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Pakistan_rubble_zawahiri_nr Ayman al Zawahiri was the target of a Predator missile attack this morning on a religious school in Pakistan, according to Pakistani intelligence sources. ABC News has learned the raid was launched after US intelligence received tips and examined Predator reconnaissance indicating that al Qaeda's No. Despite earlier reports that the missiles had been launched by Pakistani military helicopters, Pakistani intelligence sources now tell ABC News that the missiles were fired from a US Predator drone plane.
Click Here to Check Out More of the Brian Ross Page Between two and five senior al Qaeda militants were killed in the attack, including the mastermind of the airliners plot in the UK, according to Pakistani intelligence sources. No word yet on whether or not Zawahiri was killed in the raid, but one Pakistani intelligence source did express doubt that Zawahiri would have been staying in a madrassa, which is an obvious target for strikes against militants. That source, however, did express confidence that Pakistani intelligence is closing in on Zawahiri's location. One of the clerics who is believed to have been killed today, Maulana Liaquat, was one of the two main local leaders believed to be protecting Zawahiri. Pakistani intelligence sources tell ABC News they believe they have "boxed" Zawahiri in a 40-square-mile area between the Khalozai Valley in Bajaur and the village of Pashat in Kunar, Afghanistan. They hope to capture or kill him in the next few months.
Barrett | Oct 30, 2006 1:16:46 PM If they've got Zawahiri "boxed" in an area less than 7 miles to a side, why would it take "months" to find and kill him? This is another example of how not enough resources are being directed to this effort. Bush has put all our troops in Iraq in a misguided effort to seek out terrorists, while the terrorist masterminds walk free.
Tom | Oct 30, 2006 1:27:26 PM I can only imagine the immense pressure placed upon Pakistan officials to take some action prior to the election. The Bush White House is supporting a policy that will not work. Death is touching so many in iraq,Afghanistan and Pakistan. So we haven't had an attack on our home land, yet how can we be proud of the carnage and destruction that we have brought to the homeland of other human beings. Are we so selfish that we look past the fact that tens of thousands of iraqi civilians have been killed just so we can be safe here in the states. I would propose that honor in death is simply a construct of the living. Justifying the death of any human being is just a method of justifying our unwillingness to standup for honoring life. And I would remind all americans that we are all one nation. remember how it feels to stand united with your fellow american. This is what makes some Presidents great, the ability to care for the concerns of all the citizens equally.
al | Oct 30, 2006 1:32:57 PM Surprise, 2 days before the election. Your president is once again using fear and terrorist for political gain. They have been doing this for years, It's sad it is taking the American people this long to see it.
jace | Oct 30, 2006 1:35:02 PM "October Surprise" falls short? I guess any news generated between now and election day that is not directly in support of the purported unstoppable Democratic party takeover of Congress, is a Bush/Cheyney/Rove/Mehlman/Rumsfeld conspiracy to deflect Americans attention, correct? Did you ever think by continuing with the never-ending (and ridiculous) media drum beat about how the democrats are going to win that you are actually encouraging more conservatives to vote?
Tatiana DeSouza | Oct 30, 2006 1:35:08 PM So Zawahiri just lost one of his two local sponsors. That should prove highly motivating to the current and any future ones. It would be huge to see the Pakistanis work with us to net the operational brains of Al Qaeda. Hopefully this doesn't lead to seeing Zawahiri killing an American or Westerner on CNN.
If you feel we have no one there, go to your local enlisting station and get ready to fight! I might vote this next presidential election Democratic, but not because I am. I bet if all you negative Nelly's could, you would place blame on every natural disaster on him! Stop complaining, come up with ideas to help this world!
XXX | Oct 30, 2006 1:53:14 PM Yes Brian, that is infact all they have; I'm so looking forward to getting to the polls next week and giving Nancy Pelosi and Howard Dean a metaphorical kick in the teeth. I hope none of you are being fooled by the BS media polls.
Paul | Oct 30, 2006 2:03:08 PM The most despicable betrayal of the American people in the history of this great nation continues. Why do we not have 150,000 troops in Pakistan searching for the men responsible for 9/11?
Paul | Oct 30, 2006 2:06:02 PM To the people saying we don't have enough troops - they are missing the whole point. We have about 60-80 thousand coalition troops in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a much lower population an much more uninhabitable areas than Iraq. Stop being blinded by your hatred for Bush and get a clue. Also, was it just an "October Surprise" when we killed Zarqawi?
Aaron | Oct 30, 2006 2:06:56 PM Why don't you guys that want to reason with the islamic terrorists go over there and give it a try. They'll love reasoning with you as they slice your head off.
Warmonger | Oct 30, 2006 2:07:37 PM To actually belive this Zawahiri -or Bin Laden had anything to do with 9/11, is just sad. It's just amazing how gullable, fearful and stupid the American populace is. A bunch of sheeple believing anything Fox News tells them to.
Randolf | Oct 30, 2006 2:07:59 PM If only conspiracy theorists like yourselves were considered to be the foolish loonies you are. Unfortunately, a large portion of the country thinks the government was involved in creating the 9/11 terrorist attacks. There's also zero evidence of the other garbage you conspiracy nuts spout.
Canof | Oct 30, 2006 2:08:20 PM The reason it will take months to capture this man is because you don't understand the terrain and the local mentality. The local population are either in agreement or in fear of the Taliban.
keepinitreal | Oct 30, 2006 2:10:42 PM Isn't it funny how things that are good for the USA are bad for Democrats and things that are bad for this country are good for Democrats?
Dave | Oct 30, 2006 2:11:43 PM For those claiming we're in an illegal it's apparent that the war began as a result of inaction by the UN who would rather keep collecting their kickbacks in the Food for Oil schemes. Not to mention certain European and Asian countries that were selling clandestine materials and arms to Saddam.
L-fitzgerad | Oct 30, 2006 2:12:09 PM It is clear to me that if all our resources weren't bogged down in Iraq, we could have stabilized Afganistan by now. We could then send our marines into the Afgan mountains and our special forces into pakistan and finally make the masterminds of 9/11 pay before it is too late. Everyone who voted for the Iraq war, democrats & republicans, should be out of office and new guys should be in to replace them. Hope you sleazy politicians made enough money because your time is up!
asdf | Oct 30, 2006 2:14:34 PM Is that all you guys ever have - suspicion, conincidence, conspiracy? Don't believe the polls - they're not asking the right people. The November surprise is coming and the MSM is going to be caught - yet again - .
brian | Oct 30, 2006 2:15:07 PM Once this man is captured he can and should be useful for the capture of bin Laden. Interrogating Zawahiri to the whereabouts of bin Laden should be known to the public so that the Bush administration can no longer say, "We just don't know where he is." I believe once he is captured more top Al Qaeda leaders will be brought to justice or killed. Also, the cheating the has caused all of this terror must stop at some time, but to benefit the middle east. The US government should now focus on matters here at home if bin laden is captured. The mission therefore, will be completed for going over to the middle east in the first place.
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