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Alex213
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Al-Zarkawi bites the dust?
#5725608 - 06/08/06 02:27 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Is it true this time? And more to the point will it make any difference?
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings, has been killed in a US air raid near Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said today. Nouri al-Maliki said Al-Zarqawi and seven aides were killed last night in a house 30 miles northeast of Baghdad, in the volatile province of Diyala.
"Today, al-Zarqawi was eliminated," Mr Maliki told a news conference, drawing loud applause from reporters. He was flanked by the US ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad, and General George Casey, the top US commander in Iraq.
Mr Maliki said the air strike was the result of US forces acting on information provided to Iraqi security forces by local residents.
"Those who disrupt the course of life, like al-Zarqawi, will have a tragic end," he said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1792817,00.html
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Alex213]
#5725684 - 06/08/06 03:30 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Its true but it wont change a thing. Someone else will take his place.
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Alex213]
#5725710 - 06/08/06 03:55 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Interesting how this is announced as the Haditha scandal spreads like wild fire
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Alex213]
#5725769 - 06/08/06 04:53 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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hahahaha
Bye bye motherfucker.
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: AaronEvil]
#5725849 - 06/08/06 06:08 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
AaronEvil said: Its true but it wont change a thing. Someone else will take his place.
My fingernails grow, so why clip them?
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: SirTripAlot]
#5725951 - 06/08/06 07:48 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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because stupid analogies might take over the whole world if you don't.
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Alex213]
#5725954 - 06/08/06 07:50 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Perhaps it is a way to re-energise the republican base after the failed gay ammendment. I wonder how they go about identifying someone after sed person has been the victim of a bombing raid...
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Alex213]
#5725968 - 06/08/06 08:00 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hey maybe everytime the President's approval ratings are low they revive and kill Zarkawi again..... check it out
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Andy21]
#5726021 - 06/08/06 08:34 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I wonder how they go about identifying someone after sed person has been the victim of a bombing raid...
its says they used fingerprints. you know that getting killed by a bomb does not mean you are instantly vaporized, burned completely beyond recognition, blown to a billion peices, or buried under an unmovable pile of rubble, right?
they identify people killed by bombs all the time.
it's credible this time. al-zarqawi is dead. everyone knew the marriage amendment wouldn't pass. it was a political move.
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: AaronEvil]
#5726222 - 06/08/06 10:35 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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AaronEvil said: Its true but it wont change a thing. Someone else will take his place.
Its Funny... CNN was reporting Zarqawi was defeating the American military in Iraq 2 days ago. Today his termination means nothing....
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Alex213]
#5726297 - 06/08/06 10:59 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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not surprisingly..the dow is down >100 pts as im typing this...neocon warmongering and its adjutant human rights violations are already hurting US sales overseas..and with this policy now apparently vindicated..its about to get much worse...and BTW..you can forget about that election this fall.. the fascists have already won...
oil prices tumbled on the news..which refutes any claim that the war is not about oil...
there is still hope..however..that the war can continue without zarqawi...but today is nonetheless a very dark day in future history...
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Annapurna1]
#5726309 - 06/08/06 11:02 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Annapurna1 said: not surprisingly..the dow is down >100 pts as im typing this...neocon warmongering and its adjutant human rights violations are already hurting US sales overseas..and with this policy now apparently vindicated..its about to get much worse...and BTW..you can forget about that election this fall.. the fascists have already won...
oil prices tumbled on the news..which refutes any claim that the war is not about oil...
there is still hope..however..that the war can continue without zarqawi...but today is nonetheless a very dark day in future history...
you better be careful, the words you utter are very nearly over the line.
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Annapurna1]
#5726313 - 06/08/06 11:04 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Annapurna1 said: there is still hope..however..that the war can continue without zarqawi...but today is nonetheless a very dark day in future history...
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: lonestar2004]
#5726339 - 06/08/06 11:13 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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According to my sources Zarqawi arrived safely in Hell earlier today.
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: lonestar2004]
#5726355 - 06/08/06 11:18 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
lonestar2004 said:
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AaronEvil said: Its true but it wont change a thing. Someone else will take his place.
Its Funny... CNN was reporting Zarqawi was defeating the American military in Iraq 2 days ago. Today his termination means nothing....
i seriously doubt that "CNN was reporting Zarqawi was defeating the American military in Iraq" if you mean they reported that things are going badly in iraq, they'd pretty much be right, but i don't even think CNN would say something like that. I'd like to see a quote or a source if they did though.
zarqawi is dead now, and that's good news, and i guarantee you that CNN will report it as a victory for the US, and it will take the focus off the dying soldiers for awhile. Maybe zarqawi's death will have a positive effect in iraq, maybe it won't matter much, and maybe it will add steam to the fanatics martyrdom bullshit. we shall see i guess.
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Annapurna1
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i wouldnt exactly call more invasions of other countries good news..because thats the only possible result of bush winning in iraq..which he apparently has...
or maybe not ..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060608/wl_n...HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
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The diversion stories are becoming soooo boring. Once again, it's obvious that George & Company have not even considered that their lies and manipulations, if not so devious and hurtful, would verge on laughable. When you see that little monkey face getting all emotional and patriotic...well, find me a barf bag.
How many carefully timed "conquests" to we have to hear about before the general public realizes that government leaders are playing games with us for nothing more than their own PERSONAL benefit??? This has gone beyond an ego/power trip. I feel we are spiraling into a no-holds barred attitude, getting more and more frenzied as George's days in office shrink. The need to get what they can get while the gettin' is good, and their continued ability to get away with it, is approaching scary.
As far as I'm concerned, there is no credible source of information. Find a media person who is interested in actually reporting the truth, and you'll find a person out of work.
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"i guarantee you that CNN will report it as a victory for the US"
CNN Senior Editor: 'Many' Terror Groups in Iraq are More Powerful Than Zarqawi's Al Qaeda......"Some people say it will enrage the insurgency, others say it will hurt it pretty bad. But if you think about the different groups in Iraq, you have to think that Zarqawi's death is not going to be a big deal for them."
http://newsbusters.org/node/5746
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: lonestar2004]
#5726491 - 06/08/06 11:59 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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there is a difference between a editoral and a report.
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Re: Al-Zarkawi bites the dust? [Re: Vvellum]
#5726535 - 06/08/06 12:17 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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-------------------- America's debt problem is a "sign of leadership failure" We have "reckless fiscal policies" America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better Barack Obama
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