 Jordanian King Abdullah II said forces in Iraq are "getting close" to capturing terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. "He's slipped through the net once or twice where we got closer to him than he would have liked," Abdullah told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday. "The Iraqis, Jordanians and coalition forces are working very hard to track him down -- and we're getting close." The king said he based his assessment on "hard intelligence."
The king said the search is ongoing and al-Zarqawi is a difficult man to track "in very difficult circumstances." Abdullah described al-Zarqawi as constantly on the move. He also said al-Zarqawi is thought to be inside Iraq after fleeing Falluja ahead of the latest U.S.-led assault on the city. "He's under pressure," Abdullah said. Abdullah said there is a link between al-Zarqawi and al Qaeda, but described it as a "loose association."
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| It would look better mounted on the hood of Bush's pickup truck. |
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