Birth:	Egypt	Eyes:	Dark
Height:	6'4" to 6'6"	Sex:	Male
Weight:	Unknown	Complexion:	Olive
Build:	Thin	Citizenship:	Egyptian
Language:	Arabic
Scars and Marks:	None known
Remarks:	Atef is alleged to be Usama Bin Laden's second in command of the terrorist organization, Al-Qaeda.

CAUTION

Muhammad Atef has been indicted for his alleged involvement with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.

REWARD

The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Muhammad Atef.

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PERSON, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.