Posted on 07/18/2007 4:35:16 AM PDT by james500
The U.S. command said Wednesday the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq has been arrested, adding that information from him indicates the group's foreign-based leadership wields considerable influence over the Iraqi chapter.
Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, also known as Abu Shahid, was captured in Mosul on July 4, said Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner, a military spokesman.
"Al-Mashhadani is believed to be the most senior Iraqi in the al-Qaida in Iraq network," Bergner said. He said al-Mashhadani was a close associate of Abu Ayub al-Masri, the Egyptian-born head of al-Qaida in Iraq.
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“Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, also known as Abu Shahid
LOL!”
Thank goodness for pronouns.
2)”In fact, communication between the senior al-Qaida leadership and al-Masri frequently went through al-Mashhadani,” Bergner said.”
3)”He said al-Mashhadani was a leader of the militant Ansar al-Sunnah group before joining al-Qaida in Iraq 2 1/2 years ago.”
OK Media, RINOs and Rats, let’s get a few things straight, Al-Qaeda in Iraq has had direct communications with Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan/Pakistan. Now as for the name Al-Qaeda, you can pretend he wasn’t “Al-Qaeda” before 2 1/2 years ago but whether he used the name or not he was and is Al-Qaeda and was in Iraq before we got there.
Abu Shahid or Abu Zaid?
Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, also known as Abu Shahid,
"Whereas members of al-Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq;"
Guess he won’t be conducting any terrorist attacks in the U.S. Up yours, Al Zawahiri!
*whiny voice*
“George Bush clearly timed this capture to draw attention away from the noble efforts of good, democratic senators who are trying to bring an end to this illegal and unjust war. The fact that George Bush could order the capture of this man at any politically expedient time just goes to show that he could do the same thing with Osama bin Laden, but chooses not to because he knows Osama is INNOCENT! Clearly, George Bush and his big oil buddies were behind 9-11.”
There - did I hit all of the demonrat talking points on this one...?
Great news but I thought al-Masri (sp) was the biggest bigwig in Iraq. I need a new program. The understudies are now being replaced.
now they just have to capture the top 100 AQ in America, and I know who and where they are!
No, No, NO! The Democrats have told us there are NO Al-Qaeda in Iraq! /Sarcasm OFF
I expect it was the communication part that got his butt captured.
They’re all Al-Qaeda no matter what name they wanted to go by.
Forgive my cynacism, but how many “top” al-queda they got?
The Dems told me this can’t be good news.Let’s get out of Iraq before we have any more of these stunning successes.
I bet his monogram ran all the way around his dishdasha.
Amen. If I had a dollar for every time I had to post that.
The kids sleeping over on the hill (not for troop funding, for troop pullout, but willing for immigration), have still not driven this point home... along with the fact of countries this moment being terrorized and the response of jihadists to those who turn tail, you’d think we’d know that already.
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