US catches top Zarqawi aide in Iraq

DNA World ^ | Thursday, April 06, 2006  16:37 IST

[wally-balls]

Better call central casting for a new #2

[Sax]

I saw a new game at Chuck-E-Cheese's last night.

Whack-an-aide. They just keep popping up outta this little holes and you've got this padded mallet that you whack 'em with.

[Allegra]

We really ought to get the Iraqis to put these guys on television wearing the same women's clothing they were captured in. They already have a TV show that does something like that.

Al Iraqya TV shows the captured terrorists and terrorists who are still on the run each night. I've wathed it a few times and while I understand very little Arabic, it's interesting. They do tend to be a little more graphic than what I'm used to, though.

These crossdressers just might turn up on the show. It's kind of a "no holds barred" thing.

[Element187]

US catches top Zarqawi aide in Iraq

they need to stop writing headlines like that .. for a split second I only saw "US catches Zarqawi in Iraq"

[aculeus]

Another aide caught. (This guy must be over-staffed.)

[Redleg Duke]

Tom Daschel, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are deeply saddened.

Ted Kennedy was not conscious for comment.

[april15Bendovr]

He is an aid to Saddam that worked with Zarqawi. If he talks it might reveal more info on Salman Pak and the relationship Saddam had with Al Qaeda prewar.

[slowhand520]

"US catches top Zarqawi aide in Iraq

What qualifies as a "top aide"

I think the media is using this term to loosely because every day a "top aide" is getting nabbed.

[Redleg Duke]

It is like a Pez dispenser. When you pull the current top aid, the next in line pops up.

But it is progress.

[billbears]

US catches top Zarqawi aide in Iraq

Well on the bright side at least it's another number two out of the way..

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

Allahu Fubar.

Pass the plyers.

[andy58-in-nh]

This guy has more aids than the San Francisco drama club.

Which perhaps explains the cross-dressing business.

[april15Bendovr]

Here is another article

Bloomberg.com

Iraqi, U.S.-led Forces Capture Qaeda-Linked Leader (Update2)


http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=arPhfwvwDopY&refer=top_world_news

[billbears]

Oh so it's not another number two. Why? Have they run out of number twos? So soon? They need to find some more number twos!!

[Dead Dog]

All those dudes have aids.

[jveritas]

Excellent news. God bless our troops.

[april15Bendovr]

And God Bless you for translating all those documents

[Marine_Uncle]

"Al-Mahmudiyah"
This has been a major town in the insurgency since day one. My nephew a Marine in Intel was stationed at a FOB just north of that town back in 2004. I got a lot of insights from him upon his return.
That whole area, Triangle of Death, is known to contain a lot of the key people from Saddam's regime. They have homes in those towns south and south/west of the capital.
Most of the beheadings since 2004 originated in this area, this town, Latifiya a few miles south of M, and some others with less familiar names.
RW: What is significant with this catch is that he was intelligence chief under Saddam Hussein. Which means he is closely tied in at the top of the insurgency. His profile shows he was a key member. Probably had direct (daily comms with say Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who was/is the key money man from Saddams side of the action.
So he is just no "any Top Aid". This guy was a big fish. I believe if I find the 55 deck of cards, he will be one of them, that where up to know still on the lose.

[Marine_Uncle]

Ping.
A big fish has been caught!

[april15Bendovr]

How is the mainstream media going to report this Al Qaeda and Saddam link without having egg on their face?