[QUOTE]Published: May 29, 2012 at 8:13 AM
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 29 (UPI) -- A senior al-Qaida leader and another al-Qaida operative were killed in a security operation by Afghan and coalition forces, NATO said Tuesday.
Coalition and Afghan forces killed Sakhr al-Taifi, also known as Musthaq and Nasim, al-Qaida's second highest leader in Afghanistan, Sunday during an operation in Kunar province, the International Security Assistance Force said in a release.
ISAF officials said al-Taifi traveled between Afghanistan and Pakistan, carrying out commands from senior al-Qaida leadership. He also supplied weapons and equipment to insurgents and oversaw illegal transport of insurgent fighters into Afghanistan.
The identity of the other al-Qaida terrorist was not released.
ISAF officials said security forces carried out an airstrike after determining the identity of the targets and ensuring no civilians were in the area. A follow-up assessment determined no civilian property was damaged and no civilians were injured, officials said. [/QUOTE]
Source: [URL]http://m.upi.com/m/story/UPI-35281338293632/[/URL]
Good to see another of these bastards done and gone.
to blatantly steal and re purpose a Yhatzee quote: "They're kind of like skittles in that no matter how many you rid the world of it never leaves a bad taste in your mouth"
I'm happy that man got forcefully exploded.
20 take his place
Yay!
how many to go now?
I wonder if its possible to rehabilitate such Al-Qaeda members. I mean, is it possible to rehabilitate someone brainwashed from pretty much the beginning of his life?
Yeah NATO got the second highest. America killed number one. USA USA USA
Don't we do this every six months or so?
[QUOTE=zombays;36119205]20 take his place[/QUOTE]
It's not that easy to get people who are smart enough (and willing enough) to successfully carry out the acts that al-Queda plan to do.
Things like this are a huge blow to them.
Snip.
[QUOTE=proch;36119926]I wonder if its possible to rehabilitate such Al-Qaeda members. I mean, is it possible to rehabilitate someone brainwashed from pretty much the beginning of his life?[/QUOTE]
If you are raised believing to a certain entity and after 30 or so years someone comes and says, no that's not right, what do you think will happen?
I guess it would be possible to rehabilitate them, but it would take an amazing amount of effort and funding, that I think it would be a waste of time and money.
World peace declared tomorrow, I'm calling it now.
[QUOTE=Falchion;36119803]how many to go now?[/QUOTE]
Only a couple million. No big deal.
[QUOTE=cjone2;36121400]World peace declared tomorrow, I'm calling it now.[/QUOTE]
World peace, maybe.
But peace inside each nation's borders? No..
[QUOTE=Motherfuckers;36118921]to blatantly steal and re purpose a Yhatzee quote: "They're kind of like skittles in that no matter how many you rid the world of it never leaves a bad taste in your mouth"[/QUOTE]
that makes no sense
are you saying al-Qaeda leaves a good taste in everyone's mouth?
isnt this like the 100th time nato has bombed 'THE MOST IMPORTANT LEADER EVER'
[QUOTE=Bobie;36121802]isnt this like the 100th time nato has bombed 'THE MOST IMPORTANT LEADER EVER'[/QUOTE]
Every time you bomb the most important, a new person becomes most important.
[QUOTE=zombays;36119205]20 take his place[/QUOTE]
and even with those 20 they never reach half the same level of competency that one guy had.
congrats! the world is already so much more peaceful! there's rainbows in the skies and rabbits are hopping around everywhere!
[QUOTE=proch;36119926]I wonder if its possible to rehabilitate such Al-Qaeda members. I mean, is it possible to rehabilitate someone brainwashed from pretty much the beginning of his life?[/QUOTE]
actually osama AFAIK didn't develop his jihadist ideology until his early 20s
[QUOTE=goon165;36122701]and even with those 20 they never reach half the same level of competency that one guy had.[/QUOTE]
you sure do know a lot of the inner workings of Al-Qaeda
[QUOTE=proch;36119926]I wonder if its possible to rehabilitate such Al-Qaeda members. I mean, is it possible to rehabilitate someone brainwashed from pretty much the beginning of his life?[/QUOTE]
I'm sure they want to rehabilitate your obvious brainwashing from NATO as well
Two sides to every coin
[QUOTE=bunnyspy1;36121787]that makes no sense
are you saying al-Qaeda leaves a good taste in everyone's mouth?[/QUOTE]
He means that it leaves no negative sentiment about your actions, no matter how many of them you kill.
Basically due to portrayal of them as pure evil, those who carry out the actions or order them do not have the same guilty conscious effect as doing the same to someone who isn't portrayed as such.
It's been a really bad two years for Al-Qaeda
It's sad that for every dozens of civilians killed in these airstrikes, one target is taken out. It's good that these guys are being killed and all, but how about a little more precision to avoid innocent deaths?
Well, no civilians was killed in this case. And compare it to Vietnam, Kosovo, 2nd world war and whatever else, and you'll probably see that the direct damage on the civilians isn't as big.
[QUOTE=bunnyspy1;36121787]that makes no sense
are you saying al-Qaeda leaves a good taste in everyone's mouth?[/QUOTE]
He's saying that killing them doesn't leave a bad taste in your mouth.
[QUOTE=Conspiracy;36123152]It's sad that for every dozens of civilians killed in these airstrikes, one target is taken out. It's good that these guys are being killed and all, but how about a little more precision to avoid innocent deaths?[/QUOTE]
[quote]ISAF officials said security forces carried out an airstrike after determining the identity of the targets and ensuring no civilians were in the area. [B]A follow-up assessment determined no civilian property was damaged and no civilians were injured[/B], officials said.[/quote]
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