Zarqawi died 52 minutes after air strike, US says

Guardian ^ | Monday June 12, 2006 | Staff and agencies

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

4pm Zarqawi died 52 minutes after air strike, US says · Autopsy finds 'no evidence' of beating or gunshots · Al-Qaida in Iraq names new leader Staff and agencies Monday June 12, 2006 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi took nearly an hour to die after a US air strike destroyed his safe house, the results of a US autopsy showed today. The spokesman said Zarqawi died 52 minutes after the first of two 500lb bombs hit the building and 24 minutes after US forces arrived at the scene. The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq had been meeting a spiritual leader at the house near Baquba, north-east of Baghdad. A web statement from the group today said a militant named Abu Hamza al-Muhajer had been appointed its new leader. The name al-Muhajer, Arabic for "immigrant," suggests he is not Iraqi but little else is known about him. The US autopsy on Zarqwai revealed there was "no evidence of beating or any firearm injuries", despite claims he had been beaten by US troops after being pulled from the rubble. A US doctor who arrived at the scene 28 minutes after Thursday's air strike found his cardiac pulse "was such that he was not going to live", army spokesman Major General William Caldwell said. "It was very evident that he had extremely massive internal injuries," he added.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This will keep the conspiracy theories going....

[Slings and Arrows]

Did he suffer greatly?

(Please please please...)

[randog]

Did he suffer greatly?

For about 52 minutes, give or take.

[sissyjane]

Oh yes --He did suffer. I watched the news conference. He basically drowned in his own blood. His lungs would have exploded if not encased by his body. It's a good thing, as Martha would say. :>)

[randog]

On another topic...the MSM seems to be oddly fascinated with every detail of Zarq's death despite it being "meaningless".

[Coop]

This is old news.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The best part is he surely knew who did him in.

[Slings and Arrows]

Well, there's my warm fuzzy for the day. ;^)

[petercooper]

[rlmorel]

OH COME ON NOW.

EVERYONE knows it wouldn't have taken Special Forces troops 24 minutes to beat him to death. They would have had it done in under a minute. Well, maybe a little more, if you factor in the drawing of straws, or a few rounds of Rock Paper and Scissors to bring the foot, fist and rifle butt count down to a manageable number.

[Tulsa Brian]

Zarqawi died after a US air strike destroyed his safe house...

That always kills me...

[Lexington Green]

Good. His last vision was of happy American soliers.

[PeteB570]

Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick.....

Who cares about the exact time. He died because of the air strike. I can settle for that.

[Slings and Arrows]

I hope they sang him to his rest with "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue."

[11th Commandment]

...despite claims he had been beaten by US troops after being pulled from the rubble.

This should read: despite claims, after Anti American, Islamofacist sympathizing journalist drudged up some loser to claim that US troops had beaten.....

[michigander]

despite claims he had been beaten by US troops after being pulled from the rubble.

Perhaps they were attempting CPR?

[MizSterious]

Unfortunately, the release of the autopsy results won't quell those (including some Freepers) who will continue to complain that they "hope" we did nothing wrong, but that it sure "looks bad." Not sure, but I think it's a variation on the liberal mantra that goes, "we support the troops BUT...."

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

OK...earlier threads:

Al-Zarqawi lived for 52 mins. after strike

AND

Blast Injuries Killed Zarqawi, Military Says (Unbiased explanaition of the 52 min)

[smith288]

He gurgled to death on his own internal bleeding. Nice.