Meet The New Boss

Michael Scheur profiles Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid, the new officially designated al-Qaeda pointman in Iraq.

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I don't think we should worry too much about al-Qaeda in Iraq. Even with a new pointman they're going to have a tough time rising above .500 unless they pick up a quality center and a more mobile power forward.

Posted by steve duncan | July 5, 2007 7:42 AM

Al-Qaeda's late-May naming of Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid as the "general leader" of the group's activities in Afghanistan shows that Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri believe that helping the Taliban win the Afghan war is a top priority. It also suggests that the al-Qaeda chieftains think that the path to victory in Afghanistan is set solidly enough that Abu al-Yazid can manage the organization's Afghan affairs while they turn to other aspects of the jihad outside Afghanistan.

Posted by CharleyCarp | July 5, 2007 8:10 AM

I presume, Matt, my comment (a quote of the opening paragraph) will entice you to actually read the linked article. So, do you have a view as to what it means that the CFO of AQ, having been seconded to AQM for two years, has returned to Afghanistan for what sounds like a final push?

Posted by CharleyCarp | July 5, 2007 8:20 AM

You know, it doesn't do much for your reputation when you write

Michael Scheur profiles Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid, the new officially designated al-Qaeda pointman in Iraq.

and link to an article with the headline

Al-Qaeda's New Leader in Afghanistan: A Profile of Abu al-Yazid
By Michael Scheuer

Posted by ajay | July 5, 2007 9:04 AM

You meant Afghanistan.

Posted by Spenc/r Ackerm/n | July 5, 2007 9:48 AM

m160k

Posted by ro774ck | July 5, 2007 10:17 PM

m160k

Posted by ro774ck | July 5, 2007 10:18 PM