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
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TRUE, I swear it!!!
LOL Love it.
[Mrs T]
"In other news, Generallissimo Francisco Franco is still dead."
That line needs to be updated to: In other news, Abu Musab Al Zarqawi is still dead.
Attempting to give cover to Murtha and other liberal politicians, the MSM is saturating the airwaves with Berg and other liberals. They will not succeed because the socialist Dem politicians are too enamored of their cause and the spotlight.
The MSM has to find ways to negate Americans celebrating the power, cunning and might of the US military.
The MSM will ramp up their propaganda against the US military because today the US military took out a known enemy of the USA and western civilization.
God keep our coalition forces and President Bush safe from all enemies - foreign and domestic.
Howlin, thanks as always for the ping.
Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers inspect the blast site in Hibhib, Iraq June 8, 2006, of an air strike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi June 7. U.S. warplanes killed al-Zarqawi, al Qaeda's Iraq leader who masterminded a campaign of bombings and beheadings, in a strike that President George W. Bush said could help to turn the tide against the insurgency. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Zach Mott/U.S. Army photo/Handout (IRAQ)
Zarqawi Hideout Yields 'Trove' of Materials - NPR
A U.S. military strike has killed the most feared terrorist in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. As the head of a group called "al-Qaida in Iraq," Zarqawi was blamed for coordinating suicide bombings, beheadings and other violence. The U.S. military reportedly relied on intelligence from Zarqawi's own network to find him.
The Jordanian-born Zarqawi was killed when U.S. warplanes dropped 500-pound bombs on his hiding place. Pentagon officials say they later found a "treasure trove" of material at the hiding place, which they believe will help in future operations.
Zarqawi's death Wednesday ended a winding path from Jordan to Afghanistan and Iraq. After dropping out of high school in Jordan, Zarqawi reportedly embraced a branch of radical Islam while fighting in Afghanistan. After a prison sentence in Jordan, he carried the banner of radical Islam to a remote corner of Iraq. After the fall of Saddam Hussein, he swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden, and his organization began to call itself al-Qaida in Iraq.
This image made available Thursday, June 8, 2006 by the U.S. Department of Defense shows rugs and other household items in the rubble of the last safe house of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq. Al-Zarqawi was killed at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday night June 7, after an intense two-week hunt that U.S. officials said first led to the terror leader's spiritual adviser and then to him. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Sgt. Zach Mott)
Oh, it was soooo worth it to backtrack on the thread to see what I'd missed while sleeping.
Post 2501 MADE MY DAY!!!
Adios cucaracha!
Da-Nah-Nah-Nah!
Da-Nah-Nah-Nah!
Hey! Hey! Good bye!
Good riddens to vermin. I hope you get 72 STD infected virgins.
Piffle!
Did you see post 2501?
Has anyone else noticed the repeated CG shots on FNC of F-4 PHANTOMS dropping the bombs on Z? Gee whiz, FNC, it's not 1971!
We're having pork chops, asparagus, sparkling apple cider and cherry pie a la mode to celebrate.
It's a great day!
It's about time the military nailed this guy. Now show me a similar picture of Bin Laden and my day will be complete.
Hmmm...this might be a good time to crack open the MacAllan 18... :P
Sounds delicious! Have a great dinner and evening. It is indeed a great day.
You know I think it's fitting that only his head is shown. He's shown the heads of innocents that he beheaded so it seems to me that turnabout is fair play.
Grind the rest of him into pig feed.
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