Taliban #2 Captured By The Winsome Smile Of A Beautiful Woman And Joint CIA/Pakistani Intelligence Team

And he's talking.

A senior official tells ABC News that "several days" ago U.S. and Pakistani intelligence captured the Taliban's Number 2, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, and he is providing intelligence.

"This operation was an enormous success," the official told ABC News. "It is a very big deal."

Baradar is second to only Mullah Mohammed Omar in the Afghan Taliban, and is the commander of the organization on a daily basis. The story of his capture was first reported by Mark Mazzetti and Dexter Filkins of the New York Times.

A U.S. counterterrorism official, while refusing to confirm the news of Baradar's capture, told ABC News that "if he were taken off the battlefield, it would deal a major setback to the Afghan Taliban and be a personal blow to Mullah Omar, who has relied heavily on him for years."

I can't wait for someone to ask Bobby Gibbs tomorrow if Baradar has been given his Miranda warning and if not why not? Don't get me wrong, I'd be very happy if Obama is learning.

Either way, congrats to the intelligence officers who made this happen. It's a big win for us.

posted by DrewM. at 10:50 PM

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