ZARQAWI'S PLOT TO SEND ARMIES OF MURDER ALL OVER WORLD

New York Post ^ | November 18, 2005 | By RICHARD BEESTON, CATHERINE PHILP and MICHAEL THEODOULOU

[Jim Robinson]

November 18, 2005 -- The world's most feared terrorist mastermind, who has been responsible for a two-year campaign of violence in Iraq, is planning to turn his sights on moderate regimes in the Middle East, Europe and Africa, where he intends to spread his ruthless brand of jihad. An investigation into Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, has revealed that the former petty criminal from Jordan has built up a formidable terrorist network that stretches from Britain to Afghanistan and covers many countries in between.

Once regarded as a brutal but relatively minor figure in the al Qaeda hierarchy, Zarqawi has outstripped his mentor, Osama bin Laden, who has not been heard of for a year.

Zarqawi commands more people, has access to greater funds and enjoys growing support among young Muslims drawn to his slick Web sites, which give lurid details of his latest attacks on "infidels."

A recent study about Iraq's insurgency by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington estimated that 3,000 foreign fighters had gone to Iraq to join the terrorist bands.

Now, battle-hardened, they form the vanguard of a "foreign legion" ready to take the jihad to their homelands in what U.S. intelligence officials refer to as "bleed-out."

The National Counterterrorism Center believes that Zarqawi's network extends to 40 countries and that he has developed links with 24 militant groups worldwide.

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[Realism]

Zarqawi is a only a regional commander for the Islamic movement there are others just like him who are not hot news topics right now. We need to keep in mind while hunting these individuals down that there are bigger fish to fry.

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Battle-hardened from what? Hiding behind bushes setting off remote bombs?

That's a good point, but I imagine something happens in the mind, and yes I know we're talking about fundamentalist muslims nere, when you know you've killed someone. If you can do it once you can do it twice. Like anything else, you learn from mistakes and the second time is faster, easier, and more efficient. I would think there would be even less second guessing and reticence - if there was ever any to begin with.

[Itzlzha]

Hard to know if he's the worst enemy or whether the Murtha's of this country are.

How do you separate them?

They BOTH have the same agenda, and are willing to do whatever it takes to bring down America and destroy our way of life.

I see no diffence at all.