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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 08:49 AM
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Senior Taleban 'leader' killed.
Ok, now's a good chance to declare victory and leave.

How many 'leaders' does that make? What, they didn't quit and go home?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm


US raid kills 'Taleban commander'

A senior Taleban commander and associate of al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed in Afghanistan, the US military says.

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Usmani's vehicle was reportedly hit in an air strike in Helmand province in south Afghanistan.

The US said Mullah Usmani was the chief Taleban military commander in southern Afghanistan - scene of heavy clashes between the Taleban and US-led forces.

A Taleban spokesman is said to have dismissed reports of his death.

An Islamist insurgency spearheaded by the resurgent Taleban militia is at its strongest in the southern Afghan provinces bordering Pakistan.
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 08:59 AM
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1. That's 179 %
of the top leaders.
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 09:06 AM
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4. I think you're being conservative.
:evilgrin:
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 09:10 AM
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5. Well, I am only
talking about the top leadership.
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a la izquierda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 08:59 AM
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2. so are there any...
junior Taleban leaders?
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Kansas Wyatt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 09:06 AM
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3. Desperation
We have moved from #2 Taliban leaders to top Taliban leaders. BushCo. in it's last throes.
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 09:53 AM
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6. Was this the #2 man?
Not to be confused with the other 2,508 number 2 men.
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 10:04 AM
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7. Must have run out of #2's
Now all we have to do is get all of the 'Top' leaders.


What do we do when there's nothing left but 'Bottoms'?
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