US welcomes death of Al-Qaeda number three

[tqla]

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday welcomed the killing of Al-Qaeda number three Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, and said it was "unquestionably a severe blow" to the global terror network.

"We welcome his demise," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said, after a Pakistani security official said there was "reason to believe" Yazid was dead, and was probably killed in a drone attack in North Waziristan in late May.

Gibbs said he had spoken to President Barack Obama's top counter-terror official John Brennan who told him Yazid, Al-Qaeda's finance specialist, was "the biggest target to be either killed or captured in five years."

His death was "unquestionably a severe blow" to the organization, he said

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[skepticscott]

1. Isn't this about the 87th time

we've killed the number 3 guy in Al Qaeda? They sure seem to promote fast in that organization.

[smirkymonkey]

2. We've killed all the number 2's, so now they just skip from number

1 to number 3. Pretty soon, it will just be number 4's.

[creeker]

5. they have to--we keep on killing them as they promote them ---

[Xenotime]

3. The US just like to see blood spilled. Period.

[Phlem]

4. Don't kid yourselves.

Do you all really think the war on terra is done when we kill #1. We're fighting an idea, there isn't one person to shoot dead and be done with. There will always be another. This is THE forever war.

Until people understand the above, it just seems hopeless.

-p

[creeker]

6. that is a true statement --- and will lead to "Big Brother"

[Arrowhead2k1]

7. We also killed his wife and three children.

What have we become?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/10210580.stm

[cowman]

10. Oh cry me a fucking river

HE put them in danger and don't even try to tell me that his wife didn't know about his activities with AQ

[Arrowhead2k1]

11. I don't think summary executions of men and their families is exactly good for America

in the long run. Kind of gives the people who had to clean up that mess reason to hate us. Predator drones aren't really going to solve this problem, I actually fear they are making things worse.

[IDemo]

8. Is the Al-Qaeda organizational chart posted somewhere online?

Or do they simply fax the CIA with the name and current GPS coordinates of #3 (and #4, just to expedite matters)?

[AnnieBW]

9. The #3 guy communicates.

I'm sure that Osama and Zawahiri don't get on their cellphones to chat when they want to talk to someone. They probably tell the #3 guy to give orders to #4-infinity. That way, we hear and locate #3. Then...

:nuke:

Time to get a new #3.

[Spider Jerusalem]

12. Another head chopped off of the Hydra.

How's that working out, again?

[neverforget]

13. Again? Al Qaeda #3's are like Star Trek red shirts:

[Imajika]

14. It's a bad career move to get past #5

When is the last time we killed #5?

#3 sure, knocked off lots of #3's. #4 yup, we've take out our share of poor schlubs in that position. But #5? Seems like that's the sweet spot.

[robcon]

15. I would welcome the death or capture of #1 or #2

Bin Laden and Zawahiri.