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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reportedly arrested in Iraq
ITAR-TASS ^ | 01/04/05

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.


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To: ProudVet77

IIRC there was something like that here, but I don't know if they took it out or not. It worked off of the NEWPOSTSTOYOU function.

I only turn up the volume if I want to listen to something.


181 posted on 01/03/2005 10:46:50 PM PST by ChefKeith (If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?)
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To: TexKat; All
Shalom & Blessings!

I'm Up right now...cannot Sleep, have been reading thru FR Threads for a while.

I have FOX Cable News on and Neil Cavuoto is talking to some guy about the Catholic Church and Sports Illustrated magazine.

I'm not really paying attention...will flip through channels and see what's going on...Hold on now...Let's see.

PMSNBC, CNBC, CNN, CNN Headline News and all the other News Channels...are Zzzzzzz SLEEEEPING as usual!

NO one is reporting that Islama-Nazi Terrorist Zarquari has been arrested or picked up.

Oh...well if not now, one day very soon The USA will get this Nasty Bass Turd.

182 posted on 01/03/2005 10:47:00 PM PST by Simcha7 ((The Plumb - Line has been Drawn, T'shuvah/Return for The Kingdom of HaShem is at hand!))
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To: TAquinas

Reward is 25 million.


183 posted on 01/03/2005 10:47:04 PM PST by rumrunner
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To: alancarp
December 31 CNN story. Maybe somebody squealed.

BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Multi-National Forces recently captured a senior member of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terrorist network in northern Baghdad, according to a statement released Friday by Iraq's government.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/31/iraq.zarqawi.aid/
184 posted on 01/03/2005 10:47:15 PM PST by BJungNan (Did you call your congressmen to tell them to stop funding the ACLU? 202 224 3121)
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To: MHT

185 posted on 01/03/2005 10:47:31 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: CAluvdubya
I sure hope so, too. And I like the detail included in the article cited in post 100:

"Zarqawi was dressed in a white T-shirt and blue jeans. Reports claim that he didn't oppose the arrest.

A blood sample has been sent to Baghdad for DNA tests."

186 posted on 01/03/2005 10:47:36 PM PST by alancarp (When does it cease to be "Freedom of the Press" and become outright SEDITION?)
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To: TexKat

Tried to translate this from Spanish (bablefish) - Lots of ??? marks.

Seg, 03 Jan - 17h45
Ex?ito two EUA nega pris?de Zarqawi:


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Or Ex?ito the two United States negou, na second-feira, you rumors that or allied do To the Qaeda and jordaniano militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi havia captured na cidade of Baquba, North ao of Bagd?Em Washington, um spokesman do Pent?no, or tenente-colonel Barry Seeable, disse that to qualquer reportagem on a capture of Zarqawi was false. "Zarqawi n?foi captured", disse Seeable.

Boatos you na cidade of Baquba, to near 65 km North ao of Bagd?era of which for ace? North Americans haviam I stick Zarqawi na?a.

Um carries voice gives 1a. Divis?de Infantaria, respons?l pela seguran?em Baquba, tamb?disse that n?tinha informa?s on a pris? to apesar of ter ouvido you rumors.

"N?estou sabendo of nenhuma operates? na?a that teria weighed pris ", disse or sergeant Robert Powell.

Zarqawi?m two homens mais tried nonIraque Ex?ito hair the two United States. Seu group assumiu to autoria gives maioria two suicidal attacks nonIraque and j?equestrou diverse estrangeiros not pa?

(By Sue Pleming command post Washington and Andrew Marshall command post Bagd?/p >

http://noticias.terra.com.br/mundo/interna/0,,OI448460-EI865,00.html


187 posted on 01/03/2005 10:48:08 PM PST by Gucho
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To: alancarp

That was a fake post dated from back in July. Check the link.


188 posted on 01/03/2005 10:48:29 PM PST by andie74 (Proud Resident of Fly-Over Country)
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To: alancarp

Oh, and we can only hope that about 8 pints of blood were necessary for the "sample."


189 posted on 01/03/2005 10:48:36 PM PST by alancarp (When does it cease to be "Freedom of the Press" and become outright SEDITION?)
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To: ProudVet77

Sorry, not for me. This would seriously cause problems in the marriage. He thought he would never get through the 2000 election..hahaha If I hear anything, when I hear it I simply go to FR automatically.


190 posted on 01/03/2005 10:49:05 PM PST by GUIDO
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To: expatguy
he say he want to check with someone else and will call back in a minute.

You are fast becoming the FR "World Correspondent." You were hot with the news on the earthquake/tsunami thread that first night.

191 posted on 01/03/2005 10:49:36 PM PST by Howlin
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To: Gucho

The original looks like Portuguese, not Spanish.


192 posted on 01/03/2005 10:49:37 PM PST by Windcatcher
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To: ProudVet77

Yep still there- look in the top right corner of the BROWSE page and click on the little speaker thingy.


193 posted on 01/03/2005 10:49:45 PM PST by ChefKeith (If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?)
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To: andie74

ARRGGGHH - sorry. Scratch my last two posts (186/189). No wonder I couldn't find this in a new Google search.


194 posted on 01/03/2005 10:49:50 PM PST by alancarp (When does it cease to be "Freedom of the Press" and become outright SEDITION?)
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To: alancarp
I sure hope so, too. And I like the detail included in the article cited in post 100
I guess you didn't read post 111... the article was from July 29... that story was obviously a false alarm. Hopefully this time it's for real.
195 posted on 01/03/2005 10:50:38 PM PST by mysto
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To: alancarp

That article claiming he was caught while wearing a white tshirt is from JULY 2004...


196 posted on 01/03/2005 10:50:48 PM PST by rumrunner
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To: TexKat
China Daily, China just picked up the story.
197 posted on 01/03/2005 10:50:54 PM PST by optimistically_conservative (The soldier, be he friend or foe, is charged with the protection of the weak and the unarmed.)
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To: rumrunner
Al bayane- Journaux Google search Al bayane

Description: a Moroccan daily newspaper in French Language on Internet. It contains the following heading: National, International, Economy, Regional, Culture, Company, Sports, Others.

198 posted on 01/03/2005 10:51:22 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: rumrunner

Right. Mea Culpa in post 194.


199 posted on 01/03/2005 10:51:23 PM PST by alancarp (When does it cease to be "Freedom of the Press" and become outright SEDITION?)
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To: LibWhacker
I think we should dress him in the orange jumpsuits he collects, and have him star in a little home movie with five masked marines behind him. Ask him some questions, get him to beg for his buddy Osama, and then bring out the knife and whip it around.

Give him a taste of whatever is to the legal side of the new definition of torture, and then LET HIM LIVE and deny him the 72 virgins. Make him rather sit with 72 stinky Al Qaida for a few years.

200 posted on 01/03/2005 10:51:48 PM PST by Yaelle
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