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Zarqawi Captured at Iraq-Syria Border (Kuwaiti Source this time)
Al Bawaba.com ^ | 7-30-2004 | Al Bawaba

Posted on 07/30/2004 4:39:22 PM PDT by musical_airman

Reports in Kuwait on Friday said a man assumed to be Al Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab Zarqawi has been captured near the Syrian border.

Zarqawi, whose Tawhid and Jihad group has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in Iraq, was captured during a joint operation by US forces and Iraqi police, Al Siyasah newspaper, quoting informed Iraqi sources, said Friday.

The US and Iraqi investigators are trying to identify the captive and has sent his DNA sample for testing, the unconfirmed report indicated.

Zarqawi is the most wanted suspect in Iraq and has a US bounty of $ 25million on his head. (albawaba.com)


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alquaeda; captured; iraq; muslims; southwestasia; waronterror; zarqawi
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To: Diogenesis

Re your post 13: That's a joke, right? The funny thing is (except for the hamster part) that with JFK II its hard to tell!


61 posted on 07/30/2004 6:15:56 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Poohbah

"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini"

[Written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss]


62 posted on 07/30/2004 6:21:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin ("A republic, if we can revive it")
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To: Poohbah

http://www.webfitz.com/lyrics/Lyrics/1960/461960a.html


63 posted on 07/30/2004 6:29:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin ("A republic, if we can revive it")
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To: BenLurkin

Here is another link I got doing a Lexis/Nexis search. It is in some asian language, but here is the article.

Copyright 2004 WorldSources, Inc.,
A Joint Venture of FDCH e-Media, Inc.
(f/k/a Federal Document Clearing House, Inc.); and World Times, Inc.
Copyright 2004 Xinhua all rights reserved as distributed by WorldSources, Inc.
Emerging Markets Datafile
Xinhua

July 30, 2004 Friday

EMEDIA-ACC-NO: 200407308190.m90

LENGTH: 242 words

HEADLINE: Man said to be Zarqawi captured: Kuwaiti newspaper, XINHUA

BODY:
URL: http://www.xinhua.org

KUWAIT CITY, July 30 (Xinhua)-- A man said to be Jordanian militant Abu Musab Zarqawi, whose Tawhid and Jihad group has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in Iraq, was captured during a joint operation by coalition forces and Iraqi police, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported Friday.

The Politics newspaper quoted a senior Iraqi police official as saying that the US and Iraqi investigators are trying to identify the captive, who was seized at the border of Iraq and Syria, and has sent his DNA sample for testing. Zarqawi, the No. 3 person of the al Qaida terrorist network, is the most wanted suspect in Iraq and has a US bounty of 25 million US dollars on his head.

The captive said his group operates mainly in west Iraq and a small faction of the group scatters around Baghdad and southern Iraq. He also revealed the hideouts of some members and ways of their communications. Zarqawi's group has claimed responsibility for a number of bloody attacks and beheadings of foreigners, including US businessman Nicholas Berg, South Korean translator Kim Sun-il and Bulgarian truck driver Georgi Lazov.

The captive, garbed in a white shirt and jeans, gave no resistance when he realized his hideout was besieged, according to Iraqi police. A week ago, Kuwaiti media reported that coalition forces and Iraqi police had rounded up Zarqawi and a handful of his followers in a certain Iraqi area bordering Syria.

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH


64 posted on 07/30/2004 6:34:22 PM PDT by MissyMa
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To: MissyMa

XINHUA !

Interesting.


65 posted on 07/30/2004 6:40:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin ("A republic, if we can revive it")
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To: MissyMa

July... no August, nowait... July surprise!


66 posted on 07/30/2004 6:43:58 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Xphantasos
...then feed him through the wood chipper.

Let's add a variant. Remove pieces of him...an arm...a leg...feed them through the chipper first...while he watches.

67 posted on 07/30/2004 6:52:36 PM PDT by stboz
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To: musical_airman

AJ-now Kuwaiti source -- is Reuters next?


68 posted on 07/30/2004 6:58:05 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: musical_airman
OK, I've got a question.  Has anyone ever seen Al Zarqawi and Ron Silver in the same room?

Рон Силвер (Ron Silver)

 

69 posted on 07/30/2004 7:34:35 PM PDT by Phsstpok (often wrong, but never in doubt)
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To: Travis McGee
"It'a not unusual to hide a capture like this for as long as possible. Once it's known that he's been captured, lots of his contacts will disappear."

How long had Soddom been in custody before it was announced?

70 posted on 07/30/2004 7:39:29 PM PDT by Positive (There's nothing sadder than seeing a group of great ideas being murdered by a bunch of brutal facts!)
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To: All

This story started late last night from another source:

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To: beaversmom; Admin Moderator
Just got this from an Iraqi Blogger, Hammorabi. Not sure if it deserves a thread or not.
For what it's worth .......

Alzarqawi may be Arrested!

There are unconfirmed news published in the Irakana news site that the son of a bitch Al Zarqawi has been arrested in Hadietha close to the Syrian border after they arrested one of his closest aides 2 days ago. It also added that a blood sample has been taken to confirm the genetic ID of the named terrorist. According to the same news Zarqawi has admitted that he received one milliard dollar from Udy Saddam before the fall of the regime and confessed about his relation with Fidaiyi Saddam. He also confessed about the net works of his cells in Iraq. The news not yet confirmed so we have to follow what that site will come with or other sites.

Address: http://hammorabi.blogspot.com/ and the Iraqi news source is http://www.irakna.com/

Nam Vet


31 posted on 07/30/2004 12:30:01 AM PDT by Nam Vet (Arab nutball bumper sticker ..... "My other wife is a goat")


71 posted on 07/30/2004 7:47:00 PM PDT by woofie ( I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.)
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To: Travis McGee
It'a not unusual to hide a capture like this for as long as possible. Once it's known that he's been captured, lots of his contacts will disappear.

Good point. If true, authorities may be using any intel captured or coerced from him to trap others in his cell(s). It may be weeks before official word breaks of his capture in order to take full advantage of the situation.

72 posted on 07/30/2004 7:48:34 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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To: musical_airman

see #71


73 posted on 07/30/2004 7:49:05 PM PDT by woofie ( I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.)
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To: Congressman Billybob

Here's another source - dunno if it's "real" or not..


74 posted on 07/30/2004 7:54:52 PM PDT by TomServo ("I'm so upset that I'll binge on a Saltine.")
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To: Poohbah

Bah! As I posted to Mad Ivan on a thread recently entry level torturers start with Yoko Ono at a bare minimum.


75 posted on 07/30/2004 8:06:51 PM PDT by xp38
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To: R. Scott

"I’m sure there’s a #2 to take his place. It will be just one less murderous scum bag."

Exactly, one less...there is much more work to be done and I am all for it. I don't care how many of these creatures crawl out of caves and for how long, we should kill them where we find them.


76 posted on 07/30/2004 8:40:52 PM PDT by Wolfhound777 (It's not our job to forgive them. Only God can do that. Our job is to arrange the meeting)
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To: Muzzle_em

"If keeping the rest of the world in the dark about his capture means they can do whatever they want to him with no reprisal, I say keep it a secret."

I agree. Put him in a straight jacket while he is in his cell and play the US national anthem 24 hours a day while having him face the US flag and a picture of W. This would be between wall to wall counseling sessions of course.


77 posted on 07/30/2004 8:43:56 PM PDT by Wolfhound777 (It's not our job to forgive them. Only God can do that. Our job is to arrange the meeting)
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To: woofie

Thanks for letting me know, I'm really wondering if this is going to hold any water or not. (what an optimist;))


78 posted on 07/30/2004 10:09:04 PM PDT by musical_airman (Be an true American Patriot!! Make Beer!!!)
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To: LibWhacker

Interesting, Xinhuanet too now. If it's true, I'm not surprised.....seems like those in power in the Islamic Jihad have been the least likely to martyr themselves so far.....they save that for the rabble that doesn't think for themselves and therefore doesn't know any better.


79 posted on 07/30/2004 10:13:08 PM PDT by musical_airman (Be an true American Patriot!! Make Beer!!!)
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To: xzins

I understand completely, and what you're saying does make sense, I just wanted to let folks around here know that it was being shown by another source, that's all. We shall see what we shall see.


80 posted on 07/30/2004 10:15:49 PM PDT by musical_airman (Be an true American Patriot!! Make Beer!!!)
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