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Terror Networks
al-Masri eulogized by al Qaeda
2010-06-01
US officials tell ABC News that al Qaeda's No. 3 -- Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid, known as Shaikh Sa'id al-Masri and Mustafa Abu al-Yazid -- has been killed. Al Qaeda released a eulogy of Shaikh Sa'id tonight, officials said.

"Word is spreading in extremist circles of the death of Sheikh Sa'id al-Masri, widely viewed as the number three figure in al-Qaeda," a US official told ABC News. "We have strong reason to believe that's true, and that al-Masri was killed recently in Pakistan's tribal areas. In terms of counterterrorism, this would be a big victory."

US officials believed him to have been killed about a week ago in Pakistan.
Posted by:Nimble Spemble

#6  I'll believe it more when OSAMA + ZAWAHIRI, ETAL. give their official video eulogy.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-06-01 22:07  

#5  Another one bites the dust. Good riddance.
Posted by: mojo   2010-06-01 10:35  

#4  will have a deterrent effect?

On us BP (unfortunate abbreviation these days), but not on them.
Posted by: Glenmore   2010-06-01 08:41  

#3  I wonder whether the fact we took out the relatives sheltering him too will have a deterrent effect?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2010-06-01 08:20  

#2  This boy was a bad boy for a long time.
Posted by: JohnQC   2010-06-01 08:09  

#1   He's been promoted since then as those above him have been killed off.

Who will be the new #3? And does the position include life insurance?
Posted by: Glenmore   2010-06-01 08:06  

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