Thursday, June 08, 2006

Rejoice! Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi is dead!
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BAGHDAD — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday, adding that his identity was confirmed by fingerprints and a look at his face.

It was a major victory in the U.S.-led war in Iraq and the broader war on terror.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Mr. al-Zarqawi was killed along with seven aides Wednesday evening in a remote area 50 kilometres northeast of Baghdad in the volatile province of Diyala, just east of the provincial capital of Baqouba.

Loud applause broke out as Mr. al-Maliki, flanked by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and U.S. General George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, told reporters at a news conference that "al-Zarqawi was eliminated."

In London, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Mr. al-Zarqawi's death "was very good news because a blow against al-Qaeda in Iraq was a blow against al-Qaeda everywhere." Al-Qaeda's Iraq chief al-Zarqawi killed
Mark Alexander

7 comments:

Always On Watch said...

As we Southerners like to say...

YEE-HAW!

And the announcement comes on MTP's death date too.

Always On Watch said...

Another little country phrase: "He's taking a dirt nap."

Mark said...

His "dirt nap" will be a long one, too, Always!

Mark said...

This cold shower from The Christian Science Monitor, saying that "experts warn his death may not reduce violence in Iraq".

Anonymous said...

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to all the hard-working, much maligned military--American,coalition,and Iraqi, for a job very well done.

Mark said...

He can now go and enjoy the 72 virgins and houris!

Mark said...

The fool will surely be on his way to Hell right now, Bld.

No Muslim has any idea of true Heaven or Hell. They live in a deluded world.

If God really were Allah (which he most certainly is not), then He wouldn't be worthy of our worship.

They are all fools for being taken in by Islam.

There is only one way to God, and that is through His Son, Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and Saviour. Muhammad doesn't come in to the equation. Not at all!