Posted on 06/07/2006 11:41:09 PM PDT by StJacques
Edited on 06/08/2006 1:00:37 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
It's on ABC Late Night News Right Now
ABC News Update:
BAGHDAD, Iraq Jun 8, 2006 (AP)— Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida-linked militant who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings in Iraq, has been killed in a U.S. air raid north of Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed Wednesday evening along with seven aides.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2052072
DNA tests are not in yet, but according to Cap Huff , he was still alive but injured when we pulled him out of the rubble........
In this case, the President was officially informed at 9:20 ET last night that they had confirmed Z's death. As early as 5 or 6 yesterday afternoon he had been told that they had good reason to believe the monster was dead, but were awaiting absolute confirmation.
So the President did not have to be awakened in the middle of the night. He knew way before the rest of us.
Generally speaking, if something does come up in the middle of the night, the National Security Advisor takes the call if it is a security matter. Don't know who takes it if a domestic crisis...probably the Chief of Staff. Then they decide whether the situation is so pressing that the President has to be awakened from sleep.
Publius
http://www.publiuspundit.com/?p=2675
CQ
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/007152.php
Ken Bigley's brother "May he rot in hell"
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=847542006
Interesting observation
Good middle of the night to you, sweetcheeks!!
In related news, Democrat politicians hold conference to rethink November strategy. FR Trolls head back to DU...
Adding these links here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645442/posts
"The demise of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, courtesy of Task Force 145"
Counterterrorism Blog ^ | June 8, 2006 | Bill Roggio
Posted on 06/08/2006 3:51:50 AM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645443/posts
"Zarqawi's death an 'important victory'"
Australian Broadcasting Corporation ^ | 8 June 2006
Posted on 06/08/2006 3:52:40 AM PDT by Aussie Dasher
the coroner lives here in my town...fyi
I'm as happy as the day Saddam was captured.
"Landshark"
If I remember correctly hadn't the F.B.I. investigated Nick Berg? Before the war because his cell phone was used by a suspected terrorist in Oklahoma?
I hope he was feeling what was going on..I think about all the pain he has inflicted..
In a Holy City
On the other hand, F&F just showed the announcement being made in Iraq. The guy standing to the left was trying SO HARD not to smile!
32 "They had to kill him. They couldn't ban gay people.
They had to do SOMETHING" is a classic!
If I'd never read DU, I wouldn't believe it was possible for a person to be that hateful yet that dense.
Blair on live!
From SOI:
Snip:
The most important point in all this was from a blog I read just yesterday (I think one of the milblogs, which I cannot seem to relocate, my apologies to the prescient blogger) stating that al Zarqawi had outlived his usefulness to Al Qaeda and would end up dead fairly soon. The blogger noted that he would either become a martyr for the cause or the subject of a western atrocity, either version would galvanize the populace against the west. Since news reports are that the Iraqis turned him over, I’m not sure that sends a message of martyrdom - it tells me that the people did not believe in him or his cause and that maybe the western approach to making their lives better is working. The way the news was released could be controlling these messages in order to remove any unifying effect from al Zarqawi’s death.
http://strategicoutlookinstitute.com/blog/?p=356
How about that LT who is refusing to go to Iraq? Watada, or something. His name doesn't really matter; he will be forgotten before he even gets to prison.
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