The day after your post I cant find any results of the DNA test either.
But, I did find an article to led me to believe we might now want it known if he did die:
(He is his own worst enemy, great PR for our side)
Why al Qaeda Wants Zarqawi Dead
November 22, 2005: Killing Iraqi terrorist leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi could be a defeat in the war on terror. On November 20th, a raid on a house in Mosul, Iraq, resulted in a number of terrorists blowing themselves up rather than be captured. It was thought that al Zarqawi was in the house. His death would be a mixed blessing. While he’s certainly been an effective terrorist leader, able to inspire the suicide-happy wackos to some spectacular atrocities, he’s also been, in some ways a liability for al Qaeda, and the Sunni Arab groups fighting their government. Attacks on women, children, mosques, clerics, have been PR disasters. Operations like these appear to have put al Zarqawi on the outs with at least part of al Qaedas more senior leadership, including Osama bin Laden.
So, do we gain more from his death because his organizational and leadership skills are no longer directing the religious elements in the terrorist organization, or do we lose because the al Qaeda leadership asserts more control, and curbs the bloodier attacks on women, children, mosques, etc?
As the old saying goes, “choose your friends carefully, and your enemies even more carefully.” Al Zarqawi's bloody minded attitude towards Shia Arabs (because Islamic conservatives consider Shia to be heretics), and Iraqi civilians in general, has made him the most hated man in Iraq. Because of al Zarqawi’s tactics, al Qaeda has seen its “approval rating” plunge throughout the Arab world. The recent bombing of a wedding in Jordan, which al Zarqawi took credit for, turned many pro-al Qaeda Jordanians against the terrorists. Al Zarqawi sensed his gaffe a few days later, and released a video of him trying to explain what really happened, and that his suicide bomber actually hit a secret meeting of Israeli and American secret agents. That did not go over well with grieving, and very ticked off, Jordanians.
It’s only a matter of time before Arabs start insisting that al Zarqawi is really an Israeli agent, working from the inside to destroy al Qaeda. Meanwhile, let’s try and keep our guy ali, er, on the run.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htwin/articles/20051122.aspx
If you hear anything else on this subject give me a ping to it please. I thought we would hear one way or the other the results of the DNA test.
I am taking that to mean:
But, I did find an article to led me to believe we might NOT want it known if he did die:
Possible, but I doubt it. It does the US reputation good to be seen to catch those we are after and it would encourage those in the area that want Zarqawi gone.
It could be there was a delay in the test or that, while urgent, they are being double checked. It would not do to say he was dead and have him appear on a video hold a recent newspaper.
"..Jabr said one of the women had a tattoo on her chest reading "martyrdom".
"There was a dead man who we suspected to be al-Zarqawi. A DNA test was done ... and until now we are still waiting for the results," Jabr told reporters. "I believe he is not al-Zarqawi.".."
From this, I get the results have not come out yet. If they are finished with the tests I don't know why they have not released the results.
Strategy Page is close...Zarqawi released a November 18 *audio* tape in which he claimed his Jordan wedding bombing was directed at secret Jewish and American agents...then he announced that he'd be assasinating Jordan's popular King Abdullah.
...Haven't heard from Zarqawi since.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,176037,00.html