Posted on 09/26/2005 1:10:12 PM PDT by jmc1969
The No. 2 al Qaeda leader in Iraq was killed Sunday night, U.S. officials say. Abu Azzam, reportedly the deputy to Abu Musab al Zarqawi, was shot during a house rain in Baghdad, according to Pentagon officials.
As the aide to Zarqawi, Azzam was reportedly in control of financing foreign fighters coming into Iraq, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
According to Pentagon officials coalition troops raided the house in response to a tip. When Azzam opened fire, these officials say, he was killed with troops' return fire.
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There's a new right now. #3 just became #2.
They apparently have a very short shelf life.
OK Monty, I'll take out the Zarqawi deputy behind door number 3.
Sheikh Abdalluh Abu Azzam (aka Amir of Anbar). Zarqawi lieutenant. $50,000.
http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/terroristscorecard/IraqNew.htm
Would the real top aid please step forward. I know, you're standing on the edge of the cliff, but remember, it's for the virgins.
And they have real short careers!
Interesting that people here are having the same response to this news that the people on DU and other liberal boards are having. I think we have hit the point were everyone is tired with the war and want it gone so even good news doesn't seem to help anything now adays.
There's a lot of "turnover" these days in the AQ organization. It's a constant game of organizational musical chairs. You can't tell who are the current players without a program.
Can we trust CBS news again??
.....This is going to be the most expensive democracy ever established in the history of the world.....
It's gotta be expensive to not be allowed to kill anyone that's not wearing a uniform in the city streets, when you're not allowed to kill any citizen that's not a terrorist!
Bush doctrine: A terrorist is anyone who harbors a terrorist.
Decimate a few blocks of lots of Iraq cities, then see which Iraqis start pointing at the bad guys!
I hear the rain in Baghdad is pretty dangerous...
House rain...that's gonna leave a mark.
Help Wanted:
Top Aide to Major Terrorist Figure. Must be major hater of America. Islamic Wahabbist preferred. Full benefits package: 80 virgins, health, stock options, mileage. Life insurance under separate negotiation.
Might have been the dreaded yellow rain.
Prisoner: Where am I?
Number Two: In The Village.
Prisoner: What do you want?
Number Two: Information.
Prisoner: Which side are you on?
Number Two: That would be telling. We want information, information, information...
Prisoner: You won't get it.
Number Two: By hook or by crook we will. Prisoner: Who are you?
Number Two: The new Number Two.
Prisoner: Who is Number One?
Number Two: You are Number Six.
Prisoner: I am not a number. I am a free man.
Number Two: Ha, ha, ha, ha....
Dead Corpse this rant isn't directed at you.....so don't take this personal.
Every time we kill or capture a Zarqawi aide...be it number #2 or number 35 in his network means he has to promote someone of lesser talent...we are seeing what it means operationally today.....with poorer thought out attacks.
Zarqawi is now reaching down into his Double A team to fill key posts.
Do you have any idea how many he has gone through? I went back through old posts and lost track somewhere around 17-19.
That's good. Spreading democracy by force. Especially in an environment that never had the groundwork laid as the West did for 600 years prior to 1789. I'm sure that will work out just fine.
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