U.S. confident al-Qaeda no. 2 dead
WASHINGTON, June 5 (www.tingvoa.com) -- White House said Tuesday U.S. intelligence community has information that led them to believe al- Qaeda number two Abu Yahya al-Libi is dead, saying it is a serious blow to the al-Qaeda leadership after the death of terror mastermind Osama bin 1 Laden 2 over a year ago.
We have confirmation 3 of his death, said White House Spokesman Jay Carney during his daily press briefing. Calling al-Libi the terror network's general manager, Carney refused to confirm the location and specifics of al-Libi's death, but said he had a range of experience that will be hard for al-Qaeda to replicate 4.
There is now no clear successor to take on the breadth of his responsibilities, Carney said. Al-Libi rose to second-in-command of al-Qaeda behind Ayman al-Zawahiri, who replaced bin Laden as the group's leader.
Citing anonymous 5 sources, U.S. media earlier said al-Libi was taken out in a U.S. drone strike Monday in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, near the Afghanistan border. Reports said at least six missiles were fired at a militant 6 compound near the town of Mir Ali. It was the 21st suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan this year.
Al-Libi, a Libyan, played a critical role in the group's planning against the West, providing oversight 7 of the efforts for external operations. According to information released along with the State Department's reward for justice program, al-Libi, born in 1963, was a religious scholar who used his religious training to influence people and legitimize the actions of al-Qaeda. The U. S. government has a one-million-dollar bond on his head.
Al-Libi was captured in 2002 and held by U.S. forces in Bagram detention 8 facility in Afghanistan, but escaped on the night of July 10, 2005. He has since appeared in a number of propaganda videos.
Al-Libi was described as a key motivator in the global jihad movement and his messages convey a clear threat to U.S. persons or property worldwide, according to the U.S. government.
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
- We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
- The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
- It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。
- Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
- The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
- Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。