'Al-Qaeda leader killed' in Saudi

[allemand]

A man suspected of being al-Qaeda's leader in Saudi Arabia is reported to have been killed in a police raid.

According to unconfirmed reports, Saleh Awfi was killed during a shootout in the holy city of Medina.

He is one of the most wanted men in Saudi Arabia, which has been trying to quell a wave of violence by militants believed to be linked to al-Qaeda.

In a separate clash at least two people were killed as police fought Islamist militants in the capital, Riyadh.

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4162084.stm

[osaMABUSh]

1. I've heard that one before - Al Qaeda is like cockroaches

you step on one and there's another dozen just behind the wall

[rooboy]

2. Apparently Osama's number 2 guy. n/t

[Ganja Ninja]

4. Is there anybody in Al Qaeda that isn't Osama's No. 2? n/t

[liberal N proud]

3. You mean he wasn't in IRAQ?

But what about Iraq and 9/11?
It couldn't be in Saudi Arabia, they are our Friends, they keep relieving us of our money and giving us black gold in its place.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. osama has 35 #3 top aides in Iraq

he only has 27 #2s in Saud.

We have captured four #3s and found a #2, and pissed on the others.

[geckosfeet]

7. And a waiting list to sign up. nt

[blogslut]

18. LOL

Must be hell to update the database.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

19. But registration is really easy

Just watch how many innocent Iraqis get blown up by our helicopters, and soon triple that number enlist and go for training.

[hatrack]

6. Oh, but there's more!

They also shut down the Al-Qaeda hospitality desk at the Riyadh airport and confiscated all the pamphlets and brochures!

[neweurope]

8. Jeeeez... how many leaders do they have?

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Jacobin]

9. Another number 3 no doubt

[BiggJawn]

10. So when do we get to meet O-sum-guy's NEW "Nr.2"

Whack one, a new one pops right in.

That's why Al-Ka-Seltzah is more organized than the US Army.
THEY are an organization. WE are a Personality Cult revolving around the holy personages of Rumsferatu and TinMan Cheney.

[Lochloosa]

11. See...that is the problem with most large organizations...

Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians...
:sarcasm:

[wli]

12. why's Cheney trying to destabilize Saudi?

Maybe it's a P2 -style scheme to shift politics in Saudi to the right.

[Roland99]

13. Al Qaeda; Al Qaeda in Iraq; Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia; etc. etc. etc.

:eyes:

[pinniped]

14. Same old keywords: suspected, believed, bullshit...

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[delen]

15. When I hear

al-Qaeda in relation to those words it's starting to ring like "gang related" did 10 or 15 years ago.

[tedzbear]

16. Yeah, right.

But where is Osama?

Osama, who?????

[ngGale]

17. Yippee, another one bites the dust ...

and how many more do we have left?