" *JimH*" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Senior Al Qaeda commander killed in Pakistan
Sat Dec 3, 2005 1:48 PM GMT

By Zeeshan Haider

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda commander ranked among the top five in
Osama bin Laden's network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan
bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday.

Abu Hamza Rabia, an Egyptian credited with heading al Qaeda's
international operations, was among five militants killed in an explosion
at a house where they were hiding in North Waziristan on Thursday.

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Let's see, we've killed the 2nd in command, third in command, fourth in
command, fifth in command al Qaeda leader what, 20 times each now? Only
10,000 "Top 5" leaders left.




Harry, Harry, Harry. This really is a terrific story. Surely you
understand that when any of the top five are killed others then move up to
take their place. There will always be a top five until there are no more
leaders left to fill the ranks.

You understand that....eh?


I understand what you mean. What follows next is simple: If these guys are
as interchangeable as flat washers, our government shouldn't make a big deal
out of announcing when they kill or capture them. It doesn't matter.

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 19:50:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


" *JimH*" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Senior Al Qaeda commander killed in Pakistan
Sat Dec 3, 2005 1:48 PM GMT

By Zeeshan Haider

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda commander ranked among the top five in
Osama bin Laden's network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan
bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday.

Abu Hamza Rabia, an Egyptian credited with heading al Qaeda's
international operations, was among five militants killed in an explosion
at a house where they were hiding in North Waziristan on Thursday.

***

Let's see, we've killed the 2nd in command, third in command, fourth in
command, fifth in command al Qaeda leader what, 20 times each now? Only
10,000 "Top 5" leaders left.




Harry, Harry, Harry. This really is a terrific story. Surely you
understand that when any of the top five are killed others then move up to
take their place. There will always be a top five until there are no more
leaders left to fill the ranks.

You understand that....eh?


I understand what you mean. What follows next is simple: If these guys are
as interchangeable as flat washers, our government shouldn't make a big deal
out of announcing when they kill or capture them. It doesn't matter.


Doug, do you not understand succession of command either?

If someone killed our President, they could do so again tomorrow, and
the day after, and the day after that, ad infinitum (well, not really,
but you get the point).

Then some extremist would be saying, "Why do you say we killed the
President fourteen times?"

Show a little more thought than Harry.

--
John

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