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2008-09-02 India-Pakistan

Pakistan army 'just miss' Zawahiri - "Missed him by that much, chief"

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-09-02 15:18|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, and I just about won at Bingo. Just one more square. Actions speak louder than words, esp. in PakLand.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-09-02 16:09|| 2008-09-02 16:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Agreed AP. "Almost" winning at bingo doesn't really stand for much. Whoever in Pakland delivers Zawahiri can begin enjoying something like $25 million reward as I recall. My recollection is that we paid $25 million for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Some guy and his family became instant millionaires for giving up KSM.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-09-02 16:26|| 2008-09-02 16:26|| Front Page Top

#3 So Bragging about the 'almost'capture did nothing except eliminate one known hidey-hole. Now the recon will have to work harder to locate the new burrow. And probably cost how many lives?
BTW, what's with the 'capture' thingy anyway? I prefer 'dead.'
Much more final.
And no trial theatrics.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-09-02 16:30|| 2008-09-02 16:30|| Front Page Top

#4 I almost won Lotto last week ... does that count?

Posted by Woozle Unusosing8053 2008-09-02 17:00|| 2008-09-02 17:00|| Front Page Top

#5 "Close" only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, depth charges and nuclear weapons.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-09-02 17:01|| 2008-09-02 17:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Rambler: Close also counts in dancing.

I figured out my odds of winning the lotto are about the same whether I play or not.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-09-02 17:39|| 2008-09-02 17:39|| Front Page Top

#7 do we have a Maxwell Smart graphic for these "missed him by THAT much" moments?

Posted by OldSpook 2008-09-02 18:31|| 2008-09-02 18:31|| Front Page Top

#8 Mr Zawahiri must have that foreboding of doom. Alas, he used up one of his escapes, but he knows that Obama will come get him in the caves.

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