Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 18, 2017 I"m not seeing any links 30 hours later. Interesting. James Nichols, a man once accused of conspiring in the Oklahoma City bombing, has died. Nichols, 62, died on Tuesday, Feb. 14, following a "long illness," according to his obituary. An aside -- we used to drive early mornings to go fishing in the tip of the thumb of Michigan (Grindstone City) and the long drive from Detroit would take us by a really cool barn with a huge American flag/eagle on it (and a couple outbuildings and neighbours who also were Michigan Millitia creepy). It was embedded in my mind, so when the OKC bombing went down and the Nichols' brothers property was shown on TV and there was the barn! All Murica and shit. SirC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathtreat23 189 Posted February 18, 2017 Omar Abdel Rahman who Masterminded numerous bomb plots in New York in the early 1990's is dead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/39017259 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,414 Posted February 28, 2017 Abu Khayr al-Masri, deputy leader of Al-Qaeda, has reportedly been killed by an American drone strike in Syria. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted March 26, 2017 Sooo...it's beginning to bother me. When is a terrorist a terrorist? Police say in the most recent London incident that they will probably never know the perps intention. And yet it is trumpeted as a terrorist attack. I mean it might be but because the perp was non-white it's just assumed. If we are talking well, it was aimed at politicians, why was Jo Cox's killer not labelled a terrorist? If we say obviously high number of casualties, why was Raoul Moat not labelled a terrorist? Not judging, not trying to make a point, just wondering... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted April 16, 2017 9/11 first respondent (hey, also a terror victim) and pick of my B-Team Ray Pfeifer now in hospice care: http://pix11.com/2017/04/04/dying-firefighter-sick-from-911-illness-fights-last-battle-a-spot-on-fdny-wall-of-honor/ He's the public face of the campaign to give first respondents financial compensation (The Zadroga Act) so I'm fairly certain a QO will come. I should have put him in my main team... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,466 Posted April 16, 2017 He was on my longlist but I went for Lakovic as the punt N American with lousy cancer. Not that Sasha is doing me much favours right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted April 16, 2017 There is a report that says that ISIS "Minister of War" (wtv that means) was killed in an airstrike. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/_TP_/article/isis-minister-of-war-is-killed-by-allied-airstrike-in-mosul-wwtdp388x?ni-statuscode=acsaz-307 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted April 18, 2017 Baghdadi arrested? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted April 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Baghdadi arrested? Or not? I'm pretty confident he wouldn't allow himself to be taken alive, as it would set a dreadful example to his troops. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,466 Posted April 18, 2017 It'd set a terrible example to my DDP team, but pretty sure he's not getting the choice of being taken alive... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted June 2, 2017 Turki al-Binali, who gave ISIS a religious justification for taking their female prisoners as sex slaves, dead in an airstrike at 32: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/isis-leader-who-approved-sex-slaves-killed-u-s-airstrike-n767581 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted June 5, 2017 Al-Baghdadi's hide-out surrendered, though it probably means he isn't there: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/04/iraqi-forces-retake-key-town-of-baaj-from-isis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted June 5, 2017 I would choose Al-Baghdadi for my 2018 list but what happens if it comes out he died in 2017 ? Do you still get points ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,414 Posted June 11, 2017 Take this with a pinch of salt, The Sun, Yahoo and the Daily Mail all note it has been falsely reported in the past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted June 11, 2017 Syrian propaganda! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted June 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Thatcher said: Take this with a pinch of salt, The Sun, Yahoo and the Daily Mail all note it has been falsely reported in the past. Even if it is true, we need to here a confirmation from both sides... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 11, 2017 Many sources are reporting Baghdadi's death. It was also reported on Syrian state tv. If he wasn't dead, that would be a serious embarrassment to their reputation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted June 11, 2017 As far as I could tell most of these reports can be traced back to that one Syrian source. Well, if true, Trump should tweet about it very soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 12, 2017 Now Baghdadi is on the run So he's still alive, but won't last much longer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,466 Posted June 12, 2017 Bloody hell, he's like fucking Dracula. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted June 12, 2017 I wonder if he'll opt for a hole in the ground like Saddam Hussein. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted June 16, 2017 As reported elsewhere, al-Baghdadi may have been killed by a Russian airstrike. I swear, if the Ruskis took the fucker out, this is yet another embarrassment for the USA. I don't even know where the fuck we stand anymore. We're trying to fight ISIS but we're also funding ISIS to fight Assad. Are we also funding Assad to fight ISIS? Many decades ago, the US had some respect worldwide. Now all we do is invade 3rd world countries nobody's heard of for oil, or fund terrorists. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 16, 2017 4 hours ago, RadGuy said: As reported elsewhere, al-Baghdadi may have been killed by a Russian airstrike. I swear, if the Ruskis took the fucker out, this is yet another embarrassment for the USA. I don't even know where the fuck we stand anymore. We're trying to fight ISIS but we're also funding ISIS to fight Assad. Are we also funding Assad to fight ISIS? Many decades ago, the US had some respect worldwide. Now all we do is invade 3rd world countries nobody's heard of for oil, or fund terrorists. Well we took Bin Laden out. It's only fair that somebody more involved in the fight against ISIS takes out their leader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,466 Posted June 16, 2017 I don't care who takes him out, as long as someone does, it's all DDP points to me anyhow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted June 16, 2017 8 minutes ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: Well we took Bin Laden out. It's only fair that somebody more involved in the fight against ISIS takes out their leader. Yes, probably the USA killed Bin Laden, but nevertheless he was first funded and supported by the USA, same game with Saddam and many other despots. Radguy is right. unfortunately the USA lost much of trust worldwide. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
