U.S. confident al-Qaeda no. 2 dead

WASHINGTON, June 5 (www.tingvoa.com) -- White House said Tuesday U.S. intelligence community has information that led them to believe al- Qaeda number two Abu Yahya al-Libi is dead, saying it is a serious blow to the al-Qaeda leadership after the death of terror mastermind Osama bin¹ Laden² over a year ago.

We have confirmation³ of his death, said White House Spokesman Jay Carney during his daily press briefing. Calling al-Libi the terror network's general manager, Carney refused to confirm the location and specifics of al-Libi's death, but said he had a range of experience that will be hard for al-Qaeda to replicate⁴.

There is now no clear successor to take on the breadth of his responsibilities, Carney said. Al-Libi rose to second-in-command of al-Qaeda behind Ayman al-Zawahiri, who replaced bin Laden as the group's leader.

Citing anonymous⁵ sources, U.S. media earlier said al-Libi was taken out in a U.S. drone strike Monday in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, near the Afghanistan border. Reports said at least six missiles were fired at a militant⁶ compound near the town of Mir Ali. It was the 21st suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan this year.

Al-Libi, a Libyan, played a critical role in the group's planning against the West, providing oversight⁷ of the efforts for external operations. According to information released along with the State Department's reward for justice program, al-Libi, born in 1963, was a religious scholar who used his religious training to influence people and legitimize the actions of al-Qaeda. The U. S. government has a one-million-dollar bond on his head.

Al-Libi was captured in 2002 and held by U.S. forces in Bagram detention⁸ facility in Afghanistan, but escaped on the night of July 10, 2005. He has since appeared in a number of propaganda videos.

Al-Libi was described as a key motivator in the global jihad movement and his messages convey a clear threat to U.S. persons or property worldwide, according to the U.S. government.

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

4 replicate   

v.折叠，复制，模写；n.同样的样品；adj.转折的

参考例句：

• The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
• It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。

5 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

6 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

7 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

8 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。