Al Qaeda leader killed in Pakistan
By National Security Supervising Producer Adam Levine
An al Qaeda figure identified as the terrorist network's chief of operations in Pakistan has been killed, a U.S. officials said Thursday.
Abu Hafs al-Shari was killed in Waziristan, Pakistan, according to one of the sources. While there was no explanation how he was killed, it is known armed predator drones have been used to kill suspected terrorists.
One US official called it a "blow" to the core of Al Qaeda.
"The loss of their chief of operations in Pakistan, an individual who played a key operational and administrative role for the group, will pose a challenge for Zawahiri. Abu Hafs was a contender to assume some of [recently killed Atiyah abd al-Rahman's] duties, coordinated al Qaeda’s anti-US plotting in the region, and worked closely with the Pakistani Taliban to carry out attacks inside Pakistan."
A senior administration official said the strike will "further degrade" Al Qaeda's ability to recover from the Rahman killing in August because " because of his operations experience and connections within the group."
The pressure on Al Qaeda in Pakistan has been significant with a number of key leaders, most notably Osama bin Laden, being eliminated. Earlier this week, the top intelligence official at the Pentagon said US counterterrorism operations have left the group feeling "besieged."
"Its senior leaders are being eliminated at a rate far faster than al Qaeda can replace them, and the leadership replacements the group is able to field are much less experienced and credible," said Michael Vickers, the Under Secretary for Defense Intelligence at an event in Washington on Tuesday. Vickers said the pressure on Al Qaeda has left it in a "precarious" postiion and predicted that at this rate the group could be eliminated wtihin the next two years.
"We have substantially attrited AQ's mid-level operatives, trainers and facilitators, its recent recruits, including several westerners, and senior leaders and operatives of its safe haven providers," Vickers said.
The head of the Central Intelligence Agency, David Petraeus, told Congress on Tuesday that the pressure could lead to Al Qaeda rank and file fleeing Pakistan to Afghanistan or leaving south Asia.
Vickers said that this year alone the terror group has lost eight of its "top 20" leaders and of all its top leaders from 2001 only one, Ayman al-Zawahiri, remains. The killing of al-Shari raises the total to nine.
- Pam Benson, Larry Shaughnessy and Alex Mooney contributed to this report
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Yeah, what did we get from that stupid Osama guy? My, my, my, amazing how suddenly all of the top commanders in Al-Qaeda are getting knocked down and out. I wonder if Fox News will continue to run with the whole: Yeah, Osama was small potatoes bull.
Fox is not a new organization . It`s been proven a GOP propaganda outlet . Go to youtube and watch Fox interview Bill Clinton . It`s hilarious how Bill Clinton pawned the ' reporter '. rofl@fox
news..not new...Was loling to hard 😛
Anyone besides me notice the last 3 killings of the terrorist groups top guys & major fire fights have been after the capture of 1 terrorist who carried messages after the Pakistani government captured him , & no mention about him since ? No pictures, BUT that COULD be because he is probably in pretty bad shape during the process of getting the information out of him, I`m thinking. Most likely burying the dead ones on land or at sea in secret locations.Sea would be best. No shrine , & big fishes to big fishes 🙂
bo do bum bum bum, another one bites the dust...
Tactical Nukes ...let Ahlla figure them out
but that would kill untold amounts of innocents.
There are no innocents; they are all the same.
Ding Dong AL-SHARI is dead sing it high sing it low....Ding Dong the wicked shari is dead....
I say bomb them all NOW. Muslims are disgusting pigs... Iranians are even more disgusting and are the concentrated scum of the world. They are barbarians with NO culture and they must be wiped out NOW without wasting ANYMORE TIME. We must also cease authority of the entire middle east and reclaim the land there, using the resource rich land to better the lives of our beautiful blue eyed children here, who actually deserve to live...
What you are saying now is exactly what the terrorists are saying about you.
What separates you from them?
Congratulations!
You are the most desperate troll I have ever seen. It's actually kinda amusing, especially since everyone takes you seriously. But please stop being a douchebag and bring up an intelligent point that does not involve "trolling".
I don't think he's a troll...I think he actually believes muslims are coming to get us as we speak!!! He's shivering in his boots!
Yeah – that will teach those barbarians the most important lesson of all – tolerance
moron
tolerance? So because I don't want to kill every single muslim I'm a moron?
You're a complete nutcase. Why aren't you out killing muslims if you think it's such a noble deed? Why are you on a comment section online? Aren't the muslims coming to get us any second now?
Why is it OK for you to say that every Muslim should die while at the same time you decry them saying all Christians should die?
Aren't you guys essentially saying the same things about each other? What separates you from them? Please let me know I'm interested to know why you think an entire religion should be exterminated.
Put the glass pipe down and slowly walk away from it.
Seize not cease
No names, no exact places, no pictures, just a lot of BS
Really Bill?? I bet you think the moon landings were fake huh?
Silly Bill doesn't trust the government? He MUST think the moon landing is fake.
Anyone that doesn't believe what our government says IMMEDIATELY is a completely looney conspiracy nut!
Who needs facts or evidence? OUR GOVERNMENT SAID IT! That makes it true!
Abu... I hear your teapot whistling!
If you take out the top guy another will simply replace him. This area has out lasted a dozen empires in the last 2000 years. We can't expect it to change now. They think in the terms of thousands of years. Best to just to contain let them rule their armpit of the world.
Joe wrote...
Hey, I'm not saying you should shed a tear or anything. But it's kind of a sick to root on death and be so excited about it. As if killing people is going to help solve a problem. If we did really kill him, it just created 10 more of him. Wont' his family want revenge?
But i guess we live in a society where people pay money to see people killed in the goriest ways possible on giant screens in movie theaters so I'm not surprised people are so happy to see death.
Just remember...the terrorists love seeing death, too.
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Actually that's the whole ppoint JOE, we kill em one at a time, period, and then we kill the ten others that pop up and then the ten others and we keep on doing this and keep on doing this until RADICAL MULSIMS get one thing through their sick mentally disturbed and problematic skulls....WE INTEND TO WHIPE THEM OUT...PERIOD....THERE IS NO PLACE IN THIS WORLD FOR RADICAL MUSLIMS...THEY GOT ONE CHOICE...DE RADICALIZE...OR DIE !!!
WAKE UP MAN!!!
GO READ THE KORAN AND LEARN WHAT THE MUSLIM FAITH IS ALL ABOUT, IN FACT...IT IS AN AFRONT TO EVERYTHING WE SUPPOSE G-D STANDS FOR. EVERY SINGLE PAGE IS FILLED WITH HATE PILED UPON HATE PILED UPON HATE. AND WITHIN IT'S COVERS IT CLEARLY STATES IT'S UNIVERSAL AND "END-GAME" GOAL IS GLOBAL DOMINATION BOTH PHYSICALLY AND POLITICALLY...AND THAT'S NOT ALL...GO READ IT!!! IT GETS WAY WORSE THAN THAT. EVERYTHING MUSLIMS AND RADICAL MUSLIMS IS MOVING TOWARDS THAT END-GAME RIGHT NOW AS I TYPE THIS...PERIOD!
LOLLLLLLL ok man...i understand. An entire religion of people are trying to KILL US!!!!!!11!!!
INSTANT DEATH is heading our way any day now! JIHAD IS COMING!!!! NOOOOOO
You're completely insane, sir. You're also hating on an entire religion of billions of people. You're a hate-monger, fear-monger and, after looking at your posts, you're completely insane as well.
you realize what you're saying, right sir? You're saying an entire religion is only taught to hate and kill others.
And your solution? To hate and kill them.
You don't realize how much of a hypocrite that makes you? How can you say you are a man of God when you hate and want to kill billions of people?
You're completely bonkers.
No just don't belive on what the hate filled Koran says. Just throw it in the trash and think with open mind of 21 st century. Don't think in the light of 7th century!
I've never even read the Koran. Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you. You can come out from under the bed now.
READ THE KORAN
READ THE KORAN
obviously you haven't
I'm sure you're a scholar of the Koran. lol
If Muslims are out to get us...why doesn't Pakistan just nuke us? You're paranoid conspiracy theorists thinking Muslims are out to get you. I feel bad for you.
Spartacus,
Go read the Bible someday. Read how it says God wanted us to kill unruly kids, blasphemers, anyone peddling another religion, adulterers, fortune tellers, people working on the Sabbath, etc. etc. The radical Muslims seem to be following God's ORIGINAL commands before Jesus got him to change his perfect mind.
What I cannot understand for the life of me, is how this guy was living in Pakistan just like Osahma Bin Laden right under thier noises, and no one in the Pakistani intelligence or Police force ever DID ANYTHING.
Itr's nice to make sweet little agenda laced statements about how intelligent you are so it can justify your own distrust of your own gov't...but seriously, in this case, you people should be thanking the U.S. Intelligence committee for doing a job the PAKISTANI's refuse to do.
It also says sooo much about how undeserving you all are and how if you think you would be so mucbn better off living somewhere eklse, maybe you should just go live there, and CHECK OUT THE SPOILED ROTTEN REALITY OF YOUR OWN LIFE FIRST HAND.
But wait...you're saying the Pakistani government is lying and could have been harboring bin Laden?
Isn't that a conspiracy theory? I thought governments were loving and we should trust them?
How dare you talk bad about the Pakistani government! That means you are a conspiracy theorist because governments don't lie, right?
Oooooo right...only OTHER governments lie. But we should fully trust our own, right? lol
Typical American thinking, Joe: Black or white, with no shades of gray. Awesome society.
James it's a conspiracy theory to question your own government. But it's normal to question every other government. Just think long and hard about that.
Nope. You've clearly done all the thinking for us, it seems. No need to look into anything. We all believe you, and your facts.
Why believe me? why don't you just do some research?
What if I already have? And what if my conclusions aren't the same as yours? Then what?
Then I commend you. At least you did the research.
Are you not concerned that Al Qaeda's #3 was dining at the Pentagon after 9/11?
Then I commend you. At least you did the research.
Are you not concerned that Al Qaeda's #3 was dining at the Pentagon after 9/11?
I think that should be huge news and it should be investigated fully not just a small blurb 10 years after the dinner took place.
If you'd read the article with a little more care, it said he was killed in the Waziristan region of Pakistan which has actually been taken over by AQ and Taliban forces. The Pakistani government has no control in this region at the moment, so it's very unlike the situation with Osama bin Laden, who had literally been living right under the military's nose.
This particular position in the al Qaida organization has a shorter life expectancy than a bottle of Oxycontin on Rush Limbaugh's nightstand.
Another one down!!!!!
The FBI and DEA fabricate evidence, steal from suspects and use murder to close those bad cases.
How is it that 12 of the 9/11 terrorists could live for 2 weeks just 2 miles from NSA head quarters in Maryland.
This after several of them had taken flight simulator lessons on Jumbo jet trainers and several of them where on State department terror watch lists.
There is evidence that employees from DoD, CIA and DOJ accepted bribes from Al Quida.
If DoJ and DoD employees where more concerned with doing their jobs than enriching themselves by stealing from suspects and taking bribes, then there might have been more a chance that 9/11 had never happened.
Questioning the government is a mental illness.
If high powered govenrment officials go on TV in nice suits and say in a calm voice that something happened...you BETTER believe it!
WHy would they lie? They love us! You're a conspiracy nut! My government loves me!!!!!!
Joe . . . . You have to be one of the most boring and annoying trolls I have seen. You keep bringing up "But he dined in the Pentagon after 9/11" and mention it is well documented. Yes, it is well documented and nobody here is debating with you because that happened almost 10 YEARS AGO! People change and they become radicalized. You continuously blame American's for being blood-thirty Mongols that only want war, but shout "But he dined in the.........!", which was an effort to help nation build by including Muslims in the healing process. How is playing the double game to get people either upset or make yourself look good working out for you?
You must have a really strong forearm from throwing mud down from your ivory tower mate; stop listening to absurdities spouted off by religious whack jobs (Tea Party, Repub or Democrat) and use your brain.
Your right...it was 10 years ago. After the Pentagon dinner, the guy goes overseas and is suddenly one of our biggest enemies.
Nothing weird about that. Totally normal. You're right. I'm sorry for wasting your time.
Top level terrorists dining at the Pentagon after 9/11 doesn't mean anything. I'm just a silly conspiracy nut.
Fear is the cancer of this planet. Once the fear is in place it spreads and grows untill were all killing each other. We all fear things we do not understand. I too do not trust every single decision our government makes, but were not always given the bigger picture, making it hard for us to understand the decisions. As humans we fear the unknown.
YOU DON'T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT?! WHAT????!!! Here are the responses you are going to get :
* Leave the country then, traitor!
* Conspiracy nut!
* You're an idiot and I hope you are sterilized!
There...I think I covered about all the bases.
How dare you question my loving government!
I am just so broken up about this. I think we should send more of his friends to join him in the hereafter.
Should we send anwar al-alwaki who was dining at the Pentagon in the weeks after 9/11 according to FOX News, MSNBC, CNN and the Pentagon itself?
Joe, we heard you. That's at least the third time you've responded to a comment with that. What is your point?
Here, I'll admit it. Bush flew all four planes via remote control on September 11th because someone was about to reveal that the Government had billions of dollars hidden in the World Trade Center and the finance office of the Pentagon.
Oh wait, it wasn't a plane that hit the Pentagon, it was a missile. Oh, and an F-16 shot down the plane over Pennsylvania. No wait, neither that plane, nor the plane that hit the Pentagon actually ever existed.
Cheney was also pulling a Slim Pickens, riding one of the planes and yelling "Yee Haw!" into the WTC. I saw it! I really did. All the evidence points to it.
Did I pretty much cover everything?
Yep, you left off with that other burning question: if it was a missile that struck the Pentagon, where is the plane and all of its passengers? never existed? autopiloted into the ocean? Were they all CIA and are now 'new-identity' spies?
Yep, just a little pesky detail... with no good answer.
Logic has a cleansing effect ton fantasy.
Bill...because I am reporting on the FACT that al-alwaki was dining at the Pentagon, does that mean I think Bush flew planes into the tower?
BIlly boy...you gotta use your brain before you type. Nothing you are saying pertains to anything I am saying. C'mon, big guy...just think harder! You can do it!
Joey, I'm not denying the fact that Al Waki dined at the Pentagon. It's not a secret. I do, however, doubt that there was anything sinister behind it. Is our Government flawed? Of course, I just have a hard time believing that everything that the Government does, or doesn't do has to have some sort of evil plot behind it. If you choose to believe that, that is your right. Regardless, our little debate has been entertaining. I wish you well.
Bill...honestly I wish you well as well. Thanks for serving our country.
But I hope you will wake up and see that questioning the government is not anti-American. In fact, our whole system was set up just so we can question the government.
Me being concerned about al-alwaki dining at the Pentagon shouldn't cause you to be upset. If you're not concerned about it, so be it. But let me have my concerns without calling me names. This isn't preschool.
And, by the way, it was secret for almost 10 years before we found out about it.
I don't recall calling you any names. If I did, then I apologize. I do agree with you that we need to question our Government; however, there is a big difference between questioning and accusing. A lot of people go beyond the simple questioning of why something happened and cross the line into accusing people of sinister things.
I'm not accusing anyone of anything. I'm simply saying I'm concerned that the #3 in al Qaeda dined at the Pentagon. That greatly concerns me.
It should be a huge news story and not some blurb 10 years after the dinner happened. It just makes me wonder. If it doesn't make you wonder, that's fine. At least you're informed about it happening.
You know the saying: If you live by the sword, you die by the sword.
–Jesus
(The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 26:52)
"Those who use the sword will die by the sword."
By that account then America is doomed to die by the sword too, right? Since we are killing people and using weapons as well.
Oh wait...what am I saying...America can't do wrong. Sorry!
My guess is the Al Kada Recruiting officers are having a tougher time than ever. One can only assume the intel obtained at Bin Laden's hideout has resulted in some of these big hits.
I had the same thought. They are experienceing cascade failure right now. Bin Laden was the first dominoe.
I can only hope that he is dead.
You hope for people to die?
Good thing you're nothing like those evil terrorists!
It may not sound very nice to say so, But since a "terrorist" isn't very likely to mend his ways, I will admit that I kinda hope this Terrorist chief dies.
Joe, I would recommend dropping these conversations. You can lead a person to the truth, but you can't make them think
Hey, I'm not saying you should shed a tear or anything. But it's kind of a sick to root on death and be so excited about it. As if killing people is going to help solve a problem. If we did really kill him, it just created 10 more of him. Wont' his family want revenge?
But i guess we live in a society where people pay money to see people killed in the goriest ways possible on giant screens in movie theaters so I'm not surprised people are so happy to see death.
Just remember...the terrorists love seeing death, too.
Joe,
From reading your posts, if you do not reproduce, the world will be a better place. So please, do not procreate.
Good point, Jim. Thanks for adding so much to this conversation. You seem like a really intelligent person.
Either that or...NO YOU'RE A POOPYHEAD!!!!!
You're a child...this is an adult debate.
Joe, here's an idea – pack your S#$% and get out of this country. I guarantee that if you spent 24-48 hours in Pakistan or Afghanistan at the feet of those regimes, you would be crying to momma to come back to the good ole' US of A. What are your questions?
Tex, my grandfather would have been considered a terrorist today. He was a gun runner for the IRA 90 years ago. When the Irish Republic formed, what weapons he had left he threw into a bog. He didn't like what he had seen these weapons do during the fighting.
Joe, Some people need to die. Al Qaeda operatives make the decision to kill easy. Real easy.
Needing to die and being as giddy as a schoolgirl for their death are two different things.
The guy is a scumbag and should be brought to justice. But I'm not going to dance around and celebrate over death. It's sick.
And Another One Bites The Dust.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Darn, Larry you beat me to it. That song popped into my head the minute I saw the headline. lol
Haaaaaaaa-Ha......that's EXACTLY what I was gonna say.......complete with the "HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa" 😉
hahahahah more dead people? hahahahahahahahhahahaaa
Good thing you're nothing like the terrorists!
i knight you, sir joe. The article troll.
Or the US is just blowing out more hot air
I was so going to type that : )
Blah, blah, blah, I don't trust the Government. Blah, blah, blah, the Government is bad. Blah, Blah, Blah, war is bad. We should all just sit around and sing Kumba Ya and bury our heads in the sand that there are bad people out there that want to kill us.
So, tell me, what is the solution?
No way dude...government is good and we should just blindly trust them.
Anyone that doesn't trust government is just a peace loving hippy who sings Kumbaya. Good point.
Look at history it is absolutely filled with tyrants and despots. If you lived in those societies, I guarantee you would be saying the same exact thing you are now : "oh, it's not so bad. You should always trust government. They want what's best for us."
Go ahead and trust the government all you want...but don't call me a nut for not blindly having faith in people that are constantly caught in lies for their own gain.
So then, what's your Utopian solution? People are very quick to criticize, but seldom have a solution. Oh, and no, I don't fully trust the Government. Government is run by men and most, if not all men have an agenda. I'm just saying that I've been all over the Middle East and there's no place I'd rather be than here. That's not the depleted uranium talking, that's simply the fact that America may have her flaws, but there's no better country on Earth. If people aren't happy with her, they should find some place else to go.
Bottom line, quite complaining on CNN and do something about it.
My solution is to try to make more and more people aware to the lies and deceptions government use throughout history to get into war so they can profit. It's an age old trick to make up an enemy and hype it up so that they people get scared and are more willing to accept permanent war which means permanent money, land and resources for the ones in charge.
The more people realize this, the less possible it will be for government to fool us.
Obviously, you're too smart for my evil tricks and you know that government is truthful and honest ALWAYS and loves us all very much.
Jello is that you?
the fact that i have to have some "utopian solution" to criticize the government is ridiculous, anyways. I don't need to have a fool-proof solution in order to say I feel someone else is wrong.
I know you all wish I was "sterlized" and you all want me to shut up, but I hope one day you'll realize that you're being deceived by the ones you trust most.
Joe, here's an idea – pack your S#$% and get out of this country. I guarantee that if you spent 24-48 hours in Pakistan or Afghanistan at the feet of those regimes, you would be crying to momma to come back to the good ole' US of A. What are your questions?
So I should leave the country because I don't agree with the current government? Because I don't trust the government, I should leave the country that I love and was born in?
Can any of you neanderthals speak without uttering a curse or calling a name or is that impossible?
If you want to blindly trust government...why don't YOU move to Afghanistan or Iraq? There, the people have to trust government because if they talk bad about them, they are killed or thrown in jail.
Here in America, people are free to have their opinions and say whatever they want. Even if it makes you hopping mad that someone doesn't agree with you.
If you knew anything about America, it was created so that people like me can dissent and share their views. If you don't like that, maybe you should leave the country?
Or just call me some more names like a crybaby.
Are you upset at all that the #3 in Al Qaeda dined at the Pentagon after 9/11? Should anyone be concerned about that?
So Joe, What you are saying is blindly believing the government is bad? what is blindly not believing in the government? I dont think you can have one without the other. Greed, Power, Secrets are foundations of all nations...there are secrets because most people in Jack Nicholson voice "cant handle the truth!" Every psychopath, tree hugging, nazi, muslim, pygmy, Irish, Italian, Black, Mexican, white bigot would create anarchist comments...Remember Life before the internet, when people had to actually read more besides TV propoganda. Trash information is too easy. Whether the Osama, Jesus, Mohammed, and Bush were eating dinner in the Pentagon the day on 9/10...does it matter? It still happened, we can only move forward and not dwell on yesterday...Respect it, learn from it. but conjuring up a Yetti, some ghost, and Nessie with modern day folklore gets you no where..I do know one piece of fact...no matter what you write....You Werent There and Google is not a Research engine nor Jessie the Body Ventura. Find your smoking gun, put it to your head and go away.
What's the solution Bill?Well Bill,the SOLUTION is to eliminate the Worldwide Monetary System altogether! Ya ever hear the saying "Money is the root of all Evil".Well low and behold it IS!!!!So let's make EVERYTHING FREE!!!TO HELL WITH THE EVIL AND MORALLY CORRUPT MONETARY SYSTEM I SAY!!!!!EVERYTHING SHOULD JUST BE GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE!!!!YEAH!!!NOW THAT'S THE GOOD HIPPE SPIRIT!!!
and another one bites and another one bites and another one bites the dust!!!
Isn't it amazing that under President Obama these clowns are getting neutralized (blown to bits) one by one, yet the pea tardy morons fail to notice. Hopefully his 42 virgins are better looking then most of these burka clad beasts!!!
Ever think that it's due to the fact that the media isn't making a big deal about every time a drone takes out a target now? The Obama administration has launched more missiles than Bush ever did, yet Bush was a war monger that revelled in death and destruction.
Bush was not a war monger. He wasn't the sharpest tack in the pack but not a war monger.
So RHinWi. I guess when Bush said "I'm a war-time president" and "I think about war all the time". I guess I took that out of context.
Do you have a reliable source for that quote, or are you going to rephrase it like Joe when people find out that you got it wrong?
rephrase it? I got the name of the terrorist wrong. He still dined at the Pentagon.
Your denial is very strong, Bill. No wonder you were in the military!
As I am at work, I cannot access youtube so heres a thought. Maybe you should do your own investigating instead of relying on others to do the work for you. You'll be amazed at what you can find.
What does me being in the military have to do with anything?
So, that's a no then. Oh, and Youtube is such a reliable source for information. The burden of proof is normally on the person that claims something. It's just a copout to spout something and then tell people to go look it up for themselves. If it were reliable, you'd have a source to back up your claim. As for Bush being a wartime President, well, he was President during a war, so I guess that qualifies the statement. Obama is a wartime President as well. What is your point?
Bill doesn't know how to investigate. He just listens to whatever government says and goes with that.
Of course, he would NEVER trust any other government around the world. Only "his".
What exactly makes you think that the "pea tardy" doesn't notice? I notice, so why wouldn't the Tea Party folks? I think the Big Media sources would like to portray President Obama as a peaceful warrior who accomplishes much. Mr. Obama did not personally take out Bin Laden any more than President Bush took out Saddam Hussien.
The Pentagon invited the #3 in Al Qaeda : Anwar Al-Awlaki to diner after 9/11 in secret. It leaked in the last year and is now confirmed. Don't believe me? Google Al-awlaki dined at pentagon. They are all mainstream sources. The Pentagon admits it.
You're being lied to.
yeah Joe, but he declined the invitation when he figured out he was going to be the main course
get lost muslim_pig
joe your real name is ahmed the pedophile like the great pig_muhamad that wrote the satan book quran
Salman Rushdie is right
and the ayatolah homeini is in hell as he is satan
Matthew he declined invitation? Really? The Pentagon, FOX News, MSNBC and CNN all say that he attended the dinner and stayed overnight.
Do you have any evidence that he didn't attend the dinner or are you just making stuff up again?
Joe- you are an idiot. This is not even news. Al-Awlaki was #3 in AQ at the time. He wasn't even in it. He was a muslim preacher whom the government hoped would be an ally to keep mainstream muslims in line. He let his sympathies stray to the dark side and fled to Yemen and became the P.O.S he is today. Stop pretending like you know some inside information.
Joe- you are an idiot. This is not even news. Al-Awlaki was NOT #3 in AQ at the time. He wasn't even in it. He was a muslim preacher whom the government hoped would be an ally to keep mainstream muslims in line. He let his sympathies stray to the dark side and fled to Yemen and became the P.O.S he is today. Stop pretending like you know some inside information.
You're totally right. Who cares about #3 in Al Qaeda dining at Pentagon? That's not news at all.
Terrorist leaders are always invited to the Pentagon to eat. That's just a normal thing.
I'd like to apologize to everyone for being mad that the #3 of Al Qaeda was dining at the Pentagon. Only a conspiracy nut would raise his eyebrow at something like that.
Joe,
You are right. I'll add to it:
1.There was a second shooter on that grassy knoll.
2. A real UFO landed in Roswell in 1947 and the government is hiding the aliens
3. Elvis is not dead
Are you saying FOX news, MSNBC, CNN and the Pentagon believe in UFOs and that Elvis is alive?
Because...they are the ones that said al-alwaki dined at the Pentagon, not me.
But it's OK...i know you won't do any research or critical thinking into anything. If you don't agree with it, you'll just call it a conspiracy theory! Good strategy!
Who cares if mainstream media reported on it and the Pentagon admitted it was true...it's still a conspiracy theory since it shines bad light on our loving government!
Joe,
I believe we've met. You were that toothless bum in rags on the corner of Broadway and Canal street screaming:
"I know the truth! It's the government!"
I was the guy who dropped a quarter into your filthy palm.
NO YER A TOOTHLESS BUM!!! WAAAAH!
lol...anyone care to debate the facts or do you primitive beings just know how to call people names?
Anyone?
I'm clearly dealing with a mature educated person here.
You have a great evening, Joe.
LOL you are hilarious sir.
haha as soon as I say the words "debate the facts" he's out of here ! hahaha
Joe- Start using your real name: Mohammed the Goat-f.v.c.k.e.r.
NO YER A POOPYHEAD!
(please adults only in this conversation. No more debating with children.)
I love predator drones.
Disinformation.
This is the CIA. We approve this scary message.
And this is ISI disapproves.
Again,nice to see the Obama administration aggressively taking out the trash
TRUE DAT!!!!
Chief adminstrative role?? Well, darn!! Who's gonna manage their 401(k)'s now??
Just like the rest of us, their 401k is empty. He therefore had become obsolete anyway.
Phony King of Arabia. He pays for protection, ransom, feel good.
LOL.
It seems that some people don't know the history of time. Once upon a time..I thought that most of the muslim countries were known to have all the riches..they may not have them today like they used to but I wonder why? Aggression...that's why we're the people of the US of A today and blogging 70 percent BS. As I've said on another CNN blog...2012 will be an interesting year. Good luck to us all!!
If we don't attack other countries and invade them, blood-thirsty terrorists will kill innocent people.
SO WE MUST KILL KILL KILL AND DROP BOMBS ON VILLAGES EVERY DAY FOR YEARS!1!!1!!1!!!!!
And that's what separates America from the terrorists...we have guys in suits on TV who say our bombing and attacking is good but their is bad!
I say both of it is bad and should stop immediately. Bee stings are more likely to kill you than terrorists.
Joe- The twin tower attacks, attacks on the Pentagon, the attack on the USS Cole, attacks on our embassies.....these are not "bee stings". These idiots decided to keep hitting us and now that we retaliate in a way a superpower should you are going to whine about it? Spoken like a true couch quarterback....you just don't get it
I guess Duane completely believes the official story and has no reason to doubt anything the gov't tells him
Bee stings are more likely to kill the average American than terrorists. That's all I'm saying.
I know it's hard for you to compute this but America was built on the foundation to criticize and rebuke our government. Government throughout history become corrupt and engage in wars with other countries for power and land. Our founding fathers set up a system so that dissent was always tolerated so we can hold our leaders to the fire.
Whether you believe in what I say or not, you should call me a "whiner" for not going along with a government's plan that I simply don't believe in.
There are far more dangerous things right here in America than terrorists affecting our day to day life. Yet we're obsessed with a rag tag gang of thugs with no army or navy thousands of miles away. It's paranoid and insane in my opinion.
Why would Duane doubt the government? They have never lied EVER. They are honest and only want what is best for us.
If you look at history, the world is filled with great, loving governments who would never lie or hurt their own people. People like Mao, Hitler, Gaddafi, Castro, Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini, Pol Pot, Pinochet and all the loving kings and queens of the past have always done what is best for the people.
And finally, we all know history never repeats itself. So everything is just fine. The government is here to protect us from the scary bearded men that are hiding under every bed.
You have a bearded man under your bed too? I thought I was the only one.
It amazes me how insane people can be when they don't want to believe the truth. NEWSFLASH Truth is stranger than fiction. That is a fact, always has been that way, always will be that way. Stop drinking the asbestos/sodium flouride/chlorinated tap water and get some of those brain cells back people!
Joe is clinically insane and should be sterilized for the good of humanity.
Wow! Great point!
Refute my evidence? Discuss facts and logic? Nah...
Just say I'm insane ! Good work!
NO YER INSANE! *takes the ball and goes home*
JOEY IS A MORON JOEY IS A MORON HE HAS SEX WITH HIS SISTER JOEY IS A MORON
Most of these "innocent people" are probably setting the IEDs by the roadsides. A young lueitinant from our town died in such a cowardly attack. I hope these drones have sweet success.....
Tex and I'm sure the terrorists hope their suicide bombs succeed as well.
The terrorists and you sure have a lot in common! You guys both want death and destruction on a grand scale and to hell with the innocents!
They got royally ripped off by their tin pan despot dictators.
and now another will take over. 10 years later and we still don't have an exit strategy
Oh don't be such a conspiracy nut. We all know war = peace. The only way to peace is bombing more and more people. It's the only way!
DEATH! MURDER! BLOOD! YAY AMERICA!
It's almost as if history re-writes itself over and over again. None of you seem to remember Bush saying "I just don't give it a lot of thought" when questioned regarding where Bin Laden was. And Obama, neatly and quietly in the middle of the night, managed to attack Bin Laden's compound, kill him and dump his body at sea without releasing a single photo. While getting the official story wrong multiple times.
Americans, of which I am one, love to stick their head in the sand when truth they don't understand comes along. Pearl Harbor, Gulf of Tonkin, HAARP, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Afghanistan etc etc etc.
what?! You don't believe the government without any evidence?
Dude, you're crazy. If the government says it, it's true!!!
Oh yeah, I forgot we live in a dictatorship
and if you say it-it don't mean squat
Of course what I say doesn't mean squat. I'm just a lowly citizen. I don't have a fancy suit on reading from a teleprompter on television.
You're right. I'm trash. Government should be trusted fully but citizens are scum and you should report on them if they talk bad about your loving government.
So an Al Queda figure head died in Afganistan, but we support Al Queda in Libya, what a joke do they really think we are that stupid, Al Queda, the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas are all creations of CIA, MI6 intelligence. We are being duped so they can keep war profiteering and the globalists can shape the world how they want it. Mark my words a UN peacekeeping force will be needed soon in Libya, thats what you will here right before the Marines go in.
Chad G, don't be such a silly conspiracy nut. Al Qaeda is GOOD when they fight for Americans but BAD when they fight against us.
And Obama's bombs in Libya are love bombs that are bringing about peace and happiness. They are humanitarian missiles he is firing.
Why is that so hard for you to understand, tin foil hat wearer?
Chad- seriously?
We support the rebels in Libya. SOME of the rebels are former Al Qaeda members. That doesn't mean the whole rebel movement is suddenly loyal to bin Laden's memory.
many of the rebels are al Qaeda. How do we know they are former al Qaeda? How do you know? You don't. You're just making things up. They are al Qaeda and our media and government even admits it.
You are thinking of al-Awlaki, not al-Zawahiri.
totally right...i'm sorry...bad mistake. Haven't read the article in a few months. Get those names mixed up! heh
typical, in-bred, trailer park moron- run's his mouth before knowing what he is talking about
Al-Awlaki was living in the US (Virginia) when he was invited to the Pentagon, along with other Muslim religious leaders as part of an outreach to the Muslim community in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. He was vetted and considered a moderate at the time.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/10/20/al-qaeda-terror-leader-dined-pentagon-months/#ixzz1Y3YRZPsf
The names of all of these men are beginning to run together in a blurred cloud of smoke in most Americans minds. We should just call them Bottom Dweller 1, Bottom Dweller 2 etc.
Jessica, what should be burning in American's minds is why one of these "bottom dwellers" was invited to dine secretly at the Pentagon after 9/11?
You're being lied to. Read 1984.
Yep it's all OK for an Al Qaeda leader to dine at the Pentagon. Makes perfect sense. He was deemed a "moderate" so everything is fine. Who cares that suddenly afterwards he moves to the middle east and is menacing America all of a sudden? The government said it was all just a mistake so we must believe that.
High level Al Qaeda members dining at the Pentagon isn't something to raise your eyebrow about. Anyone that is concerned about terrorist leaders dining at the pentagon is a conspiracy nut. It's a perfectly normal thing.
Good riddance
You guys don't get it. The only thing that Obama did right was put David Petreaus in charge of afgan operations. Bush made the tough choices to get the CIA in place to get the intelligence needed to get most of these folks. OBL was taken down, not by a drone but by the soldier and good intelligence, thanks to Bush and all of those bad things that you whining liberals don't support. Thank David Petreaus and GW!
So, it's GWB, who presided over the CIA's incompetent ignoring of the 9/11 plot, then cleaned house and was set up by his fired CIA analysts to invade Iraq with blatantly false intelligence reports, who is responsible for the recent intel on OBL's location and GWB ordered Obama to sign the termination order, huh?
So much revisionism, so lacking in FACTUAL INFORMATION.
Do you believe in the Easter Bunny as well?
Nope. Bush diverted attention towards Iraq. He is quoted as saying he didn't think about OBL much. He could care less. Obama focused on AQ and is getting results.
It took Obama, though, to listen to good CIA intel (not wishful thinking on the part of Dick Cheney and Haliburton) to send in a Navy SEAL team to take out OBL. Why send in tens of thousands of ground troops to take out a small terrorist group leader? All Bush did was give Al Qaeda a recruiting video and a homeland (Iraq). Putting so many Americans in a Middle East country was like ringing the dinner bell saying "Come and get it!".
bob..you're living in denial and dellusion. Obama committed added more troops to Afghanistan and Iraq since he has been in office.
I say both Bush and Obama are wrong...why do you choose "your" team when both sides do the same thing? Obama sent troops in as well.
With a turnover rate like this, al Qaeda will always have room for executive advancement. Get your resumes in now!
Yes, you can win a war by killing all the bad guys. A long list of criminal and terrorist organizations have been dismantled by the US and the strategy is mostly the same: continuously eliminate senior leadership and the group collapses from lack of organization and brain drain. It's not easy and it's not fast but it works in the long run.
yep it worked so well in our past wars, why not keep trying it? Vietnam was a rousing success. Korea couldn't have gone better. Iraq and Afghanistan? Just peachy!
You're right...war is the only way to peace.
Ignorance = strength as well!
The #2 guy in Al Qaeda (al-zawahiri) was invited to dine at the pentagon in the weeks after 9/11.
Of course, since you're in denial, you won't believe me. If you google it you'll see the Pentagon and mainstream media admitting it.
Then your mind will flip into how you can rationalize that it was just a big mistake.
First deny, deny, deny. When it's verified, say it's a mistake or a good thing.
Proof?
bill? Did you not see where I said google it? I can't post links here. You will see Fox News, MSNBC, and the Pentagon admitting it happened.
But of course, then you will try to rationalize how it's a good thing right? And it was Al-awlaki, my mistake. Still, a high level Al Qaeda guy.
But...will you admit that this is fishy or will you continue to deny it?
Please verify you statements before hitting the "post" button - al-Awlaki was at the Pentagon NOT al -Zawahiri!!
You couldn't get more wrong if you tried. It was al-Awlaki who was alleged to have dined at the Pentagon. Ayman was never in the US in his life.
Oh sorry guys! My mistake! It was only the #3 guy in Al Qaeda that dined in the Pentagon...not the #2. Never mind...nothing to see here. LOL
I couldn't be more wrong? I just got the name wrong...they are still both high level al Qaeda commanders.
Wow...your denial is strong!
I'm not denying it at all. I read the articles. The Government is damned if they do, damned if they don't. They invited him there because he was a Muslim cleric and very influential in the community. They thought that they might be able to get him to calm down the tensions. If they wouldn't have invited him, they Muslim community would have deemed the Government more racist than it already had. Now that they did, imagine that, another Muslim cleric linked ot Al Qaeda. See a pattern here?
hahahhaah okay bill...so they just invited him to talk nice, eh?
Why would a terrorist who hates everything about America just waltz into the Pentagon (enemy's lair) and have dinner in secret? Why wouldn't the Americans imprison him? He's a terrorist leader!
Why wouldn't he attack the Americans? Why would he trust the Americans, his sworn enemy?
You're in complete denial, Bill. If you really believed terrorists were a threat to America, why wouldn't you be out fighting the good fight? Why are you online in a chat forum?
and bill you did just as I said you would :
First you denied it was true...."Proof?" is what you said (even though I told you where the proof was in the first post).
Then, once verified it was true...you told us all how it was such a great thing that they invited a high level terrorist to dine at the Pentagon.
hahaha people in denial are funny sometimes.
I have, and continue to fight the good fight. I have been to Afghanistan and was about 20 miles from Pakistan. Have you been there? Probably not. You're too busy sitting in your basement trying to find ways to demonize the country.
Our country is not perfect, but it is our country. Take your conspiracy theories and shove them. If you think you can do a better job, then do it. All guys like you ever want to do is complain, but seldom do anything about it.
So when the Pentagon admits that the #3 guy in Al Qaeda is dining at the Pentagon and I'm concerned about it...it's a conspiracy theory?
Hmmm...you didn't happen to be around a lot of depleted uranium rounds when you were in Afghanistan, were you? No wonder you're so bloodthirsty for more death and destruction.
I love this country at least as much as you love it. That doesn't mean I trust the government or believe anything they say.
Why would I fight in a war I don't believe in? You're the one who believes in it...you should still be fighting the good fight not on here talking with "conspiracy theorists". haha
No, I asked for proof that it was Al Zawahiri that was at the Pentagon, which even you admitted wasn't the case. It was only after people started calling you on your BS that you checked your facts, which in turn you stated something about you confusing their names. Basically, you were spewing half-truths you learned off the conspiracy forums and the Internet and people called you on it.
No, I don't think that inviting an Al Qaeda supporter is a good thing; however, there are wolves in sheeps clothing everywhere.
you're right Bill, I was TOTALLY wrong. It was the #3 in Al Qaeda not the #2. God, you sure proved me wrong !
Whew...I'm glad it was only the #3...that's totally OK then. lol
Ayman, What ya gonna do when they come for you? Bad Boy, Bad Boy!
Al-Zawahiri, instead of shaking his finger at us must be shaking in his boots.
why would he be shaking in his boots? He dined at the Pentagon just weeks after 9/11.
Don't believe me? Google it and see mainstream news reporting on it. The Pentagon admits it. I'm sure it was all just a big mistake though...carry on fretting about the bearded boogeyman!!
You are mistaken, the one who dined at the Pentagon after 9/11 was al-Awlaki who is now directing al-Qaeda operations in Yemen. Oh, and he must be shaking in his boots too.
I'm sorry...you are right...why would he be shaking in his boots? He dines at the Pentagon. You couldn't even dine at the Pentagon but the #2 in Al Qaeda does.
And like a good little sheep you won't question anything about it, right? That would be un-American.
Why are you in a chat forum anyways? Shouldn't you be out fighting the terrorists? Oh right...that's for other people to do. If I believed, like you, that terrorists were out trying to kill Americans...I would be fighting in the war not chatting in an online forum.
Shut your mouthpiece. You yap more than Gadhafi. See how far that got him? In all seriousness, you come off as an arrogant know it all, yet you can't even take criticism against your beliefs without launching another anti government rant. Get over yourself and if you think you can do it better, run for office or shut the f*&k up already. Frankly you sound like a paranoid conspiracy idiot more and more with each passing reply and disinformation shoveling. Get your facts in line then come back when you have a better weapon than brain farts wafting from under a foil hat to fight with.
NO YER A POOPYHEAD!!!!
Lol this is the sort of rebuttal I expect from people that just blindly believe the government all day. Just name-calling.
You can't say anything about the information I posted. You just want to call names all day. Wow, you're a smart one!
So...I'm a conspiracy nut about being concerned that the #3 guy in Al Qaeda was invited to dine at the Pentagon after 9/11 in secret?
LOL...ok buddy 😛 How about you call me some more names? that'll show me!!! 😛
One can only hope that he's next.
President Obama has done more for terrorism and has wiped out most of the most wanted than anyone else. America is safer under his leadership.
I didn't know Obama was in Pakistan. Silly me, I thought it was our military that has been eliminating these terrorists.
you moron. It is his leadership and policies that led the army to do that. You sounds like teabager and be always american al Quaida.
You're right...Obama (and Bush) have done a lot FOR terrorism.
Drop the political crap. This isn't a sign of good political leadership – neither Obama nor Bush – not republican or democrat. This demonstrates the effectiveness of the US Military. Get the political idiots out of the way and let the people that actually care about this country protect it.
I think not having served in the military for at least a hitch is a show-stopper for any U.S. Presidential applicant. End of story.
Really? Wow... Our president is a one man Rambo war machine and always watchful as he decreases military spending and boots on the ground. Yep, we're all safer exclusively because he's in office. Yes, sir, our borders are sieve like;he invites illegals – guess that isn't PC – to come one and all... yep, he has all bases covered and because of his watchfulness, we can all rest peacefully.... Thank God for our men in the military (and that includes the women too).
Pakistan just stuck him in a safe house like they did Bin Laden. Pakistan IS Al Queda.
if pakistan was al qaueda...why wouldn't they nuke america? You're a looney conspriacy nut who thinks there are tons of terrorists looking to attack you around every corner.
You have a bigger chance dying of a bee sting than a terrorist. You get in your car every day and never think twice about it but you have a million times more of a chance to die in a car accident.
WAR ON CARS!!!! you're all brainwashed.
NEXT
You beat me to it.
Well another one gone! They can hide but it is only a matter of time! That is campaign promise number 13 kept!
Don't worry there a lot more from where he came from. I'm sure there is another successor in line eager to take his place.
Yay! we killed some guy we never heard of! Yaaaaay! America is saved! More death!!!!!!
Thank goodness someone in Washington has some balls to ACTUALLY do something about terrorism other than talk about it and try to scare people to vote for them.
"Excellent, Excellent !!!" (Montomery Burns)
Good!! God bless the guys running the drones to rid this world of these murderers.
On to the next one.
Except that unfortunately the drones only kill 1 in 10 that are guilty of anything. The other nine blown-to-pieces civilians are just worthless Arabs taking up a human-looking body. Remember that it's OK to kill others that are not like us... And it will never come back to haunt us. Amen.
Well, if they are withing the proximity of a top AQ leader like that, I am sure they deserve to get turned to dust too. IDK about you, but if I were to know anyone connected to an orginazation such as AQ, and I knew that person was wanted my an ENTIRE COUNTRIES MILITARY.....I would stay as far away from said indavidual as humanly possible...
BoredSecurityGuard ... so if you lived in neighborhood with high gang activity and were too poor to get out, you deserve to have bombs dropped on your head and killed to get rid of the criminals around you?
You're dellusional. You will say anything to back up a government that doesn't give a damn about you. They don't care about you anymore than those innocents they are killing.
I long for the day when the MSM stops reporting BS about Al Qaeda. The MSM will stop reporting it when people stop being manipulated by it!
damn, must be a lot of oil there...surely as soon as we're done loading the last barrel, the troops will be out of there like a black man at a Barry Manilow concert
It's not oil, it's minerals. You have to fuel your hybrid with something. Oil is on the way out.
Look, I'm all for taking out the AQ, but has anyone thought about what happened to the Soviet Union in the early '80s. That war cash strapped the SU and what happened; the Soviet Union fell. This just all looks too similar. How much money have we spent there now? Seen the economy here lately? I'm just thinking out loud here so stop me if I'm not on to something.
Two differences:
a. The CIA was supplying the rebels with sophisticated weapons to help them fight back.
b. The Soviet Union had far bigger financial problems than Afghanistan. Their defeat was more important as a psychological tool (The Soviet state is not invincible) than as a financial problem.
Please stop and pick up a book. Your logic is fatally flawed for several reasons that only research can save you from. At the highest level, the Soviets invaded a country to annex it as it's own. There was no plans or option for withdrawal. We're now embroiled in a counter terrorism and counter insurgency battle against very specific Taliban and Al Qaeda targets. There are more fundamental differences than things in common with your analogy.
The difference is that the Soviet Union was spending nearly 20% of their total GDP on defense spending whereas the USA, despite the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, still only spends about 4%.
Not entirely similar because the Soviet Union's economy was far weaker than ours. I think I read somewhere that during the cold war, the Soviets and US spent roughly same amount of money on defense dollar-wise. However, that expenditure represented over 25% of the Soviet Union's GDP while it was about 3-4% of US GDP.
The Afghan war is certainly not helping our economy, but it won't kill us.
Another thing to think about: Suppose we pull all the troops home in this economy and cut defense spending to save money. Where are all of those soldiers going to go if there are so few jobs? Sounds like an unemployment train wreck...
you're right...soldiers need jobs...so we should keep them in a pointless war. OR THEY MIGHT BE UNEMPLOYED! lol terrible point.
If you voted for Obama in 2008 to prove you're not a racist, I hope you'll vote for somebody – anybody – else in 2012 to prove you're not an idiot.
Why dont you post that in one of the gazillion articles on how much the economy sucks. If there is one thing everyone should agree Obama has done a good job is going after these AQ asshats.
Oh shut-up. Obama is useless. This is the worst economy in history. All talk no action.Yes we can, No you didnt.
What does this have to do with the article that was posted or did you even attempt to read it? Really, please stay on topic and save your bashing for a story about Obama. Better yet, go find a nice little Obama story to post your comment.
I'ts just to bad they can't use drones in all military operations. These birds have proven their worth on the battlefield. Now it's time to supply our fighting forces with the lifesaviing gear, that we all know you have.
No wonder these a$$holes want to blow everything up. Look where they live! I'd be pi$$ed too if I had to live here on in the desert where you eat sand all day.
USA! USA!
Desert? It looks more like relxing moutains to me.
agreed. one of the great shames of this war is that peaceful people arent able to visit and witness the natural beauty of afghanistan and pakistan.
If those mountains look "relxing" (I suppose you meant relaxing) to you, I am quite sure there is room for you on the moon. If that doesn't look like one of the most desolate places on planet earth, I'm a moontian.
What can I say as Catholic? Nothing other than: May God have mercy on his soul. All these people deserve mercy. Especially from us, Christians, who worship the Merciful Father God! The sooner the Muslims realize that we wish them well, even to their terrorists and outlaws, the more friendly our religions will become!
The sooner they realize that you wish them well, the sooner they will devour you. They perceive the peacefulness of their enemies as a weakness that must be exploited.
except as "peaceful people" we cease to become enemies.... and anyway your whole idea is absurd: Do you think all Arabs consider Asians or South Americans the enemy? Those people are " nice' to them but not militarily capable. I don't see jihad against them... I see jihad against people that KILL Arabs. And it's the SAME thing YOU would do if a country or group killed your family.
Is it OK for us to help them meet up with our forgiving God? 😉
I thought the Special Forces did it right with Bin Laden - take him down without mercy and then show decent respect once he's no longer a threat.
Screw that. They attacked us. We should show no mercy until the day every single member is rotting in the hot desert sun.
I love the picture on this article. THAT's where we got him, huh? Right there, left of center, just below that little peak with the rocks in the shape of the...
Maybe the photo editor was in the bathroom when this was posted.
Isn't that a picture of Montana? I think Missoula is just off the picture in the lower left.
Some people don't have to have pictures in their books.
Why are they all in Pakistan?
because president bush let them escape to pakistan while focusing on iraq.
lol, good answer
Times person of the year should be "the drones that go out without complaining that say **hello** to Al Qaeda on behalf of the US government.
Because it isn't as hot as Georgia and South Carolina...
Pakistan is a lovely country and they are really nice people.So why not Pakistan?
Another down, another couple billiion to go (+/- 10 %).
Al Zawahiri, you lice ridden scum, YOUR NEXT!! I'm counting the days to hear you were cut in half by America's finest! Thanks guys, keep up the good work!
Nice sentiment, but it's "you're" as in "you are", not "your."
dnt be a douche.
Dikbag, what are you, an angry English professor? Tool
You hit the nail on the head. I'm waiting to hear that Zawahiri sp? (don't really care how to spell it) has met the same fate as bin laden. God he is ugly.
Yes God is ugly.... in so many ways
I just saw a headline we could not respond to, and it is unbelievable.It says "US to bail out European economy.We owe 16 trillion and CNN prints such a story .First question.Where do we borrow money to bail the European economy out?
from Europe, in Euros
As long as the US Dollar is the world reserve currency we can print as many dollars as we want. (which will probably change because our curreny is not back by anything, ecxept those trust worthy politians word) More paper with dead presidents pictures should be more than enough cover the bill! LOL! The world economy is on the brink....Any smart people running for President/Congress/Senate?!?!?!?! Rise up SHEEP and make America Great again!
Think about this...what if cash (dollars) are just printed and printed, and printed, then pushed out everywhere...say 16 quadrillion dollars in cash, how would we really know what was out there, how much was out there, or what could back it.
really, how would anyone actually know how much American dollars, cash is spread around the world. the process just keeps going. Status quo, just keep working for your American dream. Who really knows about the core of the system....few
The US Treasury is required to make money production figures available to the public. I get quarterly updates sent to my email. Accountability is the only real solution.
It's funny how it always Obama's fault for the economy even though Congress makes the dicisions. Don't get me worng he is at the helm. We kill insurgents and he has nothing to do with it. Do you see the irony in this?
Very true. Same thing with Bush. But the Liberals forgive Obama and blame Bush for everything. Congress votes to go to war, unless of course, you are Obama and can go into Libya without Congressional approval...so no, you're wrong..King Obama, Mr. Peace Prize, entered us into a war that cost us a fortune.
We're at war with Libya and it has cost us a fortune? How do you describe the cost of Iraq?
Ann Marie – were you asleep or on Meth when BUSH sent us to war?????? remember, he is the jerk that sat and read books while our country was under attack and blamed it on 'i wanted to be calm in the crisis' – BULLSHIT – he knew it was going to happen – – HE should be questioned as our heroes die ! ! ! !
Ann Marie, your years on Meth must have really affected your brain. I guess you don't remember we had a President named Bush Jr.
Certainly no more ironic than the fact that when Bush was president, everything was supposedly his fault but now that we have Obama, all of a sudden " ... it's Congress that makes the decisions."
Yes "Congress Makes the Dec... 6 out of 8 years the GOP held majority in congress" The same as now. A political stand still because id its not in the best interest of WALL Street or big Buis its not in the interest of the GOP. This is no freaking secret.
CLINTON deregulated banks the last two years he was in office. If you people would do your homework (think), I would not have to read stupidity.
What has to be done for everyone to understand this. Do we need a Brad Pitt movie?
View from up north. The greatest friend and allies to Canada are Great Britain and the US. Most people I know believe this. WE get concerned when we see our brothers to the south argue so much. Like it or not we are at war. Do we really care who gets theses bastards and do we not want all our boys and girls to come home safe? This is not a criticism of our rights to free expression, although would it not be more productive if we took a collective sigh and backed those leaders who have had the guts to make decisions that make us safe. Obama is doing a great job. He is the Commander-in-Chief and clearly has the final say. The GOP has some seriously legitimate concerns that must be addressed/fixed. You are the greatest democracy in the world...don't let it fall apart with bickering. There is a job to be done so simply do it. The rest of the world, although many times critical, depend on you good people. Our boys and girls are over there as well. In the end, everyone wants the same outcome...the removal of these murderous bastards and a stabilized world where these type of events do not occur again. Keep your eye on the ball.
We thank our brothers to the north. We know that when we must band together, you will always step up and do the minimal amount that is acceptable. A 'partner' who always ends up with the greater benefit per cost is called a parasite.
Hey Canadaguy – you're like a breath of fresh air, eh? Thanks for the wise suggestions. Hope there's enough wise & reasonable folks left around here to make a difference.
We are a country of 37 million. There is only so much we can do. Slapping your friend in the face when they are doing the best they can is not a sign of friendship. I agree, we should do more. It is intersesting that of the two responses 50% were negative. While this is not a mathematical certainty, most Canadians agree with our friends to the south. Please do not think that all Canadians do not support this war...we just want it finished as soon as possible. What happened to you our friend, also happened to us. If the US is not safe, neither are we. Many of our people have died to secure this. Again, keep your eye on the ball.
Amen my Canadian brother!
No one here likes the bickering either, its an impedement to the decision making and common sense process. If Obama were to rescue hostages and kill the enemy himself, the Republicunts and Tea-tards would complain he didn't do it fast enough. There's no pleasing these blood-suckers.
I learned in college that the president has barley any input on the economy, but is always blamed. I beleived that for a while. What changed my mind is Clinton deregulated banks and let "the market take care of it"...well, we know where we are now.
So, they do have some accountability, namely, their policies. Some of those policies destroy economies
They're dropping like flies.
Nothing changes culture like a good nuke
exactly. We did it to Japan, so why not the Middle East? These guys are worse than the Japs ever were
Really? Ask the Chinese, Koreans and the rest of the Pacific Rim that question. The Japs have been at it with them for a LOT longer.
Haven't we had enough?? All these people that we kill! They are in PAKISTAN! Who was the smarty to send money to help their government?When they are harbouring people hurting us! Same as Afghanastan.
We are so deep in this mess! If we stop or pull out completely! Our homeland is next target again! I am a former troop. But never made it to any of the wars in last 20 yrs. God bless our protecting angels, the United States Military!
If you want that money back, contact Swiss banks accounts of leaders of Pakistan.
Isn't it amazing how the reputation of Swiss banking standards and protection of privacy rights is hardly tarnished by the sleazy reptiles who fill their vaults will plundered treasures? "How were we to know the Nazi gold that made our country so wealthy was not obtained legally?..."
The USA will ALWAYS be the target of extremists and fundamentalists, particularly Muslims. Why ? Because we "have it", and they don't , and they are so damn jealous and need an excuse for their own self-inflicted povery and lack of any sort of viable economy.
Couldn't agree more. What appears to be anger is really self pity. They think, if islam is so great then why are all of our countries so poor, and why do the infidels have so much? Why are the infidels winning in this war? I'll tell you why, because we haven't let OUR religious extremists take over yet. Yet. If we do we will be in the same boat as muslim countries. But until then western civilization is the fairest culture, and that is why we are winning. Stop with your bronze-age belief systems and you too can prosper.
You are SOOO stupid!!!
If you mean something like: no other country in the world has a higher standard of living or more individual freedoms, you've been listening to too many country songs ("ahhhm prooooudd to be an uhmurikin, cuz at least i know ahhhm free") or watch too much Glen Beck.
Whatever else you want to say about Obama, you have to admit he's done a much better job bringing the fight to AQ than Shrub. Shrub had several oportunities to nail OBL but didn't. Perhaps something to do with all the money the Bin Laden family has given him over the years to prop up his failing business ventures? Hmmmm
Roger that Sidewinder. Some people will never give Obama credit for anything. I wonder why that is. Oh yeah, he's black. Waht a bunch of shallow and uneducated chumps. Though you may think Im a hypocrite for talking about bigotry since I hate most muslims.
Question: What do you call one million muslims at the bottom of the sea?
Answer: A good start
If you voted for Obama in 2008 to prove you're not a racist, I hope you'll vote for somebody else in 2012 to prove you're not an idiot.
To call Obama black is as ignorant as the comment you are replying to. We live in a still racist society that views any mixed person with a small amount of African American blood in them to be black. He is not "black"
because he's black ? REALLY?!?!? YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY THE UNEDUCATED ONE. The reason he gets no credit is because he's done NOTHING but hurt this country. get over yourself. idiot. leave it to the morons to try to make this about race.
You guys are so freekin stupid. How about thinking about what you have read prior to responding. His race is the reason a lot of people won't give him credit. A racist will never give a black man credit no matter how much good he does. I am actually defending him not insulting him. Sorry for using the word black. African American is that better? Your way too sensitive. Stop being such pussies, you ignorant filthy scum bags. There is that better? Is that politically correct enough for you chump ass punks ? Do you feel all warm and comfy inside now?
Remember Sidewinder that the trail to Osama Bin Laden went through intelligence gathered under Bush through the waterboarding program. They used that information from Khalid Shiek Mohammed to lead to the couriers of Osama. To you, Obama gets credit for the successes of a program he does not support. It is the work of intelligence and military getting the job done, and good policies further enable them. Neither president is on the front lines.
Remember, even though Bush is a likeable guy that any redneck would like to have a beer with, he doesn't deserve a free pass just because he is a doofus... he was the president of the Freakin' USA for cryin' out loud. If that nimrod's loopy brain hadn't been distracted by Iraq, he could have found Bin Laden himself. Worse, he never would have let him escape by refusing to send in the troops the US special forces requested when they had him surrounded at Tora Bora.
True enough: intel gathered under Shrub's watch led to op that finally nailed OBL. However, at the beginning of the Afghan campaign, when that same intel had OBL's location at Tora Bora, and the team was ready to go in and finish the job, they were told to stand down from way up the chain of command. What other reason could there be for that. Getting OBL on the Afghan side of the border would have required much smaller testicles that what was needed to violate Paki soverenty to do what needed to be done. Furthermore, the reports indicate we knew where he was for some time before the 2008 election...so what was Shrub waiting for. I doubt he would have ever dropped the hammer on OBL due to their families relationships.
Obama isn't directing any of this. It's the same group in the CIA that's been doing it for years. It takes time for agents to infiltrate. Now that they're infiltrated we're seeing the results.
Sidewinder: Ridiculous. Your post shouldn't even be dignified with a response, but it's so mind-bendingly ignorant I had to respond. For sure, Obama has done a better job than Bush did going after AQ. Obama has made it a focus of his. Bush instead got too distracted with Iraq & other stuff. But to say W got money from AQ... I assume you're kidding, becuase no person of even modest intelligence could really believe that.
Whatever the case, here's to Obama & the US staying after AQ until the job is done.
Kill em all, let allah sort them out. Nobody is concerned when these towelheads kill american civilians.
Never forget 9/11/2001, and never forgive.
And US negotiates with Talibans... Mission Accomplished!
What about people like you? What do you add to society?
This is one place we have to give Obama his dues. Great predator program.
i have never met a non-blood thirsty liberal before.
the only real difference between a liberal and a conservative in the way of war fighting is: liberals like to kill from the shadows. conservatives like to send in the army.
Either way good kill.
Obama has nothing to do with the 'predator program'. He's only been acting Commander in Chief for 2.5 years, and in 18 months another will take his place. The only thing Obama does is authorize what the military and his advisers convince him is the right thing to do. They put the bug in his ear: "Hey, Pres, this is what we can and want to do, and this is why we should do it".
I'm so shocked to see Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan
I thought they were our loving and innocent allies?!?!?!??!
you're an ignorant piece of trash. can i have anal relations with your wife now?
Easy Syed... his wife is not a goat.
Exactly! Instead of Afghanistan and Iraq if we sent our armies to Pakistan, we had a much better result today. Pakistan is the Factory of terrorists.
I see some pukes just can't stand to have Obama credited in any way for this. Maggots. He doesn't just say "press the button you fools. (This from someone who understands how this works and most of YOU don't) When Bush held up the "V" sign (while wearing a flight suit no less) many of you were ready to perform fellatio. Obama has worked with leaders for coordinated, surgical strikes on the most key figures and all you can hear from the noise gallery is "Well, he didn't have anything to do with it". This is how the Bush administration should have strived to fight this war. It would have been far less costly in so many ways. Just keep making lying a$$ koolaid and serving it up. It does seem to be working on Rep and Dem morons.
Right Reggie, keep the drones up, and hire the worst gangsters you can find to kill on the ground. Geneva? Ya, she's a stripper out by the Interstate.
Fu$%ing Racist
Truth you got big ones as long as you can hide under neath your rock like your fellow towel heads...if you had any balls at all you would say that to an Americans face and watch your teeth slide down the back of your throat! COWARD!!!!!
Is your neck red?
You may not like Obama and think he's Muslim...but he sure does know how to kill other muslims.
Mr. Obama is not doing any of this, it is the people in the intelligence community and the military.
He is the Commander in Chief. He is in on all of this stuff. Don't sell him short.
If you've been paying attention, which you haven't, it was Obama's order to significantly increase the number of drones in the middle east. He was killed using a drone.
"Mr. Obama is not doing any of this, it is the people in the intelligence community and the military."
Are you being sarcastic? You do realize the President makes the calls, being Commander-in-Chief, right?
@ Karnak- You must be an idiot because I see no other way to make sense of what you said. Presedent is not supposed to pick a gun and fight a war in Pakistan. He gave the executive authority to all those in the intelligence to do this, if they do something good, the credit goes to the president. That's why Bush with all his wrong policies could not get OBL (because he was focusing on Iraq) and Obama by focusing on right countries actually winning the war on terror. The credit for this certainly goes to him.
That is the real way you can tell obiwan is not responsible for the deaths of these assassins......"it's the people in the intelligence community....."!!!
Are you serious? How ignorant. President Obama is aware, and has ultimate approval authorization on any strike carried out by American forces.
In case you've forgotten, he's the Commander and Chief...he is at the top of the Intelligence community and Military.
Remember during the debates between Obama and McCain and Biden and (haha) Palin, where Obama said he would use "actionable intelligence" to go into Pakistan and take out our enemies? Do you remember that McCain and Palin said that was the wrong approach? It is Obama's policy that is finally getting rid of the terrorists period.
You fool. I'm sure you blame Obama for the economy even though its congress' job to produce bills and it is a global problem at this point, but you can't give him credit here? Remember he ordered the pirates taken out, he got Osama, and he is getting the senior operatives. Go back to Faux news and live in your alter-reality
Give credit where credit is due. The President made this a priority, when previously there wasn't one. The President has authorized actions which have resulted in more success against Al Qaida than we had previously. Obviously, there are talented individuals carrying out the mandate he gave them, but don't think for a second that it would get done without him being behind it.
Ok, that was funny.
Yeah...please explain that one, Birthers!
Lets behead these terrorists and spike their heads on the poles along the highway! Let them rot !
damn... good thing we have that "community organizer" from Chicago taking out AlQaeda since our president is so weak on national defense! Oh, and don't forget that "bitch" Hillary who's smacking the crap out of the Pakistan leadership to get them to cooperate... This is how you win the war on terrorism, not by invading an uninvolved country, spending trillions of dollars of borrowed money, and killing 100,000's of innocent people... understand now neo-fascists... oopps, I mean, neo-cons... I always get those terms mixed, my bad..
Can't wait to see what that "Community Leader" has in store for the lame ass tea party freaks!
Exactly!
Afghanistan wasnt involved? What are you smoking.
oh what a misguided tangled lib web you idiots weave, when Bush goes to war unsactioned you weaklings call foul but when your wannabe half chocolate messiah does it your all up in his kool aid A$$, better be glad we didnt settle the score like we did after pearl harbor was attacked forcast for the weather in the Middle east today 1 million degrees fahrenheit BOOOOM so dont worry weak lib when the Sh!te hits the fan you can hide behind real men with the woman and children, you the kind of A$$hole that runs when his buddies or getting their tails kicked DONT you
Excuse the rest of us, but would you please go back to a public school's third grade class so you can learn how to write in English? That way the rest of us can laugh at your rantings when written properly instead of laughing at you as an ignoramus with no concept of punctuation or capitalization.
You are not very bright, are you?
thanks for your response... it was a very eloquent(in a white trash, uneducated, sort of way) rant that so clearly demonstrates the neanderthal mentality of the teabaggers and all the repubs for that matter... You managed to make not one single coherent point, just a lot of angry white men trash talk... thanks for your effort, though.. keep trying or you can just go back into your cave.... life's much simpler there...
Also a couple of other reminders. The "community organizer" has had INS deport more illegal immigrants in his 2-1/2 years in office than Dubbya's did in 8 years. Dubbya took more vacation days per year than the "community organizer" has in his 2-1/2 years in office combined. The "community organizer", like "Bubba" gets up early, works late, and finds out the answers before he asks the "experts" the questions; whereas Dubbya slept until after 6 and went to bed by 10, and believed anything told to him by the Triumvirate who ran the White House – Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rove. The only way he got any other info was if Condi Rice sneaked by the Unholy Trio.
thanks, Joe... all good points...
All the US troops have died in vain, the war has been lost in both Iraq and Afg. There is no peace in either of the country. Almost ten years after the war, Couple days back, Tal attacked the NATO with such courage, like they were as strong as before the war.
Iraq is a mess, and US will be getting out of there soon, yet another loss.
Vietnam, Iraq and Afg, 0/3 for US
Osama speaks from the grave!
Have you ever heard of Custer's Last Stand...
Are you a member of the tailban or AQ? If so you better hide because we are coming after you next! You are obviously un-american to say such things.
fortunate sheltered people like yourself who has never had to kill or be killed realy need to shut the f#ck Up !!!!!
And furthermore if you are keeping tabs on the wars then you need to say WWI, WWII, Iraq/Kuwait...I believe the US and it's allies won all of those did we not? 3/0 is my count!
All hail the magic drones! There's one with your name on it, "Truth".
Who said US had lost war....you should be a some illiterate paki or Afghani
Truth, you're an idiot. Obviously you don't read anything that's going on. You need to go suck some camel cock.
Hey jackass, do you drive a taxi?
True!
YAY!
I'm telling you, let's just keep ticking them off. Radicals like these are a global menace and need to be eradicated.
Keep it up. Their methods and murder defies borders and impacts everyone in every nation – there is no issue with
defying those same borders to eliminate them once and for all. Sometimes, you have to do what NEEDS to be done.
Truth, are you over here risking your ass? Do you know how remorseless these insurgents are? Do you realize that they kill their own civilians more then we do? A pressure plate IED does not discriminate. Or how about the fact that they send their children out as PBIED (Personal borne IEDs). You know nothing. Walk a mile in our shoes over here before you try to pass judgement. Is there collateral damage? Yes, of course. Welcome to war. Did you also know that what we HAVE to destroy we build back. We aren't the bad guys here. So, please refrain from your cynical comments until you know what is goig on.
Regardless of anyone's politics we all owe you and the service members like you our debt of gratitude. You are over there taking the long haul and trying to do the right thing. From the bottom of my heart I thank you for your service!
I agree pics say more than words. These current times things are too political. You say something you need to back it up or else move aside. A terrorist dies or is killed show proof. Joe
"Amber1212" Obama is doing great considering he had to deal with what the Republicans left him with whe he started his term. Recall it was Bush who started the Iraq and Afghan wars. That's when the financial woes started hitting the American people.
Really that's what caused the financial crisis, I thought it was the work of Barney Frank and Chris Dodd lowering the mortgage guidelines to anyone with a pulse could buy a house.
Nope. Sorry. Can't blame poor people for this mess.
Blaming Frank/Dodd is the Republican spin to avoid taking any responsibility.
Bush's two unfunded wars that were kept off the books during his tenure, and tax cuts for the first time in the history of America during war time had nothing to do with it? You fool. Still living in mom's basement?
Fukking A !!!! Kill all those muslim slime !!! I am so proud of our troops right now !!!!
so why are you mother fucker sitting on your arse,,, why don't you join the troops
You need Anger Management
why would he join the army and risk his life when he can just chat in an online forum and feel good about himself?
"Should Old Acquaintance be forgot"... is OK with me.
Good!!! Kill them all as fast as we can build missiles and aircraft.
Problem is, you can't kill them all. This war cannot ever be won through killing these inhuman pieces of crap. They'll just be replaced with yet more inhuman pieces of crap. The ideology breeds them. It has to be done by forcing a change in ideals, bringing education, and making the people themselves reject the Taliban, Wahabism, and extreme religion in general.
Right on target – their asiatic culture tends to produce people who get all excited about this stuff and will kill indiscriminately. You have to change the culture and we can do that with TV and schools and jobs that don't produce poppies to make heroin. We've seen they do want to change, they're not fools but the pressure of tribal politics and religion is a hard nut to crack.
This message is for Carol Clarke:
I will agree with you and Brian that the thought process, their ideals and the influence has to be changed rather than just killing people as they will be replaced. This has been true over the generations on all sides (think of the crusades – each side could claim the same). We have religious conservatives and hardcore fanatics in the US today who are hardliners (they are not killing people but if put in a situation like in Afghanistan would probably do the same judging by the messages.
It is not the asiatic cluture that is any different. Asia has many cultures and religions – some preach total non violence (like Bhuddism and Jainism). So, the generalization is not appropriate. if you look at history the two religions that have always look to spread and had the most violent history were catholicsm and muslims.
Brian...you are exactly right. We have seen where Muslim boys are taught to hate at very early stages, and that learned trait is reinforced their entire lives. The world will forever fight the fires of that hatred until someone (hopefully the moderate Muslims and not us) do away with the match makers.
Oh no!
"Truth" Give it a break. Out of the eight they said were killed how many have resurfaced? It is guerilla warfare, of course there is going to be civilian casualties. It is up to the general population to take action and help Pakistan get rid of these terroists. After all, aren't there more casualties/victims of terrorist bombings/killings even within the coutry they are hiding in?
OUTSTANDING !! HOOAH !!!
ლ(ಠ益ಠლ) Y u no have pictures?
another muzzie bites the dust
yay! more death! Good thing you're nothing like those terrorists that root for death as well.
If you want to consider Obama effective int his aspect – it is the ONLY thing he has going for him. He can run the war but not handle anything financial.
Seriously Amber!? Our economy would be much further along in its recovery if it wasn't for the obstructionist Republican party!!!
Amen. Amber...have you been paying attention at ALL!?
2 trillion dollars and not a pot to piss in, just like a lib to spend other peoples money so they can have their cushions broke A$$ libs trying to keep up with the the jonses and burden other people for their half A$$ piss poor managed lives its called personally awareness of your own actions quit trying to buy sh#te yoo cant afford and maybe you would have healthcare, iphones and ipads and HDTv's cut your cable off libs have cant afford them and want other to flip the bill those days are over in twenty twelve welfare nation .
Pakisthan is hosting all Al Qaueda leaders
Yes not only do they have a convention center with a hotel attached, it is also in all their travel brochures. (sarcasm intended)
I find it absolutely amazing that these towelhead animals keep popping up in Pakistan, a country that the U.S. continues to support with billions in foreign aid! What is the matter with President Bro-blah-blah?? He says he is fighting this war on terrorism but we continoe to support the countries that give shelter to the very people who would see the annihilation of our country. Talk about a coflict of interest. President Bro-blah-blah continually shows the American people that his lack of experience in foreign affairs sends our country deeper in harms way with these insane towelhead organizations. Its time we as the American people see that all the campaign promises for change by Bro-blah-blah, have all been for the negative for the United States both at home economically and abroad.
(1) I am a conservative.
(2) You are a JERK.
Ben, maybe you ought to come on over to the dark side. Your fellow conservatives pretty much ALL look like jerks right now...you seem a little too bright for that.
Wow, did you write the same thing about Bush. He was giving the same amount of money to Pakistan. At least president BlahBlah got the figure head that was leading these idiots. So give a little credit where it is due. And foreign policy may be just a little over your pay grade.
Mytchy. The biggest reason we are sending so much money to Pakistan is to secure transport routes for supplies and fuel for the forces in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a land locked country, the US is using ports in Pakistan and shipping most supplies through Pakistan. If the Pakistanis shutdown the ports or transport routes we can kiss off the war in Afghanistan and just bring the troops home. No supplies and fuel, no war effort.
A grown man making up funny names for the POTUS. And you think anyone will listen to you? You are a grown man, aren't you? OK, I will humor you with a reply.
Did it ever cross your mind that after the raid on Bin Laden exposed once and for all the corruption within certain military circles in Pakistan, that we now have the ability to pressure Pakistan and threaten them with losing that aid unless they step up to the plate and help us find and capture/kill all of these leaders? And that this, combined with the intelligence we discovered in the compound is why we are suddenly able to locate these folks?
No, of course not. You are too busy looking for ways to slur the President of our country (not yours obviously) to actually THINK for yourself.
It would be horrible for any country to take oput their infrastructure and immediately leave once the damage is done. Bush and his party totally rendered Iraq's and Afghanistan's infrastructure. What would you suggest Obama do after that?
I don't like sending money to other countries but you have to look at the bigger picture. If we weren't keeping the current Pakistan government afloat with these payments than the whole country would be up in flames and Al Qaeda would have freedom to roam the whole country. At least now there in check and we are getting them. What did Bush do, attack them for a couple of months than start pulling troops and money from the region and started his own personnal war in Iraq.
As my son would say.....you are a "hater."
"Towelhead"? Really?
Why does CNN even allow publication of derogatory terms like this?
Arabs and Muslims are not "off limits". Blacks, Hispanics and everyone else are.
There's a big difference between conservatism and extremism. At the risk of judging a person's character based on two lines Ben seems to be the former, rather than the latter. If more conservatives were like John Huntsman perhaps the GOP would be taken more seriously. I'm a liberal but I certainly don't agree with everything that either side has done. I do, however, believe in affording the Office of the President of the United States of American the respect that it is due mo matter who holds the position and that's a line that no one, regardless of political ideology, should cross.
I think if you are looking to die quickly rise in the ranks in this organization. We will be more than happy to oblige a missile right through your front door
Hey Truth...did they care how many INNOCENT CIVILIANS were killed in the World Trade Center? Crawl back under your desert rock!
Great job U.S!!!!! 1 less sand flea.
They must be running low on virgins by now with all these terrorists biting the dust.
I always wondered how they figured they could all have 72.... Are these the spirits of little girls that died virgins?? If they are counting on that... It's not going to work.... they all marry little girls.... You're absolutely correct... There wouldn't be enough available... Logic...... Wouldn't you LOVE to see their faces, when they're told in heaven... "Ooops... sorry...we ran out. You lose. OH and by the way... Martyrdom was a myth.... Please move to the DOWN elevator....Next!!!"
ah, I think those virgins you are referring to are... virgin goats and camels... boy, were they disappointed!
The headline is a bit over the top. I thought they meant Zawahiri.
According to another CNN story, about Al Qaeda being erased from Pakistan in 2 years, Zawahiri is apparently in Yemen.
We will continue to hunt down and KILL each and every last one of the cowards... They're running but can't hide!
God bless the USA... I typed this as I'm eating a delicious $.99 5 Layer Burrito from Taco Bell lol... God bless the troops that protect our freedoms!!
Yeah protect those freedoms. Protect your right to become a fat ass slob so you can sit all day and not be able to get up on your own.
You are a complete stupid fuckwad!
Get off your ass and go join the military and give your all like some of us have. People like you make me sick and wonder why we even bother protecting the ones like you.
I am a conservative and thank god the republicans were always the ones that kept enough money going into our defense budget that we were able to develope weapons like the drone. There probably would be no drones for Obabble to use if we had let the democraps cut defense spending LIKE THEY ALWAYS WANT TO DO.
Earth to moron: it's the GOP that wants to cut Defense spending...or do you just not actually read much?
How many "leaders" does al qaeda have? Every day a new one is killed?????
And someone else gets promoted into the spot. If a General in an army dies tomorrow, do you think that means there will never again be a General in his place?
Geeesh...most people on here should have a 24 hour rule. They have to let their post sit for 24 hours and then re-read it before sending.
At this rate people are going to be afraid to lead Al-Qaeda. Serves them right...
I doubt that. If you had a cause you thought truly was worth dying for would you run away from it because you might die?
It appears that President Obama has been much more effective than Bush/Cheney ever were.
They ain't said who did it yet. Maybe the French were behind this one.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! My sides hurt now!
Is the president in Pakistan killing terrorists?
This is because of technology improvements in the drone that have improved significantly over the past few years. It doesn't have to do with Obama, other than that he gives permission, which you may agree both Bush and Cheney had no reservations either. Good news for the U.S.A., not just for one particular presidency.
@W LEwis – I give credit to President Obama for continuing this effort to take out Al Queda, but it would be naive to think that this success was all based on intelligence gathered in just the past 2+ years. This success is obviously based on intelligence gathered over a very long period, not just during the past 2+ years. President Bush Sr. had great success in the first Gulf War, but the economy kept him from re-election in 1992. I believe President Obama will meet a similar fate.
So you don;t think the sudden surge in high level targets being found had anything to do with the information obtained when Bin Laden was found and killed? Did that happen in the last 2 years or not?
I think a lot has to do with finding OBL's little black book and his Contacts (Outlook) list....
Exactly Jack. Funny that you and I manged to realize that immediately, and post that exact same thought at the exact same time. Yet the OP couldn;t figure it out. Or did he not WANT to figure it out?
Sorry...I didn't mean the OP... I meant the critical responders. Oops...
Obabbles biggest apologist is Fat boy Michael Moore who said yesterday on the view," we should not have killed Osama Bin Ladin." He is the poster boy for the lunatic lefties out there. You see that giant wart on Zawahiri's forehead? That will be the spot where the next navy seal takes aim if we can't get him another way. He needs to go.
So...from the other replies to this thread, it would seem if we are ever hit with another terrorist attack, or if we don;t have 100% success in Afghanistan, it is Obama's fault. the buck stops with him, and he is the leader of the armed forces.
But if the same forces take out a high-ranking Al Qaeda figure, we are being naive to credit Obama.
It sucks to be the first black president.
LOL. You are too funny. All Obama did was continue what Bush started to the detriment of his own political party. You need to reconsider your views. hahahaha
Pics or it didn't happen. I'd also like to see how many other hostile targets/civilians were slaughtered in the wreckage Uncle Sam.
Why don't you move over there and find out you traitor.
Moron. Too bad your mother didn't think twice before you were conceived.
do you have to look in the toilet every time to see if you made a poopy? pics or it didn't happen? LOL!
Pics? You wouldn't be satisfied unless you were standing next to him when the missile hit. Neither would we.
Well when it gets up there around 3,000 that will even the score on 9/11 and when you add in the 5,000 or so military for a total of 8,000 I would say we have a ways to go before surpassing them. Hey they started this crap not us, we all saw them cheering in the streets, a little weeping in the streets I think just might be in order here.
Now, it seems kind of an advantage to having a thug as the president!
yes..some people were cheering in the streets...that means more innocents have to die.
MORE MORE DEATH!!!
Good thing you're nothing like those terrorists that want to kill innocent people.
You're a joke and a disgrace to America.
Joe I have the feeling you're taking what people say the wrong way. I know it may be wrong to bomb them, but then again, what would your solution to the problem be?
My own father and his brother died in the WTC attacks on 9/11. I for one, am glad that USA is trying to take down Al Quaeda. We had to do something in retaliation, we cant just sit there and let them attack our country. USA is stronger than that, and when they attack us for such reasons as they have, we not only should but need to take action. Theres a difference between defending our country and 'dropping to the terrorist's level'. It brings me some closure to know that the death of my father and uncle is not going to be overlooked, and to know that our country is out there doing something about it.
Im guessing the attacks didnt affect you on a personal level, but try to look at it through the eyes of those who lost families over it. RIP Dad & Uncle Vinny.
Dropping bombs on third world countries with no army or navy is not going to protect America.
Plus, if you feel it affected you so much...why aren't you fighting the war? Why do you want other people to fight the war for me?
If I believed terrorists killed my family I would be at war fighting them.
Plus, the people that attacked us were from Saudi Arabia, one of our allies. Bombing villages will never bring your loved ones back...it will only cause more pain and death and more retaliation.
I'm sorry about your loss but I hope you can understand that violence is not going to solve anything. We all are taught that from the minute we can crawl.
Eat me.
how dare you not just blindly believe the government! That is so anti-American!
obviously, because you don't take the government's (which always tells the truth, no matter what) word without any evidence, you are with the enemy and you should leave America instantly.
What these idiots don't know is America was built on questioning government and dissent. It's the most patriotic thing you can do.
Why pony up pics when an anti-American conspiracy nut like yourself isn't going to believe it anyway.
you're right...why even supply any proof? People like you will believe anything they say anyways, right? Who cares about stupid things about facts, proof and evidence. You're right! We should blindly trust government.
Great point!
Only someone that hates America would want to see proof before believing the government. I agree.
lol you guys are so brainwashed it's actually kinda funny!
Good!