That's not good. It will be interesting to see how the assassination of the Iraqi official affects our markets.
Previously unknown group claims responsibility for killing senior Iraqi official
The Associated Press
5/17/04 9:28 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A previously unknown group claimed responsibility Monday for killing the current Iraqi Governing Council president, saying in a Web site posting that two of its fighters carried out the operation that led to the death of "the traitor and mercenary Izzadine Saleem."
The claim from a group identifying itself as the Arab Resistance Movement was posted on an Internet site devoted to Iraqi issues.
The Web site carried other messages of praise for the killing.
"Two heroic members of the Arab Resistance Movement, Al-Rashid Brigades -- and they are Ali Khaled al-Jabouri and Mohammed Hassan al-Samaraei -- carried out a qualitative heroic operation" that killed Saleem, the statement said.
It said the group will continue its "jihad" or holy war until Iraq and Palestine are liberated.
The Web site carried other messages of praise for the killing. It also prominently mentions Anbar province, a Sunni-dominated area of activity against the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq.