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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17352&Itemid=21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080229-01
February 29, 2008
Paratroopers capture senior Special Groups leader
Multi-National Division – Baghdad
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers captured a suspected senior leader of a criminal Special Groups network during an operation in Baghdad’s Beida neighborhood Feb. 27.
After receiving actionable intelligence on his whereabouts, paratroopers with the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, detained the suspect.
The suspect is accused of being a key facilitator in the procurement and movement of weapons in northeast Baghdad, as well as being involved in the kidnapping, torture and death of Iraqi citizens who did not adhere to his beliefs.
“The honorable Iraqis in the surrounding neighborhoods are tired of those who choose to disobey the cease-fire directives from al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, and are determined to rid themselves of these criminals,” said Maj. Trey Rutherford, executive officer for the 2nd Bn., 325th Abn. Inf. Regt.
“The loss of yet another senior Special Groups leader places additional stress on the criminal Special Groups network,” he said. “The network is cornered in Sadr City, and every member of the criminal group who sets foot outside is being captured rapidly. The network’s armament caches are being discovered and destroyed. Even more importantly, the Special Groups element is being recognized by locals for what it is—a criminal force focused on instilling fear, for monetary profit, in the people they claim to protect.”
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Cindy can you check this out, I have to go to work.
I’m a little bit worried about Nascar this weekend in Vegas. Just this morning, the poison ricin was found in an Extended Stay America hotel in Vegas. I’m just worried that the nut who “cooked” this stuff surely has some plan for it. After all, it isn’t the kind of thing you would use to flavor your morning eggs. And who knows where He or She plans to distribute it! Seven people were hospitalized for decontamination and observation.