FNC Breaking: Al Qaeda Leader Abu Ubaida al Masri Confirmed Dead

Fox News ^ | 4-9-08

[cgk]

A U.S. official confirmed to FOX News Wednesday that Al Qaeda operative and bomb expert Abu Ubaida al-Masri is dead. Al-Masri was one of the top 10 Al Qaeda leaders and was responsible for the organization’s external operations, meaning he plotted attacks outside the tribal areas of Pakistan. The unidentified official said it is believed that al-Masri died of natural causes, possibly hepatitis, in Pakistan, and are staying away from a report that he was killed in a January CIA predator strike.

[cgk]

From 5 days ago, in the L.A. Times: an article about this very terrorist:

A look inside Al Qaeda - The militant is known as Abu Ubaida al Masri, .....his path reveals...

[cgk]

Ping.

[nikos1121]

I thought that this guy was killed months ago.

[tobyhill]

He died of AIDS. Probably got it from Bin Laden or Zawahiri.

[The South Texan]

Good day for America. Bad day for it’s haters including some that are American themselves.

[Doc Savage]

Shucks! They promised me I could torture him too! Darn it!

[Moose4]

Booyah.

}:-)4

[raygunfan]

burn in hell you piece of pig dung.

[No Truce With Kings]

From the first line of the story you linked:

" If Al Qaeda strikes the West in the coming months, it's likely the mastermind will won't be a stocky Egyptian explosives expert with two missing fingers."

I took the liberty of correcting an error in it.

[Red Badger]

I hope it hurt........

[cgk]

Abu Obaidah al-Masri, External Operations Chief Nationality: Egyptian

[dragonblustar]

May he rest in pieces.

[MrB]

SILENCE! ANYONE SAYING THIS.... I CUT HIS HEAD!

[jdm]

Old news:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998809/posts

[sageb1]

A little more.

U.S. intel: AQ mastermind of London bombings, British airline plot dead

[tiredoflaundry]

[cgk]

There are a couple al Masri's in the Al Qaeda/terrorist circles. A well-known one, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, who was an aide to Zarqawi was killed in June 2006, are you thinking of him?

[Psalm 73]

“Al Qaeda Leader Abu Ubaida al Masri Confirmed Dead, Democrats Saddened and Outraged”

[tsmith130]

Linky no worky but that’s okey cuz I can typey.

[OKSooner]

What you said.

[Liberty Valance]

Twins?

[cgk]

Which? I just checked them both here... they’re opening for me?

[NoGrayZone]

WoooHooo!!!! Another one bites the dust. Hope he likes it warm....

[cgk]

Different titles & sources. Your thread didn’t show up in search. Apologies.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Wow. I had no idea that most of AQ’s leadership was Egyptian (or Lybian). Thought they’d be all Saudis.

[Azeem]

AlMasri (المصري) simply means the Egyptian. Its common to use location names in an Arab name. AlBaghdadi was the fake head of AQI if I remember correctly.

[rjp2005]

To bad it’s not Adnan Shukrijumah - he’s the one we need to get and soon.

[ThomasThomas]

So who will step up to replace him as the next target?

[tsmith130]

Not the LA Times link...the Foxnews link under the thread headline.

[cgk]

That is just bizarre. It is still opening for me but I took a closer look at it. I put one too many “/” in the URL, sorry about that.

[prairiebreeze]

your link isn’t working...

any further confirmation?

[Azeem]

Jimmy Carter AlAmriki

[Abathar]

I read he died of Hepatitis, either way I hope he went crying like a little baby...

[omega4179]

Dead of hepatitis? Knuckle dragger medicine is a bummer.

[prairiebreeze]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,348668,00.html

[Ouderkirk]

I hope he died of lead poisoning ;-)

[prairiebreeze]

A U.S. official confirmed to FOX News Wednesday that Al Qaeda operative and bomb expert Abu Ubaida al-Masri is dead.

Al-Masri was one of the top 10 Al Qaeda leaders and was responsible for the organization’s external operations, meaning he plotted attacks outside the tribal areas of Pakistan.

The unidentified official said it is believed that al-Masri died of natural causes, possibly hepatitis, in Pakistan, and are staying away from a report that he was killed in a January CIA predator strike.

Click here to read charges against al-Masri. Al-Masri is tied to two major terrorist attack plots. The first being the 2005 London subway bombing, in which al-Masri is credited with recruiting, training and directing the homicide bombers. The second attack with which al-Masri is associated is the liquid explosives bomb plot to blow up transatlantic flights bound for the U.S. and Canada in the summer of 2006.

U.S. officials say al-Masri has probably been dead for several months, with no explanation as to why news of his death was not released sooner.

[mnehrling]

WWBPD?

What would (great-great uncle) Blackjack Pershing Do?

[toast]

The second attack with which al-Masri is associated is the liquid explosives bomb plot to blow up transatlantic flights bound for the U.S. and Canada in the summer of 2006.

So this is the guy responsible for making you have to use the little mini bottles of everything when you travel.

[jveritas]

Most excellent news.

[exit82]

Somebody better tell Achmed he’s still dead. ;)

[Paladin2]

It must have been the will of Allah.

[prairiebreeze]

sounds like it

The terrorists aren’t living in the lap of luxury in those Waziristani hills, apparently.

Good!

[doug from upland]

I don’t think we will be hearing “RIP” or “prayers for his family” on this thread. :)

[Izzy Dunne]

So this is the guy responsible for making you have to use the little mini bottles of everything when you travel.

They should have strapped him to a post at DFW security, and let everybody who had to discard their liquids, dump them on him.

[McKayopectate]

Next!!

[Emperor Palpatine]

Maybe Generalissimo Francisco Franco will....

[Brilliant]

He probably received medical treatment in Cuba for an ingrown toenail, and this is the result.

[Blue State Insurgent]

Egyptian just like Mohamed Atta.

[fight_truth_decay]

Isn't this when we should go out into the streets, dance and sing praises to God and Country?

Arabs Celebrate Massacre of Americans at The World Trade Center

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