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| Zarqawi not captured, just some guy named Herb |
| 2004-06-28 |
| The U.S. military denied reports Monday that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian militant who Washington says is allied to Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, had been captured in Iraq. "It’s not true, the reports are not true," Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of operations for the U.S. military in Iraq, told Reuters. "We’ve heard the reports about it, but they are not true." Earlier, reports on a U.S.-funded Iraqi radio station had suggested Zarqawi had been captured near the town of Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad, in an area controlled by Polish troops. Iraqi officials in Hilla said a man had been captured who resembled Zarqawi and spoke with a similar accent. Poland’s PAP news agency quoted General Mieczyslaw Bieniek, head of the Polish force in Iraq, as saying: "I cannot confirm that such an operation has ended with success, it requires certain identification. A statement will be issued on this matter." |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #7 Intersting that NPR Talk of the Nation had a guest, in Iraq, who quoted the Iraqi Interior Minister as saying, when asked about Zarqawi, "We won't talk about him today." |
| Posted by: Anony-mouse 2004-06-28 3:28:43 PM |
| #6 Isn't that the "Herb" from the Burger King promotion, circa , umm, early 1986? "Idiots and Dufusses for $800, please..." |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2004-06-28 12:03:05 PM |
| #5 Anyone remember THIS Herb? |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-06-28 11:36:05 AM |
| #4 Diego Garcia for you, Abu! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-28 11:09:26 AM |
| #3 Damn straight they wouldn't want that info released. They'd need to squeeze him for time-sensitive ops intellegence first. |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-06-28 11:09:03 AM |
| #2 It's also possible that the US does not want to admit they have Zarqawi because then all those feel good Geneva Convention rules of a)3 square meals,b) daily back rubs, and c)pro bono consultations with my heroes, the ACLU, will kick in. |
| Posted by: rex 2004-06-28 11:07:12 AM |
| #1 It's possible Zarqawi was captured and they don't want to release the info just yet for fear that the marine and other's captured by AQ will be moved or killed before Zarqawi spills their location to us. I doubt it this is the case but it's certainly possible. |
| Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2004-06-28 9:58:52 AM |
