Another One Bites the Dust

If we were allowed to fight this religious war on our terms, we could give this guy a good, Christian burial, with a can of Spam clutched in his hands. The terrorist war would end immediately.

By NOOR KHAN Associated Press Writer KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban's most prominent military commander was killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. Mullah Dadullah was killed Saturday in the southern province of Helmand, said Said Ansari, the spokesman for Afghanistan's intelligence service. A government official in Kandahar province who spoke on condition of anonymity said he had seen Dadullah's body. A second intelligence service official said Dadullah was killed near Helmand's Sangin and Nahri Sarraj districts, which have seen heavy fighting involving British and Afghan troops and U.S. Special Forces. The official was not authorized to give his name. NATO's International Security Assistance Force did not confirm the death but hinted that it was true. "You might want to keep pursuing it. It certainly is an issue that we're tracking," said spokesman Maj. John Thomas.