al-Douri is hiding like the craven cowards all those Saddamist regime Scumbags are/were.
This guy has as many lives as bin Laden.
Saddam's Number 2 ... I like that description.
Poor Izzy, still grasping on to the dream of the old regime. A more efficient planner is al-Sadr. Realizing he was going to get himself killed a few years back, he's decided to wait things out for a few years and settle into a role where he offers vocal resistance based on religious convictions.
He'll undoubtedly wait a few more years before trying to cross over politically on a platform of "In true Arabic and Islamic spirit, I resisted the Americans, and gave us a true voice. If you have pride in your religion and your fellow Arab countrymen, you'll side with me to stand on our own honorably and with pride"
"The tape also sought to distance the insurgency from attacks on civilians and religious targets, calling them "the pinnacle of lowliness, vileness and criminality. Our people and your resistance will take revenge from the culprits sooner or later.""
There is the pot calling the kettle black. Interesting, though, that he takes the time to spread some red-on-red bile around. However this plays out, the end-game includes the foreign arab fighters getting whacked.