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Al-Qaida’s No. 3 Reportedly Killed in Drone Attack

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Posted on Jun 1, 2010
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Sheikh Said al-Masri, the man who held the third position in al-Qaida’s chain of command, was killed with members of his family in an American drone strike in Pakistan within the last two weeks, according to reports.  —KA

Update: The White House commented on Tuesday on the news of al-Masri’s demise.

BBC:

US monitoring groups said a message from al-Qaeda posted on Islamist forums on 31 May said the militant’s wife, three of his daughters, his granddaughter, and other men, women, and children, were killed.

The message translated by the SITE group, which monitors Islamist websites, did not give any details about the circumstances of his reported death, other than to speak of his “martyrdom”.

“His death will only be a severe curse by his life upon the infidels. The response is near. That is sufficient,” said the message translated by SITE.

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By PatrickHenry, June 2, 2010 at 4:02 pm Link to this comment

It’s like playing wack-a-mole.

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By Ludovic Bopp, June 2, 2010 at 9:28 am Link to this comment
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This has to be at least the fifteenth time that Israel has done something extra-nasty and this character has been bumped off to show that we’re winning the GWOT.

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By thecrow, June 2, 2010 at 4:27 am Link to this comment

“The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaeda. And any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity representing the ‘devil’ only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism. The country behind this propaganda is the US…”

- late British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook

http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/the-talented-mr-pearlman/

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By PatrickHenry, June 2, 2010 at 3:15 am Link to this comment

Peter Knopfler,  as far as dim wits go, invest in a remedial writing and comphrehension course at the local community college.

You certainly dispell the myth that Jews are suppose to be intelligent and well educated but then your arrogance comes shining through.

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By Peter Knopfler, June 1, 2010 at 8:10 pm Link to this comment

Good old OBAMA HUSSAIN DRONES kills Alqueda accountant, wife 3 daughters a granddaughter, and Thats OK! But Israel No WAY.IF Israel kills with drones, just like the big Boy BABBA, usa, the world would freak out, they are already freaking those hipocrits. CIA Created ALQEDA to tackle the Soviets, and now the USA is getting killed by their own weapons, goes around, comes around right Patrick Henry Liberty in death, is that the new way. Most cultures you take from the Mother, OBAMA`s mother from Kansas, was fleecy white and yet the world only speaks to his black or back side. how come, Jewish mother your a Jew,I guess mixed marriages, hard to know who the fathers were, so mothers decided identity. Using the word HALF breed seems more democratic giving respect to his WHITE MOTHER. Double standard again 1.3 BILLION ARABS. 7 million Jews in Israel, do the Math, it makes you ALL a little dim whitted. From the printing press to the cell phones, Jews, you could not do without them, so enjoy.

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By PatrickHenry, June 1, 2010 at 5:25 pm Link to this comment

Is it my imagination or does a high level al qaeda leader die every other week? 

The odd week which one does not die, a top Taliban leader dies.

Ooga Booga, al qaeda under your bed, the military needs more money.

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By squeaky jones, June 1, 2010 at 5:20 pm Link to this comment
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Why do I get the feeling there is a film studio somewhere in the U.S.of A. where they, C.I.A. folks, make up all these fake audio video recordings of the new boogy man (Al Qaeda). Fear like religion is a good way to control the masses. Squeaky

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By Glagla-Klungly, June 1, 2010 at 3:48 pm Link to this comment

al quada does not existed it is america invent bullshit and many stupid peoples beleeve it. were they are who day are ask cia they now.

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