If you have missed the The Most Dangerous Job in the World, you have not missed seeing a story about the most dangerous job in the world.
I know, the Discovery series has a lot of drama and splashing around but it isn’t like the crabs are hunting down the ships. Yes?
No, the most dangerous job in the world is being Al Qaeda’s second-in-command. The United States recently confirmed the second-in-command of Al Qaeda, Nasir al-Wuhayshi has been killed in a drone strike [2015] and according to CNN:
dealing a heavy setback to the leadership of the international terrorist group.
Really? What about the Al Qaeda second-in-command al-Shihri, that the United States killed three (3) times? How Many Times Does Al Qaeda’s Number Two Need to Die? [2013]
Abu Yahya al-Libi [2012]:
White House spokesman Jay Carney called al-Libi’s death a “major blow” to the terror network.
Or, Atiyah Abd Al-Rahman Dead: Al Qaeda Second In Command Killed In Pakistan [2011]
Or, Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command, Mohammed Atef, who was killed in a US drone strike in 2001. [2001]
I feel certain that the “second-in-command” was killed multiple times between 2002 and 2011 but I lacked the interest to run them all down. If you ask nicely, I may search the fantasy reports from the State Department for all references to Al Qaeda and leadership and prepare a canonical list of US claimed kills at any rate.
Personally I think your time would be better spent on sources like: Eighty Percent Of Al-Qaeda No. 2s Now Dead. At least there you know the intent is to amuse. Not certain what the intent of self-congratulatory notices about operations against Al Qaeda. I rather doubt they read United States government press releases. They are much better at getting them issued.