Major Al-Qaeda operative killed in US missile strike: official

AFP on Breitbart.com ^ | 11/19/08 | AFP

[NormsRevenge]

A major Al-Qaeda operative of Arab origin was among six militants killed overnight in a suspected US missile strike in northwest Pakistan, a senior security official told AFP Wednesday.

Security sources identified the militant as Abdullah Azam al-Saudi, a senior member in Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network.

"He was a senior commander of Al-Qaeda and was involved in recruiting and training of fighters," the senior official said.

According to US intelligence shared with Pakistan, al-Saudi was the main link between Al-Qaeda's senior command and Taliban networks in the Pakistani border region, an Islamabad-based senior security official said.

"He was the man coordinating between Al-Qaeda and Taliban commanders on this side of the border, and also involved in recruiting and training fighters," the official told AFP.

He is the second high-profile Al-Qaeda operative killed in recent US missile strikes in Pakistan's rugged tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

[WilliamReading]

I didn’t say it was easy. But on September 11 2001 , didn’t you think Osamaa would have been caught within a year or so?

Score one for Bin Laden, he is one crafty snake . . if he is still alive, which everyone seems to think he is.

[elhombrelibre]

Great shooting.

[Secret Agent Man]

Sending Jihadis to ‘Paradise’ as fast as possible. We care. We want them to have their 72 virgins because we know they aren’t getting any here on earth.

[swarthyguy]

Vegas WOULD NOT have given you odds that BinnieBoy would still be around after 7 years.

SEVEN YEARS.

Well, IIRC, we never caught Pancho Villa either.

If not caught by Jan 20, a major black mark on Bush.

[aculeus]

Praise Allah, we got another one.

[woofie]

Obama will put a stop to this and restore our good name in the world

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I expect the number of operations like this to decrease considerably once Zero gets sworn in.

Please, Allah, if I may only live another 62 days, all will be right!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Outstanding news!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From Drudge:

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TRASH TALK: AL-QAIDA INSULTS OBAMA IN NEW MESSAGE

[SunkenCiv]

Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet
AP Via Yahoo | Nov 19, 2008 | AP via Yahoo
Posted on 11/19/2008 7:09:17 AM PST by Islander7
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134593/posts

[snip] In al-Qaida’s first response to Obama’s victory, al-Zawahri also called the president-elect — along with secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice — “house negroes.” [end]

Zawahiri Considers Obama Election a Victory For Al Qaeda, Warns Obama
November 19 2008 | jveritas
Posted on 11/19/2008 6:17:39 AM PST by jveritas
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134560/posts

[G8 Diplomat]

Pakistan ۋﮧ۱م

FReepmail if you want on or off

[SevenMinusOne]

This is almost funny how we can’t get Osama Bin Laden.

When one understands the region or has operated out of there.....it isn't. But we'll put guns on him one of these bogey-dark nights.

[COBOL2Java]

Girl thinking: "Dammit, they're gonna make me tell the infidel reporters that this was a wedding!"

[SevenMinusOne]

A good glimpse to a degree, at least in pictures, for some to get an idea of where Zawahiri, UBL and their ilk are operating out of. And the logistic (and more importantly, Intel Op) complexities of chasing them down.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/afghanistans_korengal_valley.html

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Ya look how long it took them to get Eric Rudolph.. and that was just pure luck.