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2007-03-13 Iraq
"General Mufti" of Al Qaeda in Iraq is Caught
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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-03-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Doesn't seem to take long for the AQ biggies to rat out their mates. I wonder why?
Posted by phil_b 2007-03-13 04:28||   2007-03-13 04:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Waterboarding? Lace panties? Confession, which is good for the soul? Disinformation?
Posted by Bobby 2007-03-13 06:23||   2007-03-13 06:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Allahu akbar!
Posted by gorb 2007-03-13 06:26||   2007-03-13 06:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Reminds me a bit of the battle of Uhud. I think the Muslim terrorist are getting a bit confounded by the scale of their loss. Wondering if the Snake Eater is coming into play?

The other portion may be the question, how many of these terrorist are turning on their own for political or control gain? Something al-Zawahiri is notorious for.

Massive good news our traitors in the MSM are choosing to ignore.
Posted by Icerigger 2007-03-13 06:39||   2007-03-13 06:39|| Front Page Top

#5 in addition to other 2,000 Georgian troops
? Typo? 200?
Posted by Shipman 2007-03-13 07:59||   2007-03-13 07:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Georgia's plan to increase its troop contingent in Iraq from 850 to 2000 servicemen will make it the number one contributor to the US led coalition in terms of troops per head of population. President Saakashvili, who announced the troop increase while on a March 9 visit to Japan, stressed that the extra troops would remain in Iraq for one year only. Georgia currently has about 850 of its most highly trained troops in Iraq, and is already the second biggest contributor per head of population.
Since the Iraq War started in March in 2003, more than four years ago, 17 countries have pulled their troops or support personnel out. Currently, 25 countries remain in what President Bush calls "the coalition of the willing". South Korea has the largest number of troops in Iraq after the United States and Britain, but is now scaling back its deployment. In 2004 it had about 3600 troops in Iraq but now this number has deceased to 2300. Most are based in the relatively safe Kurdish areas in northern Iraq.

"There is a difficult situation in Iraq at the moment. Some countries have decreased the number of troops or withdraw them altogether. We must show everyone that Georgia is not going to step back and we are going to defend our principles," Saakashvili declared in Japan. Saakashvili also announced that Georgian plans to send troops to Afghanistan to support to NATO-led forces there. He said in an interview with CNN on February 27 talks are under way with the US to send more than a hundred troops to Afghanistan. Saakashvili said this number could increase to 200 by the end of the year. In addition, about 100 Georgian servicemen are also deployed as peacekeepers in Kosovo with a German-led brigade.

A total of 18 Georgian servicemen have been injured in Iraq since August 2003, when Georgia first started to contribute to coalition forces there. Georgian troops are stationed in Baghdad and Baqubah. President Saakashvili said on March 9 that he is going to send the additional troops to Baghdad, to help bolster the ongoing major security clampdown in the city. According to the Defence Ministry, the Georgian side is now in consultation with its American partners to decide the exact date and terms of deployment of the additional Georgian troops to Iraq. Government officials say deploying troops in these conflicts is an ideal way to show Georgia's NATO-readiness, and that this is a moment when the Georgia's interests coincide withthat of its strategic partners.

Posted by Steve 2007-03-13 08:33||   2007-03-13 08:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Georgia's plan to increase its troop contingent in Iraq from 850 to 2000 servicemen will make it the number one contributor to the US led coalition in terms of troops per head of population.

Georgia's English Language Daily
Posted by SwissTex 2007-03-13 08:34||   2007-03-13 08:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Too slow!
Posted by SwissTex 2007-03-13 08:38||   2007-03-13 08:38|| Front Page Top

#9 "General Mufti Big Cheese" of Al Qaeda in Iraq is Locked Up in the Big Ummah Cooler Gunny Sack!
Posted by RD 2007-03-13 08:56||   2007-03-13 08:56|| Front Page Top

#10 Wondering if the Snake Eater is coming into play?
Sounds like SCMODS(*). Hope it helps, and what can we do to put the screws to Congress to get the procurement system adjusted?

(* "State. County. Municipal. Offender Database System." - Elwood)
Posted by eLarson 2007-03-13 09:06|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com]  2007-03-13 09:06|| Front Page Top

#11 I sure hope US importers bought the entire Georgian wine production after the Putin imposed a boycotted. If you find a bottle, try it. It's pretty good. The next thing the Georgians need is help to get off Russian gas supplies and take back ownership of their power grid.
Posted by ed 2007-03-13 09:34||   2007-03-13 09:34|| Front Page Top

#12 Centurion: "You are fucking nicked, me old beauty!"
-- Life of Brian
Posted by mojo">mojo  2007-03-13 14:38||   2007-03-13 14:38|| Front Page Top

#13 Too bad it didn't say, "A senior figure in al-Qaeda in Iraq armed group was arrested killed on Monday northeast of Baghdad."

Of course, "drawn and quartered" would have been nice, too.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut  2007-03-13 18:43|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]  2007-03-13 18:43|| Front Page Top

#14 Thanks for the info, I would have sworn we've been deserted.
Posted by Shipman 2007-03-13 19:04||   2007-03-13 19:04|| Front Page Top

#15 This is the ideal training op for the Georgians.
Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins  2007-03-13 20:30|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org]  2007-03-13 20:30|| Front Page Top

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