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Letter to Zarqawi Decries Terror Leaders
Asharq Alawsat ^ | 8/7/05

Posted on 08/07/2005 4:13:09 PM PDT by Valin

BAGHDAD, Iraq, AP - A letter allegedly written by an insurgent to the head of Al-Qaida in Iraq complained of the lack of leadership in the northern terrorist cell in Mosul, according to excerpts provided by the U.S. military Saturday.

The letter, written to Jordanian leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by a fighter calling himself Abu Zayd, was discovered by U.S. forces during a raid on an insurgent safe house in Mosul on July 27, the U.S command said. During the raid, six suspects were detained.

He complains that the Mosul leadership of the Al-Qaida in Iraq branch is incompetent, lacks training, and does not collaborate. The letter's authenticity could not be independently verified.

The letter also criticizes "the lack of diversity in the attacks, and the unwillingness to go after the centers and headquarters especially when they are easy targets, and being content with sending suicide bombers after armored vehicles."

Also on the list of complaints: "squandering the Muslims' money on petty expenses, cars and phones."

He ends with the warning that al-Zarqawi needs to "be attentive to the Jihad in Mosul and pursue its development." Otherwise, "the fall of Mosul in the hands of the mujahedeen is possible, and because it relieves the pressure off the other cities such as Qaim and Tal Afar."

His complaints echoed similar concerns raised in a letter written by a terrorist cell leader who fought in Fallujah and discovered during a raid in Baghdad in May, the military said.

Earlier this year, U.S. troops arrested several key al-Qaida leaders in Mosul, including the head of the branch.

Al-Qaida in Iraq is led by al-Zarqawi and has claimed responsibility for numerous bombings, kidnap-slayings of foreign diplomats, beheadings of U.S. and other foreign hostages and suicide attacks.


TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abuzayd; alqaedairaq; alqaida; aqi; iraq; isis; mosul; zarqawi
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1 posted on 08/07/2005 4:13:11 PM PDT by Valin
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To: Valin
The letter also criticizes "the lack of diversity in the attacks

HEY! They have something in common with the left! They both complain about "lack of diversity"!

2 posted on 08/07/2005 4:18:18 PM PDT by SunnyD1182
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To: Valin

Bad news for Zarqawi ... when Osama sits him down for his annual performance review, it's not going to be pretty!


3 posted on 08/07/2005 4:18:45 PM PDT by mcg2000
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To: Valin

Isn't it all pathetic...and these maggots are still alive.


4 posted on 08/07/2005 4:21:02 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Valin

"He ends with the warning that al-Zarqawi needs to "be attentive to the Jihad in Mosul and pursue its development." Otherwise, "the fall of Mosul in the hands of the mujahedeen is possible, and because it relieves the pressure off the other cities such as Qaim and Tal Afar."
Heh heh. That's what he thinks. Good hope they continue thinking that as all key towns/cities between the east side of the E. river to Mosul become occupied by now seasoned Iraq troops, and the Marines keep up the offensive operations west of the E. river leaving seasoned Iraqi troops in those towns and cities. I think the foreign terrorist(s) organizations are being taken apart more then our occasional articles show. One things for sure their remenants sure as heck aren't going to go north into true Kurdish country or their doomed. All they can do is try to go south, then they meet up with an awful lot of pissed of Shi'ite that will turn them in a drop of a dime or kill em outright.


5 posted on 08/07/2005 4:21:22 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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To: Valin

All is not well in paradise?


6 posted on 08/07/2005 4:22:23 PM PDT by umgud (Comment removed by poster before moderator could get to it)
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To: umgud

It's all George Bush's fault!


7 posted on 08/07/2005 4:26:48 PM PDT by Valin (The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.)
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To: Valin

This scumbag terrorist is complaining about lack of bombings of innocent Muslims in Mosul.


8 posted on 08/07/2005 4:28:07 PM PDT by dennisw ( G_d - ---> Against Amelek for all generations)
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To: Valin

Zarqawi is reduced to the role of "pointy-haired boss", getting complaints from his lowly staff. I can hardly wait to see the blog of the insurgent Dilbert.


9 posted on 08/07/2005 4:28:20 PM PDT by AZLiberty (Binary: The Power of Two)
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To: Valin
The letter also criticizes "the lack of diversity in the attacks

Guess the "multicultural" Jihad is not panning out. Maybe they should unionize or form a PAC.

10 posted on 08/07/2005 4:31:10 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup (JFK once referred to Teddy as "the gay illiterate.")
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To: Valin

Sounds like a quagmire to me. Good thing for them that the media isn't reporting it far and wide.


11 posted on 08/07/2005 4:31:59 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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To: mcg2000
when Osama sits him down for his annual performance review, it's not going to be pretty!

Haha! Outsourcing sometimes returns mixed results.

12 posted on 08/07/2005 4:33:13 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup (JFK once referred to Teddy as "the gay illiterate.")
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To: Valin

Whatever happened top 'ol Abu? Haven't heard from him in awhile. Still on vacation in Iran?


13 posted on 08/07/2005 4:44:27 PM PDT by Normal4me
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To: operation clinton cleanup

AHH...the stresses of Middle Mangement!


14 posted on 08/07/2005 4:45:14 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Everything I need to know about Islam I learned on 9-11!)
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To: Valin

CIA?


15 posted on 08/07/2005 4:46:40 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: dennisw

It's what they do. Kill innocent people. It's about all they're capable of.


16 posted on 08/07/2005 4:46:54 PM PDT by Valin (The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.)
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To: johniegrad

Don't hold your breath waiting to find out how we got this. It's the iceberg war 90% of it is below the surface.


17 posted on 08/07/2005 4:50:02 PM PDT by Valin (The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.)
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To: Valin

I cannot believe that these type of things are leaked to the press. Each of these "interceptions" should be classified and not released.


18 posted on 08/07/2005 4:53:13 PM PDT by CurlyBill (Liberals --- Aggressively spreading the "Culture of Weakness")
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To: Valin
If you put it together with THIS maybe it makes a little more sense.
19 posted on 08/07/2005 5:00:42 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Valin
It's all George Bush's fault!

For once, this statement really applies. While they still pose a threat, W's got the terrorists disorganized, on the run and rightfully in fear of their lives.

20 posted on 08/07/2005 5:07:32 PM PDT by umgud (Comment removed by poster before moderator could get to it)
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