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Zarqawi may have been killed in Mosul (White House: "highly unlikely")
Jerusalem Post ^ | Nov. 20, 2005

Posted on 11/20/2005 9:17:37 AM PST by Mount Athos

Edited on 11/20/2005 4:25:33 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

At least one Arab television media outlet reported that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the head of the al-Qaida in Iraq, was killed in Iraq on Sunday afternoon when eight terrorists blew themselves up in the in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

The unconfirmed report claimed that the explosions occurred after coalition forces surrounded the house in which al-Zarqawi was hiding.

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are looking into whether al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a gunfight in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a U.S. official said on Sunday, but a White House spokesman said that was "highly unlikely."

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N20223159.htm


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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To: Mount Athos

There's another thread here about this same story .. but it's a DEBKA filing and I don't have confidence in what they say most of the time.

DEBKA didn't say it was Zarqawi, but just that it was 8 of his leaders.


181 posted on 11/20/2005 10:17:58 AM PST by CyberAnt ( I believe Congressman Curt Weldon re Able Danger)
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To: F.J. Mitchell

Microscopic? I'm a failure... heh heh heh


182 posted on 11/20/2005 10:18:02 AM PST by DoughtyOne (MSM: Public support for war waining. 403/3 House vote against pullout vaporizes another lie.)
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To: Sunsong
I think we are waiting for the ID of the remains by US officials.

Arab media saying Z has been killed.(but they say that a lot)

Nothing in the US media that I know of, except that we thought he might be in the house that was blown up. (thats my understanding of where were at)

183 posted on 11/20/2005 10:19:30 AM PST by No Blue States
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

Wouldn't suprise me at all if he is sitting comfortably and alive in Syria. On the other hand, if he is among the dead, it's only because the others surrounded the cowardly SOB and prevented him from fleeing as they blew themselves up.


184 posted on 11/20/2005 10:19:53 AM PST by F.J. Mitchell (A WH pantry rat would be deemed a high ranking Admin Official by any dung beetle Dem.)
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To: freema

Roger that!
Representative Jean Schmidt, an Ohio Republican - tough gal, referred to by her friends as "Mean Jean"....was WONDERFUL...

The BEST part of her TRUTHFUL statement, which was a QUOTE --was that it so infruriated that self important idiot from Tennessee - Congressgirlyman Ford, Jr --- that he actually attempted to RUSH THE PODIUM to assault Jean and was held back by the cooler heads of his fellow Democrats..

Lucky for him......Jean would have kicked his fairy ass across the chamber.

I'm VERY dissappointed that MSM doesn't play that little "action", over and over and over on TV..
As they would have, had it been a Republican making an ass of themselves....


Semper Fi


185 posted on 11/20/2005 10:20:33 AM PST by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: DustyMoment

Cindy Sheehan is reportedly planning a memorial service...


186 posted on 11/20/2005 10:22:19 AM PST by freema (Proud Marine Mom)
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To: freema

DING DONG ZARQAWI'S DEAD....


187 posted on 11/20/2005 10:23:27 AM PST by Texas4ever
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To: NickatNite2003
how do they know that there were 8 when it exploded?

Count the feet, and divide by two.

188 posted on 11/20/2005 10:23:28 AM PST by meadsjn
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To: Mount Athos
IF this is true, I am sure Jordanian Intel helped us. Also here would be the burning question for the Dems . Now At last admit WE are making progress on the war on Terror ????

They will just spout "But where is Bin Laden ?"
189 posted on 11/20/2005 10:23:36 AM PST by Tinman73 (Human nature requires We forget the terrible things We see. A truly intelligent person remembers it)
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To: feedback doctor

Z-man dead, study finds George Bush largely to blame.


190 posted on 11/20/2005 10:24:01 AM PST by When do we get liberated? ((God save us from the whining, useless, irrelevent left...))
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To: Moonman62
If he is dead, my money is on Jordanian intel.

I agree.
191 posted on 11/20/2005 10:24:22 AM PST by Liberty Valance (T for Texas and T for Tennessee)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
I am hoping the ultimate source of these reports is someone more trustworthy than Debka


192 posted on 11/20/2005 10:24:48 AM PST by steve-b (A desire not to butt into other people's business is eighty percent of all human wisdom)
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To: Mount Athos

Maybe the "wedding party" killer/coward is faking his own death because he's afraid we're getting close... Jerks like this guy send the young and foolish to blow themselves up, but they never do it themselves. It's always the innocent duped. Never the powerful...


193 posted on 11/20/2005 10:25:02 AM PST by GOPJ (Frenchmen should ask immigrants "Do you want to be Frenchmen?" not, "Will you work cheap?")
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To: Mount Athos

Maybe AQ decided he had outlived his usefulness.


194 posted on 11/20/2005 10:25:09 AM PST by handy (Forgive me this day, my daily typos...The Truth is not a Smear!)
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To: GaltMeister
The DUmmies will be deeply saddened by this.

You're right, they'll be crushed. The Catholic Delta Uniforms will cross themselves and the Atheists will have a solemn moment of noise.

195 posted on 11/20/2005 10:25:14 AM PST by elbucko
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To: Mount Athos
It will be a great day when al-Zarqawi is killed.

Hopefully today, is that day.

196 posted on 11/20/2005 10:26:29 AM PST by Reagan Man (Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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To: Faraday

Yep the practical exercise can be hell.


197 posted on 11/20/2005 10:27:12 AM PST by U S Army EOD (I NEED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER TAG LINE)
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To: elbucko

If this is true would someone please play loudly over the internet for all Jordanians,Americans and Iraq citizens

DANCING IN THE STREETS.......... PLEASE LET IT BE.


198 posted on 11/20/2005 10:27:16 AM PST by Texas4ever
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To: Mount Athos

The ACLU wants to know if they were tortured before they blew up!


199 posted on 11/20/2005 10:27:19 AM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: meadsjn

Don't forget in that equation it is O.K. to round up, but not down.


200 posted on 11/20/2005 10:27:22 AM PST by When do we get liberated? ((God save us from the whining, useless, irrelevent left...))
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