pajarito 0 #1 March 18, 2004 Ayman al-Zawahiri, #2 man in Al-Qaida organization has been said to be cornered in within about a 35km area in Pakistan. Hope they get him! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #2 March 18, 2004 CNN just confirmed with 2 sources that the group in Western Pakistan contains the #2 man and they are surrounded. Excellent!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #3 March 18, 2004 Good. Don't let him surrender. Kill the douchebag. Never forget 9/11/01. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #4 March 18, 2004 QuoteGood. Don't let him surrender. Kill the douchebag. Never forget 9/11/01. Screw that, he might know where OBL is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #5 March 18, 2004 In a tangible sence, he is probably more important that OBL, who is largely symbolic... AaZ is the brain of AQ... The Pakis are backing off saying that it is him, just an unidentified "High Value Target" Hope its him, and he would be of much more value alive. JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #6 March 18, 2004 What a HUGE catch that would be! There's speculation that UBL might be near also but I'm skeptical. Unless they caught them in a meeting or something. I would think, if you were Al-Qaida, that you'd want to keep #1 & #2 separated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #7 March 18, 2004 They're moving villiagers out so we can bomb the PISS out of them. I love it!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aero04 0 #8 March 18, 2004 Sorry, in my few short years on this planet, I've learned that the government will lie to you in a second. Wouldn't surprise me if other governments are the same way. So they think they will probably catch Zawa this time? I'll believe it when I see it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #9 March 18, 2004 Yeah...I agree about the gov't. It does get my hopes up, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aero04 0 #10 March 18, 2004 Oh sure, my hopes are up. If they don't kill him, maybe, just maybe some useful info might come out of him. But we've been told before we're close to nabbing someone just to come up empty handed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #11 March 18, 2004 Well, the sun is going down now... so now the Pakis need to keep them contained through the night... Unfortunately, the night favors the defenders who are more familiar with the terrain... Unless of course there are some "assests" in the area that are better equiped to work at night... We can only hope that either the Pakis can contain them, our airbore surveillance assets can track anyone who gets out, or other assets are used to secure the HVT... We'll see what morning brings. JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #12 March 19, 2004 QuoteThey're moving villiagers out so we can bomb the PISS out of them. I love it!!! um, no, its the Pakistanis who are doing all the work. They don't want US troops fighting in Pakistan. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #13 March 19, 2004 Quote I would think, if you were Al-Qaida, that you'd want to keep #1 & #2 separated. Keep #1 and #2 separated?? Just remember to put the toilet seat down Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #14 March 19, 2004 I thought only girls made those requests... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #15 March 19, 2004 Don't be fooled into thinking that the Pakistanis are the only ones in on this operation. I'm absolutely sure our spec ops and CIA guys are involved in some fashion. However, you're right in that the Pakistanis supply the bulk of the force doing the work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #16 March 19, 2004 well you gotta put it down for #2 regardless. speaking of which....I gotta go take a bin Laden right now. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #17 March 19, 2004 Oh...oh....oh....ffftttthhhhhhhhhhhh....ahhhhhh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #18 March 19, 2004 wait, is there a beer emoticon now? lets see: Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #19 March 19, 2004 WOOHOOO! It worked!! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #20 March 19, 2004 QuoteDon't be fooled into thinking that the Pakistanis are the only ones in on this operation. I'm absolutely sure our spec ops and CIA guys are involved in some fashion. However, you're right in that the Pakistanis supply the bulk of the force doing the work. I hope that we're taking a MAJOR leadship and front line role in this operation. We lost these people in Afghanistan because we played the diplomacy game and allowed the corrupt Afghani army and police to be the front line troops. Let's hope that we don't make that mistake again. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #21 March 19, 2004 QuoteWe lost these people in Afghanistan because we played the diplomacy game and allowed the corrupt Afghani army and police to be the front line troops. You know...that's exactly what Kerry said during the Afghan operation. He went there at the beginning of it and said that using the local war lords would never yield results and that we should have sent greater US forces to do the job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #22 March 19, 2004 Could be wrong but I don't think you ment it like this but did you realise that Paki is roughly the equivalent of Nigger?When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #23 March 19, 2004 Ugh...I had no idea. It has yet to carry that connotation in the US... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #24 March 19, 2004 I thought that might be the case when President Bush said something about the Paki's on live TV and had to appologise to President Musharaf for the gaff. We almost pissed ourselfs laughing this side of the pond. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #25 March 19, 2004 Apparently the US forces are acting as stop group along the Afghan border and British SAS are on the Pakistani side. Having been in this territory and knowing the local tribesmen I can tell you one thing a result isn't a forgone conclusion.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
