Posted on 06/15/2006 9:11:39 PM PDT by Enchante
HUNDREDS of insurgents have been captured or killed as a result of information gleaned from the hunting down of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, it was claimed yesterday.
Even as the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq reached 2,500, the military was trumpeting the success of its pursuit of al-Qaeda, revealing 452 raids carried out since Zarqawi's killing on 7 June had resulted in the deaths of 104 insurgents, the capture of 759 "anti-Iraqi elements" and the discovery of 28 arms caches.
US and Iraqi officials said large numbers of documents had been seized during the hunt for Zarqawi, giving key information about the militant group's net-work and the whereabouts of its leaders.
Mouwafak al-Rubaie, Iraq's national security adviser, called it "the beginning of the end of al-Qaeda in Iraq". He said: "Now we have the upper hand. We feel that we know their locations, the names of their leaders, their whereabouts, their movements, through the documents we found during the last few days."
The documents seized included one from a computer found in an al-Qaeda hideout used by Zarqawi, apparently setting out al-Qaeda's future tactics and acknowledging it was losing not only the military battle but also the propaganda war. One of its suggestions for redressing the balance was to encourage hostility between the US and Iran. The document also said Zarqawi planned to try to destroy the relationship between the US and its Shiite allies in Iraq.
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Which needs to include taking out targets in Syria, including especially training camps, that are being used to support the terrorists in Iraq.
Zarq was a HUGE take!
I've seen that phrase a few times, what's a thumb drive?
USB Flash Drive.
thumb drive: think of it as analogous to a CD, another kind of digital storage device but quite small, plugs into a USB port on a computer and holds loads of data
No, no, no, you're forgetting--this won't change a thing. All the American newspapers trumpeted this the day Z was douched, so it must be true. Now come hither and drink some of this here kool-aid before you hurt yourself....
I guess he was very secure in his mind that he was never going to be captured or killed if he kept it on his person. What an idiot.
That sounds very cool.
Are we sure this d-bag even exists? That guy looks like he sells used camels in Cairo.
but I thought there were no al Quada operatives in Iraq...
And I thought the death of this guy would put the US military on the ropes...
Are you saying the media gets it wrong?
Really, I expect them to dust off their old Abu Gharib "mistreatment" stories in full force now.
bttt
Yes, some of the Islamo-fascists do seem to enjoy some of our latest technologies, even when their aim is to bring the world back to the th century..... I used to be surprised that their medieval Mullahs and Sheiks and Imams did not forbid the use of all these evil western imperialist technologies, but they don't mind stepping outside of their 8th century fanaticism a bit if it helps to kill more infidels.....
I watched the demo on the site you posted. Is it just for laptops? I looked on my keyboard and there's no slot for it to go into.
Ain't that the truth.
Pour it on, guys! And do it as fast as you possibly can. Go Go Go!! Get every douche-bag in Baghdad to run away!!!
Was his thumb with it?
He might have figured the flash drive was more sensitive an instrument than his body.
Or maybe he just figured he didn't care what happened after he died.
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