Another one pwned (link):
Al Qaida leader reportedly killed as Pakistan’s clashes escalate
Saeed Shah, Mcclatchy Newspapers – Tue Aug 12 A leading al Qaida commander, reputed to be number three in the terrorist group, is thought to have been killed after several days of fierce fighting in Pakistan’s northwest fringe, a clash that’s pushing the country toward war with the extremists.
Abu Saeed al Masri , identified in local news reports as Mustafa Abu al Yazid , is al Qaida’s commander in Afghanistan as well its financial expert. His death, if confirmed, would be a significant blow to the terrorist group.
Pakistan’s Taliban movement, which is allied with al Qaida, on Tuesday blew up a bus that was carrying military personnel just outside Peshawar , the capital of the troubled North West Frontier Province. The powerful blast, thought to come from a roadside bomb, claimed 14 lives, including civilian passers-by. It blew a crater in the road some 10 feet wide.
This was all over the news tonight so it’s probably repetitive with me posting it here.