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longwarjournal.org - 10/19/2008
US doubtful senior al Qaeda leader killed in South Waziristan strike
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US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal are highly skeptical of an unconfirmed report in the The New York Times that claimed senior al Qaeda operative Khalid Habib was killed in the Oct. 16 airstrike in South Waziristan. The airstrike occurred in the town of Sam near ...
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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longwarjournal.org - 10/16/2008
US kills 6 in strike in Baitullah Mehsud's territory
— longwarjournal.org — After a relative lull in targeted airstrikes in Pakistan's tribal areas, the US has launched an attack... in South Waziristan. Reports from Pakistan indicate at least six were killed and five were wounded after an unmanned Predator strike aircraft ... (more) US kills 6 in strike in Baitullah Mehsud's territory

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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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Bill Roggio: US doubtful senior al Qaeda leader killed in South Waziristan strike
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Sunday, 19 October 2008 US intelligence is skeptical of claims that senior al Qaeda leader Khalid Habib was killed in an Oct. 16 airstrike. read ...

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