One of the ironies of terrorist leaders — as well as other kinds of autocrats, dictators, tyrants, etc. — is that, despite all their bluster and the atrocities they’re willing to inflict on others, deep down, they’re all cowards. In the case of terrorists, this is a little easier to see: After all, terrorism by definition means one goes after targets that can’t really fight back. But deep cowardice lies in the hearts of the world’s “big men,” of all kinds.
In the case of the leader of ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh/whatever-the-fuck-you-want-to-call-that-savage-brood, a couple years ago I noted he’d gone into hiding, like the sniveling crybaby coward he plainly is.
Or, “was.”
I say that because, as CNN reports, it appears Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed (Archive.Is cached article):
President Donald Trump declared Sunday morning that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead after a US military raid in northwest Syria over the weekend.
“Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead,” Trump said at the White House, calling the ISIS leader’s capture “the top national security priority of my administration.”
The President said a US special operations forces mission went after the ISIS leader and there were no US deaths during the mission. Several ISIS fighters and companions with al-Baghdadi during the mission were killed. Eleven children were moved out of the house and are uninjured, the President said.
Reportedly, al-Baghdadi ran away from US special forces and canine units, during the assault, like a craven little snot. Finally, he blew himself up, along with three children, apparently his own:
The defense official said it appeared that al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest during the raid. The raid was carried out by special operations commandos, a source familiar with the operation told CNN. The CIA assisted in locating the ISIS leader, the defense official said.
Never, ever be fooled by the bluster and bravado of “big men” (like al-Baghdadi, as well as other kinds of leaders like Benito Mussolini, Kim Jong Un, Josef Stalin, Saddam Hussein, Nicolae Ceausescu, Robert Mugabe, Muammar Gaddafi, or even Vladdie “the Poisoner” Putin). Each and every one was or is a whining coward. Arguably that may be why they present themselves as “big men” — they’re compensating for their own insecurity and lack of courage. The term “big men” is actually a misnomer; in reality they’re “little men.” Don’t forget that … because it can be used against them.
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