World reacts to al-Zarqawi death

cnn.com ^ | 6/8/06 | unknown

[beyond the sea]

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Here are some early comments:

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ---

"Today Zarqawi has been terminated."

"Every time a Zarqawi appears we will kill him."

"We will continue confronting whoever follows his path. It is an open war between us."

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad ---

Zarqawi's death marks a "great success", he said, but cautioned that it will not end violence in the country.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair ---

"Today's announcement was very good news because a blow against al Qaeda in Iraq was a blow against al Qaeda everywhere," Blair's office said in a statement.

Margaret Beckett, British Foreign Minister ---

If you remember, quite recently there had been a number of announcements by al-Zarqawi encouraging action against people from a different strand within the Muslim community. If this has been diminished by his removal then that can only be a good thing.

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih ---

"This is a very important victory for the people of Iraq. He was the evil of terrorism. He was responsible for the deaths of many people in Iraq. Having him killed is a very important achievement for us. We are strongly determined to root out the remaining al Qaeda people. This is a serious blow to terrorism. We hope that terrorism in Iraq will be over," Salih told Reuters at a conference in Istanbul.

Rohan Gunaratna, Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore ---

"If that information is true, it is the most significant victory in the fight against terrorism. He was certainly the most active terrorist in Iraq. More than that, he was using Iraq to mount operations in the neighborhood, for instance the Jordan attacks (last year) were by his group...

[beyond the sea]

ping

[Echo Talon]

thanks :)

[beyond the sea]

Here's betting there will be many less school children killed in Iraq now that this sleazoid has been extinguished.

[Lurker]

Skinner from Democratic Underground:

"The people of Iraq lost a great Freedom Fighter today. He was killed by the evil Bushitler Administration aided by their oil rich cronies at Halliburton."

"It's sad to think that there will be no one left to organize the legitimate resistance to the illegal American occupation of Iraq."

Just kidding...maybe.

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[Echo Talon]

I hope so. This punk needed judgement a long time ago.

[zipper]

Feed his body to pigs on live TV!

[Caipirabob]

[CzarNicky]

did they finally run out of "Aides"?

[Bommer]

Hope he's buried in pork products. Mmmmmm pork products

[sheik yerbouty]

He has been turbanated..

[Echo Talon]

was that a real thread?

[Perdogg]

Howard Dean is wondering who to run in his place in 2008.

[Echo Talon]

LOL!

[Dallas59]

Ted Kennedy:
"A sad, sad day has come upon us.."

John (who?)Kerry:
"The World will morn the death of a great Liberator...."

Hilary Clinton:
"I think it's a disgrace for the United States Military to flaunt it's power in such a way as to take pleasure and happiness from the killing of a single human being no matter what crime he was forced to partake in because of the policies of the current US Administration...

[freeangel]

"wonder how he's enjoying his 72 virgins? :)

[Lurker]

Could be.

L

[beyond the sea]

Wow.

[beyond the sea]

Hmmm.

............... do pigs eat meat?

[Howlin]

did they finally run out of "Aides"?

They got seven "aides" as bonus today.