With the recent capture of Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Al-Qaeda's No. 2 man, it occured to me that the headline looked familair. I knew that I had seen something much like it a few months before, so I did a short 20 minute Google research on Al-Qaeda's top 2 leaders, and this is what I found.

It seems to me that we're all being lied to about these men. What do you think?

Alleged Al Qaeda chief dead, officials say
Abu Ubaida al Masri, suspected of planning the London
transportation bombings that killed 52, is believed to have died of hepatitis C.
By Sebastian Rotella, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 10, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-masri10apr10,0,7986515.story

Al-Qaeda leader al-Masri 'dead'
added April 9, 2008
http://current.com/items/88895653_al_qaeda_leader_al_masri_dead

Al-Qaida's No. 1 Abu Ayyub al-Masri - KILLED
By Mussab Al-Khairalla Reuters Added: May 1 2007
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=142_1178019087
video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1ad_1178029524

Al-Qaida's No. 1 in Iraq reportedly - CAPTURED
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.09.2008
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/238142.php

PAKISTANI TROOPS MAY BE CLOSING ON QAEDA'S NO. 2
Published: March 19, 2004
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E3D61331F93AA25750C0A9629C8B63

Sources: Airstrike may have killed bin Laden's No. 2
Saturday, January 14, 2006;
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/13/alqaeda.strike/index.html

Al-Qaida's No. 2 man Zawahiri may be dead: reports
Asian Political News, Jan 17, 2006
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2006_Jan_17/ai_n16006494

and finally...

Al Qaeda No. 2 Vows More Attacks On West
April 22, 2008
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/22/terror/main4033708.shtml