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The Iraqi Ministry of the Interior announced that it has captured the Baghdad sniper known as Ali Nazar al Jubori. The name sounds eerily familiar. al Jubori....could this be the original Juba sniper? That is the claim being made. Let me remind my readers that the "Juba the Baghdad sniper" does not exist--at least, not in the heroic sense that the jihadi crowd has painted him as. He's a myth. A piece of fictional propaganda produced by terrorists. A heroic superman for the al Qaeda supporters of the world. This is not to say that there never was an al...

A 15:42 minute video featuring a series of sniper attacks upon American soldiers, titled: “Baghdad Sniper,” was issued today, November 3, 2005. The subtitle: “Juba,” references the nickname given by American forces to the insurgent sniper in Baghdad. Interspersed within the clip are several alleged quotes from American soldiers and officers, military analysts, and The Guardian news publication, expressing the fear of snipers and the deadliness of their accuracy. One such quote purported to be from a “concerned person of the 164th Brigade in al-Rasmiya compound,” states: “In the time we walk on foot, we have the idea in our...