Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reportedly arrested in Iraq

[obby]

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reportedly arrested in Iraq
(itar-tass.com)
Updated: 2005-01-04 14:37

Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, whom the US occupation authorities declared to be the "target number one" in Iraq, has been arrested in the city of Baakuba, the Emirate newspaper al-Bayane reported on Tuesday referring to Kurdish sources.

Al-Zarqawi, leader of the terrorist group Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad, was recently appointed the director of the Al-Qaeda organisation in Iraq.

The newspaper's correspondent in Baghdad points out that a report on the seizure of the terrorist, on whom the US put a bounty of US$10 million, was also reported by Iraqi Kurdistan radio, which at one time had been the first to announce the arrest of Saddam Hussein.


Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was captured in Iraq, said Tuesday's Al Bayan, a daily newspaper of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[file]

There have been no official reports about the arrest of the terrorist. Al-Zarqawi, 38, a Jordanian, whose real name is Ahmad al-Khalayleh, aims to turn Iraq into a "new Afghanistan".

According to Arab press data, Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad group has divided Iraq into several emirates. The group's independent subdivisions at a strength of 50 to 500 militants operate in the cities of Al-Falluja, Al-Qaim, Diala, and Samarra.

The personnel of the group is on the whole 1,500-strong and includes Iraqis and citizens of Arab and Islamic countries. There are demolition experts and missilemen among them.

The group has depots of weapons and explosives in various parts of the country. It intends to frustrate the upcoming parliamentary elections that are scheduled for the end of this month. Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad threatens to do away with Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and members of the interim government.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english...ent_405831.htm

[JMT]

wow, they finally got him.

[slamminshaun]

If this turns out true, this will be excellent news. I'll be curious to see if the left shares this view.

[slamminshaun]

Originally Posted by trancepriest

... yest it would be good news if they were caught or killed.... the left signing out.

You might be left, but you're not THE LEFT. When I say "THE LEFT", I'm referring to the national politicians and leftists media outlets. It is interesting that our national news has not picked up this story, yet, the Baghdad governor's assassination is all over the place. Proves again that the U.S. media will suppress any "good news" in Iraq, as this is "bad news" for their cause.

[JMT]

well in all fairness the pentagon has not confirmed any info yet.

[JMT]

how much is moveon.org donating to the tsunami relief? that had all those millions to blow on the election.

or how about George Soros? wheres that idiot now? he had millions just burning in his pocket.

[slamminshaun]

Originally Posted by trancepriest

[quote author=Slammin' Shaun link=board=6;threadid=10780;start=0#msg123154 date=1104854194]
[quote author=trancepriest link=board=6;threadid=10780;start=0#msg123151 date=1104853830]
... yest it would be good news if they were caught or killed.... the left signing out.

You might be left, but you're not THE LEFT. When I say "THE LEFT", I'm referring to the national politicians and leftists media outlets. It is interesting that our national news has not picked up this story, yet, the Baghdad governor's assassination is all over the place. Proves again that the U.S. media will suppress any "good news" in Iraq, as this is "bad news" for their cause.
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hmmm.. it could mean it was a false alarm.. and FOX news is ran by the former Republican media manager for Nixon/Reagan/Bush. If you have high speed internet.. check this out:

http://www.moveon.org/foxad-QT.html

An entire network ran by a Republican media manager... hmmm. Objectivity ah? So much for your rightist conspiracy theory of media domination by "the left".
[/quote]

Let's see....the GOP has Fox. The Dems have CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, MSNBC.....

[JMT]

if you dont think the media is slanted they've succeeded in fooling you.

[slamminshaun]

Originally Posted by JMT

if you dont think the media is slanted they've succeeded in fooling you.

Outfoxed

[saintjohn]

Originally Posted by trancepriest

Corporate sponsored media must be slanted.

It is, which is why the expanding blogosphere is so valuable.

Btw, despite the nature of the mainstream media, Noam Chomsky manages to be a best-selling author. Does that fact support or refute his claims?