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Death Finds Satan's Second Most Favored Serpent [al-Zarqawi]
michaelyon-online.com ^ | June 8th, 2006 | Michael Yon

Posted on 06/08/2006 1:44:26 PM PDT by the anti-liberal

Thursday, June 8th, 2006
Death Finds Satan’s Second Most Favored Serpent

Coalition forces acting on a tip reportedly from within his own organization leveled the safe house outside of Baquba where Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was hiding yesterday, killing the terrorist.

By his own account, al-Zarqawi is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iraqis and many Coalition forces and contractors. An acolyte of Osama Bin Laden, al-Zarqawi was, to many, the face of terrorism in Iraq. This was partly the result of Bin Laden’s annointment of him as chief deputy there, but more so because of his sophisticated manipulation of the media and internet. His slick campaign videos, widely distributed and broadcast by media outlets around the world, depicted al-Zarqawi as a hands-on, stealthy military leader; but clearly, he was not a tactical genius. His greatest victories were public relation coups that catapulted him into the role of figurehead for terrorists. Our courageous friends in Jordan, who have also suffered at the hands of al-Zarqawi, are said to have aided in his destruction.

His death will not likely fracture the terror campaign in Iraq because of the disparity of the insurgency itself, comprised of many distinct and disjointed elements, not all of whom were following al-Zarqawi.

Nevertheless, this is an important victory in the GWOT showing that persistent effort can and will produce definitive results. But al-Zarqawi was largely a media-produced terror hero, now that he is gone, let us not produce another.



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alzarqawi; dead; killed; zarqawi; zarqawikilled
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"Nevertheless, this is an important victory in the GWOT showing that persistent effort can and will produce definitive results. But al-Zarqawi was largely a media-produced terror hero, now that he is gone, let us not produce another."

Sage advice from Michael Yon.

1 posted on 06/08/2006 1:44:29 PM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: the anti-liberal
"By now, the highest levels of the US military machine and the CIA were in on the development. Authorisation was sought and quickly given for an air strike. With watch rooms in the CIA's headquarters, the Pentagon and Iraq Central Command fully staffed, two F-16 fighter jets, given grid references by special forces troops in the area, swept in, each dropping a laser-guided 220kg bomb."

Monster betrayed by closest allies (Zarqawi location tipped off by captured deputies) {Why the libs don't want WOT prisoners questioned!}

"Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey...!"

Hi. My name is Abu Boohoo Zarqawi and I'm dead now.

Happy Iraqis celebrate the death of Z Pig:

Which al Qaeda Son of a pig is next? We will find your "Safe House" and send you to hell to be with the Z pig!

No Problem! Here comes your Bomb!


2 posted on 06/08/2006 1:51:59 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: Grampa Dave
Nice pics, I like the 'Please kick our asses' - LOL!

Nice tagline too!

3 posted on 06/08/2006 1:56:56 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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To: the anti-liberal

Thanks. Adding a little humor which the left wing maggots in America and Islamomaggots can't stand.


4 posted on 06/08/2006 1:58:10 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: Grampa Dave
Because I'm currently at university (help me Father, who art in Heaven) I hope something like the follow amendment to your tagline will soon be true:

"There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as academic instruction"

5 posted on 06/08/2006 2:02:32 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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Coalition forces acting on a tip reportedly from within his own organization leveled the safe house outside of Baquba where Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was hiding yesterday

I wonder if the tipster was getting nervous that the coalition was going to blow al-Zarqawi away while he was in the room with him and decided to make sure it happened when he was absent.

6 posted on 06/08/2006 2:08:23 PM PDT by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: the anti-liberal
For at least 2 years there has been a rapidly dwindling market for the Dinosaur Fish Wrap Stocks versus the evil Haliburton as shown below:


7 posted on 06/08/2006 2:09:49 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: John Jorsett
Perhaps he was interested in the reward:

Iraq Premier: $25M to Be Paid on Al-Zarqawi

No indication that I can tell as to whom the reward will be awarded.

Speculation: they've infiltrated Iraq's armed forces, what's to say we did infiltrate theirs?

8 posted on 06/08/2006 2:13:41 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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To: Grampa Dave
With the NYT at the very bottom - LOL.

I'd like to see something similar for colleges and universities with the universities of Santa Cruz and of Bezerkely at the bottom!

Then I might have at least a sliver of hope for our nation's and our children's future...

9 posted on 06/08/2006 2:16:50 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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To: the anti-liberal

First we destroy their pr wing, the MSM, and then we take out the liberal professors. Faux Indian/Faux Professor Churchill is just the beginning of the outing of the evil professors.


10 posted on 06/08/2006 2:19:43 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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"Faux Indian/Faux Professor Churchill is just the beginning of the outing of the evil professors"

Makes me wonder how he would characterize al-Zarqawi's death... if the Twin Towers were full of little Eickmanns, what then is al-Zarqawi?

11 posted on 06/08/2006 2:24:31 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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To: the anti-liberal; george76

Thanks. I have pinged George 76, who loves these great parodies of Churchill.


12 posted on 06/08/2006 2:27:18 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: Grampa Dave
Notice the feather sticking out of his hair - perhaps this is the closest to proof yet that he really IS an Indian.

A chicken feather...

13 posted on 06/08/2006 2:30:44 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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To: the anti-liberal

It has to be a Faux Chicken Feather.


14 posted on 06/08/2006 2:32:14 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: Grampa Dave
Of course! LOL!!

Well, I've got to get to class, hope you're celebrating Zarq's death with a toast... I'm sure Churchill must be very sad.

15 posted on 06/08/2006 2:38:00 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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To: the anti-liberal

I will have an American Micro Brew Beer and pork of some type for dinner to toast this day.


16 posted on 06/08/2006 2:42:29 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: Grampa Dave

Thanks for the ping.

Your Z pictures are wonderful.

It is nice that we got Z and more of the terrorists.

Second, the fake professors with their undeserved tenure and their protectors in the old media will hide for a short time.


17 posted on 06/08/2006 3:04:27 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76
Another update on the Z Day Pictures:

A short pictorial summary of this great day:

Monster betrayed by closest allies (Zarqawi location tipped off by captured deputies) {Why the libs don't want WOT prisoners questioned!}

"Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey...!"

Hi. My name is Abu Boohoo Zarqawi and I'm dead now.

Happy Iraqis celebrate the death of Z Pig:

Which al Qaeda Son of a pig is next? We will find your "Safe House" and send you to hell to be with the Z pig!

No Problem! Here comes your Bomb!


18 posted on 06/08/2006 3:08:24 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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19 posted on 06/08/2006 4:31:25 PM PDT by Salem (FREE REPUBLIC - Fighting to win within the Arena of the War of Ideas! So get in the fight!)
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To: Salem
As I said in my brief post on this,

Great job, fellas! The rest can be summed up with a wad of spit and the grunted inquiry,

"Who's Next?"

Enjoy the caress of your stygian whores, and the smell of brimstone, Abu-Z!

20 posted on 06/08/2006 4:41:52 PM PDT by Mr.Atos (http://mysandmen.blogspot.com)
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