A U.S. military officer points to show the location of Al
Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, during the
time of a U.S. raid, in an image displayed at a news
conference in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, June 8, 2006.
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
yeap.. du is saying this was done a long time ago.
They are full of foil hats.
Don't know the details, but keep following this thread because we won't get 'em from the MSM.....
Omegaman didn't get the sarcasm gene.
The President knew this at 5 pm ... LAST night.
President George W Bush is the Freedom President. Once again the Republican Party drags the Liberals kicking and screaming like spoiled brats, blindly into the 21st century. George Bush is a visionary that sees the World as it can be, not as it is. He is the eternal optimist as well an eternal soldier. Never before have we had a leader who can visualize the power of people’s hunger for Freedom in the oppressed spirit, smoldering like a glowing ember in a wheatfield. Whether it is in a village in Afghanistan, a town in Iraq or facing a tank in Tiananmen Square the human spirit longs to feel the warm embrace of Lady Liberty.
W has blown the cool breath of Freedom onto the embers of Democracy on the Iraqi People who are in their infancy of self rule. Just as a toddler begins crawling and then reaching up to learn to walk before becoming an adult, we are witnessing that child nation take his first step. As our infant begins to walk in a room full of dangers, we can take pride in every step of that journey. There has been falls, cuts, bumps and bruises to get to the first step and there will be pitfalls along the way, but we and especially our Troops, should take great relief in the Freedom and hope for Iraq.
The fire is beginning to spread as the hope and hunger of the human spirit is being ignited. The oppression of the Middle East was not as severe or overt as was seen in Communist Russia or China with the physical presence of The Wall, since Saddamn’s wall was mental. They could come and go as they pleased if they had enough money or were connected, but their oppressors could snatch them off the street to be raped or tortured at any given moment. Now they are free to speak or write as they please and vote for their leaders. These flames are warming hearts and minds while pushing back the deep black darkness.
Over the next couple of years we will see a Government formed and a Leader chosen to lead the Iraqi people out of their darkness. We will see them taking ownership of their Country and their own personal Freedom. As they begin to understand that the oppression is behind them they will be taking their torches to the darkest corners of their Country. These flames will expose the terrorists from their hiding places and bring them to justice. The Wildfire will engulf the terrorist hidden in the brush to expose him as a hindrance to Freedom Worldwide. The average Iraqi as we saw on January 30th does not want to see his child blown up, rather has a heart that hopes for a new sunrise.
We are seeing sparks spreading across the tinderbox of Persia. Of all people, the PLO and Hezbola have seen the light as well as the peoples of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon. While these fires begin to burn bright in Bagdad we will see the sparks ignite into flames in these Countries as well as Iran and move around the World to the slave fields of China, Cuba and Korea. Once people understand that Freedom can happen in Countries like Russia, Afghanistan and Iraq, they will realize that Dictators are actually Sand Castles standing against an Ocean. They cannot quench the thirst for Freedom with threats or terror any longer.
President Bush has become one of the Great Visionaries of history. Just as the invisible hand of Capitalism is the most efficient form of economics, so too is the invisible hand of Freedom and Democracy. This hand will expose and capture the Terrorists around the World great and small. People will throw off their shackles of fear and follow the model of Afghanistan and Iraq to fan the white hot flames of Liberty. As America and her friends fuel these flames, millions will be freed from their oppression and take back ownership of their lands. As this Wildfire spreads throughout the World, despots cower in fear as they wait for their ultimate demise at the hands of God’s servant leader, the Freedom President George W Bush.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighting Troops
hehehe. Loved it. Thanks.
Thanks for heads up, I missed him, What stupid trash did he say?
Irey just gained another 10K voters.......
MUrtha's "Surrender Now" comment should be replayed for EVERYONE to see........
Libs are getting PO'd that we had the balls to kill one of thier tickets to the White House......
For Al-Quaida to see Iraqis celebrate the death of Zarqawi is problably just as much of a blow to them as the death itself is. God bless our troops!
Many DU posters are also potheads and delusional tin-foil hat conspiracy theorists.
Been waiting for this news for too long now. Good work, Soldiers!
An elderly woman fires a pistol in the air to celebrate the news that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air raid north of Baghdad, in the Sadr City area of Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, June 8, 2006. She was given the pistol by a police officer she knew to join in the celebrations by firing in the air. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Around the world, al-Zarqawi death praised
An Iraqi resident prepares to fire his weapon in the air as he rejoices after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced that Al Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al Zarqawi was killed, in Baghdad's Sadr city, June 8, 2006. REUTERS/Kareem Raheem (IRAQ)
The 'Most Dangerous Terrorist' chart IS hilarious.
Looks like Zarq had a little nosebleed this morning, doesn't it.
Listening to Glen Beck's show right now and he just sent Stu (member of his staff) into the streets of N.Y. with a cake of Zarqawi's face to see if anyone would celebrate with them. Told Stu to slice the neck when cutting the cake, and Stu hesitated. The woman on the street who stopped for cake, who is from Arizona, cut the neck with ease. LOL
yes, folks, I find a certain grim enjoyment in this skit. It's a day for celebration that evil got its just rewards.
Eloquent post!
I was trying to read most of the thread. I saw the great news first on here this morning. I just wanted to say,this is a great victory for our Troops and our President and huge defeat to the cowardly terrorists. God Bless our Troops.
Hopefully, the intel we gain we lead to the infiltrators into the Iraqi police force which is probably a big problem in these towns. The shame is that they hide behind their wives, mothers and children.
"Have we heard the talking points from the Al-Quedacrats yet??"
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I was just linked to this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645613/posts
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