Al Qaeda in Iraq's number two 'killed'

[sabra]

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20414559-1702,00.html

Al Qaeda in Iraq's number two 'killed'

IRAQ'S Interior Ministry has said its forces have killed a senior figure of the al Qaeda militant group in Baghdad.

The ministry described the slain militant, Abu Jaafar al-Liby, as the number-two leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, behind Abu Ayyub al-Masri who succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed by US forces this year.

Interior Ministry director of operations Brigadier Abdul-Karim Khalaf said Iraqi forces had killed Liby along with four militants and captured two others alive, in an operation carried out in the past few days.

The authorities seized a tonne of explosives in the raid, he said.

[catmandu57]

1. Again

I think #3 better turn down the promotion.

[TAPat]

2. Again?

Okay, so it's not Zarqawi (sp?) but geez....

[RedEarth]

How many times has he been killed..

[Cobalt Violet]

3. Again.

How many #2s are there?

[tanyev]

4. Is Al-Qaeda using zombies now?

[jayfish]

28. Nope, Cylons. -NT-

Jay

[Freedom_from_Chains]

5. What no-name did they drag out this time to make us think they

are doing something?

[Junkdrawer]

6. Rove needs to stop watching "The Prisoner" reruns... n/t

[dipsydoodle]

7. Now then

exactly which #2 would that be ?

"The ministry described the slain militant, Abu Jaafar al-Liby, as the number-two leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, behind Abu Ayyub al-Masri who succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed by US forces this year."

Para reads almost like a family tree. No relation to Gordon Lib<b>y I suppose ?

[City Lights]

8. Big deal.

Didn't the big dick recently downplay the importance of getting osama by saying that this "war" is so much bigger than one person?

So they killed another #2 guy. BFD.

[leesa]

9. #2...always a bridesmaid, never a bride.

[Warpy]

10. AGAIN?

I should think that Iraqi rebels would be loath to take that job. After all, as soon as they get named as the number two man in the monolithic organization, they get killed or captured.

It's a very risky job.

:sarcasm:

[Virginia Dare]

11. Being AQ's #2 is like the kiss of death..n/t

[postulater]

12. The number 2s always try harder!

[bowens43]

13. Is this number 2 number 15 or 16?

[Maeve]

30. I think it's #40, going by blogenlust's count!

This article was Sept 3rd and had 39....

http://www.blogenlust.net/2006/09/03/a-list-of-captured-or-killed-al-qaeda-in-iraq-2s/

[LiberalEsto]

14. That's a load of Number 2. nt

[goodboy]

15. Is this the 8th or 9th #2???

[Phredicles]

17. Analogy: #2 is to al-Qaida as drummer is to Spinal Tap...

[htuttle]

16. Was this the guy that's actually been in prison in Egypt for 7 years?

...or was that his alleged boss at "Al Queda of Iraq, LLC", Abu Ayyub al-Masri?

[NVMojo]

18. WTF???

[dkofos]

19. Sucks to be a #2 in al Qaeda.

[truthisfreedom]

20. tough gig.

[AlCzervik]

21. #2 Al Qaeda guy---worst job ever.

[markam]

22. Basically, if they actually kill someone with a gun

He is given an arab name from a list and called the No 2 guy. Women, children, old men and dogs killed are just supporters.

[liberal N proud]

23. Flush!

Do they use this headline every time they get another house with running water and can flush a toilet?

[maseman]

24. Lots of #2 in this war...and misadministration

[bdamomma]

25. how many more #2's are going to take his place

thanks to bushie, there are many to take his place.

[Kablooie]

26. They killed Kenny! You BASTARD!.

[humbled_opinion]

27. Killed and Killed again James Bond you only live 50 times n/t

[ShortnFiery]

29. OMFG! They insult The Average American's intelligence again ...

They should not have let Goss purge so many good PsyOps people because Rummy's Pentagon spooks are rank amateurs when it comes to lies and disinformation campaigns. :thumbsdown:

Oh gee, we've caught at least a dozen #2 Al Quaeda leaders. I guess their organizational chart is pretty DAMN FLAT? :eyes: With the foregoing logic, we should win the War on Al Quaeda on about ... NEVER! :grr:

Yeah, take your Propaganda Piece and shove it where the sun don't shine. :P

#2 Al Quaeda are reproducing like rabbits! :rofl:

[frylock]

31. who fucking cares anymore?

I mean, what does this mean in the long run? I'll tell you; NOTHING!!!

[leftofthedial]

32. every couple of weeks

they go out and randomly shoot some Iraqi

then they claim they've killed "number two"


what a load of crap

[SKKY]

33. You know, I once worked with this guy who missed work a lot because...

...his grandmother kept dying. When HR looked at his record, he lost something like 11 grandmothers.

[Drum]

34. Another steaming pile of #2 n/t