From: "Robert G Lewis" 

I would hope so but I still wonder about the wording.  it just struck me as
an interesting choice of words.



"George Sherwood"  wrote in message
news:pan.2006.02.11.16.34.29.707608{at}beernabeer.com...
> On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:21:41 -0600, Robert G Lewis wrote:
>
>> Was the 'close relative' involved in terrorism or just a close relative
>> ?
>
> I would guess since Musharraf added: "that another wanted militant was
> among five foreigners killed in the bombing."
>
> That this guy was wanted also.
>
> George
>
>>
>> We could easily  target numerous 'close relatives' of Bin Laden. Half
>> Brothers , sisters nieces nephews if that is the only criteria needed.
>>
>> "George Sherwood"  wrote in message
>> news:pan.2006.02.11.15.29.49.275827{at}beernabeer.com...
>>> On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:58:26 -0500, Robert Comer wrote:
>>>
>>>> They still haven't found any proof on that....
>>>
>>> And here is even more proof.
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4704436.stm
>>>
>>> "Pakistan's president has confirmed that "a close
relative" of al-Qaeda
>>> number two Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US air strike in Pakistan
>>> last month.
>>>
>>> Pervez Musharraf also confirmed for the first time that Zawahiri had
>>> been expected to be at the house targeted by the US, a military
>>> spokesman says.
>>>
>>> President Musharraf added that another wanted militant was among five
>>> foreigners killed in the bombing."
>>>
>>>
>>> But am sure that the owner of the compound had no idea of who these
>>> guys were and was just an innocent victim.
>>>
>>> George

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