Zarqawi + 77 Virgins

[A4sForever]

ABC AND NBC NEWS ARE REPORTING THAT ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI IS DEAD !!!???

DETAILS FUZZY ... TALKING HEADS BOBBING AND WEAVING .... U.S. SPECIAL-OPS-COPS REPORTEDLY INVOLVED .... story developing.

 

[Postal]

I am hearing airstrike on Fox News.

 

[Chubby]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

 

[Schnugg]

Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more....

 

[A4sForever]

[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]Iraqi PM: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Killed[/FONT]
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Jun 8, 3:48 AM (ET)

By PATRICK QUINN[/FONT]
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(AP) Jordanian-born terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is seen in these undated photos

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida-linked militant who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings in Iraq, has been killed in a U.S. air raid north of Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday.

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed Wednesday evening along with seven aides.

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]The Jordanian-born militant, who was believed to have personally beheaded at least two American hostages, became Iraq's most wanted militant, as notorious as Osama bin Laden, to whom he swore allegiance in 2004. The United States had put a $25 million bounty on al-Zarqawi, the same as bin Laden.

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]In the past year, he moved his campaign beyond Iraq's borders, claiming to have carried out a Nov. 9, 2005, triple suicide bombing against hotels in Amman, Jordan, that killed 60 people, as well as other attacks in Jordan and even a rocket attack from Lebanon into northern Israel.

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]U.S. forces and their allies came close to capturing al-Zarqawi several times since his campaign began in mid-2003.

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]His closest brush may have come in late 2004. Deputy Interior Ministry Maj. Gen. Hussein Kamal said Iraqi security forces caught al-Zarqawi near the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah but then released him because they didn't realize who he was.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]In May 2005, Web statements by his group said al-Zarqawi had been wounded in fighting with Americans and was being treated in a hospital abroad - raising speculation over a successor among his lieutenants. But days later, a statement said al-Zarqawi was fine and had returned to Iraq. There was never any independent confirmation of the reports of his wounding.

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]U.S. forces believe they just missed capturing al-Zarqawi in a Feb. 20, 2005, raid in which troops closed in on his vehicle west of Baghdad near the Euphrates River. His driver and another associate were captured and al-Zarqawi's computer was seized along with pistols and ammunition.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]U.S. troops twice launched massive invasions of Fallujah, the stronghold used by al-Qaida in Iraq fighters and other insurgents west of Baghdad. An April 2004 offensive left the city still in insurgent hands, but the October 2004 assault wrested it from them. However, al-Zarqawi - if he was in the city - escaped. [/FONT]

 

[TXHusker05]

I hope they are sure this time, like DNA evidence sure. Kind of like Uday and Qusay, we want pictures... although I don't think an airstrike will leave much. A picture from a Predator or something of him walking into the compound would be great.

 

[danthaman]

The article I read this morning said they could identify his face, and then confirmed with fingerprints.

 

[TXHusker05]

Well then beautiful, put a point up there for the good guys

 

[Fly Navy]

Great news to wake up to!

 

[raptor10]

I second that! And I just had a crazy dream that I was on a strike mission, go figure!

 

[DanMa1156]

Great news to wake up to!

The first headline I read today... what a good one to start the day off with!

Schnugg, argh, you're making me wonder, but I know I won't ask...

 

[nittany03]

Great news to wake up to!

Agreed. Even if there was a "successor" named, he won't have the same kind of name recognition and ability to generate headlines, which is vital in a media-driven war like this one. Here's hoping the underlings get to squabbling amongst themselves until we can clean them off the floor as well . . .

 

[raptor10]

Fox News just had a graphic of a 3D F-4 Phantom Dropping two drop tanks onto Zarqawi's house, and then described the attack as coming from two F-16s! ROFL

 

[Riper Snifle]

HOORAY for the USA!

 

[snow85]

heard it on the radio this morning. they played the iraqi press corps response: several minutes of clapping followed by spontaneous singing. (you know that this was also accompanied by dancing and hugging, and maybe even some crying.) not sure if they'll show that on the news here, since i'm sure it's too uplifting for our liberal hippie media.

way to go guys, thanks for persevering.