Reference :- Let's hope that killing Al -Qaeda's leader doesn't have unforeseen consequences .
Dear Peta ,
We all like seeing a bad guy killed . Or to use your words " taken out " , which is the favoured expression these days . ( In the old days " taken out " used to mean a date at the movies , or the local Wimpy Bar , but then it all changed during the Mafia movie craze of the seventies . ) Sure , Mr Zawahiri might have been a doctor in his early life , but strangely he then went feral without the slightest provocation and we will shed no tears for him .
At first I was a bit confused to hear that Mr Zawahiri had been whacked , because there was a news report two years ago saying he was dead , but obviously this latest update will be the most reliable . As yet there is no proof he is dead ( you know , DNA and such ) but that is just a formality .
It sure is impressive the way they were able to snuff the guy without anybody else in Kabul being injured . Clearly we learnt a lot when we accidentally killed all those Afghan school kids in that minibus a few months back , and our defense technology has improved greatly since then . Clearly there was no chance of collateral damage this time .
Anyway Peta , Ken junior did express concern that Mr Zawahiri's son in law , Ayman , might be upset enough to plot some kind of revenge . I had never heard of young Ayman , but don't imagine he would be the type to hold a grudge . I mentioned this to Ken junior.
" I have never heard of young Ayman , but don't imagine he would be the type to hold a grudge . " , I said
" In Afghanistan they call him ' the general manager of terror ' . " , Ken junior said .
" I reckon that is probably an ironic reference . " , I said
Gabbo then spoke .
" According to Gandhi , an eye for an eye will make the whole world blind .", Gabbo said .
" What are you raving about Gabbo ? Gandhi was an Indian , not an Afghan . " , I said .
That's the trouble with the young ones these days , they don't know the lessons of history .
Your comrade , Ken
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