Al Qaeda's Number 3 Man Dies From Heartache Over American Idol Results And US Missile Attack But Mostly US Missile Attack

Mustafa Abu al-Yazid was an original founder of Al Qaeda and it's top money guy, now he's little pieces of flesh scattered about a Pakistani mountain side. Circle of life and all.

The death of al Yazid, a key figure in the 9-11 attacks who was considered al Qaeda's number three leader, removes one of the organization's best-trained veterans from the field and deprives Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al Zawahiri, of one of their few remaining close confidants.

...Yazid was also an early member of Zawahiri's Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which would later merge with bin Laden's group to make the present day al Qaeda.

Yazid, who served for many years as al Qaeda's accountant and chief financial officer, was a leading strategist of the organization and a trusted deputy of both Zawahiri and bin Laden, one of the few in al Qaeda believed to have direct access to the two elusive leaders of the organization.

Yazid was cited in the 9/11 Commission's report as the person who controlled the funds used for the devastating attacks.

BP's Top Kill didn't work in the Gulf but I'm pretty excited about the success of this version.

posted by DrewM. at 11:08 AM

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