Press Conferences Yield New Information on Zarqawi Killing & Successor (updated)
By Andrew Cochran
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One leading expert in Washington, Alexis Debat of ABC News and the Nixon Center, told me yesterday that the Pentagon and NSC are determined to not discuss this individual as "the terrorist leader" as was done with Zarqawi, in order to avoid pressure to focus resources on a single individual, when in fact al-Qaida in Iraq is not only source of the violence there. Gen. Caldwell also discussed the numerous raids following the Zarqawi killing and arrests and deaths of terrorist suspects: 452 raids, 759 suspects captured, 104 insurgents killed, and 28 significant arms caches found. Of the raids, 255 were joint U.S.-Iraqi operations, with 143 by Iraqi forces alone.
I doubt that, about the only way to be a "former member" is to be dead. If you die, you're obviously not a member. If you try to quit, they kill you.
??? Not hardly even in a black hood.
"WASHINGTON - Buoyed by the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, U.S. government officials hope the exposure of his radical network through hundreds of raids across Iraq will help them eliminate key tentacles of the amorphous al-Qaida organization."
"These officials say the raids have led to solid insights into al-Qaida in Iraq and provided new clues about how the group trades information with Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida central. "
"They also are learning who is connected to whom and how external support is funneled through Iraq from across the Middle East, including Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iran. "
No wonder the DNC, the rats in Congress and maggots of the MSM are upset about the Zotting of Zark Pig. Suddenly, this data shows why it was important to take out Saddam, kill thousands of Zark's little pigs and continue battle the WOT instead of "Nuancing at some table in Paris.
While inevitable power struggles go on -- is the time to pit alqaeda foot soldiers against their leaders.
Tell Iraqis that the top alqaeda are the one's we're after and the rest of them can build a new nation - and get a pass for their families. It won't be "amnesty" which is what the dems want to call it - ( dems want all the people in alqaeda to think they must fight to the death - a position that will cause many more American deaths than otherwise) In fact, just like with Germany after W.W.II, we want the big boys. Tell those wondering that now al-Zarqawi is dead, they have a choice. They can save themselves and turn in their leaders or just walk away... We are going to win and they need to jump to the winning side. Also, the ability to exercise that choice is time limited. When we win, and that will be soon, if they're still on the wrong side, that's where they'll have to stay... The new Iraqis government will deal with them - and possibly harshly. Then, let's tell the dems to shut the ---- up.
Affectionately known as "ABU AYYUB NEXT",To US Special Forces