PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader was invited to dinner marking an Islamic holiday at the Pakistani border village struck by a purported CIA airstrike, but he did not show up, intelligence officials said Sunday.
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The White House declined comment on Sunday, and officials at several U.S. agencies have not provided details about the attack. But Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) and other U.S. lawmakers defended it Sunday.
"We apologize, but I can't tell you that we wouldn't do the same thing again" in going after Ayman al-Zawahri, McCain said.
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Reflecting the anger, Islamic groups staged demonstrations across Pakistan on Sunday to denounce the attack in Damadola.
Some 10,000 people rallied in Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city, chanting "Death to America" and "Stop bombing against innocent people." Hundreds massed in the capital, Islamabad, and in Lahore, Multan and Peshawar burning U.S. flags and demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
Not well. I'm sure our government couldn't care less.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060115/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_al_qaida_attack
Posted by mike at January 15, 2006 02:29 PMBut perhaps better than you might have us believe.
[Dr. Clive Williams] "It does seem reasonably convincing based on the evidence that I've been provided with that [Bin Laden is] certainly either severely incapacitated or dead at this stage."
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi!
Posted by: Cam on January 16, 2006 02:17 PMUnfortunately he has another tape out, which would indicate the contrary. Either way, get rid of one, and a new one takes over.
Posted by: Greg on January 19, 2006 10:56 PMPersonally, I don't give a damn about the war on terror. I am far too concerned with the "War on the Color Mauve." People say it's unwinnable, you know because how can we get into everyone in the world's house and track down every scrap of mauve - blah, blah, blah, but I really think we have a shot with this one.
Posted by: Amanda on January 23, 2006 01:21 AM