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Five years after Bin Laden killing, CIA chief eyes ISIS head
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Ahead of the five-year anniversary of the killing of the late Osama bin Laden... who is no longer with us, and won't be again... , CIA chief John Brennan said Sunday that taking out the head of ISIS would have a "great impact." US Special Forces killed Al-Qaeda founder bin Laden in Pakistain on May 2, 2011. As his agency live-tweeted the events as they unfolded five years ago, the CIA director warned that Al-Qaeda remained a threat and that ISIS was not just an organization but a phenomenon. "We have destroyed a large part of Al-Qaeda. It’s not completely eliminated. So we have to stay focused on what it can do," Brennan told NBC’s "Meet the Press" talk show. "Now, with the new phenomenon of (ISIS), this is going to challenge us for years to come," he added. Asked if removing ISIS leader His Supreme Immensity, Caliph of the Faithful and Galactic Overlord, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ...formerly merely the head of ISIL and a veteran of the Bagram jailhouse. Looks like a new messiah to bajillions of Moslems, like just another dead-eyed mass murder to the rest of us... from action was as important as the Bin Laden get, Brennan, who does not often do interviews, was direct. "He is important, and we will destroy ISIS; I have no doubt in my mind. We have to remove the leadership that directs the organization to carry out these horrific attacks," he said, using an alternate acronym for the ISIS group. "If we got Baghdadi, I think it would have a great impact on the organization. And it will be felt by them," he added. "But this is a large, not just organization, it’s a phenomenon. We see it not just in Syria in Iraq, we see it in Libya, Nigeria, and other countries. We’re going to have remain very focused on destroying all elements of the organization." Using the hashtag #UBLRaid, the CIA live-tweeted the raid on bin Laden as if it were happening Sunday, tweeting updates that included the famous picture of President Barack Obama We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us... and other high-ranking US officials watching matters unfold from the Situation Room. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-03 |
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