CNN says Al Zwihari caught

[Atman]

Waiting for links...no updates yet

[Not Me]

1. By all-Pakistani forces

Significant that chimpy won't be able to claim US capture.
(Of course he will somehow.)

[DeepModem Mom]

2. It would be far better if it were not us --

[rocktivity]

23. No direct credit for Bush

but with international cooperation crumbling, this doesn't hurt him. I wouldn't be surprised if the Bush Regime knew about this guy all along and (like Saddam) tipped off the Pakistanis when it would do him the most good.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Cooley Hurd]

3. In case some people don't know who who this is...

This dude (always seen at the side of Osama bin Laden):

(I had to look it up... :dunce:)

[dave29]

6. The right hand man of Waldo

now, where's Waldo?

[hang a left]

7. He is the perp they were spewing was responsible for the

Bagdad hotel bombings yesterday. He has been caught before and killed a couple of times if I remember correctly.

[Teaser]

11. That's Zarqawi

who may or may not even exist?

[hang a left]

15. Ahhhh..........oopsie.

neeeeevermind..................

[flpoljunkie]

25. No, it is Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bin Laden's right hand man.

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/zawahiri/profile.html

[Teaser]

26. Zarqawi is in Iraq

and Zawahri is reputedly in Pak/afghanistan.

[alcuno]

4. Who is that?

[aquart]

5. Who?

Should I know this name?

[SW FL Dem]

8. Yes He's Osama's #2 n/t

[Malikshah]

9. Some say he is the "mastermind"

The "demon" to the left side of Usama b. Ladin-- the ideological foundation upon which Usama b. Ladin acts, etc.

He's a catch, most definitely.

[DeepModem Mom]

10. the Egyptian doctor -- the Al Qaeda brains

[The Stranger]

12. I can call you "Betty," and Betty when you call me, you can call me "Al."

That guy?

[Bandit]

13. What is this guy's deck position? ~ Is he the king of hearts or ?????

:shrug: Simplify it for us common folk. Is he even in their deck of most wanted?

[leanings]

24. Sarcasm?

The most wanted deck is composed of Iraqis. This guy is AQ.

[Zero Gravitas]

14. Great news if true

he's the mastermind of many of the AQ attacks.

[DeepModem Mom]

16. Seems some articles described Osama as a kind of frontman...

for this guy's operations --

[maddezmom]

18. always thought of OBL as the money man n/t

[Teaser]

22. That's basically it.

Zawhri ran Islamic Jihad in Egypt (or was a high ranking member). He and OBL met up and the experience helped radicalize OBL. Al Qaeda was later born of Jihad and some other OBL related orgs merging.

[TacticalPeek]

29. OBL's only a heart-beat away from being al Queda's mastermind.

This guy's to OBL like Cheney is to aWol, the dirty mind to the pretty face, and goes all the way back to the Muslin Brotherhood.

But it's hard to picture him in a separate bunker though.

Since some are debunking the report, maybe it's Mullah Omar instead, who is more likely to be with his own posse.

?

[Teaser]

17. Other thread says no...

Apparently Fox news is "debunking" this?

Any updates on this?

[DeepModem Mom]

19. Sky News UK (Murdoch), saying no, too --

[DeepModem Mom]

30. Now Sky not reporting much at all -- maybe Fox and Friends...

just caught off guard --

[eissa]

20. It's the suspense just before climax

Whole world knows these guys are on the Afghan/Pakistani border; no secret there. We're just trotting them out one by one, till the "big surprise" in October.

[rocktivity]

21. What did I tell ya (a mere twenty minutes ago)?

From http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=430386&mesg_id=430499

"Even Bush is smart enough not to risk a failed battle on interntational television. The high value target--or his body--will be brought out of the rubble shortly. The rest is stage management."

:headbang:
rocknation

[hang a left]

28. can't get the link to work rock.

[Teaser]

27. So this didn't really happen after all?

Damnit, I wish I had better access to news here.

[Cooley Hurd]

31. Hi Atman.

I'm going to lock this. I haven't been able to find confirmation on his capture, only that he's surrounded. Also, CNN just reported he hasn't been captured yet. There's an existing thread on the military operation (including al-Zawahri being surrounded). Please continue discussion here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x430386#430629

Thanks! :hi: Let's hope this becomes true...