Posted on 12/10/2005 11:47:49 AM PST by radar101
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2005 – The terrorist known as "the Butcher of Ramadi" was detained today, turned in by local citizens in the provincial capital of Iraq's Anbar province, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported. Amir Khalaf Fanus -- listed third on a "high-value individuals" list of terrorists wanted by the 28th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team -- was wanted for criminal activities including murder and kidnapping. Ramadi citizens brought him to an Iraqi and U.S. forces military base in Ramadi, where he was taken into custody.
Fanus was well known for his crimes against the local populace. He is the highest-ranking al Qaeda in Iraq member to be turned in to Iraqi and U.S. officials by local citizens.
His capture is another indication that the local citizens tire of the terrorists' presence within their community, Multinational Force Iraq officials said, adding that Iraqi and U.S. forces have witnessed increasing signs of citizens fighting the terrorists in Ramadi as the Dec. 15 national elections draw near.
Officials said 1,200 more Iraqi soldiers recently have been posted in Ramadi. About 1,100 Iraqi special police commandos and a mechanized Iraqi army company completed their planned movement into the city. This plan has Iraqi security forces assuming more of the security responsibilities from the U.S. forces, officials said. As in other locations, as security improves, Iraqi police also will be introduced gradually
but..but..but...we're losing over there..ain't we?? (sarc/off)
More evidence that we're "occupiers" and the Iraqis hate us and, uh...oh, wait a sec...
Minus a few teeth, I hope.
Great news, ranks with MSM readership decline.
Wonderful news!!
Don't tell Murtha, Kerry, Pelosi or Dean. It would break their hearts.
Errr... on second thought... tell them. Rub their noses in it.
I would have rather seen the headline as follows:
Iraqi's deliver mutilated body of terrorist leader to Military base - but I suppose we can give him back to the Iraqis to mutilate later after we have expunged everything possible from this puke.....
It's listed on Fox's website...nowhere to be found on the Communist News Network (CNN) though.
Ramadi citizens brought him to an Iraqi and U.S. forces military base in Ramadi, where he was taken into custody.
I wonder what kind of condition this guy was in when they handed him over to our troops. I believe this is such a good sign on many fronts-for one the Iraqi people trusted us enough to capture him and hand him over to us. And if he was in good shape when they turned him over it shows that democracy is being planted into the heads of the Iraqi people otherwise they would have wasted him on the spot.
Yes, then watch the awkwardness as they try to fit this into their moronic worldview. "They turned him over to the Americans to prove that they want us out...uh...I mean, uh...Bush lied!"
Paging Dr. Mengele! Dr. Mengele, line two!
We ARE losing...Reid, Kennedy, Kerry, Clinton all still at large....at least until the next election
/sarc
somewhere Howard Dean is crying in his Ginko Biloba beer
Not good news for the DemocRATS. Their "freedom fighters" are really taking some hits lately. Hanoi Johnny has got to be in a real funk. He needs to speed up his "peace" activities if he is going pull this one out for the "insurgents" like he pulled out Vietnam for his Vietnamese Commie pals.
I hate to be the cynic here but if he gets a trial similar to saddams on going circus, then dang they should have driven a stake thru his heart...what were they thinking?
You saw this on CNN, right?
another monster will soon meet its master in h-ll!
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