15 February, 2006

Another success

This, from the normally-reliable StrategyPage:

February 15, 2006: DNA analysis of the bodies recovered from the attack on an al Qaeda meeting in Pakistan last month, have confirmed that the main target, al Qaeda number two leader Ayman al Zawahiri, was not there. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, it was apparent that al Zawahiri was late arriving at the dinner meeting. However, the DNA tests did show that at least five foreigners were present. One of them was a close relative of Ayman al Zawahri, while a second was bomb building expert Midhat Mursi, who, like al Zawahri (who has $25 million reward on him), had a $5 million reward on his head. Another of the dead foreigners was Abdul Rehman al-Misri al-Maghribi, a son-in-law of Zawahiri and in charge of the al Qaeda's Information War operations. Another of dead was Abu Obaidah al Misri, who was in charge of terrorist operations just across the border, in Afghanistan's Kunar province.

I wonder where they got DNA samples for Al-Zawahiri and the others? Let's lift a glass tonight for the people who developed and deployed the Predator, and the people who risked their lives so that the Americans would know where to strike and when.

On a separate note, don't forget a farewell toast to the Al Qaeda leaders, and may they enjoy a quick passage to hell.

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