Ex-Commando To Replace Bin Laden?

[MJS]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42965337/ns/world_news-death_of_bin_laden/

A Pakistani former commando who has been linked to multiple terror plots — including a series of planned “Mumbai style” attacks in European cities last summer — has emerged as a possible successor to Osama bin Laden as leader of al-Qaida, according to U.S. officials.
Although Ilyas Kashmiri is barely known to the American public, U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies have increasingly focused on him in recent years. The CIA has targeted him in drone attacks in northwest Pakistan and federal prosecutors have indicted him in a major terrorism case involving a Chicago businessman who goes on trial next week.

It would only be a matter of time, before discussion of who's taking over, would come up. It was thought that the #2 man, Ayman al-Zawahri, would be next in line, but due to unpopularity, it seems another dirtbag is lying in wait.

 

[granfire]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42965337/ns/world_news-death_of_bin_laden/





It would only be a matter of time, before discussion of who's taking over, would come up. It was thought that the #2 man, Ayman al-Zawahri, would be next in line, but due to unpopularity, it seems another dirtbag is lying in wait.

There is always another laying in wait.

But we knew that, we expected it.

 

[sfs982000]

The reality of it is that even if we take this guy out, there will be 4 more lined up behind him to take over. It just never ends.

 

[MJS]

Oh, I agree. I'm not disupting there wouldn't be someone else, just came across the article and thought I'd post.

 

[granfire]

The reality of it is that even if we take this guy out, there will be 4 more lined up behind him to take over. It just never ends.

We just keep chopping at the regrowing heads...down with Hydra!

 

[Archangel M]

Next!!

 

[K-man]

Can't be right. He's Pakistani. They're on our side!

 

[Nomad]

With any luck, there will be an internal power struggle to fill the vacuum, which could see some splintering of the organization, or better yet, some of the top contenders offing each other for the honor.

Probably not, but we can always hope.

 

[Stealthy]

This is why killing people is useless, to destroy a non-sentient entity you need to destroy its infrastructure such that people no longer choose to take up the cause.


Much like killing a Chinese Dragon. No point killing the people in it since more people will pick up the skin and continue the parade, you need to burn the skin.

 

[billc]

Killing the terrorist isn't useless, because replacing people helps disrupt their infrastructure, causing internal power struggles, a break down in the new communication lines, and so on. It throws the organization of it's game. It is one part in "burning the skin," not all of it but one part of it.