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2006-10-05 Iraq

Aide of al-Qaida Leader in Iraq Arrested

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Posted by Fred 2006-10-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's great to hear of the growing effectiveness of the forces, quality of intel, etc. Warms my heart. Lots more intel yielding lots more asshats.

Then I realize that they're turned over to the Interior Ministry. And *poof* goes the illusion of progress. Taking anyone alive, or keeping them for longer than it takes to get out of them everything they know, Jack Bauer style, is a waste of time.

Things will change only when Tehran and the MM's are mixed with rubble or swing from lampposts.

Posted by .com 2006-10-05 00:10|| 2006-10-05 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Roll 'em up, boys.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-10-05 01:36|| 2006-10-05 01:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Even if they end up back on the streets, they are no longer secure in the knowledge of their invisibility, they'll have lost money, safehouses and supplies, and they won't know which of their comrades or neighbors betrayed them. Insecure people make stupid mistakes, insecure people lose the stomach for such activities and give up and go home. Insecure people no longer have the body language of the strong horse when they're hanging out at the local coffee house trying to pick up little boys as beautiful as pearls.... or so it seems to me in my ignorance of such things.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-10-05 07:21|| 2006-10-05 07:21|| Front Page Top

#4 The press release included this nugget which was omitted in this article:

"Testimony from the Abu Ayyub al-Masri associate detained in Baghdad Sept. 12 led to the capture of this suspected terrorist."

So a guy gets caught Sept 12 & interrogated. Two weeks later they catch another junior big shot and presumably have some discussions with him. Then a week after that they announce his previous capture, essentially at the same time they announce a big raid on al-Masri, which seems to have missed. This was a month-long roll-up of a thread of intelligence. Since there's no longer a time delay I presume they reached the end of this thread.

I don't see the problem with turning AQ guys over to Interior; WE sure don't want to be responsible for their long-term care and feeding. The problem is with turning over Shia militia/death squad guys and their Iranian cadres to Interior, who probably thank them, give them a cup of hot tea, and drive them back to their homes.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-10-05 08:55|| 2006-10-05 08:55|| Front Page Top

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