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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

US Drone Strike Killed Al-Qaida No. 2

U.S. officials say they targeted and killed Abu Yahya al-Libi in a drone strike in Pakistan.

It marks a significant blow to the terror network, which has lost a number of top leaders to the American drone program.

Guest:

  • Eric Schmitt, reporter for the New York Times
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  • SantiagoJJJr

     Drone Strike Kills No. 2 in Al Qaeda: Exclusive Video!
    Al Qaeda’s deputy leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in a drone strike in northern Pakistan, an American official confirmed on Tuesday, in the biggest single success in the controversial campaign’s eight-year history.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbTOSJp97DM

  • J Frog

    I don’t have an answer for the terrorist problem…maybe this is the right solution…but how do these drone attacks square with the President’s Nobel Peace Prize? Can anyone explain that? My guess it was Irrational exuberance on the part of the committee.

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