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Hortensis

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39. Yep. Pretty sure you know who this guy WAS. :)

Mon Aug 1, 2022, 06:19 PM

Aug 2022

What must have gone into keeping him alive and active since the 1990s while the world hunted him! Impressive that he managed to live half this long.

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*****BREAKING*****US KILLS AL QAEDA LEADER AL-ZAWAHRI IN DRONE STRIKE IN AFGHANISTAN [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2022 OP

I want to hear him on the counter-terrorism at home malaise Aug 2022 #1

THAT. We are sick of them roaming free/doing more damage. Brainfodder Aug 2022 #9

Seems unnecessary in Kingston. BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Aug 2022 #2

Ayman al-Zawahiri was bin Laden's mentor and 2nd in command, this is a massively BFD Celerity Aug 2022 #14

Thank you Celerity...I did not know this...excellent. Demsrule86 Aug 2022 #16

Oh--so he wasn't 'leader of the month' Kingofalldems Aug 2022 #17

he was a co-founder of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981), then went to Celerity Aug 2022 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Aug 2022 #26

Delete it then. Kingofalldems Aug 2022 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Aug 2022 #31

Very good. Kingofalldems Aug 2022 #33

oh, it is ok, MSNBC led with his name when it first broke Celerity Aug 2022 #29

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yep, the single biggest terrorist in terms of history and symbolism left on the planet until now Celerity Aug 2022 #36

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I should have qualified that in terms of Jihadist terrorists, PUTIN is the world's biggest terrorist Celerity Aug 2022 #46

Yep. Pretty sure you know who this guy WAS. :) Hortensis Aug 2022 #39

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Yawn....We have blown that country up for 20+ years. Time to pay attention to Domestic Terrorism. walkingman Aug 2022 #3

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Or, guys they sent here to learn how to fly a plane, GoCubsGo Aug 2022 #10

:) Oh, gee, I forgot those. Cyber warfare from afar also? Hortensis Aug 2022 #43

Agreed. It's all about money for "defense" contractors. TheBeam19 Aug 2022 #5

"defense" contractors gotta eat too discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #6

Did we get the No. 2 man again? Sneederbunk Aug 2022 #7

No, we got "Top" al-Qaeda leader.... "Top" is the most common name of terrorists 4139 Aug 2022 #11

. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2022 #8

Interesting... Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #12

He' probably saying I wish that drone had not killed me. Autumn Aug 2022 #62

Local news snowybirdie Aug 2022 #13

Good. TheProle Aug 2022 #15

Thank you. Jesus DU, enjoy a win. underpants Aug 2022 #18

I'm not going to look a dead terrorist in the mouth. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2022 #21

✅ underpants Aug 2022 #24

I know, right? TheProle Aug 2022 #22

Amen. Itchinjim Aug 2022 #25

Embarrassing how many DUers don't know who this is DrToast Aug 2022 #20

+1 n/t FreeState Aug 2022 #23

very depressing, this bloke is an incredibly important player for 40+ years and bin Laden's mentor Celerity Aug 2022 #34

Twenty years ago, I recall someone quite knowledgeable stating that Bin Ladin bullwinkle428 Aug 2022 #47

Yes, bin Laden's first major fatwah was 1996, but when Ayman al-Zawahi came on board in 1997/98 Celerity Aug 2022 #54

This thread is full of embarrassing takes. W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #58

This President Biden's Bin Ladin moment LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #30

+1 Celerity Aug 2022 #38

This is why President Biden will be speaking to the nation tonight at 7:30 PM. sarcasmo Aug 2022 #35

Even Fox News is impressed LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #40

This is definitely a huge deal! liberalguilt57 Aug 2022 #41

Poor choice of camouflage. usonian Aug 2022 #42

Awesome news!!! beaglelover Aug 2022 #44

On WAPO but it won't let me copy. lindysalsagal Aug 2022 #45

I hate to spoil everyone's good time gratuitous Aug 2022 #48

Terrorists don't get rights Tarc Aug 2022 #50

I saw something about he was still making his BootinUp Aug 2022 #53

Killing a combatant on the battlefield is not and has never been "extrajudicial". NYC Liberal Aug 2022 #55

How does Afghanistan qualify as a battlefield? gratuitous Aug 2022 #56

Yes. Tarc Aug 2022 #67

And I hate to tell you this BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #64

We are out of Afghanistan! What h! Lady Freedom Returns Aug 2022 #49

You don't really know much about Joe Biden, then. Tarc Aug 2022 #51

And now Putin is going to make us pay. Lady Freedom Returns Aug 2022 #52

We don't do the bidding of fascists Tarc Aug 2022 #66

The news media were wrong about Biden's withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #59

What smells wrong? DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2022 #61

Smells like dead terrorist to me. BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #63

Yet Hair Twitler, the leader of the Republican terrorist organization, walks free. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2022 #57

good rockfordfile Aug 2022 #60