Anwar al Awlaki died in US airstrike: Yemeni official.
A radical Muslim preacher linked by U.S. intelligence to a gunman who killed 13 people at a U.S. Army base is believed to have died in a Yemen airstrike on al Qaeda militants, a security official said on Thursday.
“Anwar al Awlaki is suspected to be dead (in the air raid),” said the Yemeni official, who asked not to be identified. Yemen said 30 militants were killed in the strike in the eastern province of Shabwa.
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johnpi 9:20 am on December 24, 2009 Permalink
Al Jazeera has more.
Abu Noor Al-Irlandee 11:35 am on December 24, 2009 Permalink
CBS is saying that the rumor of Awlaki’s death is false.
By the way, here’s a blogger from earlier this month about why the U.S. always kills 30 “militants” at a time.
pi.info 12:25 pm on December 24, 2009 Permalink
Thanks for the update.
Google is ranking us number 2 or 3 on several versions of the search term “Anwar al Awlaki killed” or “Anwar al Awlaki died,” so it’s driving alot of traffic to TI at the moment.
And that piece about the big round number 30 is priceless. Thanks for that…
thabet 4:22 am on December 26, 2009 Permalink
A 2003 Salon article on the same theme. “The magic number was 30.”
Buzz 12:40 pm on December 24, 2009 Permalink
Waste of a perfectly good hellfire missile.
Sameer 12:57 pm on December 24, 2009 Permalink
Washington Post casts doubt on this story as well.
Further this statement by his father is interesting:
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heartlandmuslimah 12:54 am on December 25, 2009 Permalink
The Love Of A Father For His Son Is Heartbreaking.
Abu Noor Al-Irlandee 11:42 am on December 25, 2009 Permalink
AP is also quoting friends and relatives as saying that al-Awlaki is still alive.
Vendetta 10:57 am on December 26, 2009 Permalink
Yeah whatever, heartlandmuslimah. This guy was a terrorist jihadist, and if he is confirmed to be killed, I’ll be very happy and full of joy that yet another Islamist jihadist scumbag has been removed from this planet for good.
Of course, if we don’t hear from him for a while, we could just assume he died anyway.
The free world is doing a great job of fighting these bastards. God bless the USA, god bless.
Heartlandmuslimah 11:08 pm on December 28, 2009 Permalink
Vendetta What Kind Of God Do You Worship That Fills Your Heart With Such Venim? I Only Said That His Fathers Words Were Moving. If You Arent A Parent You Wont Get It
Vendetta 4:32 pm on December 30, 2009 Permalink
I’m a deist, Heartlandmuslimah. I am not taken in by your mythology, or aroused by your brothers and sisters praising jihadists like this pig Anwar al Awlaki, who encouraged the fort hood shooter and praised the Detroit underwear bomber.
My question is, what kind of heart does your ‘Ummah’ possess? To praise a man like this? To kill thousands of innocent people every year?” Point the finger at yourself, not me, sunshine.
PimpDaddySatan 8:28 pm on December 30, 2009 Permalink
Just curious how that idiots dick is doing? I’m sure it had to hurt when he set it on fire…lmao… Muslim Extremist are some really dumb motherfuckers! And what idiot commits a crime, aka Al Gay Fucks… and take credit for it? Thats just stupid, couldn’t you blame the Russians or something? Are you really that dumb, you want a few more air strikes and missles shot your way? And why do you dumbshits blow yourselves up to get virgins in a pretend next life? You can get virgins now, if you put as much effort into it as you do toying around with your ineffective bombs!!! I guess I’ll never understand why people buy into and believe so strongly in all your hokey religions! Your all a bunch of idiots, but towel heads and camel jockeys have got to be the worst!
Shams al-Nahar 8:51 pm on December 30, 2009 Permalink
Vendetta and Pimp…..Big White Christian Bwana sowed these dragons teeth.
The bitter harvest has only just begun.
MENA is a Reaver Factory with an infinite supply of spare parts….cant win hearts and minds when the hearts and minds of extended kin groups are being splattered over the landscape.
Welcome to the Graveyard of Empires…. 1559 served….and counting.
Anthony 9:23 pm on December 30, 2009 Permalink
Shams al-Nahar why do you bring race into the discussion? Does your religion make you a racist? Or you just jealous of white people?
PimpDaddySatan 5:55 am on January 1, 2010 Permalink
I’m not christian, catholic, jewish, or any other… They’re all pretty pathetic, but muslims have got to be the worst! I don’t see christians strapping bombs to women and having them enter public arenas to blow up innocent people!
Dan 12:34 am on January 7, 2010 Permalink
Why would they need to when they have F-16’s, moron?
Besides, Christians often gun down doctors who perform abortions…and sites like FreeRepublic and HotAir express praise for those actions. Why not start there numbnuts?
Vendetta 2:45 pm on January 1, 2010 Permalink
Shams al-Nahar, it’s people like you who make Muslims look bad. You jihadist scum are everywhere. Don’t worry tho, we take comfort in knowing that on our worst day, we are better than you Muslims on your best day
You wonder why Muslims are attacked all the time, well it’s in your post. We would leave you alone if you left the rest of the world alone. But noooo, you gotta have your 72 virgins and commit your jihad all on innocent people. So we slaughter you like pigs
1,366,359 Muslims served… and counting.
:p
Dan 12:35 am on January 7, 2010 Permalink
So does this mean you will withdraw entirely from the Middle East and South Asia then? Does this mean you will stop funding corrupt dictators in the regions? Put up or shut up, assclown.
Vendetta 10:53 am on January 17, 2010 Permalink
Does this mean you will stop getting your women to strap suicide vests and bombs on, and then run pathetically into a marketplace, exploding herself and dozens of people, mostly innocent women and children, with her??
Put up or shut up, you insignificant flea.
null 10:07 pm on January 17, 2010 Permalink
No irony here.
Dan 12:18 am on January 18, 2010 Permalink
Vendetta, where do you live? If you are as tough as you portray yourself to be on here, you wouldn’t have a problem posting up your contact information. If you want, I could direct you to a good buddy of mine who is not only a practicing Muslim, but is trained in mixed martial arts if you are serious about beating a “muzzie” down. Come on you chickenhawk, put your money where your mouth is.
BK 6:45 pm on January 19, 2010 Permalink
It’s allllllllways Waco….
Ex-mistress says TX minister admitted killing wife
By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer Angela K. Brown, Associated Press Writer
1 hr 21 mins ago
WACO, Texas – The state rested its case Tuesday in the murder trial of a Texas minister whose ex-mistress testified that he drugged his wife, handcuffed her to the bed under the guise of spicing up their marriage, then smothered her with a pillow until she died.
Vanessa Bulls said Matt Baker, then a Baptist preacher, had talked about killing his wife and making it look like a suicide. His wife, Kari Baker, had previously attempted suicide, Bulls said.
Bulls said she never reported his plans or the murder to authorities because she was afraid of exposing the affair that she said began about two months before Kari Baker’s 2006 death. Bulls, 27, also said she was afraid of being arrested for not stopping Baker.
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Vendetta 2:46 pm on January 1, 2010 Permalink
Rest in piss!
Unserscore 5:51 pm on January 6, 2010 Permalink
23. And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face) on that Day will man remember but how will that remembrance profit him?
24. He will say: “Ah! would that I had sent forth (Good Deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life.”
25. For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
Surah Fajr
shams 12:30 am on January 7, 2010 Permalink
bi la kayfa, Brother.
Um ABdurRahman 4:53 pm on January 7, 2010 Permalink
They believe they are in the majority. Americans believe in justice and i think you current government has sold your Country out for bucks. Its not about freedom or anything anymore its about ruling the world with dictatorship. If you love your country then you should really get worried about your own freedoms that they are taking away from the people of America. Police state is in hand. Never lived in one? YOu will in time experience it for yourself. If you knew history and Jesus you would realise that islam is the continuation of the same message to worship only one god. You use jihad as an excuse to ignore the fact God is the creator of all that exists and that eveyone will meet his end. Most of those who become muslim are women and they are sick of being a slave for male fantasies and they wish to serve their Creator and think about deeper issues, such as life and the Universe and everything and not the latest designe wear or film. LIfe is deep and each persons life is made by Allah. So we see each life as a belonging to Him. No blob of mud can make anything by itself. The fact there is a creation proves there is a creator. I used to be athiest but Allah opened my heart to the truth and now i can be a better daughter to my non muslim family. I thank Allah that He took me out of a miserable life, despite having all i wanted. It is your nature to worship only one god. If you dont think so, maybe God doesnt love you. But if you wanted to know the truth of life, then ask God to show you the truth.
Too easy to insult islam or muslims on line. Reminds me of school.
But a truthful one is one who needs not to insult.