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2008-05-13 Iraq

The U.S. Quietly Slashes the Reward Posted for Abu Ayub al-Masri

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Posted by Fred 2008-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Iraq

#1 "Blatant ineffectiveness as a Leader of AQI" >

Ouch!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-05-13 00:05|| 2008-05-13 00:05|| Front Page Top

#2 This is sum all around good stuff!

Think, the USA lowers the value of the Prize [Abu Ayyub al-Masri] by lowering his price for his Hide!

Now Non Ideological rational folks can appreciate this as some fine psy-ops against Al-Q etc..

But two typical Rapporteurs operating under the 60s school of journalistic standards don't see it that way.

It is a startling development given that U.S. military officials have frequently touted al-Masri's danger ever since they revealed his identity with great fanfare at a briefing in June 2006. At the time, it was considered a propaganda coup to show that AQI was being led by an Egyptian, because the group had been claiming that an Iraqi man became its leader after the death of its founder, Abu Musab Zarqawi.

Both Anna Mulrine, Kevin Whitelaw are being Willfully Insinsere in this piece. ...or are Dumb as Rocks.

Posted by RD">RD 2008-05-13 00:36|| 2008-05-13 00:36|| Front Page Top

#3 ...by lowering the price for his Hide!

Posted by RD">RD 2008-05-13 00:38|| 2008-05-13 00:38|| Front Page Top

#4 They could have lowered it because he has been rendered inert, or they have him on ice somewhere.

Posted by Pliny Flolush8481 2008-05-13 05:17|| 2008-05-13 05:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Sometimes it is better to avoid killing an ineffective leader: before killing Yamamoto the Americans considered if the Japanese couldn't replace him with someone better. Also during the siege of Granada the Spaniards captured the uneffective Muslim King and... promptly released him before another one was crowned.

Or you can be devious: reducing Al-Masri's value alongside with derogative comments about his leadership could lead Al Quaeda to terminate his job (and him) either because the half-full glass suddenly looks more than half-empty or because they susopect that if Amlericans are no longer interested in his capture is because they have turned him.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-05-13 06:40|| 2008-05-13 06:40|| Front Page Top

#6 And when you dont have him, no one will notice who that guy was who was squeezed dry and tossed out the cargo hatch at 35,000 feet.

Somewhere 500 miles northwest of Kerguelen island.

Posted by Agleton 9 2008-05-13 06:44|| 2008-05-13 06:44|| Front Page Top

#7 I recommended this about a year ago, those people simply do NOT believe the US will shell out 5 megabucks, but they can grasp 100 Grand as payout.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-05-13 14:42|| 2008-05-13 14:42|| Front Page Top

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