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Iraqi forces capture Zarqawi aide - state TV
2006-02-27
Iraqi Interior Ministry forces have captured a senior aide to al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Iraqi state television said on Monday. Iraqiya television named the man as Abu Farouq and said he was captured with five others in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, west of the capital.

Posted by:Seafarious

#15  I won't use the word "torture" in this context, but Jack Bauer (aka Keifer Sutherland) was last seen hoping an aircraft to Jordan.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-02-27 17:07  

#14  What happened to the picture of the pliers and other good tools case ect.... it fits this picture 100%.

Even better the Iraqi Wolf Brigade made the capture gloves off for real. These are the same guys that have the show every night of the captures confessing every horrible sin possible from selling the sister to killing innocents to hell heresy ect...

The next couple weeks are going to be fun to watch the ripples from this hit here in the AQ rank in file.

Popcorn ready
Posted by: C-Low   2006-02-27 15:44  

#13  I would get excited yet. Farouq may be a smaller fish than the ministry says. Or he may be a recently fired senior aid who little knowledge of current ops.
Posted by: mhw   2006-02-27 14:13  

#12  Yes Mr Farouq...we have some questions to ask. Kindly remove your clothing before we proceed. The vise grips work better that way.
Posted by: anymouse   2006-02-27 13:19  

#11  As many aides as this guy has, the red tape you have to go through to get anything done has got to be terrible.
Posted by: plainslow   2006-02-27 12:55  

#10  "Oh, sorry! You weren't using that toe were you?"
Posted by: mojo   2006-02-27 12:37  

#9  The Wolf Brigade is essentially the only native force of any effectiveness in Iraq. Any other Iraqi force would have been infiltrated and tipped off the suspect, or simply bungled the raid.
Posted by: gromky   2006-02-27 12:04  

#8  For real, Frozen Al, or just snark?
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-02-27 11:50  

#7  PS Love the Pic!

Al
Posted by: Frozen Al   2006-02-27 11:04  

#6  Sherry
From what I heard, they recognized him but he offered them a $6 million bribe and promesed to let their families live. The cops released him and then fled the country. It's called an offer they couldn't refuse.

Al
Posted by: Frozen Al   2006-02-27 11:03  

#5  I saw on another news site that it was an Iraqi unit known as the Wolf Brigade that caught him. Go Iraq! The building up of their forces really seems to be working.
Posted by: mmurray821   2006-02-27 10:55  

#4  hopefully that was a couple days ago and we've wrung him dry...

Hello, Mahmoud. This is your brain. This is our Black & Decker HandiVac Dirt Devil ten-pound Orrick XL Hoover upright big honkin' Kirby vacuum cleaner with the hose attachment. We have some questions for you. . . ."
Posted by: Mike   2006-02-27 10:30  

#3  Let's hope they take a gooood look at those 5 they caught. Seems, some months ago, they caught Zarqawi but didn't recognize him and let him go!
Posted by: Sherry   2006-02-27 10:26  

#2  Unfortunately, I expect it's 15 minutes from now, but we've got him surrounded.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-02-27 09:53  

#1  hopefully that was a couple days ago and we've wrung him dry...
Posted by: Frank G   2006-02-27 09:50  

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