Fox: "Top Al Qaeda Leader Of Considerable Significance Killed in Iraq"...

[Human Torch]

British Forces Kill High Profile Al Qaeda Leader in Iraq

Monday, September 25, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq — British forces said they killed a top terrorist leader Monday, identified by Iraqi officials as an Al Qaeda leader who had escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan and returned to Iraq.

Omar al-Farouq was killed in a pre-dawn raid by 250 British troops from the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment on his home in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, British forces spokesman Maj. Charlie Burbridge said. Al-Farouq was killed after he opened fire on British soldiers entering his home, Burbridge said.

"We had information that a terrorist of considerable significance was hiding in Basra, as a result of that information we conducted an operation in an attempt to arrest him," Burbridge told The Associated Press by telephone from southern Iraq. "During the attempted arrest Omar Farouq was killed, which is regrettable because we wanted to arrest him."

:rofl:

He said he could not comment on whether it was the same man who led Al Qaeda's Southeast Asia operations, citing British policy not allowing him to link an individual to a specific organization.

[Webster Green]

1. Oh, thank God!.....We're finally safe!

:rofl:

[Dinger]

2. I Think They Were After Me

I better hide:rofl:

[ComerPerro]

3. Wish I had a nickel every time we killed one of their "top guys"

I could finance the war myself.

[w4rma]

4. Was he second in command? (nt)

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. They would say or do anything to keep the rw in office.

They are scared shitless that the Dems will launch some kind of an investigation against them.

[Solly Mack]

6. What? "Number 2 man" getting old?

so now it's "a terrorist of considerable significance"?

[antonialee839]

9. TCS for short.

[Solly Mack]

11. hehehehehe

[MADem]

12. Eh, they should just refer to the latest captured big turd as 'Poopsie'

After all, that's "number two" in scatalogical parlance!

[FrenchieCat]

7. Guess they really do think all they have to do is say.....

BOO!

:scared:

[donco6]

8. Top Al Qaeda Leader, Omar al HYDRA, killed today . . .

two more leaders rose up in his place.

[kenny blankenship]

10. You know why they keep getting only the Al Quaeda # 2 guy ?

Because this is Al Quaeda NUMBER ONE:

[AtomicKitten]

13. Jackass: Number Two

[FrenchieCat]

16. You mean, this guy?

[kurth]

14. Al Qaeda leader No. 2-1/2, maybe No. 3-3/8

Very high ranking dude.

[gkdmaths]

15. Read:

Unidenfiable remains found near key site in Iraqi desert - with spin.

Every dead Iraqi is unfortunately a potential significant Al Qaeda Leader - it just makes good news when good news is needed.

:askance:

[Virginian]

17. Why didn't they tell us he had escaped? n/t

[leesa]

18. Uh huh. You betcha.

[Supersedeas]

19. Lemme guess....yet another Second in Command

[spanone]

20. OK war over, bring the troops home NOW.

[newyawker99]

21. Ho hum....

:boring:

[obreaslan]

22. Also won the Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence

"a terrorist of considerable significance"

Such B.S. :eyes:

[Jacobin]

23. Is Dr. Suess writing for Faux News now?

:rofl:

[Renew Deal]

24. That headlines sounds like it's out of Coneheads.