 For the second day running, extremist websites were clad in black, as they mourned the death of IraqÂ’s most wanted terrorist, Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
| I've been ululating almost continuously. My throat's raw and my AK's too hot to touch. The little kids in the neighborhood all have zits and rotted teeth... |
While many sites speculated about Abu Mohammed al Masri, who the US army suggested would take over the helm of al Qaeda in Iraq, the bayaa, or ceremony to pledge allegiance to al ZarqawiÂ’s deputy, Abu Abdel Rahman al Iraqi, appeared to have already started.
An extremist leader, using a screen name, asked, “Could the American forces appoint a successor to al Zarqawi?”
| No, but we could kill one. |
Others cast doubt about whether al Masri would take over the running of al QaedaÂ’s activities in Iraq.
| Only the ones in East Hell... |
Several websites broadcast taped messages purportedly of Abu Abdel Rahman al Iraqi, who announced in a statement, which can’t be authenticated, the death of Abu Musab, signed by the Muhajideen Shura Council’s Media Committee, dominated by al Qaeda in Iraq . “We announce the martyrdom of our mujahid sheikh Abu Musab al Zarqawi in the land of the Two Rivers.” |