US airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader in Yemen

[BDBoop]

The Associated Press: US airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader in Yemen

Thirteen minutes ago. Woot-wooT!!

 

[Lakhota]

Thank you, President Obama.

 

[SniperFire]

And 12 minutes ago, they promoted a new camel-fucker to be 'senior' al-Qaida leader.

 

[Lakhota]

And 12 minutes ago, they promoted a new camel-fucker to be 'senior' al-Qaida leader.

Sooo, sounds like Bush shouldn't have invaded Afghanistan and Iraq?

 

[Liability]

And 12 minutes ago, they promoted a new camel-fucker to be 'senior' al-Qaida leader.

Maybe. But the promotion from camel service agent to local leader of al qaeda does not bode well for the gang over there.

Good job by our military once again!

 

[nitroz]

Good. Carpetbomb the rest.

 

[BDBoop]

And 12 minutes ago, they promoted a new camel-fucker to be 'senior' al-Qaida leader.

Maybe. But the promotion from camel service agent to local leader of al qaeda does not bode well for the gang over there.

Good job by our military once again!

Hats off to our amazing team!

 

[syrenn]

The Associated Press: US airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader in Yemen

Thirteen minutes ago. Woot-wooT!!

Nice!!!

 

[Liability]

And 12 minutes ago, they promoted a new camel-fucker to be 'senior' al-Qaida leader.

Maybe. But the promotion from camel service agent to local leader of al qaeda does not bode well for the gang over there.

Good job by our military once again!

Hats off to our amazing team!

Agreed.

And if anybody thinks that we have to avoid giving some kudos to the President, I dissent.

I give him props for this kind of thing EVERY time.

And I do tonight, too.

 

[BDBoop]

I think - I'd like to think ... that if they just keep taking 'em down, taking 'em down, nobody is going to want to step up to be the new leader.

 

[blackhawk]

Are you sure? This same man was also reported killed in 2009 strike as well.

 

[BDBoop]

Read the article.

 

[blackhawk]

Read the article.

I did the Yemen Government said same thing in 2009 that's why I asked are you sure.

 

[Liability]

Fahd al Quso was described as 'a senior terrorist operative' and had a price of $5 million on his head

6 May 2012 Last updated at 18:06 ET
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Yemeni al-Qaeda leader killed in 'drone air strike'
Fahd al Quso Fahd al Quso was described as 'a senior terrorist operative' and had a price of $5 million on his head

An al-Qaeda leader in Yemen wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the American warship USS Cole has been killed in an air raid.

A tribal leader in the east of the country says Fahd al-Quso was killed by two missiles fired from a drone.

His death was confirmed by al-Qaeda and Yemen's embassy in the US. At least one other man died in the strike.

The US had offered a $5m (£3.1m, 3.8m-euro) reward for information leading to his capture.

A US official welcomed the death of the "senior terrorist operative". He told AFP news agency that al-Quso had been planning further attacks against the US and Yemen.

The USS Cole was attacked in October 2000 in the Yemeni port of Aden. Militants in a boat packed with explosives blew a hole in the destroyer's side, killing 17 US sailors and wounding 40.

The US has never formally acknowledged the use of drones against Yemeni al-Qaeda suspects, but is thought to have carried out eight other attacks of this kind so far this year.

In April, The Washington Post newspaper said that the CIA was asking for authorisation to carry out more drone strikes in Yemen

BBC News - Yemeni al-Qaeda leader killed in 'drone air strike'

Him all dead now.

 

[whitehall]

Is it "Mission Accomplished" yet? Why can't we kill them in freaking Afghanistan where our Troops are?

 

[KissMy]

Thank you, President Obama.

Obama was not involved. - "The strike was authorized by the Yemeni government, which then made the announcement after the operation was complete."

 

[whitehall]

We have "mission accomplished" air strikes all over two continents and we still can't seem to support the American Military mission in Afghanistan. What are they thinking?

 

[Liability]

Thank you, President Obama.

Obama was not involved. - "The strike was authorized by the Yemeni government, which then made the announcement after the operation was complete."

Would yemen have said yes if the U.S. Government had not made the request?

And when WE do that, who does the talking?

Even if we use an Ambassador or the Secretary of State or some top military brass, it still means that the President has made the request.

 

[idb]

Why would Al-Qaeda be so quick to confirm it?
I would have thought that they would want to deny The Great Satan any public relations success.

 

[BDBoop]

Thank you, President Obama.

Obama was not involved. - "The strike was authorized by the Yemeni government, which then made the announcement after the operation was complete."

It was a US airstrike. Kinda difficult to pull that off without the CiC.