Kurdish Political Leader Killed in Iraq (Al-Queda at work)

AP ^ | Sun, Feb. 9, 2003 | BORZOU DARAGAHI

[InShanghai]

Looks like things are heating up in Northern Iraq... Eventually God will bring his killers to justice, after the 101st is done with 'em.

[Catspaw]

It reminds me of the killing of Massoud (spelling?)in Afghanistan a few days before 9/11.

[dasboot]

Gee, y'mean there are Al Queda in Iraq????

[dasboot]

And they're assassinating Saddam's enemies????

[dasboot]

Can't be: BBC says Brit intel says Powell lied! hehe

[Cynderbean]

My thought exactly ! Massoud was assasinated September 9th 2001.

[Catspaw]

The parallels between the two are unmistakeable. It chills me to the bone.

[Lion's Cub]

fyi

[Cynderbean]

I just reread some of the old articles here on FR about Massoud just to make sure I wasn't suffering from "Alert Fatigue". I think this should be a major heads up for everyone. Too similar to ignore.

[Catspaw]

I don't think this is "Alert Fatigue." Massoud was taken out prior to 9/11 because al Qaeda thought he would lead the war against them after they attacked us. Now a leader of the Kurdish opposition is taken out by al Qaeda. There's a large amount of al Qaeda chatter. We've been warned to be on a higher state of alert because of threats made. I don't think this is a coincidence.

[InShanghai]

Ansar officials say that some of their members have trained with bin Laden's group in Afghanistan, but they're not under al-Qaida's control.

 

Maybe they're just under the influence then...

[InShanghai]

This should be a major "Heads Up". Colin Powell poked that rattle-snake pit and now it's starting to rattle.

If it were up to the French-Cheezies or the German- Saurkrauts we'll have to wait until we're sure those rattlers' are poisonous!

FRY 'EM NOW!

[aristeides]

Have Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda decided that it's no longer expedient to conceal their relationship?

[mewzilla]

Paging Sen. Levin...

[FreeAtlanta]

Hammer hits nail.

The same thing happened when all the libs were yelling "show me the evidence that Osama Bin Laddin was behind 911!" And, of course, he lied and denied through his teeth that he had any responsibilty. Then after we invaded, he starts bragging about how he trained and supplied the 911 hi-jackales.

The similarities are chilling. The world's "Ostrich Brigades" are as dangerous as the actual murderers.

[maica]

ping

[piasa]

fyi

[jerri]

"It reminds me of the killing of Massoud (spelling?)in Afghanistan a few days before 9/11."


That's what I was thinking.

[Howlin]

This sounds like an Al-Quada MO to me.

[a_Turk]

Give them independence and see how long they last...

If EU states can be gullable enough to think that harboring terrorists can benefit their own agenda, then isn't it a given that these guys would do the same?

If they are such good friends of the US, then how is it they allow militant islamic organizations to be based there?

Did the Kurdish leadership think that these terrorists were a weapon for them to wield against Saddam, against me, against you? Terrorist entities are far too chaotic to be wielded as reliable instruments. Few know this, many would still gamble their nation's existance on a "what if it works for us?"