THAT'LL TEACH 'EM TO PUT ON AIRS:

U.S. strike is said to kill Al-Qaida figure in Pakistan (New York Times, 10/17/2008)

The operative, Khalid Habib, an Egyptian who was chief of operations in Pakistan's tribal region, is described by the CIA as the fourth-ranking person in the Qaida hierarchy. [...]

Habib recently moved to Taparghai from Wana, the capital of South Waziristan, which is in an area that the Americans have been attacking with increasing frequency. Their primary goal is to break the militant network there related to Sirajuddin Haqqani, a Taliban leader closely allied to Al-Qaida, the former member of the militant group said.

Habib had relocated to Taparghai expressly to avoid missile strikes, the former militant said. The area around Taparghai is near Makin, a base of Baitullah Mehsud, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban.

Habib was in a parked Toyota four-by-four when he was hit by the missile.

Seems like you could just blow up any Toyota 4x4 you can find in Waziristan and stand a reasonable chance that its carrying bad guys.

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Posted by Orrin Judd at October 18, 2008 7:38 AM