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| al-Zarqawi arrested? |
| 2004-07-29 |
| Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of the group suspected of beheading two Bulgarian hostages, has reportedly been arrested in Western Iraq. Al-Zarqawi has been arrested by Iraqi police and US military close to the border with Syria, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing information posted on the Internet. Zarqawi was dressed in a white T-shirt and blue jeans. Reports claim that he didn't oppose the arrest. A blood sample has been sent to Baghdad for DNA tests. |
| Posted by:Yosemite Sam |
| #19 Why all this talk of arrest? When they finally catch up to the asshole, KILL HIM. And kill him in a manner that is extremely PAINFUL. No ifs, ands, or buts. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-29 8:55:58 PM |
| #18 I meant Zarqawi... BBC has confirmed Ghailani as well. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-07-29 6:24:09 PM |
| #17 close to Islamabad - IE in Punjab, not in the peripheral areas. TGA - you mean the Zarqawi rumor, or the Ghailani report. The Ghailani report is confirmed by the Paki Interior Minister, per all major media sources (AP, reuters, CNN, FOX, etc) Have to check the Beeb. DW? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 5:01:37 PM |
| #16 48 hours... |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-07-29 4:48:39 PM |
| #15 Oooo-bet there's more where he came from. Anyone else notice the change from "western Pakistan" to "central Pakistan"? Fed Admin Tribal Areas? Northern Balochistan? It would be interesting to find out whether these are separate incidences, a mistake in naming the right area if it were only one al Qaeda figure caught, and whether whoever was caught was "raided" in a city or in the wilds. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-07-29 4:29:15 PM |
| #14 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,127475,00.html ISLAMABAD, Pakistan â Pakistan's interior minister on Thursday announced the arrest of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani (search), a Tanzanian Al Qaeda (search) suspect wanted in connection with U.S. embassy bombings in Africa. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4021 2004-07-29 3:57:03 PM |
| #13 flash LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan has arrested a senior al Qaeda figure with a bounty of up to $25 million on his head, Interior Minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat told CNN television Thursday. He said the suspect had been captured during a raid in central Pakistan a few days ago. He did not identify the captive but said he was "a person who is most wanted internationally." Who??? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 3:35:40 PM |
| #12 Doesn't Z have a fake leg? It's one of those details that sort of catch the eye. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-07-29 2:31:25 PM |
| #11 At this point Zarqawi isn't of the same importance he was a few months ago. There are other terrorists who can mostly replace him. Sure his capture will be big news and the Iraqis will celebrate but a day or two later another suicide bomber will strike. The key thing here is how quickly and how reliably the Iraqi intel can get info to the US command on whereabouts of high value targets. As was the case with Israel, you need to take out a whole lot of hvtargets plus use physical barriers plus, plus, plus in order to quell the terrorists. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-07-29 2:13:23 PM |
| #10 âciting information posted on the Internet.â Ah, Liberalhawkâ¦.youâre bringing me down. Sigh. |
| Posted by: B 2004-07-29 1:50:30 PM |
| #9 in other news, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported that you can get LOWER MORTGAGE RATES, CHEAP PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM CANADA, PICTURES OF PARIS HILTON, and A LARGER MALE MEMBER. More at eleven. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 1:40:37 PM |
| #8 Anybody here from RIA Novosti? Speak up. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-29 1:37:40 PM |
| #7 Al-Zarqawi has been arrested by Iraqi police and US military close to the border with Syria, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing information posted on the Internet. Well then, it HAS to be true, no?? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 1:35:47 PM |
| #6 Iâm an optimistâ¦.and an optimist I will remain!!! Even if they say he âescapedâ, I intend to wait an entire month, maybe even two⦠hoping he will be found looking extremely disheveled and confusedâ¦just like his more famous compadres. |
| Posted by: B 2004-07-29 1:26:04 PM |
| #5 B...stay cool, stay cool. It is not true: see coment #1. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-07-29 1:07:41 PM |
| #4 Either way, I'm betting we wouldn't know. I'd imagine the US intel would sit on him before letting anyone know. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4021 2004-07-29 1:06:53 PM |
| #3 No Way!! Oh please, oh please!!!!!!!! |
| Posted by: B 2004-07-29 1:01:37 PM |
| #2 goddamit! ima hate be tease like that. thisn feel like blue balls of the brain. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-07-29 12:55:26 PM |
| #1 It is not true. al-Rooters has already shot it down. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-07-29 12:51:23 PM |