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Insurgent leader captured by U.S. said to be linked to al-Qaida
Associated Press ^
| 01/23/04
| Robert Burns
Posted on 01/23/2004 3:19:14 PM PST by witnesstothefall
WASHINGTON -- U.S. forces in Iraq captured a leader of the insurgency who is believed to be a close associate of Abu Musab Zarqawi, described by some as a key link between the al-Qaida terrorist network and toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a senior American official said Friday.
U.S. troops captured Husam al-Yemeni last Thursday, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He is described by U.S. officials as the leader of an insurgency cell in Fallujah, west of Baghdad.
The official said al-Yemeni is the highest-level member of Ansar al-Islam captured so far. The group comprises mainly ethnic Kurds from northern Iraq with alleged ties to al-Qaida.
Zarqawi is a high-priority target for U.S. forces in Iraq. He is a Jordanian operative the CIA describes as a close associate of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Zarqawi is suspected of coordinating anti-U.S. operations in Iraq, although his whereabouts are unknown.
The official who disclosed al-Yemeni's capture on Friday said he could provide no more details, including the location where the prisoner was caught inside Iraq.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaedaandiraq; alyemeni; ansaralislam; captured; fallujah; iraq; yemeni; zarqawi
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To: witnesstothefall; Shermy; seamole; Angelus Errare; Dog Gone
fyi..
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:23:04 PM PST
by
Dog
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
To: Dog
But, but, but, but, but, but, but, but.....
I thought it was all about oil and had nothing to do with terrorism?!?!
/(dripping)sarcasm
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:32:19 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
To: RandallFlagg
Wrong memo...we are looking for oil on MARS....:-)
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:33:55 PM PST
by
Dog
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
To: Dog
AAHHH!!!
5
posted on
01/23/2004 3:34:20 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
To: RandallFlagg
I've read his name in a book about terrorism, but can't remember which book...
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:34:23 PM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: All
FNC reporting this now. Captured in Falludah, the hotbed of terrorist activity in Iraq.
Forces in the process of breaking up the cell operating there.
This guy is the next rung down the ladder from OBL and his second in command.
This guy was singled out by Powell at the UN last year.
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:36:15 PM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: RandallFlagg
Fox is breaking a story right now .....we got another on today.....don't ask me how to spell the name.
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:36:22 PM PST
by
Dog
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
To: Peach
We got another one..
9
posted on
01/23/2004 3:36:51 PM PST
by
Dog
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
To: Dog
Wiping out the cells in Fallujah is critical. These buttheads have been shooting down our choppers.
Whether it will lead to more captures remains to be seen, but we've seen a domino effect in the past.
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:37:05 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog
Great. I think FNC just said this is the guy Powell singled out at the UN last year!
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:37:22 PM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: Peach
You're thinking of Zarqawi. We didn't catch him--we caught his second in command. Still a good catch, though!
To: witnesstothefall
Put 'em in a cell and sick this little guy on 'em
Even if we gotta get them one at a time, we'll get them.
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:37:36 PM PST
by
visualops
(Liberty is both the plan of Heaven for humanity, and the best hope for progress here on Earth-G.W.B.)
To: Peach
Did he say ....
Hasan Goul?
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:37:37 PM PST
by
Dog
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
To: diamondjoe
Thanks; I misunderstood FNC. They were showing Powell at the UN...
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:38:00 PM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: Dog
I don't know, Dog.
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:38:22 PM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: Dog
I r a n
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:38:58 PM PST
by
Shermy
To: Dog Gone
He seems have given us someone today..
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:38:59 PM PST
by
Dog
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
To: Peach
Re#7 Wow. Godspeed to our brave troops.
BTW, you have one of my favorite taglines. Never forget, actually, educate others so they never forget...
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:39:01 PM PST
by
eureka!
(The ongoing destruction of the Rat party is giving me smile wrinkles.....)
To: Shermy
??
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:40:03 PM PST
by
Dog
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
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