Three really does seem to be the magic number
Steve Watson
Prisonplanet.com
Wednesday, Jun 2nd, 2010
The next time you consider voicing opposition to the illegal bombardment of Pakistan with drone delivered U.S. missiles, consider this – the drones are effective. So effective, in fact, that they can kill terrorists who have already previously been killed.
Once again this week we have been reliably informed by U.S. officials via the ever present SITE intelligence group via the terrorists themselves, that a drone delivered missile has successfully taken out Al Qaeda’s number three man:
The operational leader of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan was killed in an American missile strike in Pakistan’s tribal areas in the last two weeks, according to a statement from the terrorist group issued late Monday that American officials believe is correct.
The militant leader, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, an Egyptian, was a top financial chief for Al Qaeda as well as one of the group’s founders, and was considered by American intelligence officials as terrorist organization’s No. 3 leader behind Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, another Egyptian.
al-Yazid a.k.a. Saeed al-Masri is thought to be a long time associate of Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. The 9/11 Commission pinpointed him as a possible direct financier of the attacks. He also most notably was alleged to have claimed responsibility for the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
The timing of al-Yazid/al-Masri’s reported demise is remarkable as it comes at exactly the same time as a major UN report that says the drone strikes are illegal and should be stopped immediately.
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