Abu Ubaida al-Masri Confirmed Dead in Pakistan

[Canuck_Buck]

A U.S. official confirmed to FOX News Wednesday that Al Qaeda operative and bomb expert Abu Ubaida al-Masri is dead.[/b]

Al-Masri was one of the top 10 Al Qaeda leaders and was responsible for the organization"™s external operations, meaning he plotted attacks outside the tribal areas of Pakistan.

The unidentified official said it is believed that al-Masri died of natural causes, possibly hepatitis, in Pakistan, and are staying away from a report that he was killed in a January CIA predator strike.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,348668,00.html

Al-Masri is tied to two major terrorist attack plots. The first being the 2005 London subway bombing, in which al-Masri is credited with recruiting, training and directing the homicide bombers. The second attack with which al-Masri is associated is the liquid explosives bomb plot to blow up transatlantic flights bound for the U.S. and Canada in the summer of 2006.

U.S. officials say al-Masri has probably been dead for several months, with no explanation as to why news of his death was not released sooner.

....no explanation as to why ?....guess they just forgot....
....another one down, how many millions to go ?

[kevin1]

Good riddance to bad rubbish. [8D]

[falcon]

Hope someone wrapshis useless body in a hog skin and buries him in an unsanitary landfill.

[Champlain Islander]

Think I'll have some pork sausages on the grill tonight in celebration. I'll wash it all down with some nice USA brew.

[Aught Six]

See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya...

It's not always in our interests to release info like this as soon as it happens. Al-Masri was one link in a long chain. It's almost a shame we didn't get him ourselves, but no reason not to put a few back.

[Canuck_Buck]

maybe he was a bonus target, not releasing news like this seem odd.

[Aught Six]

We could've delayed the press release in order to test al Qaeda's communication network, and to make sure we're onto all the contacts. How long does it take for news of al Masri's death to travel from northwestern Pakistan to Kabul to Iraq to Tunisia, etc.?

[Canuck_Buck]

makes sense, six.

[Aught Six]

Or doesn't it?

[Canuck_Buck]

if it doesn't then the powers that be really didn't know who they snuffed out...