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Zawahiri Worm Chow? Taliban Deny

Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 8:31:48 am PDT

Rumors have been flying around that Al Qaeda freakazoid Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US airstrike, but the Taliban deny it: Pakistani Taliban deny Zawahri death report.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani Taliban spokesman denied on Saturday a U.S. media report that al Qaeda number two, Ayman al Zawahri, might have been killed or wounded in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan’s border region last Monday.

“Zawahri has been killed by them several times. But once again this claim is wrong. This is baseless,” Maulvi Omar told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.

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Tags: Al Qaeda, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Ayman Al-Zawahri, Zawahiri, Pakistan, Taliban

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AndyMacOP Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:33:31am

He has joined Osama in the land of the dead maybe?

Sharmuta Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:34:05am

If you can't trust the taliban to tell you the truth, who can you trust?

yochanan Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:34:50am

no 72 virgins for you

debutaunt Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:34:54am

Worm Chow - hahahahahahahahahaa

pre-Boomer Marine brat Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:35:23am

Zawahri has been killed by them several times

If only "Owl Creek Bridge" could be true ... AaZ in a closed loop, over and over and over and ....

abilene Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:35:37am

Reuters might have a couple of reporters living and fighting with the Taliban so they would be the people to ask.

Kulhwch Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:35:41am

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

}:) [And I mean that ... ]

rabidsquirrel Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:35:57am

Hopefully he's with Allah now.

In hell.

redshirt Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:36:02am

The undead are notoriously hard to keep down. Send in Kolchak!

debutaunt Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:36:03am

re: #5 pre-Boomer Marine brat

If only "Owl Creek Bridge" could be true ... AaZ in a closed loop, over and over and over and ....

That is such a good story.

yochanan Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:36:14am

we will see if he makes a vedio that can be dated

we have not see the american traitor son of hippy goat herder.
so the american is worm munch.

MandyManners Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:38:36am

Poor worms.

snowcrash Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:39:18am

The letter requesting medical care arriving 1 day after a known air strike makes me really hope that this time he has met his maker.

MadJadBad Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:39:25am

Zawahri has been killed by them several times.

ZOMBIES!

irongrampa Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:39:30am

Little nuggets of good news like this just make the day SHINE.

pre-Boomer Marine brat Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:40:04am

re: #10 debutaunt

That is such a good story.

Here's thought. How about Ayman al-Zawahiri caught in an endless-loop (software term) of a combination of Owl Creek and Pit and the Pendulum? Am I getting too bizzare?

pingjockey Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:40:14am

re: #12 MandyManners
Worms gotta eat too!

jcm Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:40:37am

Prove to us he's alive, set up a time and a place and we'll be ready........

wiffersnapper Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:40:51am

Guess he didn't drink his milk today

jcm Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:41:14am

re: #17 pingjockey

Worms gotta eat too!

It's gonna make 'em sick....
poor worms.

pre-Boomer Marine brat Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:41:15am

re: #12 MandyManners

Poor worms.

So, ... you're an animal rights activist now?

It's a grubby job, but someone's got to do it.

Sharmuta Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:41:37am

If he's alive, then Bumpy ought to be coming out with a new video soon proving it. Maybe he'll even allow a co-star like Chubby Gadahn.

suboptimal Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:41:55am

He's, ah... probably pining for the fjords.

esch Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:41:57am

re: #21 pre-Boomer Marine brat

It's a grubby job, but someone's got to do it.

Maggot so.

yochanan Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:42:27am

gadahan has not been seen since he meet the worms.

JammieWearingFool Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:42:56am

Convenient how Reuters has these mutants on speed dial.

opnion Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:43:19am

Well, this is disturbing news,. Wouldn't ya just know.
Now there Will have to be a scuffle in the planned Obama cabinet.
With this guy gone , do they move Bill Ayers from Attorney General To Sec of State?

pre-Boomer Marine brat Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:43:36am

I wonder if Ayman al-Zawahiri smoked, and couldn't stop the coffin.

sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:43:48am

Zawahri

"Big Worms are Ripping Me Off"

rabidsquirrel Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:43:59am

I'm guessing the taliban's health-care benefits aren't anything to write home about.

The Other Les Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:45:16am

re: #16 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Here's thought. How about Ayman al-Zawahiri caught in an endless-loop (software term) of a combination of Owl Creek and Pit and the Pendulum? Am I getting too bizzare?

Yes.

Stick with Owl Creek, with goats, of course.

debutaunt Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:45:26am

re: #16 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Here's thought. How about Ayman al-Zawahiri caught in an endless-loop (software term) of a combination of Owl Creek and Pit and the Pendulum? Am I getting too bizzare?

And? And?

pre-Boomer Marine brat Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:47:41am

re: #32 debutaunt

And? And?

ooooo, I hear Deb salivating!

irongrampa Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:49:04am

Given the trend recently, I suspect that upward promotion is being done at gunpoint.

paint-right Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:51:19am

re: #21 pre-Boomer Marine brat

So, ... you're an animal rights activist now?

It's a grubby job, but someone's got to do it.

no wiggling out this time

pre-Boomer Marine brat Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:52:42am

re: #28 pre-Boomer Marine brat

I wonder if Ayman al-Zawahiri smoked, and couldn't stop the coffin.

Rumor has it that he's been signed to do a series of ads for camels. Too bad if he can't get humping on it.

/them?

GATORBAIT Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:56:09am

In Zawahiri's case, death would be a blessing to his goats.

akak Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:57:47am

Bacon sammie anyone! cheers

akak Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:58:53am

What's that can't hear over the moderate muslims celebrations!

garycooper Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:59:40am

The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out
The ones that crawl in are lean and thin
The ones that crawl out are fat and stout
Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out
Your brains come tumbling down your snout
Be merry my friends
Be merry

Pogues, "Worms"

rwmofo Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:00:37am

I'm all for "negotiating" with these guys - if they're still above ground.

Venezuela lover Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:01:19am

Worms of the world need a Surge to stop Islamic radicals from taking over their land.

allah this Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:01:47am

Ayman the worm waffle?

THX-42 Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:06:45am

Even worms have standards, you know.

Dr. Shalit Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:07:24am

WORM CHOW? - Would that be Purina or Salafi?

-S-

Annar Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:14:47am

Would Charon get extra pay for taking a clown like that across?

kansas Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:17:35am

re: #2 Sharmuta

If you can't trust the taliban to tell you the truth, who can you trust?

/

Barack Obama of course. Sharm, you should have known better. ; )

Dustyvet Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:23:24am

re: #12 MandyManners

Poor worms.

Wonder if the worms would like Zawahri regular or extra-crispy?

pat Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:29:10am

We ought to eliminate the Taliban spokesmen for the hell of it.

KenJen Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:29:53am

Worm chow eventually becomes worm shit. Very fitting I'd say.

Dustyvet Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:32:45am

re: #48 Dustyvet

Wonder if the worms would like Zawahri regular or extra-crispy?

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Lee Coller Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:47:42am

re: #9 redshirt

The undead are notoriously hard to keep down. Send in Kolchak!

On election day they can be found at polling places all over Illinois casting votes for Dems.

HoosierHoops Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:53:23am

re: #49 pat

We ought to eliminate the Taliban spokesmen for the hell of it.

you know i never figured out how the Taliban claim to be so religious yet they couldn't tell the truth if thier lives depended on it..They just lie, lie, lie..
I'm so impressed..I'm sure G-D is impressed also..
bunch of hypocrites

Spiny Norman Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:57:59am

re: #53 HoosierHoops

you know i never figured out how the Taliban claim to be so religious yet they couldn't tell the truth if thier lives depended on it..They just lie, lie, lie..
I'm so impressed..I'm sure G-D is impressed also..
bunch of hypocrites

Taqiyya. It's a Allan-given talent.

CrashnBurn Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:02:46am

"Called Reuters from an undisclosed location"?!?

What, do they have a red glowing Bat-Phone under glass for these freaks to call in on? If no secure direct line, why hasn't the NSA turned that location into a smoking hole?

How did they know it wasn't a prank call from Hamad from Islamabad? "He is fine. Is your refrigerator running? I believe Zawahiri is running with it!" HAHAHAHAH!

Shay4l Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:03:36am

Now that would be CHANGE I can believe in! I HOPE it's true.

Rkrocket Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:06:38am

There seems to be a pattern with these guys. We 'intercept' tidbits that one of their leaders is almost dead. Everyone's hopes go up... then they let the world know the guy has miraculously escaped the infidels (again!) and his mythical hero status jumps up another notch.

Wanted: Head on stake.

samsgran1948 Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:10:44am

Much as I would like to join in the general celebrations, I'm going to invoke the 24 hour rule.

jorline Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:24:11am

Good afternoon all.

jorline Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:28:50am

Did Ayman al-Zawahiri go to far while playing with his pocket rocket?

It blowed up...it blowed up real goooooood.

/in best Larry The Cable Guy voice

rawmuse Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:34:48am

I love good news to start off a weekend. But with that, I am off for a bit, teaching at a rural band camp. See ya'll later.

Georgian Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:35:19am

Hopefully, another case of death by Hellfire. And a painful and conscious one at that.

looking closely Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:58:38am

This one requires a 72 hour rule. . . (probably longer).

Cog Sat, Aug 2, 2008 12:03:52pm

Al-Zawahiri was unavailable for comment?

eaglewingz08 Sat, Aug 2, 2008 1:24:08pm

Gee you'd think Reuters would have caller id so they could trace the number. Oh, sorry, they know where the call is from, their staffers are the pr aides hired by AQ to soften their image to the public. I think this report bears the usual 72 hour rule, as I wouldn't get excited about the report. unless a body is captured and positively identified.

Colonel Panik Sat, Aug 2, 2008 1:26:46pm

I hope one of our snipers had the pleasure of lining up his scope reticle on Zawi's forehead bump.

7.62mm NATO: Stops Jihad on contact.
Apply directly to the forehead.

Shr_Nfr Sat, Aug 2, 2008 1:56:46pm

re: #66 Colonel Panik

The correct aim point is slightly under the nose in what is called the philtrum. A shot there goes through the head and turns the pons into hamburger. If somebody is in the act of plunging a knife into somebody else and you hit them there they just drop. Without any connection to the rest of the brain, all voluntary actions are impossible.

Mr Spiffy Sat, Aug 2, 2008 2:06:08pm

"It's just a flesh wound"
--channeling Achmed the Dead Terrorist

Marvo76 Sat, Aug 2, 2008 3:09:50pm

re: #4 debutaunt

Worm Chow - hahahahahahahahahaa

"Worms gotta eat, same as buzzards" (Clint Eastwood)

Marvo76 Sat, Aug 2, 2008 3:12:05pm

re: #54 Spiny Norman

Taqiyya. It's a Allan-given talent.

Don't you know, Allah says it's OK to lie, if you are dealing with infidels....

Marvo76 Sat, Aug 2, 2008 3:13:21pm

re: #53 HoosierHoops

you know i never figured out how the Taliban claim to be so religious yet they couldn't tell the truth if thier lives depended on it..They just lie, lie, lie..
I'm so impressed..I'm sure G-D is impressed also..
bunch of hypocrites

ON that note, have they ever heard any more from "assam the American" the former spokeperson? I heard a while back we got him in an airstrike.....

so.cal.swede Sat, Aug 2, 2008 4:08:54pm

i'm hesitantly cheerful about this news.. if OBL is darth vader, zawahiri is the Emperor.

big L Sat, Aug 2, 2008 4:50:12pm

take Z to "up your alley", that'd get him.

idioma Sat, Aug 2, 2008 8:12:17pm

rest in pieces Al-Bumpy

Sabnen Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:59:50pm

Are 24 hours up yet?

docremulac Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:09:54pm

"Al al Qaeda number two"

Isn't that redundant?

docremulac Sat, Aug 2, 2008 10:46:37pm

I meant to say:

"Al Qaeda number two" Isn't that redundant?

By accidentally putting a redundant "al" in, the thing lost all meaning. Would it have been funny? We may never know.

Rev Sat, Aug 2, 2008 11:02:12pm

What a wonderful thought...although the worms my wife raises would choke on crap like him!

And, I patially agree with CrashBurn -- the NSA ought to have been able to trace the location of that call and pass it along to the folks who DO initiate the wipe-outs. BTW, you all DO know that the NSA does not have any "action" forces, right? They are really the intel weenies who process the raw data and provide the intel reports to those who DO have the capability to act on it.

Rev Sat, Aug 2, 2008 11:04:21pm

docremulac, do you mean Al al Qaeda is a figment of my imagination?...here I thought he was a living, breathing threat to us all... Al was clearly my pick for the replacement to AaZ...