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How they zeroed in to kill Zarqawi ~ F-16's called in for the final strike
The Sydney Morning Herald ^ | June 10, 2006 | Craig Gordon in Washington

Posted on 06/10/2006 11:20:03 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

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To: Freeper; Publius6961; Grampa Dave; NormsRevenge; Marine_Uncle
You guys might like this one too, (Direct from the CENTCOM Website) :

Zarqawi himself firing his automatic weapon after getting help

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41 posted on 06/10/2006 4:13:42 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: JRios1968; rvoitier; Gondring; Red6; Publius6961; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; ...
Now for more of the story,....see detail regarding the Air Assault prior to the call for the F-16's....here:

Vanity killed master of evil al-Zarqawi

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It's not dramatized much though, we really need a video....

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By 5.30pm local time commandos from task force 145 surrounded the house, then Habhib village itself.

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

"The entire village was seized," Mr Ismael said.

He said someone inside the house began shooting as the American commandos took up positions. The Americans returned fire but the fight did not last long.

Senior officers in Baghdad called in an air strike at sunset on Wednesday.

42 posted on 06/10/2006 4:33:35 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: devolve; JRios1968; potlatch; PhilDragoo; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; Marine_Uncle; Nick Danger; ...
This story is so chopped up and parsed by the MSM it is hard to grasp just what all happened....this was a major damn deal with helicopters flying in assault teams...etc....and all I have seen is the one mention of that in the Aussie paper...where in the Hell is our Media...this is just a very intricate coordinated assault and one hell of a lot more than a pair of F-16's circling lazily in the sky!!!!
43 posted on 06/10/2006 4:49:13 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; devolve

The media is so afraid of it sounding like a point in President Bush's favor that they don't want to discuss the intricacies of it.

Better to make it look like Clinton's mis-strike on the Al-Shifa aspirin factory in the Sudan.


44 posted on 06/10/2006 5:03:48 PM PDT by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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Meanwhile we have this:

Al-Zarqawi's family seeks help to get body

45 posted on 06/10/2006 5:05:55 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: potlatch

What is that Clancy book,....Rainbow Six?

I think I need a copy....


46 posted on 06/10/2006 5:10:31 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I like that scenario...it means he had a good three/four hours to mull over whether he'd get the Mussolini treatment....good.


48 posted on 06/10/2006 5:14:29 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (Meep Meep)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

LOL, 700 pages of of secret-agent patois! Looks like the video gamers took to it big!!


49 posted on 06/10/2006 5:15:15 PM PDT by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Zombie Zarqawi rises from the grave to die again
50 posted on 06/10/2006 5:15:22 PM PDT by TexKat
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To: TexKat

Leftists MoonBats at it again......


51 posted on 06/10/2006 5:28:20 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: ErnBatavia; potlatch; TexKat

You would think some enterprising reporter would be asking if the Butcher was surprised by the manna from heaven.....hell he had his suicide vest off so he could run deeper into his cave or so he could go on point a fire his automatic rifle that he was so proud of on the video....


52 posted on 06/10/2006 5:31:54 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; devolve

There was a whole thread about what his last words were. He was still alive when the Troops found him and mumbled something. Be interesting to know.


53 posted on 06/10/2006 5:35:56 PM PDT by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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To: devolve

I cannot help but notice...she is carrying some pretty heavy ordnance in the upper torso region.


54 posted on 06/10/2006 5:37:46 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
How Jordanians hunted down their hated son
55 posted on 06/10/2006 5:47:44 PM PDT by TexKat
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To: JRios1968; potlatch

- Always a crowd pleaser

- The ladies like it

- The men like it


56 posted on 06/10/2006 5:50:18 PM PDT by devolve (fx AMERICANS_KILLED_IN_2003_BY_ILLEGALS FBI-DOJ_REPORT_4380+4745=9125 NO__NUEVO__TEJAS!)
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To: devolve

You ping me to the next lady who likes it, snicker!


57 posted on 06/10/2006 5:54:31 PM PDT by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
THE HOUSE IS FOR SALE!
58 posted on 06/10/2006 5:56:01 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: TexKat

Good stuff in that report,....the Jordanian's were very heavily involved it appears...


59 posted on 06/10/2006 5:58:53 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: ErnBatavia; potlatch

See Texkat's links for more of the story.....


60 posted on 06/10/2006 6:01:01 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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