Zarqawi was released in Jordan under a general amnesty
Posted on 06/08/2006 1:45:41 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was Iraq's most notorious insurgent - a shadowy figure associated with spectacular bombings, assassinations and the beheading of foreign hostages.
The Jordanian-born militant first appeared in Iraq as leader of the Tawhid and Jihad insurgent group, merging it in late 2004 with Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network.
But most information on him was restricted to what his enemies and supporters have attributed to him.
While many analysts argued he had used Iraqi insurgency as a springboard to expand his operations, others said his influence was exaggerated.
Pretext for war
In the run-up to the Iraq war in February 2003, US Secretary of State Colin Powell told United Nations that Zarqawi was an associate of Osama Bin Laden who had sought refuge in Iraq.
Intelligence reports indicated he was in Baghdad and - according to Mr Powell - this was sure sign that Saddam Hussein was courting al-Qaeda, which, in turn, justified an attack on Iraq.
But some analysts at the time contested the claim, pointing to Zarqawi's historical rivalry with Bin Laden.
Both men rose to prominence as "Afghan Arabs" - leading foreign fighters in the "jihad" against Soviet forces in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
It was a far cry from Zarqawi's youth as a petty criminal in Jordan, remembered by those who knew him as a simple, quick-tempered and barely literate gangster.
But after the defeat of the Soviets in Afghanistan, Zarqawi went back to Jordan with a radical Islamist agenda.
Sentenced to death
He spent seven years in prison there, accused of conspiring to overthrow the monarchy and establish an Islamic caliphate.
Not long after his release under a general amnesty, he fled the country.
Jordan tried him in absentia and sentenced him to death for allegedly plotting attacks on American and Israeli tourists.
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Zarqawi was released in Jordan under a general amnesty
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Was he killed on 6/6/06 or 6/6/07?
As usual with the BBC, no mention of the word "terrorist" to be found.
Wednesday, June 7, 2006 @ 6:15 AM Baghdad time.
A good day for our side. A bad day for the anti American scum around the world and in this country.
New Balance: They help you run fast....but not that fast.
Oh well, if their is any justice in the universe he's in hell. :)
I'm thinking they identified him by the shoes, what say you?
;-)
A good day for our righteous President, and a bad day for the wicked terrorists, and their MSM lovers.
Psalm 37:28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Psalm 37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 75:10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Psalm 94:23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.
Psalm 101:8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
Psalm 129:4 The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Proverbs 2:22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Londoners like the Chickie Dicks too.
Hey Jack Murtha, is this one of the things our military didnt have left to accomplish?
Looks like a Z on those runners if Z's lying face down in a puddle of blood.
They are in mourning over on Democratic Underground.
It is ironic that when the announcement was made in Iraq, the room broke out in applause. On the other hand,when the news broke on Democratic Underground, the posters immediately started wringing their hands and complaining about how this may help Bush.
Oil drops below $70 upon hearing Zarqawi's death.
do you have a link to that? i don't want to go wandering in to wade in the general muck....just look at your observation.
hm. the thing about 72 virgins is they don't stay that way long and all you're left with is...well, hell...
Sad... those people over there are worthless.
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