ABC News: Zarqawi may have been killed [Confirmed DEAD by NBC] Now breaking on MSNBC & CNN

ABC News ^

[StJacques]

It's on ABC Late Night News Right Now

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ABC News Update:

Iraqi PM: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Killed

By PATRICK QUINN

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

[Arrowhead1952]

Pushed your luck to far there TROLL.

[STARWISE]

God bless and protect them .... this beast has been their sole focus for months. Way to go, TF145!! Drinks on the house!!

Using intelligence derived in part by an Arab-American soldier in TF 145, the task force obtained a time frame for when Zarqawi was due to travel down a stretch of highway along the Tigris River.

This allowed a task force of Rangers and Delta operators to set up an elaborate ambush. But according to special operations sources familiar with the event, Zarqawi was late.

The U.S. troops were preparing to leave when his vehicle came into view. He and his driver blew through a Delta roadblock before nearing a Ranger checkpoint. The Ranger M240B machine-gunner had Zarqawi in his sights and requested permission to fire, but the lieutenant in charge of the checkpoint did not give the OK because he did not have “positive ID” of the vehicle’s occupants, a TF 145 source said.

To the intense frustration of other Rangers on the scene, Zarqawi’s vehicle hurtled past, with the Jordanian staring wildly at the Rangers, while wearing a Black Hawk vest and gripping a U.S. assault rifle, the TF 145 source said. Delta operators took up a high-speed pursuit, while a Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle tracked the action from above.

But the Delta men fell victim to bad timing. When he realized he had a tail, Zarqawi’s driver took the vehicle — with Zarqawi inside — off the main highway and onto a secondary road. With the TF 145 operators perhaps 30 seconds behind, Zarqawi jumped out and ran for it, leaving his driver, laptop, and $100,000 in Euros to be captured by the Americans.

As staffers in an operations center tried to vector the chasing Americans toward him using the UAV’s pictures, the Shadow’s camera chose that moment to “reset,” switching from a tight focus on Zarqawi’s vehicle to a wide-angle view of the town. By the time the staffers frantically zoomed the camera back in, Zarqawi had vanished.

It was an extraordinarily frustrating experience for the members of TF 145; they knew how close they had come, and how infrequently such opportunities arise."

[Flora McDonald]

I thought they were referring to a band of merry men in tights.

[bray]

Apparently there are a couple of broken lamps at the Wicked Witch of NY's house!

Is he still dead??

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

[Quilla]

The moderators are doing a great job, but your superb sleuthing skills sure helped.

Take a bow, Red!

[prairiebreeze]

They sure are. I called it on armchairman early on, was trying to give dove-turd the benefit of the doubt but he smelled pretty bad too.

[aligncare]

I'll keep an eye out for you, FRiend!

[Flora McDonald]

Whatever it was it did the job that's for sure.

[bray]

The only sad part about this story is that there was an empty chair at the table.

Pray for W and Our Air Force

[prairiebreeze]

yes, RIP Paul Johnson.

Isn't is fascinating that the drive by media didn't' run to interview one of Mr. Johnson's relatives, but made sure to put mouth-piece Berg's mug on several times.

despicable pricks..

[No Blue States]

Same here my friend. This is a big deal to us because we know what it means to our Troops,the Iraqis, and the war on terror. He was a very evil man and reaped what he sowed, finally.

Thank You Veterans.

[American Quilter]

Hi Jim!

[meanie monster]

yes Tony is kickin butt, one press dude just told him he was a funny man lol!

[LisaFab]

Tony cleaned their clocks!

Just wish there was more emphasis on the fact that Zarqawi was a major AL QAEDA leader; thus his death IN IRAQ validates are presence there as part of the WOT.

[Merlinator]

I hope he met his 72 virgins from hell with strap-ons.

[Lunatic Fringe]

His head and face look relatively intact for a guy killed by two 500-lb bombs.

[Rennes Templar]

There is a HUGE reason for this hate against America. What is it?


"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

[pitinkie]

That would be great!! He does do spots at the schools when they ask him. He is a nice guy!

[Just A Nobody]

Hope you are making it through today okay. Adrenaline is a wonderful thing, no? ;*)