Posted on 01/03/2005 9:57:11 PM PST by TexKat
DUBAI, January 4 (Itar-Tass) - Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, whom the US occupation authorities declared to be the "target number one" in Iraq, has been arrested in the city of Baakuba, the Emirate newspaper al-Bayane reported on Tuesday referring to Kurdish sources. Al-Zarqawi, leader of the terrorist group Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad, was recently appointed the director of the Al-Qaeda organisation in Iraq.
The newspaper's correspondent in Baghdad points out that a report on the seizure of the terrorist, on whom the US put a bounty of 10 million dollars, was also reported by Iraqi Kurdistan radio, which at one time had been the first to announce the arrest of Saddam Hussein.
There have been no official reports about the arrest of the terrorist. Al-Zarqawi, 38, a Jordanian, whose real name is Ahmad al-Khalayleh, aims to turn Iraq into a "new Afghanistan". According to Arab press data, Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad group has divided Iraq into several emirates. The group's independent subdivisions at a strength of 50 to 500 militants operate in the cities of Al-Falluja, Al-Qaim, Diala, and Samarra.
The personnel of the group is on the whole 1,500-strong and includes Iraqis and citizens of Arab and Islamic countries. There are demolition experts and missilemen among them.
The group has depots of weapons and explosives in various parts of the country. It intends to frustrate the upcoming parliamentary elections that are scheduled for the end of this month. Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad threatens to do away with Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and members of the interim government.
Too quick.
DieHard batteries - check
Jumper cables - check
Louisville slugger - check
Barry Manilow CDs - check...
And the Justice Dept. just dumbed-down the definition of "torture". Dang!
Why does everything happen when we need to go to bed?
Maybe he fell on a knife five times...
Personally... I would like to saw his head off in the name of the Americans he beheaded
You know, and this is just a side note, if I were working to help people in Indonesia, or worse, if I had suffered through such a terrible disaster...
...the absolute LAST person I would want to see would be Dan Rather.
Middle East sources haven't been the most credible, but I have a gut feeling our guys did get him and that we will have confirmation soon. I'm off to bed but will be checking back first thing in the morning. Go to work freepers!
I don't know. Some other news outlet had put out a story week before last that he was captured, which turned out not to be true. I guess time will tell.
Chop that bastard's head off.
Yeah, but they cite the Web and the Russians: "Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing information posted on the Internet. "
Oops, didn't see the date. July 29th, 2004. My mistake.
He wont sing because we'll have to kiss his ass ..the ACLU will be all over him .I know 2 guys in NYC , Sal and Nunzio who could get info out of a rock in 2 seconds..But we can't do that ...right ?
Wasn't there a report about this earlier today?
ANother sleepless night......so what else is new?
I know.... I lost enough sleep over the past 4 years
I'm voting to send in Sal, Nunzio, and my acquaintance, Guido.
It's war. Send in the experts.
You are wrong. This is a well kept secret that it helps glaucoma and other eye ailments.
USDA strikes again. They have been using this stuff in Africa for over 500 years. The stuff grows wild but now they are farming it.
The US just authorized it to be sold in USA. That tells you something.
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=49175
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi simply smiled during the live television show when a man called to praise terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The Iraqi leader then moved on, offering to find information about a woman's detained son and see why a student didn't get into the graduate program of his choice...
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