[Dog]

Target ID'ed....they were trying to take out a biggie.

Abu Laith al-Libi, an al Qaeda field commander, was the target of the attack, sources said.

[Cap Huff]

Thanks for that important detail.

[Straight Vermonter]

You probably know already but al-Libi is the guy behind the bomb attack during Cheney’s visit to Afghanistan. The attack killed 23 outside a US base.

I’m sure they wanted him really bad.

There are also indications that he operates independently of OBL’s orders and that there may be something of a rivalry between the two.

[SevenMinusOne]

Abu Laith al-Libi is a big HVT (and a big SOB, with a big mouth)......But RUMINT has it he was the target for the hit inside Stan (Paktika)....Not the target for this strike inside PAK.....