Posted on 06/12/2006 6:29:57 AM PDT by lunarbicep
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi lived for 52 minutes after a U.S. warplane bombed his hideout northeast of Baghdad, and he died of extensive internal injuries consistent with those caused by a bomb blast, the U.S. military said Monday.
Col. Steve Jones, command surgeon for Multinational Forces, said an autopsy concluded that al-Zarqawi died from serious injuries to his lungs. An FBI test positively identified al-Zarqawi's remains.
Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, a spokesman for the U.S. military in Baghdad, said U.S. forces arrived about 28 minutes after a fighter jet bombed al-Zarqawi's hideout outside Baqouba on Wednesday. Medics secured al-Zarqawi's airway but his breathing was shallow and labored, and he expelled blood from his mouth.
"It was very evident he had extremely massive internal injuries," Caldwell said.
Al-Zarqawi died 24 minutes after coalition forces arrived, he said.
Jones said the autopsy conducted Saturday showed that al-Zarqawi died from injuries to his lungs.
"Blast waves from the two bombs caused tearing, bruising of the lungs and bleeding," he said. "There was no evidence of firearm injuries."
The al-Qaida in Iraq leader also suffered head and facial wounds, bleeding in his ears and a fracture of his lower right leg.
Caldwell said an F-16 dropped a 500-pound bomb on the house at 6:12 p.m. A second bomb followed immediately after.
U.S. troops arrived at 6:40 p.m. and found Iraqi police at the site. He said a coalition medic treated al-Zarqawi, who lapsed in and out of consciousness.
"At 7:04 p.m. on 7 June, Zarqawi was dead," Caldwell said.
He added that no decision had been made on what to do with the remains of al-Zarqawi and his spiritual adviser, Sheik Abdul-Rahman, who also was killed instantly in Wednesday's airstrike.
"These autopsies were performed to make a definitive determination as to the cause of both Zarqawi's and Rahman's deaths," Caldwell said. "The scientific facts provide irrefutable evidence regarding the deaths of terrorists will serve to counter speculation, misinformation and propaganda."
do like we did after WWII. Cremate & scatter ashes scretly
52 minutes. Good, plenty of time to feel the pain and do some suffering.
I am sure he was not crying out to Jesus in those 52 minutes...but perhaps after he was.....
"52 minutes. Good, plenty of time to feel the pain and do some suffering."
Exactly!
The news just keeps getting better.
The medics didn't do enough. They should have ripped out one of their own lungs to give to this poor man. There should be an investigation, trial, and guilty verdict for the military. After that, Bush and his entire cabinet should be impeached and convicted. </need I?>
I hope he lived lond enough for the US medic to administer some bacon.
Excellent. Plenty of time to torture him for info.
BWahahaha....Fifty-two minutes...one for each virgin?
they sure as hell better not give the remains to the family.. then we'll have another matyr on our hands.. cremate and spread the remains is the smart thing to do...
While their at it why not just apoligise that you killed the SOB.This article sounds so apoligetic to me for some reason I just want to puke.
I guess using the time asking him to "Come to Jesus" would have been a wasted effort.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
And Jesus told him, "You're goin' to hell, biatch. There's somethin for ya to cry about".
There is nothing about the boot imprint on his chest. I'm sure that didn't help his breathing.
Hell is becoming quit full but there plenty of room for more islamo-terrorists.
>>Scatter those ashes far out on the deep blue sea,
I'm thinking hog feedlot, personally.
He lived long enough to gasp "Bitch set me up...."
"Our Father in Heaven, as we go into battle, every soldier among us will approach you each in his own way, our enemies too, according to their own understanding and will ask for protection and victory, and so we bow before your infinite wisdom. We offer our prayers as best we can. Yes, and one more thing, dear Lord. About our enemies—ignore their heathen prayers and help us blow those little bastards straight to hell. Amen." - Attributed to LTC Hall Moore, 1-5th Cavalry, 1965.
LOL!
That's three quarters of a minute for each virgin.
Sweet!
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