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As usual, a slightly different version of the account from other world papers. At least this is the first I've heard of an 18 month old son. The latest word in our papers is that two women were killed with him, but NO CHILD body was found. There is also a small picture of the town of Zarqa, with the caption:

Al-Zarqawi's family hope to bury him in his hometown, Zarqa.

Anyone know the definition of MARTYR that would apply to this guy?

1 posted on 06/10/2006 10:03:23 AM PDT by Grendel9
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This is sounding more like the "Highway to Death".

Perhaps the UN should now swing into action: demand that we stop now. The 'Rats should start lobbying to put an end to the slaughter of innocent "insurgents".

2 posted on 06/10/2006 10:14:02 AM PDT by C210N (Bush SPYED, Terrorists DIED!)
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And more than a few Al Jazeera reporters will be caught up in the sweep, of that I'm certain.


3 posted on 06/10/2006 10:15:12 AM PDT by pissant
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nearly 60 raids following the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

Excellent!



The Zarqawi network extended into Europe and north Africa.

from the link for the following article: The Men in the Shadows -- Hunting al-Zarqawi ~~ Task Force 145


"Task Force 145 uses a process that they call the unblinking eye, which is essentially a very tight linkage between intelligence and operations, meaning that as soon as they have intelligence they want to act on it, rather than sit and dwell on it for days at a time," said Sean Naylor, who reported a piece on TF 145 for the Army Times.

[Gorelick wall came tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down...]
4 posted on 06/10/2006 10:17:40 AM PDT by TomGuy
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There was a report that his wife and three children secretly joined Zarqawi about six months ago from Jordan. Supposedly, Zarqawi saw that the end was near and wanted to spend the remaining time with his family and likely die with them also ala Goebbels/Hitler. That would complete the ownership/control need he has over his immediates.

Zarqawi was a member of the Bani Hassan tribe which is very prominent in Jordan. The tribe had banished him and was ashamed of him for being "abnormal".

Likely his wife and kids were ostricized and that also prompted the move to Iraq. Very probable that his family was in this safe house and died with him.

5 posted on 06/10/2006 10:18:51 AM PDT by gandalftb
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"He is a martyr and should be treated as such."

Use him for land fill with no marker. He'd do wonders for crab grass and other assorted weeds.

6 posted on 06/10/2006 10:32:54 AM PDT by zarf (John Edwards is an annoying ass.)
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From Der Spiegel:

"Muhammad Ismael, a 40-year-old Iraqi taxi driver, was standing outside his home in the tiny village of Hibhib on Wednesday evening when something unusual caught his eye.

Three GMC trucks, each with blackened windows, rumbled past his home and toward the little house in a nearby grove of date palms that for more than three years had stood abandoned.

Of the three GMC trucks that had pulled up to the house in the date palm grove, only two stayed. One of them drove away and never came back.

Mr. Ismael, the taxi driver, said American soldiers began swarming the town, seemingly coming from nowhere, with some soldiers sliding down ropes dropped from Black Hawk helicopters.

As the American commandos took up positions, Mr. Ismael said, someone from inside the house in the date grove began shooting. The Americans returned fire, Mr. Ismael said, but the firefight did not last long."

That is when two F-16C's paid a visit....

The departing GMC likely carried the informant who gave up Zarqawi and his entire network for $10k, per my previous post.

Zarqawi was likely outside the house trying to escape in one of the GMC's during the encirclement. Seeing this, the Delta Force observers likely called for an air strike, not willing to wait for a capture attempt and possible escape.

Remember we had eyes on him a year ago February and he got away.

7 posted on 06/10/2006 10:34:54 AM PDT by gandalftb
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Everybody must understand that his place must be near his family.

I keep thinking of the scene from "Hannibal" when those friendly porky pigs take care of the Mason and his gang. That might be a fitting resting place for Al.

12 posted on 06/11/2006 11:05:09 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Choose life!)
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