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Report: Injured Zarqawi Has Fled Iraq
Reuters ^ | May 28, 2005

Posted on 05/28/2005 7:15:38 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative

Al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had fled the country after being seriously injured in a U.S. missile attack, a British newspaper reported on Sunday, quoting a senior commander of the Iraqi insurgency.

Al-Zarqawi has shrapnel lodged in his chest and may have been moved to Iran, The Sunday Times newspaper reported, adding his supporters may try to move him on to another country for an operation.

The paper quoted an unnamed insurgency commander as saying the Jordanian-born militant was wounded three weeks ago when a U.S. missile hit his convoy near the northwestern Iraqi city of al Qaim.

“Shrapnel went in between the right shoulder and his chest, ripped it open and is still stuck there,” the commander said, adding a second piece of shrapnel penetrated Zarqawi’s chest but exited from his back.

“There was concern about spinal injuries,” the commander said. “But his ability to move eliminated that fear.”

The Sunday Times said Zarqawi, accused of masterminding many of the worst insurgent attacks in Iraq, was carried from his vehicle after the missile strike and given basic first aid in a hideout.

When he became delirious with fever four days later he was taken to hospital in the city of Ramadi, 68 miles west of Baghdad, it said. The paper did not say when the commander was speaking but said the source had proved reliable in the past.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaim; flee; iran; iraq; qaim; terrorism; wariniraq; waronterror; zarqawi
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To: mad_as_he$$
"I know a retired Delta operator who claims the D boys did Adid for payback."


:-)


21 posted on 05/28/2005 8:16:50 PM PDT by Chgogal (Pinging 72 virgins. Pinging 72 virgins.)
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To: LauraleeBraswell
Rumors we have heard about Zarqawi
22 posted on 05/28/2005 9:08:54 PM PDT by Perdogg (Cheney for President - 2008)
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To: West Coast Conservative

This sort of confirms the report by an Iraqi doctor that some men brought Zarqawi into his hospital and forced him to treat his injuries, then sped off the injured man with some drugs to prevent infection.


23 posted on 05/28/2005 9:42:52 PM PDT by wildbill
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To: RuudHompsor
That silly little cartoon character viking you have as your tag -- Is he a "weird beard"?

No, Wimpy - he has a sense of style, unlike certain unbathed, ungroomed pedophile followers that currently possess nukes and harbor a known terrorist leader. Any more silly-assed, irrelevant questions, or are you content to flap your wings back to the Democratic Underground by the light of the moon? I await you response with bated breath.

Not.


25 posted on 05/28/2005 10:16:18 PM PDT by Viking2002 (.............needs more cowbell.)
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To: RuudHompsor

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27 posted on 05/28/2005 11:50:54 PM PDT by Viking2002 (.............needs more cowbell.)
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To: Calpernia; ASA Vet

He's Dead, Jim!

He's alive, Jim!

He's seriously wounded, Jim!

He's still alive, thanks to Arafat's doctors and mediots, Jim!

He was seen in an Iranian 7-11 with Elvis and Osama, Jim!


28 posted on 05/29/2005 8:24:16 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 5 decades.)
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To: Grampa Dave

We could start a whole daily thread with Z sitings ^-^


29 posted on 05/29/2005 9:00:48 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Grampa Dave
Dave, Not being on the inside anymore I don't know if Zarqawi is dead or alive.
If he's not he will be soon.
If he is, his replacement(s) will be dead soon too.
30 posted on 05/29/2005 2:32:16 PM PDT by ASA Vet (12/13/01)
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To: Calpernia


"We could start a whole daily thread with Z sitings ^-^"


Z Sittings, sightings or sitings.


31 posted on 05/29/2005 4:38:49 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 5 decades.)
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To: Grampa Dave

See Z cite the Quran

See Z cite a site

See Z sight mecca

See Z sip green tea.


32 posted on 05/29/2005 5:39:41 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Calpernia

See Z bleeding where his arms, legs and chest used to be!


33 posted on 05/30/2005 6:50:06 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 5 decades.)
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To: Grampa Dave

See Z sleep for eternity.

ZZZZzzzzzzzzzz......


34 posted on 05/30/2005 8:18:56 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: West Coast Conservative
More Zarqawi rumors!!

AAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!! {pulling out hair...)

35 posted on 05/30/2005 8:19:55 AM PDT by Allegra (It's Hotter'n A Whorehouse on Nickel Night)
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To: Calpernia; Grampa Dave
We could start a whole daily thread with Z sitings ^-^

Keep your eye on the guys behind the counters at your local 7-11s and Circle Ks.

36 posted on 05/30/2005 8:21:34 AM PDT by Allegra (It's Hotter'n A Whorehouse on Nickel Night)
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To: Allegra

"Keep your eye on the guys behind the counters at your local 7-11s and Circle Ks."

He could be a customer stopping in for a day old hot dog, slurpie and some smokes.

Where is Waldo Z?


37 posted on 05/30/2005 8:24:11 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 5 decades.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
He can't be in Iran! Everyone knows 99.99% of all Iranians hate the mullahs, radical islam and terrorists. Why, they positively love America. If Zarqawi were in any hospital in Iran, dozens of good Iranians would drop a dime on him! </sarcasm>
38 posted on 05/30/2005 8:31:15 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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