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5. But were they first, second, or third in command?

Tue Dec 29, 2015, 04:44 PM

Dec 2015

I guess now it is just "commanders," after the somewhat embarrassing number of times that the "second in command" of Al Qaeda was killed.

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Paris attacks: IS commanders 'killed in US-led strikes' [View all] Historic NY Dec 2015 OP

Whack-a-mole.......... lastlib Dec 2015 #1

The surge is working!!11! Doctor_J Dec 2015 #3

But were they first, second, or third in command? yellowcanine Dec 2015 #5

I dont think a lot of people get that. 7962 Dec 2015 #7

Vietnam bodycount redux. JackRiddler Dec 2015 #9

The "Number Two" stuff wasn't based on fuzzy intelligence! JackRiddler Dec 2015 #10