Pakistan Leader Says Al Qaeda Target Is Surrounded
From the
NY Times:
bq. President Pervez Musharraf said today that Pakistan believes that a high-value Al Qaeda target has been surrounded by Pakistani forces near the border with Afghanistan.
And who?
bq. He did not speculate on who it might be, but in separate interviews, Pakistani government and intelligence officials said they believed it was possible that Ayman al-Zawahiri — the chief strategist for Osama bin Laden — was the one surrounded. A Pakistani independent television station also reported that it was Dr. Zawahiri.
This would be very good news -- Ayman al-Zawahiri was Bin Laden's smarter half, the one who planned a lot of the strategy and tactics. With him out of the picture and happily blabbing away, Al Qaeda will be much less of a force to be reckoned with. And major props to Musharraf for helping rid the world of these scumbags.
Posted by DaveH at March 18, 2004 1:18 PM