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Al Qeada in Iraq leader not captured - U.S. military
Reuters ^ | May 09, 2008 | Reuters

Posted on 05/09/2008 2:23:02 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

BAGHDAD, May 9 (Reuters) - A man seized by Iraqi forces in the northern city of Mosul is not Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, a senior U.S. military official said on Friday.

"He has not been detained," the official told Reuters, without giving further details.

(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abuayyubalmasri; almasri; alqaedainiraq; iraq
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1 posted on 05/09/2008 2:23:02 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Terrorists all look alike.
2 posted on 05/09/2008 2:25:45 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Vote for McCain but trust in the Lord)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

He didn’t look like Barak Obama to me.


3 posted on 05/09/2008 2:41:50 AM PDT by shineon
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To: shineon

He probably just went to the same Church in Chicago that’s all.


4 posted on 05/09/2008 2:43:27 AM PDT by shineon
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To: shineon

Maybe it was Oprah?


5 posted on 05/09/2008 2:44:52 AM PDT by shineon
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To: shineon

I know, I know.

It was Henry Kissinger.


6 posted on 05/09/2008 2:46:08 AM PDT by shineon
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Sheetheads all look alike.


7 posted on 05/09/2008 2:49:52 AM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Westlander

They just all think alike. The covering keeps their head cool from the sun.


8 posted on 05/09/2008 2:54:38 AM PDT by shineon
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To: shineon

Maybe they just got a little baba rambuncious.


9 posted on 05/09/2008 2:56:07 AM PDT by shineon
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This guy is pretty slippery

10 posted on 05/09/2008 3:04:33 AM PDT by Liberty2007 ( Send your Prayers to Lebanon and Israel)
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To: Liberty2007

Michael Jordan.


11 posted on 05/09/2008 3:06:19 AM PDT by shineon
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Heard a report this a.m. that the guy had a similar name as the “big fish”. Name confusion, apparently.


12 posted on 05/09/2008 3:23:00 AM PDT by txrangerette (Just say "no" to the Obama Cult and the Clinton Machine!!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The “good news” is that he is still a potential target for instantaneous & explosive elimination without need for judicial referral.


13 posted on 05/09/2008 4:07:48 AM PDT by LZ_Bayonet (There's Always Something.............And there's always something worse!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Can I return a half-empty keg for credit?


14 posted on 05/09/2008 4:44:36 AM PDT by Dilbert56 (Harry Reid, D-Nev.: "We're going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war.")
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No, You can only return half-full kegs.


15 posted on 05/09/2008 5:13:50 AM PDT by contemplator (Capitalism gets no Rock Concerts)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

This is why I did not celebrate when his capture was first announced..It could not be confirmed..

;(


16 posted on 05/09/2008 6:02:13 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“Damn”, I was about to use his capture as my weekend party theme, oh well back to drawing board!


17 posted on 05/09/2008 8:23:56 AM PDT by oswegodeee (Dee ( Born and raised in the south, with a gracious attitude)
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To: shineon

ROFL!


18 posted on 05/09/2008 9:22:05 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Is this the man they're looking for?

19 posted on 05/09/2008 10:09:55 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (Could pacifists exist if there weren't people brave enough to go to war for their right to exist?)
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20 posted on 05/10/2008 3:37:50 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
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