War News (on the original war)
(From bloomberg.com)
Al-Qaeda Chief in Pakistan Killed by Missile, Al-Jazeera Says
By Ed Johnson
Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — Al-Qaeda’s newly appointed leader in Pakistan, Abu Haris, and two commanders were killed in a missile attack in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, al- Jazeera reported.
At least 25 people were killed in the attack two days ago, when a drone fired a missile on a housing compound near a religious school in North Waziristan, the Qatar-based broadcaster cited unidentified security officials and Pakistani villagers as saying.
The school, near the town of Miran Shah, was founded by Taliban leader Jalaluddin Haqqani, whose sister-in-law was injured in the attack, according to the report. Haqqani wasn’t present at the time and was probably in Afghanistan, al-Jazeera said.
U.S. intelligence agencies say al-Qaeda has established bases in Pakistan’s tribal region from where it supports and directs the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda hasn’t commented on the missile attack, according to the report.
To contact the reporter on this story: Ed Johnson in Sydney at ejohnson28@bloomberg.net.
I heard this on NPR this morning but actually had to search to find it. Why? Because the major media outlets available to most of us are too busy talking about Sarah Palin’s lipstick and a bunch of scientists on a big particle accelerator.
I guess I too have to admit getting caught up in the election drama, but I’ve paused for a bit to give much props to the U.S. forces in this victory. Well done.