Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Al-Qaeda 'facing destruction'
SCOTSMAN ^ | 6/16/06 | GETHIN CHAMBERLAIN

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.scotsman.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alzarqawi; binladen; gwot; iraq; terror; terrorism; waronterror; wot; zarqawi
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 161-166 next last
To: 11th_VA

Which needs to include taking out targets in Syria, including especially training camps, that are being used to support the terrorists in Iraq.


21 posted on 06/15/2006 9:37:48 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting in November because you're pouting is a vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Enchante

Zarq was a HUGE take!


22 posted on 06/15/2006 9:37:51 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Memo to GOP: Don't ask me for any more money until you secure our Southern border.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: AmishDude
he said that they captured a thumb drive on Zarqawi's person.

I've seen that phrase a few times, what's a thumb drive?

23 posted on 06/15/2006 9:39:42 PM PDT by processing please hold (If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: pbrown

USB Flash Drive.


24 posted on 06/15/2006 9:40:20 PM PDT by AmishDude (I am the King Nut.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: pbrown

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


25 posted on 06/15/2006 9:41:13 PM PDT by Enchante (General Hayden: I've Never Taken a Domestic Flight That Landed in Waziristan!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: Enchante
Don't forget.

We still must pay a visit to this waste of skin.
26 posted on 06/15/2006 9:41:45 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: pbrown


http://www.thumbdrive.com/


27 posted on 06/15/2006 9:42:41 PM PDT by Enchante (General Hayden: I've Never Taken a Domestic Flight That Landed in Waziristan!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
Zarq was a HUGE take!

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....

28 posted on 06/15/2006 9:44:26 PM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: Enchante; AmishDude
Thank you both.

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.

29 posted on 06/15/2006 9:44:47 PM PDT by processing please hold (If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: Enchante
Forget about lugging a bulky external storage device. The ThumbDrive fits nicely on your keychain or in your pocket.

That sounds very cool.

30 posted on 06/15/2006 9:46:37 PM PDT by processing please hold (If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: RandallFlagg
We still must pay a visit to this waste of skin.

Are we sure this d-bag even exists? That guy looks like he sells used camels in Cairo.

31 posted on 06/15/2006 9:46:41 PM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: Enchante


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?


32 posted on 06/15/2006 9:47:14 PM PDT by Tzimisce (How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President! www.dndorks.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
Sure the Sliming Media will be all over this great victory

Really, I expect them to dust off their old Abu Gharib "mistreatment" stories in full force now.

33 posted on 06/15/2006 9:47:44 PM PDT by Cementjungle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: Enchante

bttt


34 posted on 06/15/2006 9:49:28 PM PDT by nopardons
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: pbrown

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.....


35 posted on 06/15/2006 9:49:50 PM PDT by Enchante (General Hayden: I've Never Taken a Domestic Flight That Landed in Waziristan!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: Enchante

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.


36 posted on 06/15/2006 9:51:16 PM PDT by processing please hold (If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: Enchante
but they don't mind stepping outside of their 8th century fanaticism a bit if it helps to kill more infidels.....

Ain't that the truth.

37 posted on 06/15/2006 9:52:47 PM PDT by processing please hold (If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

To: DannyTN

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!!!


38 posted on 06/15/2006 9:52:51 PM PDT by BobS
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: AmishDude
they captured a thumb drive on Zarqawi's person

Was his thumb with it?

39 posted on 06/15/2006 9:53:49 PM PDT by manic4organic
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: pbrown

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.


40 posted on 06/15/2006 9:54:17 PM PDT by AmishDude (I am the King Nut.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 161-166 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson