That No. 2 guy FINALLY gets a BREAK! "U.S. Officials: Al Qaeda No. 3 Killed." USA! USA! USA! USA!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

U.S. Officials: Al Qaeda No. 3 Killed



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/31/al-qaeda-number-three-reported-killed_n_595561.html
WASHINGTON — In what could be one of the hardest blows to al-Qaida since the U.S. campaign against the terrorist organization began, the group's No. 3, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, is believed to be dead, killed by a U.S. Predator drone strike, a U.S. official said Monday.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said word was "spreading in extremist circles" of his death in Pakistan's tribal areas in the past two weeks.

There were multiple postings on Jihadist websites by al-Qaida's so-called General Command, announcing his death, according to both the IntelCenter and SITE Intelligence Group. SITE said Monday's announcement also stated that his wife, three of his daughters, his granddaughter, and other men women and children were killed.

Al-Yazid has been reported killed before, in 2008, but this is the first time his death has been acknowledged by the militant group on the Internet.

Al-Yazid, also known as Sheik Saeed al-Masri, was the group's prime conduit to Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, and he was key to day-to-day control, with a hand in everything from finances to operational planning, the U.S. official said.

The official says his death would be a major blow to al-Qaida, which in December "lost both its internal and external operations chiefs."

[Mari333]

1. hahaha keep that propaganda machine rollin rollin rollin

gotta make money gotta make money

[LynneSin]

2. I kinda feel sorry for the poor guy, never made it to #2

:eyes:

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. Nah, that was just a pre-emptive killing of a future #2. nt

[David__77]

4. There's always a number three...

WIth insurgencies it can indeed become comical the number of times it is even claimed specific individuals are killed, let alone specific ranks.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. you are # 6. Who is #1?

we are all prisoners of these wars of choice.

[Subdivisions]

9. They should have followed him 'til he met up with #1 and #2. #2, though, is

prolly in pretty bad shape 'cause he's been killed a couple of times alredy.

[onehandle]

6. Will No. 4 please go to the white courtesy phone...

Congratulations!

You're getting a promotion.

[Subdivisions]

7. The same #2 guy was killed like three times. So, this guy will prolly pop up again. n/t

[DefenseLawyer]

8. It was always the #2 man in "Al Qaeda in Iraq" that got wasted.

Of course they were never really part of al Qaeda exactly, they just took the name (or were given it by us) because it sounded bad ass. To my knowledge we have never come close to getting the real al Qaeda's #2, al-Zawahiri. Dick Cheney must be pleased that so many people still conflate the two.

[jp11]

10. I wonder how many drones it took to get him.

[Mendocino]

11. Now #4 can be #3

and #2 will soon be displaced by #3 which creates a lateral move for #3.5 which can be filled by #5 unless he takes the buyout which then puts the original #2 in line unless the #1 steps down for family reasons then the #1 becomes deputy#2 if #4 accepts the stock option or goes to the Rival Red Army Faction controlled by the old #1 who replaced the real #2 before the first #3 was killed.

Got It!:crazy:

[OhioChick]

12. Now we'll be hearing about #3 being killed for the next year...over and over again.

:eyes:

[Mendocino]

13. Al Queda #whatever

is like henchman #3 in a Bond film or a no-name actor in a Jurrasic Park film (dino fodder), they always die.