US Believes Ilyas Kashmiri Still Alive

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Source: International Business Times

U.S. officials are still apprehensive to confirm the claim that senior al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a recent missile strike. Intelligence officials in Pakistan claimed two days ago that U.S. drone-borne missile in northwestern Pakistan killed Kashmiri.

"I can confirm 100 percent that he is dead. I got this information this morning," the nation’s interior minister told reporters on Monday. Pakistani officials issued statements about Kashmiri’s death.

However, U.S. officials said they still were unable to confirm Kashmiri's death. The militant leader was still alive, they said on Monday.

"It wouldn't be the first time that reports of his death have been wrong," one U.S. official told Reuters.

more: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/158477/20110607/al-qaeda-ilyas-kashmiri-us-pakistan-death-harkat-ul-jihad-islami.htm

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1. 3rd time wasn't a charm. nt

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2. Surprise, surprise...........

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3. "It wouldn't be the first time"

And you can damn betcha it won't be the last time.

I wonder how Pakistan feels about U.S. military forces blasting their citizens to Kingdom Come by remote control with random missile strikes? Or does their opinion even matter?