The Washington Post is reporting that Imad Mughniyeh, considered to be rived in his killing of American’s only by Osama bi Laden, was killed this morning in Damascus Syria.

Imad Mughniyeh, a senior but shadowy Hezbollah commander accused by the United States and Israel of masterminding suicide bombings, hijackings and hostage-taking that spanned 25 years, was killed by a car bomb in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the Shiite Muslim group and other officials said Wednesday.
Hezbollah accused Israel of carrying out the attack on Mughniyeh. A spokesman for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Mark Regev, said Olmert’s office had no comment.

The elusiveness of Mughniyeh, the target of several assassination attempts and kidnappings by the United States and Israel, rivaled only that of Osama bin Laden and stretched over many more years. Until Sept. 11, 2001, the attacks for which the United States blamed him represented some of the deadliest strikes against Americans. Along with bin Laden, he was included on the list of 22 “most wanted terrorists” released by President Bush a month after the Sept. 11 attacks.

He is probably wondering, right now, where his 17 virgins are. There was a $25M FBI bounty on his head - I hope someone gets to claim it.

In case the name Imad Mughniyeh dosn’t ring any bells, here is a list of some of the murder that is attached to his name:

1983: First Bombing of the US Embassy in Beiruit Lebanon (60 killed)
1983: Hommicide bombing of the Beriut Lebanon US Marine barracks (241 killed)
1984: Second Bombing of US Embassy in Beruit Lebanon (24 killed)
1985: Mastermind of the brutal hijacking of a TWA flight to Rome (1 killed)
1992: Bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (28 killed)
1994: Bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Argentina (87 killed)
1996: Bombing of the Khobar Towers US Air Force Barracks in Saudi Arabia (19 killed)

Mughniyeh has been on the run all of his life, probably living in caves and hiding for his very life, like this buddy Osama.

Naturally Hezbollah, calls the terrorist and martyr. From Hezbollah’s own website:

With pride and honor, we announce the martyrdom of a great resistance leader who joined the procession of Islamic Resistance martyrs. After a life full of Jihad, sacrifices and accomplishments lived with a longing to martyrdom, Islamic Resistance leader Hajj Imad Moghniyeh (Hajj Radwan) was assassinated by “Israeli” criminal hands. The martyr, may his soul rest in peace, had been a target for the Zionists for more than 20 years. Almighty Allah has chosen him to be a martyr on the hands of His Prophet’s killers who know that we have a long battle with them and the blood of martyrs especially our leaders has always taken our resistance to a higher and stronger level, just like when our two great leaders, Sheikh Ragheb Harb and Sayyed Abbas Moussawi were martyred.
We pledge to continue the martyr’s path until achieving complete victory, God willing.

What a bunch of complete, homicidal, nut-jobs. I hope the Israeli and US Military is able to speed the reunion of these pigs with “Allah”. Any religion that turns its followers into expendable pawns is contemptuous, corrupt, and evil.

Fortunately, I know how the story ends - and there will be justice.

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