ABC stated tonight that a predator missile had killed an "important" member of Al Qaeda today and...
Haitham al-Yemeni, a native of Yemen known for his bomb-making skills, had been tracked for some time in the hope that he would help lead the United States to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, intelligence officials said. But with the recent capture in northwest Pakistan of Abu Faraj al-Libbi, thought to be al Qaeda's No. 3 man, officials worried al-Yemeni would soon go into hiding, and decided to take action.
Al-Yemeni was in line to replace al-Libbi, intelligence analysts said.
Al Qaeda really is like McDonalds...everybody is a manager of something.
Now firing a missile in Pakistani territory, that could have consequences.