Coalition forces in Iraq have delivered a series of stunning blows to al Qaeda in Iraq in the last 48 hours.Posted on 02/08/2007 1:06:44 PM PST by FreedomNeocon
Coalition forces in Iraq have delivered a series of stunning blows to al Qaeda in Iraq in the last 48 hours.
A key aide to Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the man who replaced Abu Musab al Zarqawi as the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, has been captured south of Baghdad. As A.J. Strata notes, the trail to the al Qaeda leader is fresh: the captured aide admitted to meeting with al Masri yesterday.
Since Taji is north of Baghdad, these two al Qaeda IED cell leaders captured by the U.S. in West Taji are not the same as those above. That's four al Qaeda leaders captured.
But four is such a lonely number. A facilitator of foreign fighters was captured by the Iarqi Army on the Syrian border. And foreign fighters tend to mean al Qaeda.
Not to be outdone by the IA, the U.S. struck two houses where foreign fighters had gathered---13 jihadis dead. An "individual" associated with foreign fighter facilitation was in the targeted area.
But wait, that's not all. Coalition Forces conducted an air strike Wednesday targeting an al-Qaida in Iraq-related vehicle-borne improvised explosives devices network near Arab Jabour. Intelligence reports indicated that this network is responsible for a large and devastating number of VBIED attacks in the Baghdad area. They are also responsible for IED and sniper attacks conducted against the Iraqi people and Iraqi and Coalition Forces. Building destroyed, everyone inside presumably dead.
And another terrorist was captured in Taji. In addition to leading a bombing cell, he is also believed to be involved in taking Iraqis hostage and murdering them. Which would mean that he is either al Qaeda or one of the related organizations under the umbrella of the "Islamic State of Iraq".
So, we have 6 al Qaeda leaders captured, and possibly dozens more killed. All in the last 48 hours.
Do you see a pattern here? The little bastard al Masri better run and hide. Al Qaeda, you are our bitches!
So, will you see this in the news? No. You. Won't.
FYI--Abu Omar al-Baghdadi is head of "The Islamic State of Iraq". When the jihadi umbrella organization and "shadow government" of "The Islamic State of Iraq" (formerly called "The Mujahideen Shura Council") was formed by al Qaeda, it was thought that the spokesman should be Iraqi. Thus, al-Baghdadi (meaning "from Baghdad") was chosen as its "emir". But there is little doubt that the Islamic State of Iraq is just a PR gimmick. To what extent al-Baghdadi has any actual control over al Qaeda is really unknown. Not that any one at the NYT knows this.
He would be doing what every self-loving liberal does...more symbolism than substance.
The Democrats will get even more hysterical in their efforts to get us out before our fine military can finish. But it won't work. Not under this president.
GREAT NEWS...
Thanks for posting!
Excellent. We have to be prepared for the news reports about civilians being killed and the knashing of teeth by the left. But it is far past time we took off the gloves.
I've read that if terrorists shoot at our military but get back into a car or house, they are not permitted to return fire because civilians may get killed. If that's true, let's hope that the policy has been changed.
"Can you imagine how Bill Clinton would be handling the PR aspect of this war if it were turning in our favor."
Bill Clinton would be too busy sweating over Anna Nicole's paternity test.
Surprisingly, even for me, who follows this stuff closely, what's the difference between the old ROE and the new ROE?
Now, think about it...what would the press do if Bush did what you just said Clinton would have done? They would mark every move as a "Mission Accomplished" moment, and fry him ...media-ly (George-ism ;-) speaking of course.
On to victory!
Fox News is all ANNA all the time this afternoon.
I guess they have stopped the war in Iraq also??
LOVE THAT PICTURE...BUMP!
True, but it got the job done! Mustn't confuse form with function. Like so many things in life it's the perception that counts.
Anna Nichol Smith. Substitute any triviality you prefer.
The leftwing media and the leftists in congress don't want alquaeda to be defeated. They want the US to be destroyed. Too strong a statement? I don't think so.
(And thanks again).
It's unfortunate when just about anyone dies who's not a terrorist or terrorist-lover, but how on earth can the death of this bimbo be more "newsworthy" than all that's going on in Iraq, etc.? When it comes to mindless, vapid sensationalism, FoxNews is as bad as any of the MSM (and sometimes worse).
Exactly.
First we get the stories about terrorism continuing despite the offensive. Then we get the stories about people being inconvenienced by the offensive. Then we get the 'angry Arab street' stories. And finally, the invented tragedies. Figure about 4 days per cycle.
AMEN, Brother
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.