"Swiftly" Replaced?

So AQ mastermind Abu Obaidah al-Masri is reportedly dead (again). That's a sort of fact (assuming that it's accurate!). However, the opening statement of the article seems a tad "embellished"(?).

To whit:

Abu Obaidah al-Masri, a senior militant planner for Al Qaeda and the alleged mastermind behind the 2005 London transportation bombings, has reportedly died last year in Afghanistan. Although Mr. Masri has been noted as a key Al Qaeda figure, security analysts say that his position will likely be swiftly filled as the network appears to be regrouping in the remote Afghan-Pakistani border region (emphasis added).

It's reassuring to know that the Reporter Spencer has connections to top-notch security analysts who postulate that this important (and presumably vacant) position in the AQ hierarchy "will likely be swiftly filled."

I'm so very glad that they figured that out.