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
That sounds better.
right. i heard back during the beginning of op enduring freedom that all of the high ranking AQ terrorists and their bodyguards were to commit suicide rather than be captured.
The WH probably has a good idea that this "rumor" exists. I first heard of it last night on the Threat Matrix-http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513784/posts?page=2232#2232
Kudos to neosgirl. Check the time of W's "off your game" speech last nite. Maybe he was distracted because of the news.
I don't know how I missed that. Just caught it on one of the networks. Thanks.
Thank you. :-)
Encore! Encore!
If it's true, the WH would need to coordinate with Jordan and Iraq. They need this to slow down.
And I thought there weren't any foreign terrorists in Iraq.
and where is the plan?
It may have to be from DNA evidence.
Forensic scraping-up of the remains (if their really mangled) and DNA-testing by PCR with a comparison to nearest living relatives should give an answer.
Hope its true!
He blowed up real good!
Hey everybody, I just checked HuffPost. This story is posted and no comments. DU doesn't even have it posted.
Looked at DailyKos and it is posted, and some are saying that Zark's death wouldn't be good news for Pres Bush.
I tell you. That bunch at Kos is so communistic, I would almost think they crap red.
Only because of Bush, of course.
LOL! :)
He is a man with a plan
Oops!!! My bad. I must have overlooked it or didn't read the whole page.
D'OH, of course! Good points. Very interesting information, thank you.
Fingers crossed for a Very Happy Thanksgiving With Lots To Thanks For!
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