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huffingtonpost.com - 10/15/2008
Michael Isikoff: Al Qaeda: How Many No. 2s Are There?
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Did that headline in the Los Angeles Times the other day -- the one about " No. 2 Al Qaeda Leader in Iraq is Killed " -- look familiar? There's a reason for that: you've read it before, or at least headlines a lot like it. Consider this one -- "Iraqis Nab Top Zarqawi Aide" -- that ran on the Fox ...
attackerman.firedoglake.com - 10/22/2008
You’re The One For Me: Al Qaeda Endorses McCain
— attackerman.firedoglake.com — The U.S. may occasionally have a hard time calculating its interests. Al Qaeda, on the other hand,... tends to know what's good for it. That's why, along with millions of wingnuts worldwide, it wants you to focus on lies about Ayers and ACORN. It leaves ... (more) You’re The One For Me: Al Qaeda Endorses McCain

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news.yahoo.com - 10/15/2008
US troops kill No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — BAGHDAD - American troops acting on a tip killed the No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq... — a Moroccan known for his ability to recruit and motivate foreign fighters — in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, the U.S. military said Wednesday. The ... (more) US troops kill No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq - Yahoo! ...

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McCain and Al Qaeda: You Telling Me Y’all Believed That?
attackerman.firedoglake.com - 10/23/2008
McCain and Al Qaeda: You Telling Me Y’all Believed That?
— attackerman.firedoglake.com — Collapsing argument I just got off a conference call held by the McCain campaign held to deny... that al-Qaeda, contrary to reports in the AP and the Washington Post , is rooting for their man. To describe the call as panicked would be an ... (more) McCain and Al Qaeda: You Telling Me Y’all Believed That?

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Think Progress:  For At Least The Third Time, Officials Take Down A ‘No. 2′ Leader Of Al Qaeda In Iraq

Newshoggers.com:  Another Number Two?

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For At Least The Third Time, Officials Take Down A ‘No. 2′ Leader Of Al Qaeda In Iraq
Think Progress — ... . As counterterrorism analyst Evan Kohlmann said in 2005, “If I had a nickel for every No. 2 and Nov. 3 they’ve arrested or killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, I’d be a millionaire.” Similarly, the AP ...

Another Number Two?
Newshoggers.com — ... . As counterterrorism analyst Evan Kohlmann said in 2005, “If I had a nickel for every No. 2 and Nov. 3 they’ve arrested or killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, I’d be a millionaire.” ...

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