Thank you Lord. Thank you.
Police in Pakistan have shot dead a suspected Islamic militant wanted in connection with the 2002 kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl.
Asim Ghafoor died in a shootout with security forces in the southern city of Karachi, police said.
Officials said he was closely linked to Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, on death row for masterminding Pearl's killing. Police say Ghafoor was a member of at least one banned group, and wanted in connection with other attacks. These include the May 2002 suicide bombing outside Karachi's Sheraton hotel in which 14 people died, 11 of them French engineers.
Police say they were acting on a tip-off when they raided what they describe as Ghafoor's hideout in western Karachi. He opened fire as he fled but was wounded when police returned fire, and he later died in hospital, said Javed Shah Bokhari, deputy inspector general of Karachi police...
Mr Bokhari said Ghafoor was a close aide to Pakistan's most wanted militant, Amjad Hussain Farooqi, who security forces killed in September.
"Asim Ghafoor was second-in-command to Amjad Farooqi and had a role in all the terrorist activities orchestrated by Amjad Farooqi," he told the Associated Press.
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I'm glad they got him, but wish he could've suffered a long, painful death by beheading.
Daniel's death has been avenged! Rest in final peace, dear David. Your killer will not see you in paradise.
Posted by: Laura at November 17, 2004 05:12 PM (ptOpl)
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This is good news, indeed. May 72 devils greet him in hell. Oops, did I say that out loud again?
Posted by: Ricky V at November 17, 2004 05:37 PM (AHaCg)
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Note to self: Turn on internal dialogue.
Posted by: Rusty at November 17, 2004 07:50 PM (JQjhA)
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I was born without the ability to modulate the volume of my voice. It is an affliction that affects over 700 Americans every year. It is also fully acknowledged by medical communities of both the United States and the United Kingdom. I have extensive literature in the trunk of my car that I'm happy to run and get for you if you think I'm lying. -Will Ferrell, SNL
Posted by: Ricky V at November 17, 2004 08:05 PM (9BReq)
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A salute to Pakistan.
It is reports like these that lead me to believe the Ben Laden is not hiding in Pakistan. I believe he is in Iran.
25 million dollars bounty passed up by Pakistani tribesmen. I don't believe it.
Whoever is hiding him has either lots of money or is a religious zealot to the highest degree. Or both. This points to the Inmans in Iran.
Posted by: greyrooster at November 18, 2004 12:55 AM (7yovg)
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Maybe in Iran. I have a sneaking suspicion he's in Africa. Evidence? None.
Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at November 18, 2004 08:01 AM (JQjhA)
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He's in Iran? YES. It's about time. I'm bored with Iraq.
LET'S INVADE!
KILL KILL KILL!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Matt Bing at November 18, 2004 08:11 AM (ccz95)
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Well Matt... was that a tad of sarcasism.....since you seem to know and are bored.. how bout we strap a backpack on you and send you out to find him ALONE... Oh and please don't bring a weapon... or better yet why don't you just take a knife to a gun-fight. I see the Headlines now " Matt Bing notorious BLOG writer rages thru battle zone with only a pocket knife and brings Bin Ladin to justice".... HAHA
Dammit I should have ran for President... I have a plan too ya know!!!
Andrea
Posted by: Andrea at November 18, 2004 09:24 AM (+7VNs)
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Andrea, Osama works in a Mcdonalds in Finsbury Park. He's no longer interested in world domination and the destruction of the west and divides his time between walking his two Staffordshire Bull Terriors and writing a column in the Guardian. He is good friends with Elvis and Lord Lucan and he has given much thought to starting a three piece skiffle band and touring the Northern clubs of Great Britain. Either that or he's in Pakistan. Or Afghanistan. Or Uzbikistan. Or....oh, who knows. Perhaps he IS in Iran.
Where's my backpack?
Posted by: Matt Bing at November 18, 2004 10:19 AM (ccz95)
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There's never an industrial shredder around when you need one...
Posted by: Jem at November 18, 2004 05:39 PM (vT9Oz)
Posted by: greyrooster at November 20, 2004 07:49 PM (ydtpC)
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