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
There was an early report in the Washington Post (yeah, I know, who'd believe anything they'd publish - Debka is more trustworthy):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/19/AR2005111901120.html
The Z reference is lower down in the article.
Democrats are saddened
And you know he also has Jordanians within AQ who were none too pleased about that wedding bombing.
He has a very serious PR problem now if he did escape with his life again.
Could be.
Could very well be.
But, WAIT! WAIT!!!
This can't possibly be true because it doesn't fit the MSM template, so it must be just another lie from the Administration ....!
After all, we "all know" that the war in Iraq is really about oil, and is just a distraction away from the "real" war on terror: the war against al Qaida that President Bush has "abandonded" in order to pursue his predetermined secret and trumped up plot against Sadaam! (/sarcasm off)
LOL
If true I bet the Dems are kicking themselvs and cursing out Muther for his timing.
show us the body.
"And you know he also has Jordanians within AQ who were none too pleased about that wedding bombing."
From FoxNews.com:
"The family of al-Zarqawi, whose real name is Ahmed Fadheel Nazzal al-Khalayleh, reiterated their strong allegiance to Jordan's King Abdullah II in half-page advertisements in the kingdom's three main newspapers. Al-Zarqawi threatened to kill the king in an audiotape released Friday.
"The statement is a serious blow to al-Zarqawi, who no longer will enjoy the protection of his tribe and whose family members may seek to kill him."
Been monitoring the news on cable TV Nothing yet on Zarqawi.
Response: Nah! I just saw him at the Gorman, California McDonalds parking lot. He got into a "Big Rig" and drove off into the night. He had a co-driver who looked like Elvis.
I agree. There are much better strongholds where he would be more likely to hide and with stronger support than in Mosul.
Well, that college student better be prepared to get a "physical education"...
Semper Fi
Wouldn't our own Military which is on the scene determining for whom the bombs tolled, be in a better position to know the facts than Arab Television?
I am awaiting the facts from those I trust to know the facts.
Me too...tears of joy.
Where will the Democrats get their talking points now?
May he be attentively cared for by 72 virgin harpies.
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