Big Fish Caught: Al Qaeda Communication Officer.

The most important thing in order to knock out the enemy's ability to resist attack and to carry out offensive operations (in this case, terrorism and acts of terror) is to hamper, if not tap into and/or destroy their network of communication.

What you have heard on the networks is that we caught a 'senior Al-Qaeda Official.' What you don't know is WHO he is: Nareem Noor Kahn.

The Story is at Captain Ed's Place: Captain's Quarters. From what I've read (and I've read the whole thing) is that we have captured someone responsible for building lines of communications between Al-Qaeda's operatives and their commanders. We may also have hurt their financial structure as well.

What bugs me is that this is a key capture, and a key figure in the Al-Qaeda ranks..... and no one is hearing about it from the news networks. This is tantamount to capturing the Enigma Machine in World War II for Christ's sake.

Hat Tip: Instapundit