Quotes of the Day

Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan
Friday, Jan. 09, 2009

Open quoteThese deaths are a significant near-term degradation of al-Qaeda's leadership. Close quote

  • A U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIAL,
  • after two al-Qaeda leaders, Sheik Ahmed Salim Swedan and Usama al-Kini, were reportedly killed. The two men were Kenyans; one of them allegedly masterminded last year's bombing at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad
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