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For those counting, this is at least the sixth confirmation of this. ABC News led the way with three reports from captured AQ and captured IIS guys immediately after the invasion. (h/t Amy Proctor) The political rhetoric says that these camps were not in Saddam's Iraq but in the Kurdish north. What that ignores is that the camps were certainly not at all allied with the Kurds, but against them, and were acting with Saddam's help. Politicians often try to point to Senate Intelligence Committee reports claiming there were no ties etc., but these reports are: 1. Political reports not...

LONDON–Were they sent to Britain with malicious intent, or did the will to wreak havoc come later? That is now the central question for Britain's counter-terror command as it works to unravel the botched weekend car bomb attempts in London and Scotland. With six foreign doctors, one medical student and a former lab technician in custody after a four-day manhunt, investigators are quietly satisfied the "major suspects" in the case are in hand. The probe now is shifting focus, as Scotland Yard works to pinpoint the genesis of the plot that fell apart bloodlessly in a surreal series of events...

Several doctors arrested over the London and Glasgow car bomb plot were on the files of MI5, it was disclosed last night.At least one was on a Home Office watch list after being identified by security services - meaning their travel in and out of Britain was monitored by immigration officers. advertisement Others were found to be on the MI5 database, which contains an estimated 2,000 suspected jihadists or supporters of terrorism.Whitehall sources said they had not been involved in previous plots, but were "people who knew people'' who were under observation.The fact that they were "on the radar" was...

Iraqis cheer terrorist's death The death of Zarqawi: A critical boost Bin Laden keeps lower profile than Zarqawi By Betsy Hiel & Salena Zito TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, June 9, 2006 CAIRO, Egypt -- The death of Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose bloody campaign of beheadings and suicide bombings made him Iraq's most-wanted terrorist, provoked joy tempered with caution from Iraqis on Thursday. Many in the embattled capital of Baghdad, and around the world, view his death as a symbolic and psychological blow against al-Qaida in Iraq. Even so, many Iraqis expect the violence in Iraq to continue. "I am really very...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - 0608dv-baghdad-briefing Tips from within Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's own terror network helped the U.S. locate and bomb a secret meeting among the al-Qaida leader and top associates at a safe house north of Baghdad, military officials said Thursday. Iraqis celebrated with gunfire as the battered face of the country's most feared terrorist was broadcast around the world. It was a long-sought victory for U.S. forces, but officials cautioned of violence ahead - and a string of blasts proved that prediction almost immediately. Within minutes of the announcement of al-Zarqawi's death, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki named three key...

LONDON (AP) - Islamic militants and world governments warned Thursday that violence would continue in Iraq and around the globe despite the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed by a U.S. airstrike. British Prime Minister Tony Blair said al-Zarqawi's death was a victory. "The death of al-Zarqawi is a strike against al-Qaida in Iraq and, therefore, a strike against al-Qaida everywhere but we should have no illusions," Blair said at his monthly news conference. "We know that they will continue to kill, we know that there are many, many obstacles to overcome." Britain, America's main coalition partner, has...

5.15pm update Blair: Zarqawi death a 'strike against al-Qaida everywhere' Bonnie Malkin and agenciesThursday June 8, 2006 The aftermath of a US airstrike north-east of Baghdad which killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Photograph: APTN/AP  Tony Blair and George Bush today hailed the targeted killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as "a blow for al-Qaida". Mr Blair told his monthly news conference the US air raid that killed Zarqawi - the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq - would severely damage the terrorist network."The death of al-Zarqawi is a strike against al-Qaida in Iraq and therefore a strike against al-Qaida everywhere," he said.However,...

Our one party media has done such a good job convincing us of the popularity of the "Iraqi insurgency" that I have to admit to being a little surprised to see Iraqis celebrating the death of al-Zarqawi: An Iraqi soldier flashes a victory sign as he celebrates the death of Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad June 8, 2006. Iraqi soldiers hold up their weapons as they celebrate the death of Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, June...

Bush hails Zarqawi death in Iraq Pictures of Zarqawi's body were put on display by the US US and UK leaders have hailed the death of the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, blamed for killing thousands in Iraq's insurgency.President George W Bush said his death in a US air raid was a severe blow to al-Qaeda and "justice" for Zarqawi. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said it was "very good news". Both leaders said Zarqawi's death would not end unrest. The news came shortly before the Iraqi parliament approved the key posts of defence and interior ministers....

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq confirmed on Thursday the death of the group's leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi and vowed to maintain its fight against the U.S. occupation and the Baghdad government, according to a Web statement. "We herald the martyrdom of our mujahid (warrior) Sheikh Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq... and we stress that this is an honour to our nation," said a statement on an Islamist Web site, signed by Zarqawi's deputy, Abu Abdulrahman al-Iraqi. The group also renewed its support for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden had declared Zarqawi his deputy in...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. forces left a cordoned area around a house in the northern city of Mosul on Monday where eight suspected al-Qaida members died in a gunfight over the weekend. The White House said it was "highly unlikely" that terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among the dead. North of the capital, Diyala provincial police said a car bomb targeting U.S. Humvees killed five civilians and wounded 12 bystanders in the town of Kanan. At least 145 Iraqi civilians have died in a series of attacks over the last four days, including two bombings at Shiite mosques...

Last week's allied offensive in the city of Samarra looks to be a tactical victory, in that insurgents were routed and city offices, hospitals and other buildings retaken. But it will only be a strategic success if the allies keep moving to clean out other terrorist sanctuaries in the Sunni Triangle. The Samarra campaign makes up for what was turning out to be a repeat of April's mistake in Fallujah to trust a deal with former Baathists in the city. That agreement looked hollow when terrorists openly patrolled in Samarra under the flag of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi only days later....