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2004-09-23 Iraq-Jordan

Al-Zarqawi Associate: Al-Zarqawi Unconnected To Al-Qa'ida,

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Posted by tipper 2004-09-23 02:47|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yes, and of course, this associate of Zarqawi is entirely credible. Ever hear of disinformation, people?

It is amazing how the terrorists know how to play our lefty loons better than we do.

Posted by Capt America 2004-09-23 2:50:12 AM|| 2004-09-23 2:50:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Zarqawi has asassinated enough innocent Iraqis and beheaded enough defenseless Western contractors so that I don't think anyone really cares whether Zarqawi subscribes to Bin Laden's ideology.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-09-23 2:54:44 AM|| 2004-09-23 2:54:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 wasn't it Debka who brought the same message, some time ago ?

Posted by Anonymous6608 2004-09-23 2:58:15 AM|| 2004-09-23 2:58:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The oath bit is a red herring, since neither Zubaydah nor Hambali had sworn oaths to bin Laden. I think this associate is referring to the "strict" definition of al-Qaeda, i.e. only a small cadre that have actually sworn oaths of unconditional allegiance to bin Laden.

By that standard, Padilla, Basayev, Akhtar, and probably al-Muqrin and al-Oufi aren't al-Qaeda either. A lot of people don't seem to recognize just how much the idea of al-Qaeda is an artificial creation of the US government that was drawn up after the 1998 embassy bombings and only achieved a larger audience after 9/11. The Islamic World Front or International Islamic Front, which is what Binny called his acolytes when they went public, is probably better in terms of defining what this network is.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-09-23 3:06:42 AM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-09-23 3:06:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Al-Zarqawi Associate: Al-Zarqawi Unconnected To Al-Qa'ida,

Don't care about affiliations or connections. Only one thing should apply: Kill Americans, and you're dead meat.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-23 5:57:20 PM|| 2004-09-23 5:57:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The argument waged by the LLL is that there were no "connections/ties/kissing" between Saddam and al Qaeda of 9/11 fame.

Since Zarqawi was camped in Iraq and sponsored by Saddam prior to the war, this article is yet another veiled attempt to say we took our eyes off of UBL.

The unconnected/reconnected/connected aspect should be meaningful to everyone other than the LLL.

Posted by Anonymous6615 2004-09-23 7:44:13 PM|| 2004-09-23 7:44:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 source said? Good enough for me

/sarca...

Posted by Frank G 2004-09-23 8:09:36 PM|| 2004-09-23 8:09:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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