Like trying to kill the Hydra, unfortunately. One down, six to...whoops! Let's hope we have the strength of Heracles.
As Bush said, this will be a long conflict. Praying that our country stays strong, and the liberals stay weak!
Posted on 06/23/2006 3:18:20 AM PDT by bd476
CNN
Iraq: Transition of Power
U.S. military: Top al Qaeda member captured
Friday, June 23, 2006; Posted: 5:36 a.m. EDT (09:36 GMT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Less than two weeks after al Qaeda in Iraq leader Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike, coalition forces detained a senior member of the terrorist network, according to the U.S. military.
A military statement Friday did not identify the man who was captured during a raid on Monday. That raid came two days after another senior member of the network -- Mansur Sulayman Mansur Khalif, also known as Sheikh Mansur -- also was killed in a coalition airstrike.
Monday's raid took place southwest of Baquba, not far from where al-Zarqawi's safehouse -- north of Baquba -- was bombed on June 7.
The man detained along with three other suspected terrorists "is reportedly a senior al Qaeda cell leader throughout central Iraq, north of Baghdad," the military statement said.
"He is known to be involved in facilitating foreign terrorists throughout central Iraq, and is suspected of having ties to previous attacks on Coalition and Iraqi forces," it said.
The military said the raid also turned up an AK-47 and several magazines of ammunition that the coalition forces destroyed on site.
Several women and children, who were present at the sites of the raid, were all returned to their homes, unharmed, after the forces determined the area was secured, the statement said.
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No wonder we couldn't research who he was the media left off Khalif from his name.
Dunces!!
This story is an obvious lie. Iraq and Al Qaeda have nothing to do with each other. At least that is what the Democrats have been telling us.
CNN prolly did not run the story at first because they did not have a suitable anti-Bush story to counterbalance it.
This isn't the senior member that we've been looking for.
LOL!!!!!
NICE...
More good news for America and bad news for Democrats.
At this rate we will have Mohamhead Dean in no time?? Looks like between the Zaqueeri raid and Iraqi Police speaking the language we are rolling these guys up. Look for violence to start going down as Iraqis stand up. The end is in sight.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Hooray America! Isn't it funny how the Dims always choose to be on the opposite side of reality, truth, patriotism, honor...
"Jack Murtha is deeply saddened."
How do you know that it was Murtha they captured?
LOL!
Always praying...
The age of computers is good that way.
Like trying to kill the Hydra, unfortunately. One down, six to...whoops! Let's hope we have the strength of Heracles.
As Bush said, this will be a long conflict. Praying that our country stays strong, and the liberals stay weak!
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