ANOTHER WAY IT DIFFERS FROM 'NAM:

Raid 'kills al-Qaeda commander' (BBC, 12/03/05)

Pakistan says that it has killed a top al-Qaeda commander in the country's tribal belt along the Afghan border.

Egyptian-born Abu Hamza Rabia, described as al-Qaeda's operational commander, was among five men killed in a raid in North Waziristan on Thursday.

Their commanders are at continual risk.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 3, 2005 7:55 AM