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.
I really doubt you are going to get anything new tonight. I doubt if it's true anyway.
If you can get it, a touch of, "Amurula" is outstanding with coffee. Made from the plant mainly in South Africa, it is also known as an aphrodisiac.
After so many false reports I demand tissue samples. His genitalia on a plate will do nicely.
"My hope is that he was taken into custody and died of unknown consequences"
....and it was long and drawn out.....
Thanks for the good news.
Let it be true...
....and it was long and drawn out.....
...and involved a machete and an orange jumpsuit...
They're all running tonight's prime time repeats right now.
-PJ
Need more sources to confirm.
Wouldn't we want him to sing first? We need Osama beside him.
"If you can get it, a touch of, "Amurula" is outstanding with coffee. Made from the plant mainly in South Africa, it is also known as an aphrodisiac."
I hear that stuff is dangerous to your eyes - it causes glaucoma, among other eye ailments.
...butter knife
Thanks for the ping!
Starting with Zarqari being seen paraded through the streets of Falujah with underpants on his head :-)
We know that a key leader of his network was captured on December 31, so this is not exactly implausible.
Right...butter knife...or dental floss...
You have a point there.
"Starting with Zarqari being seen paraded through the streets of Falujah with underpants on his head :-)"
Attached or unattached?? :)
This was posted on something in Chat.
We need more verification.
Break out the battery cables and fire up the generator!
I'll be in the shower; keep me posted.
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