Posted on 06/10/2006 2:07:21 PM PDT by blogblogginaway
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An Iraqi man who was one of the first people on the scene after an airstrike that led to the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi told Associated Press Television News that he saw American troops beating a man who had a beard like the al-Qaida leader.
The witness said he saw the man lying on the ground, badly wounded but still alive. He said U.S. troops arriving on the scene wrapped the man's head in an Arab robe and began beating him. His account cannot be independently verified.
The spokesman for the U.S.-led forces in Iraq says troops tried to provide medical attention after they saw that al-Zarqawi was alive but he recognized them as American troops and tried to get away.
Major Gen. William Caldwell said the troops "re-secured" al-Zarqawi back onto the stretcher before he died almost immediately.
There are no remaining walls in the house. Scattered among the debris of concrete blocks is a pillow with a floral pattern, sandals, a foam mattress, a cooler and part of a washing machine.
A skimpy slip in a leopard skin pattern and other see-through pieces of women's clothing were also found. Three women were among those killed in the house.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbc4i.com ...
Excellent.
Oh, the horror.
"A skimpy slip in a leopard skin pattern and other see-through pieces of women's clothing were also found. Three women were among those killed in the house."
man....i wonder what they wore under those burka's....:-) now i know...........
If only he had gotten his disguise on in time...
Al Gore, maybe?
So they took the person from iraqi police, who got there first, and then proceeded to beat him. right.
This is news?
More Sunni Supremicist blathering.
I could only wish it were true.
Hey buddy, Saddam ain't comin back either.
More Drive By media ... Haidth... Haditha... haditha... Mi lai... Mi lai... Troops beat Zarqawi... women and children raped by our soliders ... Ghengis Khan.. Oh my...
I hope so. I hope they suspended him by his 'nads and let him scream himself to death.
here comes the Media again...weeping into its collective hanky, sneaking a peak out of the corner of its eye to make sure the audience is getting weepy, too.
To Zarqawi:
President Bush sends you his regards.
Then give him a medal and my thanks.
In the words of Chris Rock: LOOKOUT! ITS THE MEDIA RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
I expected this allegation yesterday. Maybe Pelosi, Murtha and Dingy asked them to wait until today to allow max exploitation on the Sunday face shows with little time for refutation.
Probably worn by Zarqawi himself...he was previewing for them what they could expect from their 72 virgins.
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