Al Qaeda No 2's death not yet confirmed: Pakistan

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/29/us-pakistan-alqaeda-idUSTRE77S1PR20110829

Reuters) - Pakistan still had no confirmation on Monday that al Qaeda's deputy chief had been killed in a recent U.S. drone strike near the Afghan border, two days after American officials said his death was a major victory in the war against the group.

Atiyah abd al-Rahman, a Libyan national, rose to the number two spot when Ayman al-Zawahri took the reins of al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden was killed in May in a U.S. raid in Pakistan.

U.S. officials said he was killed on August 22 in North Waziristan, a global hub for some of the world's most dangerous militants, from al Qaeda figures to the Pakistani Taliban to veteran foreign fighters from the Arab world.

Eliminating al Qaeda leaders operating along Pakistan's unruly frontier with Afghanistan is a security priority for the United States, which has stepped up its drone attacks there under the Obama administration to achieve its goal.

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1. al qaeda #2

is like wearing a red shirt on star trek.

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2. job hint for all members of al Qaeda be real bad at ...

... your job if you are #4 @ al Qaeda because if you get to be #3 it seems like then #2 always has openings.


BTW to all Freepers, lurkers, and Rush Limbaugh :hi: Who got al Qaeda's #1 guy? That would be Barack Obama.

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3. Well, if # 1 is dead, then # 2 is now # 1, right?

So why doesn't the news say that correctly?