On Thursday, President Trump announced that the US had killed Qasim al-Rimi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in a recent US drone strike. Details on when and where, beyond Yemen, were not made public.
Trump had suggested this was the case earlier in the week, re-tweeting reports from others that Rimi was killed. The Pentagon, at the time, denied any involvement in killing anyone in Yemen.
The White House didn’t clarify any more, but did say that the drone strike killed not only Rimi, but some non-specific other al-Qaeda figured, described as a deputy of Ayman al-Zawahiri.
It’s possible that the drone strike was not carried out by the US military, but rather by the CIA. That’s increasingly unusual in recent years, with the Pentagon seeking to control most of the drone program. That would explain the lack of specificity, as the CIA keeps its strikes secret, and the Pentagon is obliged to offer at least some clarity on what they’re doing.
There was an article about this on Yahoo yesterday. The comment section was depressing as hell. The entirety of the comments I read consisted of praising Trump and the military for keeping us safe. I only went through the first page because I couldn’t stomach any more than that but I assume the rest of the thousands of comments were similar, the first page usually sets a pattern. Sickening.
We should consider that the marketing boys at langley also work within social media. Time and money aplenty. But, we also know who we share the freeway with…..
You are free to move to a country that support you viewpoint.
An overwhelming number of Americans don’t.
And you are a babbling neocon.
And you are a brainwashed AQ wannabe.
Give the Middle-East a try, afraid?
Thank you for proving my point. The typical neocon response. Anyone opposing our never ending war on terror MUST be an al Qaeda sympathizer. Such a fu**ing tool.
LOL, triggered?
When they sign up for jihad, they are signing up to murder.
Facts elude you.
I think we have killed more “leaders” of al Qaeda than there were actual members when this whole nightmare of the war on terror began.
Brake a window…fix window. Repeat. Economic prosperity ensues…..