Thursday, June 08, 2006

Al-Zarqawi: Now a dead idiot

AP Story:"Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday, adding that his identity was confirmed by fingerprints and a look at his face. It was a major victory in the U.S.-led war in Iraq and the broader war on terror.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed along with seven aides Wednesday evening in a remote area 30 miles northeast of Baghdad in the volatile province of Diyala, just east of the provincial capital of Baqouba, al-Maliki said.

Loud applause broke out among the reporters and soldiers as al-Maliki, flanked by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and U.S. Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, told a news conference that "al-Zarqawi was eliminated."

But any hopes the Jordanian-born terror leader's death would help stem the violence in Iraq were dimmed hours later when a car bomb exploded in a Baghdad market, killing 12 and wounding 65."


Air strikes take out Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, most likly in his home. Good, its what the terrorist deserved. And so what do his 'followers' do? They kill them selves. Very clever, ya'll.

UPDATE: To see part of the press confrance, click the link

2 comments:

Matthew Celestine said...

Looks like those targeted airstrikes can be very effective.

RobertDWood said...

Hehe. 2 500lb bombs sounds very painful.