Pakistan now says at least 4 foreign al Qaeda terrorists died in US air strike.

Zawahiri may have escaped unscathed, but four, possibly five of his aides didn't.

That doesn't ease the anguish of the families of the innocent victims, but at least proves that the US strike was not a total intelligence mishap or an arbitrary decision. Even the Pakistanis are belatedly realizing it, and protests have cooled considerably.ABC News: Pakistan: 4 or 5 Terrorists Died in StrikeAs always, cowards like Zawahiri always hide behind the innocent.

The administration of Pakistan's semiautonomous tribal regions bordering Afghanistan also said that between 10 and 12 foreign extremists had been invited to the dinner at the village hit in Friday's attack, including Zawahiri.

It's only by sheer mischance that he decided not to attend.

The fire next time,Zawahiri....