Zarqawi Dead (duplicate threads merged)
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Vex
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Dear God, I hope it's true. I can't find anything about it on google news, cnn, or foxnews yet.... I'll keep looking.
Low-Sci
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Hope you're right, but somehow I doubt it. But I'll keep my eyes open for something in writing. That kind of news should break pretty big.
Limeyfellow
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Again? That guy is killed so many times it seems. Unfortantly the story seems anything but true. Half the time I doubt they even want to kill him as then they need to create another boogeyman to blame every single attack on.
Vex
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There it is, CNN. Zarqawi dead.
ProficientRifleman
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oh yeah!
I just heard it too. I instant messaged my buddy in Baghdad a few minutes ago and he hadn't heard anything about it yet. I pray that its true also.
If its true, it won't stop the insurgency, but it'll put a hell of a dent in it!
Pax Domini, etc...
I just heard it too. I instant messaged my buddy in Baghdad a few minutes ago and he hadn't heard anything about it yet. I pray that its true also.
If its true, it won't stop the insurgency, but it'll put a hell of a dent in it!
Pax Domini, etc...
evan price
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al-Zarqawi dead???
Wow...
Excuse me, I have to go outside and start firing my Ak47 wildly up in the air screeching "LALALALALALALALALALA!" just like those bastards did when the towers fell!
Wow...
Excuse me, I have to go outside and start firing my Ak47 wildly up in the air screeching "LALALALALALALALALALA!" just like those bastards did when the towers fell!
Vex
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Evan, oddly enough, when the prime minister gave a press conference in the last 10 minutes, he announced the death of Zarqawi and someone in the audience stood up did exactly that. They yelled, "Lalallalalallalala" and then everyone clapped and congratulated each other. So don't take it personally... they do it everytime someone dies, apparently, not just Americans.
evan price
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Vex: Despite previous posts that might incline otherwise, you're my kinda guy. 
Optical Serenity
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Hell yeah!!! Burn in hell Zarqawi!
PlatinumThunder
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I love how no matter what kind of gun it is, it's an AK-47 to a reporter/anchor!
crazed_ss
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I noticed a lot of reporters have start calling them "Kalishnakov rifles" these days
I just hope this is true this time.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060608...N98RYqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
By PATRICK QUINN, Associated Press Writer
17 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air raid north of Baghdad — a major victory in the U.S.-led war in Iraq and the broader war on terror. Iraq's prime minister and U.S. officials said his identity was confirmed by fingerprints and a first-hand look at his face.
The announcement came six days after the Jordanian-born terror leader appeared in a videotape, railing against Shiites in Iraq and saying militias are raping women and killing Sunnis and the community must fight back.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed along with seven aides Wednesday evening in a house 30 miles northeast of Baghdad in the volatile province of Diyala, just east of the provincial capital of Baqouba, al-Maliki said.
"Today, al-Zarqawi was eliminated," al-Maliki told a news conference, drawing loud applause from reporters as he was flanked by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and U.S. Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
Al-Maliki said the air strike was the result of intelligence reports provided to Iraqi security forces by residents in the area, and U.S. forces acted on the information.
"Those who disrupt the course of life, like al-Zarqawi, will have a tragic end," he said.
He also warned those who follow the militant's lead that "whenever there is a new al-Zarqawi, we will kill him."
"This is a message for all those who embrace violence, killing and destruction to stop and to (retreat) before it's too late," he said. "It is an open battle with all those who incite sectarianism."
Khalilzad added "the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a huge success for Iraq and the international war on terror." He also gave a thumbs up and said it was a good day for the United States.
Casey said the hunt for al-Zarqawi began in the area two weeks ago, and al-Zarqawi's body was identified by fingerprints and facial recognition.
The Jordanian-born militant, who was believed to have personally beheaded at least two American hostages, became Iraq's most wanted militant, as notorious as Osama bin Laden, to whom he swore allegiance in 2004. The United States put a $25 million bounty on his head, the same as bin Laden.
In the past year, he moved his campaign beyond Iraq's borders, claiming to have carried out a Nov. 9, 2005, triple suicide bombing against hotels in Amman, Jordan, that killed 60 people, as well as other attacks in Jordan and even a rocket attack from Lebanon into northern Israel.
U.S. forces and their allies came close to capturing al-Zarqawi several times since his campaign began in mid-2003.
His closest brush may have come in late 2004. Deputy Interior Ministry Maj. Gen. Hussein Kamal said Iraqi security forces caught al-Zarqawi near the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah but then released him because they didn't realize who he was.
In May 2005, Web statements by his group said al-Zarqawi had been wounded in fighting with Americans and was being treated in a hospital abroad — raising speculation over a successor among his lieutenants. But days later, a statement said al-Zarqawi was fine and had returned to Iraq. There was never any independent confirmation of the reports of his wounding.
U.S. forces believe they just missed capturing al-Zarqawi in a Feb. 20, 2005 raid in which troops closed in on his vehicle west of Baghdad near the Euphrates River. His driver and another associate were captured and al-Zarqawi's computer was seized along with pistols and ammunition.
U.S. troops twice launched massive invasions of Fallujah, the stronghold used by al-Qaida in Iraq fighters and other insurgents west of Baghdad. An April 2004 offensive left the city still in insurgent hands, but the October 2004 assault wrested it from them. However, al-Zarqawi — if he was in the city — escaped.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060608...N98RYqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
By PATRICK QUINN, Associated Press Writer
17 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air raid north of Baghdad — a major victory in the U.S.-led war in Iraq and the broader war on terror. Iraq's prime minister and U.S. officials said his identity was confirmed by fingerprints and a first-hand look at his face.
The announcement came six days after the Jordanian-born terror leader appeared in a videotape, railing against Shiites in Iraq and saying militias are raping women and killing Sunnis and the community must fight back.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed along with seven aides Wednesday evening in a house 30 miles northeast of Baghdad in the volatile province of Diyala, just east of the provincial capital of Baqouba, al-Maliki said.
"Today, al-Zarqawi was eliminated," al-Maliki told a news conference, drawing loud applause from reporters as he was flanked by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and U.S. Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
Al-Maliki said the air strike was the result of intelligence reports provided to Iraqi security forces by residents in the area, and U.S. forces acted on the information.
"Those who disrupt the course of life, like al-Zarqawi, will have a tragic end," he said.
He also warned those who follow the militant's lead that "whenever there is a new al-Zarqawi, we will kill him."
"This is a message for all those who embrace violence, killing and destruction to stop and to (retreat) before it's too late," he said. "It is an open battle with all those who incite sectarianism."
Khalilzad added "the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a huge success for Iraq and the international war on terror." He also gave a thumbs up and said it was a good day for the United States.
Casey said the hunt for al-Zarqawi began in the area two weeks ago, and al-Zarqawi's body was identified by fingerprints and facial recognition.
The Jordanian-born militant, who was believed to have personally beheaded at least two American hostages, became Iraq's most wanted militant, as notorious as Osama bin Laden, to whom he swore allegiance in 2004. The United States put a $25 million bounty on his head, the same as bin Laden.
In the past year, he moved his campaign beyond Iraq's borders, claiming to have carried out a Nov. 9, 2005, triple suicide bombing against hotels in Amman, Jordan, that killed 60 people, as well as other attacks in Jordan and even a rocket attack from Lebanon into northern Israel.
U.S. forces and their allies came close to capturing al-Zarqawi several times since his campaign began in mid-2003.
His closest brush may have come in late 2004. Deputy Interior Ministry Maj. Gen. Hussein Kamal said Iraqi security forces caught al-Zarqawi near the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah but then released him because they didn't realize who he was.
In May 2005, Web statements by his group said al-Zarqawi had been wounded in fighting with Americans and was being treated in a hospital abroad — raising speculation over a successor among his lieutenants. But days later, a statement said al-Zarqawi was fine and had returned to Iraq. There was never any independent confirmation of the reports of his wounding.
U.S. forces believe they just missed capturing al-Zarqawi in a Feb. 20, 2005 raid in which troops closed in on his vehicle west of Baghdad near the Euphrates River. His driver and another associate were captured and al-Zarqawi's computer was seized along with pistols and ammunition.
U.S. troops twice launched massive invasions of Fallujah, the stronghold used by al-Qaida in Iraq fighters and other insurgents west of Baghdad. An April 2004 offensive left the city still in insurgent hands, but the October 2004 assault wrested it from them. However, al-Zarqawi — if he was in the city — escaped.
Byron Quick
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Good. The Iraqi people in the area provided the intelligence which allowed this airstrike to hit him and seven aides. The reward needs to go to the area.
Dionysusigma
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Watching it on CNN 
right now. Apparently it's true.
right now. Apparently it's true.davec
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yeay, we won. everybody can come home now.
KINGMAX
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It is true
The news has been long in coming. I knew our boys would get him sooner or later.
The news has been long in coming. I knew our boys would get him sooner or later.
KINGMAX
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Pay the reward
Pay the reward to the people that turned him in. Then put them on the witness protection plan.
Pay the reward to the people that turned him in. Then put them on the witness protection plan.
280PLUS
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I'll believe it when they show me the DNA evidence...
As far as reporters and guns. In one of the recent shootings here in Hartford the bubbleheaded bleach blonde called the weapon used an "AK-37 automatic assault rifle" . I didn't even bother trying an email to correct them. It was good for a laugh though...
I just did a search, I guess they ARE confirming it. Too bad, I would have much rather personally cut his head off with a dull knife.
As far as reporters and guns. In one of the recent shootings here in Hartford the bubbleheaded bleach blonde called the weapon used an "AK-37 automatic assault rifle" . I didn't even bother trying an email to correct them. It was good for a laugh though...
I just did a search, I guess they ARE confirming it. Too bad, I would have much rather personally cut his head off with a dull knife.
KINGMAX
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ZARQAWI DEAD IN BOMBING RAID
Could not have happened to a more deserving individual. Now he can receive his 17 virgins.
Could not have happened to a more deserving individual. Now he can receive his 17 virgins.
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