Bin Laden henchman ‘seriously wounded’ (New Info)

Times Online ^ | May 15, 2005 | Hala Jaber and Ali Rifat, Baghdad

[jmc1969]

IRAQ’S most wanted terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been seriously wounded, according to a doctor who claims to have treated him last week.

The doctor told an Iraqi reporter in the western city of Ramadi that Zarqawi was bleeding heavily when he was brought into hospital on Wednesday. After treating his wounds the doctor tried to persuade him to remain, but the Jordanian-born terrorist’s minders drove him away.

The claim was supported yesterday by a senior commander in the Iraqi resistance who had been to Ramadi to investigate the report.

According to the doctor, Zarqawi was escorted into Ramadi general hospital by smartly dressed men. “He was bleeding heavily and his escorts were well dressed with a look about them that was different from the casualties and family members we had been receiving from the al-Qaim offensive,” he was quoted as saying.

“I treated his injury and asked that he remain in hospital for further observations and told him that we would have to register him and take down his name and details. But he became very nervous and agitated. He refused and told me he would not be staying.

“The three men with him asked me politely that he be allowed to leave hospital immediately and that I supply them with a prescription and a list of medication that he may need.”

[nuconvert]

This is getting interesting............

[ChadGore]

Can we trust this source ?

[jmc1969]

"The claim was supported yesterday by a senior commander in the Iraqi resistance who had been to Ramadi to investigate the report."

[marvlus]

Could be a ruse by the Dr.

[Yaelle]

Yay! One of our guys got him! Wish we could congratulate whoever did it!

Interesting that they go about with wads of infidel money.

[goldstategop]

By golly, we almost got him! If he dies, it will be the icing on the cake.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

"....according to a doctor who claims to have treated him last week. The doctor told..."

If this is so, we will have one dead Dr's head splashed on the internet soon......if not, this story may well be deliberate disinformation in an attempt to get Z to show himself or even from him to take some heat away from him.

[ChadGore]

Bin Laden henchman ‘seriously wounded’
Hala Jaber and Ali Rifat, Baghdad

IRAQ’S most wanted terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been seriously wounded, according to a doctor who claims to have treated him last week.

The doctor told an Iraqi reporter in the western city of Ramadi that Zarqawi was bleeding heavily when he was brought into hospital on Wednesday. After treating his wounds the doctor tried to persuade him to remain, but the Jordanian-born terrorist’s minders drove him away.

The claim was supported yesterday by a senior commander in the Iraqi resistance who had been to Ramadi to investigate the report. The doctor, who refused to specify the nature of the wounds and asked not to be identified, was detained by the Americans on Friday for questioning, residents said.

Zarqawi, described as Osama Bin Laden’s “emir” in Iraq, is the Americans’ top target. He has been blamed for countless suicide bombings and for the execution of western hostages, including Ken Bigley, the Liverpool engineer. There is a £13m bounty on his head.

Last week US forces launched an offensive near al-Qaim, more than 100 miles northwest of the city, and claimed to have killed scores of insurgents.

According to the doctor, Zarqawi was escorted into Ramadi general hospital by smartly dressed men. “He was bleeding heavily and his escorts were well dressed with a look about them that was different from the casualties and family members we had been receiving from the al-Qaim offensive,” he was quoted as saying.

“I treated his injury and asked that he remain in hospital for further observations and told him that we would have to register him and take down his name and details. But he became very nervous and agitated. He refused and told me he would not be staying.

“The three men with him asked me politely that he be allowed to leave hospital immediately and that I supply them with a prescription and a list of medication that he may need.”

The doctor, who recognised Zarqawi from his photograph on television, followed them to their vehicle to try to convince them that the patient should remain in hospital. At that point, he said, he saw machineguns. They threatened to kill him if he told anyone what he had seen.

They then produced a wad of US dollars to secure his silence. The doctor said that he had refused to take the cash.

[LibWhacker]

The doctor told an Iraqi reporter in the western city of Ramadi that Zarqawi was bleeding heavily when he was brought into hospital on Wednesday.

Expect this doctor's head and body to turn up in different parts of the city soon.

[Myrddin]

An IV bag full of potassium chloride would have stopped the bleeding just fine.

[JLS]

Yeah, I did not get why the Times would be talking to a SR member of the resistence and why the resistence would need to investigate whether or not their leader was injured? Maybe that is a simple typo? If not it is confusing.

[LibWhacker]

Arghhh! Beat me by seconds, if that. But it wouldn't let me post . . . Something about "stand down, libwhacker, until your betters have posted first."

[TomGuy]

If Al-Zarqawi's head is still attached, he wasn't wounded seriously enough.

[Brilliant]

was there any fighting going on there at the time?

[elli1]

This makes about the 3rd or 4th reported trip to the Ramadi hospital by Z. Couple of weeks ago, he was there getting re-treated for a 'stomach wound'. Now, he's 'bleeding profusely' but no mention of where he's bleeding from. I ain't believing any of it til I read it on Debka or Newsmax.

[rdl6989]

Great news if true.

[jmc1969]

It is the same trip to the hospital they are talking about, this is the same story as we heard a couple weeks ago but a far more detailed version of what happened.

[ItsForTheChildren]

Did the good Dr. provide some of his DNA for confirmation?

[Jeff Chandler]

Bin Laden henchman ‘seriously wounded’

Not seriously enough.