From The Rummor Mill: Ayman al-Zawahiri Dead ?

AJStrata caught on to a small and indeterminate quote from a report on the missile attack in Pakistan on Sunday.

Some unconfirmed reports say that a doctor of Arab origin who frequented the compound was among the dead.

AJ's argument:

As I noted in my previous post above the amount of fire power brought to bear indicated a very high valued target. Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda’s number two leader, is a doctor. I also noted recently that Gen Hayden (CIA) mentioned casually Zawahiri was an easier target given his penchant for the media. I thought at the time that was a near blatant admission we had him in our sights. Reporting from this part of the world is always dodgy. I’m keeping my fingers crossed this reporting is close to accurate and Zawahiri has met Allah in person.

I will caution everyone not to make that leap just yet... it seems these guys always have a doctor around to somehow legitimize their activities. That being said, If it turns out to be true, it will be a a significant victory for the west.