Did Missile Strike Hit Zawahiri???

If true, this is excellent news.  From National Terror Alert:

There is rumor and speculation that a U.S. fired missile in Pakistan earlier this week was more than a response to a clash on the Afghan border. Several blogs and other sources are speculating that it may have been a surgical strike against an al Qaeda high value target (HVT), and the target may have been al Qaeda #2 man, Ayman al Zawahiri.

AJStrata Has more, including comments

as does Rusty at My Pet Jawa

We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

Background Info

U.S. Drone Suspected of Firing Missile In Pakistan

A pilotless U.S. drone was suspected to have fired a missile into a Pakistani area on the Afghan border on Tuesday, but there was no word on the target or casualties, a government official said.

The missile was thought to have been fired into the Mohmand ethnic Pashtun tribal area in northwest Pakistan where this year, U.S.-controlled Predator aircraft have struck at least four sites used by al Qaeda operatives, killing dozens of suspected militants.

“There was an attack by a spy plane close to the Afghan border but we don’t have information about casualties or damage,” said the government official based in the region. He declined to be identified.  (continue reading)

Comments

[courtneyme109]

That would be sWeEt! A couple of things though - Land of the Pure purely freaked about it and claims it was an outpost filled with innocent troops and civilians.

CNN had Pentagon's vids of it and it looked righteous - Great Satan said there was no mistake.

Sure hope it's true! OTHOH - killing other enemies? Just as good.