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Posted on 12/23/2004 10:30:10 PM PST by nwctwx
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Sorry if any of the following are doubles
Looks like the rumor is back alive:
Arab media report al-Zarqawis arrest in Iraq
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, one of the most wanted extremist militants in Iraq, has reportedly been arrested in the Iraqi city of Baquba, according to the Al-Bayane newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates. The paper reported al-Zarqawis arrest last Tuesday, citing local Kurdish media. According to the unidentified Al-Bayane correspondent in Baghdad, the report on al-Zarqawis arrest was "first reported by Iraqi Kurdistan radio, which at one time had been the first to announce the arrest of Saddam Hussein". Al-Zarqawis arrest could not be verified, though, as there was no official confirmation of his arrest by the US occupation authorities, which have identified him as the number one target in Iraq. Al-Zarqawi, the leader of the extremist Al-Tawhid waal-Jihad (Monotheism and Holy War) group, is regarded as a chief operative of al-Qaida in Iraq His group has been involved in kidnappings and violence, including mass casualty suicide attacks, against foreign nationals and Iraqis, although it primarily targets US forces and infrastructures. Arab press reports say that his Al-Tawhid group has divided Iraq into several emirates, and that the group's members estimated at between 50 to 500 militants - operate in the cities of Falluja, Qaim, Diyala, and Samarra. Early last year, the US put a bounty of US$25 million on his head, almost equal to the reward offered for Osama bin Laden. Al-Zarqawis group is said to have claimed responsibility for the recent assassination of Baghdad governor Ali al-Haidari. In a statement on the Internet, Al-Tawhid threatened that all traitors would meet the same fate as al-Haidari. Last Friday, according to a press statement from the interim Iraqi government, the Multi-National Forces (MNF) captured Fadil Hussain Ahmed al-Kurdi, a senior member of al-Zarqawi's network, in northern Baghdad. According to the statement, Al-Kurdi was responsible for communications between al-Qaida and al-Zarqawis group as well as for coordinating the movement of fighters into and out of Iraq. The government said that al-Zarqawi's network had suffered a significant loss recently with the arrest on 23 December of Abu Marwan, a leader of a Mosul-based splinter group affiliated with al-Tawhid. Al-Zarqawi's name first surfaced in connection with the murder of US diplomat Laurence Foley in Amman, Jordan in October 2002. Since then, his network has abducted more than 100 foreigners and beheaded many of them in a campaign to force governments participating in the multi-national occupation force to withdraw their troops from Iraq. Al-Zarqawi's network reportedly pledged allegiance to al-Qaida in a statement released on 17 October 2004 that also implied that his group was in contact with al-Qaida regarding its operations in Iraq. (By Animesh Roul in New Delhi)
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10510
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From CNN:
Feds hunt for man trying to buy explosive ingredient
Fertilizer chemical same as one used in Oklahoma City bomb
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal authorities searched Wednesday for a man using a Middle Eastern name and possibly bogus construction credentials to try to purchase large quantities of an explosive ingredient used by Timothy McVeigh to blow up the Oklahoma City federal building.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/05/fertilizer.explosives.ap/index.html
Attorneys for accused enemy combatant demand U.S. prove its case
(CNN) -- Attorneys for imprisoned "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla argued in federal court that their client should be charged with a crime or released.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/06/padilla.hearing/index.html
Homeland Security to release national emergency plan
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Department of Homeland Security is expected to release a wide-ranging National Response Plan on Thursday to coordinate U.S. government response to large-scale emergencies, including terrorist attacks
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/06/nat.plan/index.html
Pilots want warnings, training about laser dangers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Officials with airline pilots unions say the government should be doing more to alert them to incidents involving lasers and to provide guidance about how best to protect themselves against beams that can blind.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/06/laser.aircraft.ap/index.html
More sad news out of Iraq. Prayers for the soldiers and their families. The news at the top of hour said 8 killed.
Roadside Bomb Kills 7 Soldiers in Iraq
Iraqi army tanks roll past Iraqi Interim Premier Ayad Allawi, not seen, during a military parade at the al-Taji base, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=390762
Hollywood Discovers Radical Islam
Came across this one in email, no chance to read yet
Grand and Chgo?
I was in Jeff Pk today, went only as far as Animal Kingdom -g-
setting place mark and heading home.....
Good night my FRiends!
Peach, you'll be in my prayers tonight.
Ummmm, shouldn't they have done this by now? Better late than never?
The text of the Al -Z article is a repeat of previous articles, thus appears to be an echo. Nothing new, unfortunately.
Thank you appalachian. Two more dead discovered. One in a car and one in a house.
NEED Freeper/TMr help!!!
INVASION USA
Petition to Bush: No amnesty for illegals
Website collects names of those opposed to guest-worker program
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42255
PLEASE sign it and pass it around everywhere you go!
A website is collecting online "signatures" of Americans who oppose any sort of amnesty or guest-worker program that would legalize certain illegal aliens living in the U.S., such as the one proposed by President Bush.
http://www.nomoreamnesty.com/
Petition:
http://www.nomoreamnesty.com/join.cfm
INVASION USA
Girl stashed in dashboard in smuggle try
10-year-old Mexican found during intensive inspection of car
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42256
Liberals love America like O.J. loved Nicole
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42259
Rep. Dreier backs guest worker plan (Amnesty for ILLEGAL ALIENS)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315104/posts
Will a Gaza "Hamas-stan" Become a Future Al-Qaeda Sanctuary?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315383/posts
NO SUCH THING AS "TEMPORARY" AMNESTY
http://www.freerepublic.com/^http://www.michellemalkin.com/
http://www.michellemalkin.com/
For Salvadorans, U.S. renews work permits (ILLEGAL ALIENS from El Salvador)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315108/posts
Agents find illegal aliens inside hay
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1314548/posts
Jobs Americans Wont Do
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315032/posts
my daily pinglist for all that is illegals is so long...
have you seen this?
North Korean manual orders citizens to prepare for war with U-S
http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=2767106
must be in a strange mood, this made me chuckle
~ping
His name alone is a Red Flag
I'm sorry about the loss of your Aunt Clara, Mossad ;(
I lost my Mom on NYEve which also happened to be my anniversary
this is unreal, all these LEO layoffs
We're finally hiring more here:
http://www.911hotjobs.com/eastern/chicago.htm
Nah...I understand....some of this stuff is so weird, it seems to tug at a myriad of emotions.
OMG Peach. Did they say how far those two were from the accident? How are your eyes?
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