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Officials: Al Qaeda No.3 Killed
ABC News ^
| Monday, May 31, 2010
| Jake Tapper and George Stephanopoulos
Posted on 05/31/2010 6:43:26 PM PDT by kristinn
US officials tell ABC News that al Qaedas No. 3 -- Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid, known as Shaikh Said al-Masri and Mustafa Abu al-Yazid has been killed. Al Qaeda released a eulogy of Shaikh Said tonight, officials said.
"Word is spreading in extremist circles of the death of Sheikh Sa'id al-Masri, widely viewed as the number three figure in al-Qaeda, a US official told ABC News. We have strong reason to believe that's true, and that al-Masri was killed recently in Pakistan's tribal areas. In terms of counterterrorism, this would be a big victory.
US officials believed him to have been killed about a week ago in Pakistan.
Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri are the spiritual founders, and considered No. 1 and No. 2 of al Qaeda list, but Shaikh Said is considered the link between those two and rest of the operation, and for all intents and purposes the one running the organization day to day.
"Al-Masri was the group's chief operating officer, the official said, with a hand in everything from finances to operational planning. He was also the organization's prime conduit to Bin Ladin and Zawahiri. He was key to al-Qaeda's command and control.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; alqaeda; alyazid; drone; fata; nwfp; pakistan; strike; uav; waziristan; wot
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To: kristinn
The graveyards are filled with key men.
To: kristinn
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posted on
05/31/2010 7:25:33 PM PDT
by
Deo volente
(God willing, America will survive this Obamination.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Not yet. The Al Qaeda press release published on “al falojah” terrorist forum just announced that he was killed in Afghanistan but no details about how he was killed. I think that they will announce the details later on.
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posted on
05/31/2010 7:27:06 PM PDT
by
jveritas
(God bless our brave troops)
To: kristinn
so when is bammy planing the memorial service??
24
posted on
05/31/2010 7:28:30 PM PDT
by
lonster
To: kristinn
Is that the new number three? The new new number three? Or the new new new number three?
25
posted on
05/31/2010 7:28:30 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Don't go chasing waterfalls.....)
To: kristinn
WELL NOW, if confirmed that is very good news indeed.
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posted on
05/31/2010 7:30:20 PM PDT
by
Cindy
To: Cindy
It is 100% true and confirmed. "Al Falojah" terrorist forum published few hours ago a press release from Al Qaeda annoucing his death.
Most excellent news indeed.
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posted on
05/31/2010 7:31:50 PM PDT
by
jveritas
(God bless our brave troops)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Probably some Amish drug dealers.
28
posted on
05/31/2010 7:35:15 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: jveritas
To: SunkenCiv
To: jveritas
Afghanistan sounds good....must have been us rather than the paki’s....
To: gandalftb
Isn’t this the 23rd number 3 guy we have killed ?.....:o)
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posted on
05/31/2010 7:45:43 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: jveritas
If we can find him, we can find bin Laden and Zawahiri.
33
posted on
05/31/2010 7:46:35 PM PDT
by
gandalftb
(OK State: Go Cowboys)
To: gandalftb
Yes, there is no doubt about it.
34
posted on
05/31/2010 7:49:51 PM PDT
by
jveritas
(God bless our brave troops)
To: Bringbackthedraft
Big deal, now #4 moves up a slot.No problem. NEXT!
To: gandalftb
If we can find him, we can find bin Laden and Zawahiri. We might one day find Zawahiri, but we will probably never find bin Laden...or his DNA dated December 12, 2001.
5.56mm
36
posted on
05/31/2010 7:51:14 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
To: jveritas
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posted on
05/31/2010 7:58:02 PM PDT
by
Cindy
To: gandalftb
Assuming he was their chief money man, let's hope he took to the grave with him the account numbers holding a significant portion of Al-Qaeda's operating funds, never to be found again, except perhaps partied-upon by Swiss Bank executives.
HF
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posted on
05/31/2010 8:02:09 PM PDT
by
holden
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"Any idea where , when and who did the deed?"
Perhaps by tomorrow we shall get the details.
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posted on
05/31/2010 8:04:00 PM PDT
by
Marine_Uncle
(Honor must be earned....)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
05/31/2010 8:14:34 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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