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customerserviceguy

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33. I knew the name

Sun Oct 27, 2019, 11:16 AM

Oct 2019

Let's face it, what made bin Laden more infamous was the 9/11 attacks, which occurred wholly within the US. While that turned the attention of Americans to radical terrorists, al-Baghdadi faced a more cautious America, and he was never able to do any significant damage on our soil.

But, ISIS became as well known as Al Qaeda, and millions of Americans knew about the terrorist beheadings of people incautious enough to go into the Middle East.

I don't like to say it, and most here will not want to hear it, but this is a big deal, at least through the holidays.

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Show of hands (or not) who here knew Al Baghdadi's name? [View all] underpants Oct 2019 OP

I googled him last night. irisblue Oct 2019 #1

I've been out of the loop underpants Oct 2019 #9

I definitely never heard Trunp mention him. mainstreetonce Oct 2019 #2

I knew of him. His name has been in the news many times. Arkansas Granny Oct 2019 #3

Yup. LittleGirl Oct 2019 #65

I knew who he was - and he's been killed several times... Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #4

He must have been a real gamer underpants Oct 2019 #6

He killed Donkey Kong enough times to keep re-spawning... Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #11

MCU rpannier Oct 2019 #78

Beric Dondarian? n/t Yavin4 Oct 2019 #37

Yeah I Thought He Was Killed or Mortally Injured Years Ago Stallion Oct 2019 #66

Never heard of him. But, I tend to block out a lot of terrorist talk. TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #5

How many Americans did ISIS decapitate? dalton99a Oct 2019 #7

I knew who he was, but he's been killed a couple of times sinkingfeeling Oct 2019 #8

Never heard of the guy. Not a clue. Greybnk48 Oct 2019 #10

He's often been in the news for several years so I knew of him. Kaleva Oct 2019 #12

I might have picked his name on a 'Who runs ISIS?' multiple choice quiz question but... Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2019 #13

I knew his name karynnj Oct 2019 #14

Being the news junkie that I am, I was vry well aware of his name. lark Oct 2019 #15

I did. MineralMan Oct 2019 #16

I did unc70 Oct 2019 #17

Knew About Him erpowers Oct 2019 #18

I knew it because he was declared dead several times before today malaise Oct 2019 #19

Exactly! Maeve Oct 2019 #22

The best part of your link - the Con's tweet malaise Oct 2019 #24

I knew it because he was declared dead several times before today malaise Oct 2019 #20

I did. ananda Oct 2019 #21

I did. I've been saying it for years. I wanted him out! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #23

I had to google him. But am embarrassed to tell anyone. LakeArenal Oct 2019 #27

Yup. Guess Trump's smarter than you. Lol. Hes Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #28

Faint praise indeed, my friend. LakeArenal Oct 2019 #30

Ya...guess that didn't turn into much of a compliment huh Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #32

❣️ LakeArenal Oct 2019 #35

I did. Takket Oct 2019 #25

I did. His name has been around for a while. dhol82 Oct 2019 #26

Yes, I knew of him. Tracer Oct 2019 #29

I have known his name for a long time. GeorgeGist Oct 2019 #31

I knew the name customerserviceguy Oct 2019 #33

I hadn't kept up with the leaders of ISIS underpants Oct 2019 #34

I did. n/t denbot Oct 2019 #36

Pretty sure I had heard of him, just didn't remember his name. ooky Oct 2019 #38

I did. obnoxiousdrunk Oct 2019 #39

Name sounds familiar but barely MaryMagdaline Oct 2019 #40

I dd. Ani Yun Wiya Oct 2019 #41

I recall Hillary Clinton mentioning him Grammy23 Oct 2019 #42

I knew a decent amount about him LeftInTX Oct 2019 #43

I did jpak Oct 2019 #44

He's been killed so many times its almost like its a household name... Historic NY Oct 2019 #45

Al Qaeda #2's cousin perhaps? Nature Man Oct 2019 #46

It would be even more interesting to know how many of his base know who Al Baghdadi is. CrispyQ Oct 2019 #47

Certainly not like bin Laden. tavernier Oct 2019 #48

He was more prominent when ISIL was ascendent. maxsolomon Oct 2019 #49

Who? California_Republic Oct 2019 #50

I recognized the name right away. MineralMan Oct 2019 #51

I have. paleotn Oct 2019 #52

Heard The Name RobinA Oct 2019 #53

I had heard it. Caliman73 Oct 2019 #54

"Hey, they just killed Al Bag Daddy, come see this." Deb Oct 2019 #55

We have a homeless guy who's called, "Bag Daddy." I thought they killed him! Beakybird Oct 2019 #56

I did. SamKnause Oct 2019 #57

I knew his name and that this is the sixth or so of this cat's nine lives ... nt Jarqui Oct 2019 #58

I'd heard of him, but there are so many of those dirtbags The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #59

I have been hiding under my bed gibraltar72 Oct 2019 #60

I knew his name from all his obits yellerpup Oct 2019 #61

I had heard it in passing. I honestly thought he was one dewsgirl Oct 2019 #62

I would bet the farm 90% of tRump voters never heard of him njhoneybadger Oct 2019 #63

I'd get in on that bet. underpants Oct 2019 #69

I thought he was Shiite demosincebirth Oct 2019 #64

Yes, I've known of him since the early rise of ISIS. Liberty Belle Oct 2019 #67

Heard the name way back. It didn't stick. Buzz cook Oct 2019 #68

I did. TomSlick Oct 2019 #70

Why do I feel like Drumpf didn't know his name? Maybe the way he very carefully said the name? Evolve Dammit Oct 2019 #71

I didn't, but the actual soldiers (U.S. and Kurds) who... LAS14 Oct 2019 #72

Whether you knew about Baghdadi or not makes no difference. YOHABLO Oct 2019 #73

I'm surprised you had not. drray23 Oct 2019 #74

He's been in the news for years IronLionZion Oct 2019 #75

I remember him and the #2 man getting killed several times. nt doc03 Oct 2019 #76

Never heard of him before this. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #77

I had heard of him rpannier Oct 2019 #79

The name was familiar Bettie Oct 2019 #80