WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat, a senior Obama administration official said Saturday.(visit the link for the full news article)
The Libyan national who was the network's former operational leader rose to al-Qaida's No. 2 spot after the U.S. killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden during a raid on his Pakistan compound in May.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said last month that al-Qaida's defeat was within reach if the U.S. could mount a string of successful attacks on the group's weakened leadership.
Looks like they are speeding up the - Get Rid Of The Terrorist Threat Agenda - for ten years they didn't manage to get anybody and now they do it within months.
How stupid do they think we are?
However I will ask this query in the meantime, If al - qaeda is defeated than who will be the new "boogeymen?"
LIFG was founded in 1995 by Libyans who had fought against Soviet forces in Afghanistan. It aims to establish an Islamic state in Libya and views the current regime as oppressive, corrupt and anti-Muslim, according to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. LIFG claimed responsibility for a failed assassination attempt against Gaddafi in February 1996, which was in part funded by MI6 according to David Shayler, and engaged Libyan security forces in armed clashes during the mid-to-late 1990s.[4] They continue to target Libyan interests and may engage in sporadic clashes with Libyan security forces.[5]
Britain's SAS leads hunt for Gaddafi
For the first time, defence sources have confirmed the SAS has been in Libya for several weeks, and played a key role in co-ordinating the battle for Tripoli.
With most of the capital in rebel hands, the SAS soldiers, who have been dressed in Arab civilian clothes and carrying the same weapons as the rebels, have been ordered to switch their focus to the search for Gaddafi.
Originally posted by TrowaBarton
Well I guess this is a good thing, but with everything else that is going on I'm thinking maybe this is just another bit of left hand right hand oke doking . Personally I think we should no longer be over there but ............. as of late given the state of the world I have absolutely no clue what to think anymore.
I'll post more as I get a bead on the situation and am able to sort my thoughts out. Really i just wanted to get this up here for the community as I value quite a number of opinions on here. However I will ask this query in the meantime, If al - qaeda is defeated than who will be the new "boogeymen?"
Thanks everyone
That is all
Trowa
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(visit the link for the full news article)edit on 27/8/11 by TrowaBarton because: Spelling & to add content.
Originally posted by TrowaBarton
US official: Al-Qaida's No. 2 killed in Pakistan
www.msnbc.msn.com
WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat, a senior Obama administration official said Saturday.(visit the link for the full news article)
The Libyan national who was the network's former operational leader rose to al-Qaida's No. 2 spot after the U.S. killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden during a raid on his Pakistan compound in May.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said last month that al-Qaida's defeat was within reach if the U.S. could mount a string of successful attacks on the group's weakened leadership.
edit on 27/8/11 by TrowaBarton because: To add content.
