Posted on 06/08/2006 3:56:39 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Mark Finkelstein
June 8, 2006
You just knew it. The MSM had to find a way to downplay the significance of the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Whereas he had been portrayed as the key to violence in the country, now that he's dead, he is described as just one among many.
And sure enough, on CNN this morning at about 6:20 AM, there was Octavia Nasr CNN's senior editor for Arab affairs, interviewed by host Soledad O'Brien, suggesting that Zarqawi's death might not really be such a big deal, after all. She reported that beyond Al Qaeda, there were hundreds, even thousands, of other, home-grown insurgent groups in Iraq.
Concluded Nasr: "Some people say it will enrage the insurgency, others say it will hurt it pretty bad. But if you think about the different groups in Iraq, you have to think that Zarqawi's death is not going to be a big deal for them."That Didn't Take Long: CNN Editor Suggests Zarqawi Death 'Not Going to Be a Big Deal' view edit Posted by Mark Finkelstein on June 8, 2006 - 06:36. You just knew it. The MSM had to find a way to downplay the significance of the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Whereas he had been portrayed as the key to violence in the country, now that he's dead, he is described as just one among many.
And sure enough, on CNN this morning at about 6:20 AM, there was Octavia Nasr CNN's senior editor for Arab affairs, interviewed by host Soledad O'Brien, suggesting that Zarqawi's death might not really be such a big deal, after all. She reported that beyond Al Qaeda, there were hundreds, even thousands, of other, home-grown insurgent groups in Iraq.
Concluded Nasr: "Some people say it will enrage the insurgency, others say it will hurt it pretty bad. But if you think about the different groups in Iraq, you have to think that Zarqawi's death is not going to be a big deal for them."
Poor CNN. Here in the heart of America, we feel free to celebrate this very big and important kill of a hideous monster. He won't be murdering any nore Iraqi men, women and children.
AAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Choke, choke, jag
Hello drive by liberal Media, lets see about al-Zarqawi's attacks not beind a big deal.
Major attacks, killings claimed by Jordanian terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his followers:
2005:
Dec. 27: Volley of rockets fired from southern Lebanon into Israel.
Nov. 9: Triple suicide bombing against hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing 60.
Aug. 19: Rocket attack in the Jordanian port city of Aqaba, killing Jordanian soldier. One Katyusha rocket lands in neighbouring Israel — causing no casualties — and another misses a U.S. Navy ship docked at Aqaba.
May 7: Two explosives-laden cars plow into an American security company convoy in Baghdad, killing at least 22 people — including two Americans.
Feb. 28: Suicide car bomber strikes crowd of police and Iraqi National Guard recruits in the southern city of Hillah, killing 125 people.
2004:
Dec. 19: Car bombs tear through funeral procession in Najaf and main bus station in nearby Karbala, killing at least 60 in the Shiite holy cities.
Oct. 30: Body of hostage Shosei Koda, 24, of Japan, is found decapitated in Baghdad, his body wrapped in an American flag.
Sept. 30: Bombings in Baghdad kill 35 children and seven adults as U.S. troops hand out candy at the inauguration of a sewage treatment plant. Al-Zarqawi's group claims responsibility for attacks that day, but it is unclear if these include the explosions that killed the children.
Sept. 16: British engineer Kenneth Bigley, and U.S. engineers Jack Hensley and Eugene "Jack" Armstrong kidnapped in Baghdad. By Oct. 10, 2004, all three men have been confirmed beheaded.
Sept. 14: Car bomb rips through a busy market near a Baghdad police headquarters where Iraqis are waiting to apply for jobs, killing 47.
Sept. 13: Video purportedly from al-Qaeda in Iraq shows Durmus Kumdereli, a Turkish truck driver, being beheaded.
Aug. 2: Video from followers of al-Zarqawi showing shooting death of hostage Murat Yuce of Turkey.
June 29: Bulgarian truck drivers Georgi Lazov, 30, and Ivaylo Kepov, 32, are kidnapped. Al-Zarqawi's followers suspected of decapitating both men.
June 22: Kidnappers behead South Korean hostage Kim Sun-il; Al-Jazeera television says the killing was carried out by al-Zarqawi's group.
June 14: Car bomb attack on a vehicle convoy in Baghdad kills 13, including three General Electric employees.
May 18: Car bomb assassinates Iraqi Governing Council president Abdel-Zahraa Othman.
May 11: Kidnapped American businessman Nicholas Berg is beheaded while being videotaped, and the voice of the knife-wielder is identified as al-Zarqawi's.
March 2: Co-ordinated blasts from suicide bombers, mortars and planted explosives strike Shiite Muslim shrines in Karbala and Baghdad, killing at least 181. U.S. and Iraqi officials link the attacks to al-Zarqawi.
2003:
Aug. 29: Car bomb in Najaf kills more than 85 people, including Ayatollah Mohammad Baqr al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.
Aug. 19: Truck bombing of U.N. headquarters in Baghdad kills 23, including top UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.
2002:
Oct. 28: Laurence Foley, a diplomat and administrator of U.S. aid programs in Jordan, is gunned down outside his home in Amman.
Oh boy, video of the air strike is on now. Two F16s dropping 500 lb bombs, first one then the other. Nice work guys.
You mean we are not going it alone and every one in every country doesn't hate our guts?
True. By this evening, the killing of Al-Zarq-OWIE will be seen as a terrible blow for the U.S. in the war against terror.
I can't wait for the NYT story ha Ha.
You know they (CNN) have had that response pre-written since 2003...
Me too! When my son called me early this morning with the news I let out a whoop, high fived my wife, and did an end-zone victory dance!
Congratulations to our military and to President Bush! I only regret that I wasn't the one who got to drop the 500 pounders on that piece of cr*p! He is already burning in hell - for eternity!
Unfortunately, the sustained and relentless effort is paying off for them. Then you throw in the Left Wing "comics" who assure their message is reinforced and the average ordinary American is basically drowned in defeatists sentiments.
And their boss Ted Turner is no American; he's one of those "World Citizen" types, dont'cha know...
I always thought sopranos were the high voices in the choir!
That's gonna leave a mark ;-)
A NYT reporter just asked Rummy if Gen. Casey called him last night to announce the strike or to get the go ahead because of the possibility of "collateral damage." Another question: to what extent will this affect what was called the Zarqawi network. Rummy: it doesn't help it. It hurts it. LOL.
What the DUmmies are saying mostly is Zarqawi never existed, was not a real person. I read DU once a month or so just to tee myself off and keep energized for the ongoing fight. Can never take more than a few posts at the time though as it makes me realize how many scary wackos are walking around free.
almost?
Let the commies spin. We the American people know that it is a very big deal!
I usually can't stand Imus, but in this case I'll say it, Go I-Man!
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