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.
Why let a perfectly good thread where NOBODY'S saying anything is "unconstitutinal" go to waste?
Don't you just love 'em? I call them my "fuzzy" slippers.
Try doing private parties- good $$$ if you can find the right clients. Once you do a few people will be asking for your contact info while you are doing the party they are attending. Many will try to outdo the other party and then it becomes a war and you win in all sides 'cause they keep upping the ante and spending more $$$ to out do the friend.
Airfare must have been real bargains.
Yes. And you still have a homepage; it's just empty at the moment. :-)
Like inside the crate of coffee- under the cocaine?
"Do you know any Africaans?"
No.
But I thought the prefix of "amar-ula" means 'Bitter."
"Trust me,I do know what I'm talking about. :-)"
OK, I trust you. I'll try it on the chicken casserola recipe they just posted above, as you had suggested, if I'm not mistaken..
I think I'm tired here. What a disappointing night. I was hoping that one-legged al-Zargawi would be caught by no. But, NO, he had to slip the nets.
Ah. I didn't realize you could do that if you changed names. Thank you.
My son-in-law is a chef; a good one, too; at the Watergate and now has two restaurants. He's cooked at the White House.
malakhi
Since Nov 18, 1998
Not sure if it was on this thread or another, but earlier when I got to the bottom of page 1 on the thread and clicked on 51-100 it would return to the top of the same page. I went back and tried going to 101-150...same thing. I used the numbers at the top of the thread and that worked. Haven't had a problem since.
John have you had any other reports of gremlins?
It was JUST fine until you got here, thank you very much.
expat always has the scoop AND good observations!
"Yes. And you still have a homepage; it's just empty at the moment. :-)"
Well, I hope someone fills it up with something. I hate empty homes.
Cool, too much pressure for me to work there though.
Where are his places?
Yup.
Good lord, I'm starving!!!
Well done!
and cook!
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