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2005-05-26 Iraq-Jordan

Web Site Announces Al-Zarqawi Replacement

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2005-05-26 04:26|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Note the 'would choose'. I.e. ZMan is in no position to express his choice. Might be time to break out the beverage of your choice.

Posted by phil_b 2005-05-26 04:42|| 2005-05-26 04:42|| Front Page Top

#2 heh... sounding a bit grim. If he isn't dead, his replacement will soon be more than willing to help him retire.

Posted by 2b 2005-05-26 05:54|| 2005-05-26 05:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Impatiently waiting for the large woman with the braids and viking helmet.

Posted by gromky 2005-05-26 06:11|| 2005-05-26 06:11|| Front Page Top

#4 That was fast. All right all you wound experts, place your bets on what killed him: sucking chest wound or gas gangrene?

Oh, yes. Can I ulululululululu yet? I'm a little unsure about ululating protocol. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-26 06:23|| 2005-05-26 06:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Standby for the old-man-of-the-mountain scam.

Posted by Shipman 2005-05-26 07:23|| 2005-05-26 07:23|| Front Page Top

#6 I told you he was "stable" like Arafat was.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-05-26 07:59|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-05-26 07:59|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm a little unsure about ululating protocol.
Fred will issue the "Go Code", then you may proceed. Just listen for the automatic weapons fire.

Posted by Steve ">Steve 2005-05-26 08:44|| 2005-05-26 08:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Wondering how long it'll be before al-Kurani's getting the vulture pic? Z-man's either dead/on his way or this is a sign that he's desperate (needs to come back and say he's Superman to get more ~~jihadis~~ cannon fodder for our boyz).

Posted by BA">BA 2005-05-26 08:47|| 2005-05-26 08:47|| Front Page Top

#9 Ooooooooh. A new boy! Does new Abu have a purty mouth too!

Posted by Mahmoud Al-Jailbirdi 2005-05-26 09:11|| 2005-05-26 09:11|| Front Page Top

#10 I for one will fire a couple magazines from my carbine into the sky wedding style to celebrate the the passing and welcome the new clown on the ground.

Posted by Tkat 2005-05-26 09:37|| 2005-05-26 09:37|| Front Page Top

#11 Alaska Paul is off to unpack the ululator from the cosmolene...and I'm off to Google up one Abu Hafs al-Kurani (PTUI)...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-05-26 10:41|| 2005-05-26 10:41|| Front Page Top

#12 I'm not dead!
(Yes, he is.)
I'm not!
(He isn't?)
(Well, he will be soon. He's very ill.)
I'm getting better!
(No, you're not. You'll be stone dead in a moment.)
I feel fine! . . . I think I'll go for a walk. . . . I feel happy. . . I feel happy.

Posted by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi 2005-05-26 10:59|| 2005-05-26 10:59|| Front Page Top

#13 Ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause please for that old crowd pleaser . . . gas gangrene!

Posted by Mike 2005-05-26 11:01|| 2005-05-26 11:01|| Front Page Top

#14 no press confrense?

Posted by muck4doo 2005-05-26 11:06|| http://www.petaenespanol.com/]">[http://www.petaenespanol.com/] 2005-05-26 11:06|| Front Page Top

#15 I would guess that congratulations are in order. Where do I send the gift"?

Posted by Captain America 2005-05-26 11:15|| 2005-05-26 11:15|| Front Page Top

#16 Where do I send the gift?

Let's get him a JDAM. A nice, big one. Two thousand pounder. He'll have a blast when it's delivered.

Posted by Mike 2005-05-26 12:00|| 2005-05-26 12:00|| Front Page Top

#17 An alternate view: A couple weeks after the NYT (and others) start complaining that Zarqawi is losing the Iraqi "hearts and minds" battle he's replaced. Withdrawn? Kicked upstairs? Athough it could all be just happy coincidence that he died just as he becoming seen as counterproductive. (HHHmmmmm Was it an inside job? ...you know the penalty for failure # 2...)

Posted by Dave 2005-05-26 12:16|| 2005-05-26 12:16|| Front Page Top

#18
Die Zarq die.
Here's a Stones tune for ya Zarq, ya nearly dead bastard:

You're obsolete my baby
My poor old-fashioned baby
I said baby, baby, baby you're out of time

Well, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Yes, you are left out
Out of there without a doubt
'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're out of time

Die Islamo-mutant die!!

Posted by sea cruise 2005-05-26 13:03|| 2005-05-26 13:03|| Front Page Top

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