Posted on 06/07/2006 11:41:09 PM PDT by StJacques
Edited on 06/08/2006 1:00:37 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
It's on ABC Late Night News Right Now
ABC News Update:
BAGHDAD, Iraq Jun 8, 2006 (AP)— Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida-linked militant who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings in Iraq, has been killed in a U.S. air raid north of Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed Wednesday evening along with seven aides.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2052072
Imus just asked if Rahman (the spiritual adviser... right), was like Billy Graham to American presidents.
Just put him to sleep.
"Convenient too that this would happen now....guess we should just all forget about that Haditha mess, the fact that we are approaching 2,500 dead and the fact that our economy is in big trouble."
Unbelieveable. These people are pathological.
The economy is in trouble?
"One of Bigley's brothers said he was glad Zarqawi was dead but would rather have seen him face justice for beheading the British hostage."
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A number of pundits on tv talked about this too -- that maybe it would have been better to bring him in alive. I'm not so sure myself. Fanatics like him aren't going to be all that useful in prison -- doubt he would spill his guts and tell anyone about the inner workings of Al Quaeda and the numerous terrorist organizations. It would have been a waste of time and effort, not to mention the financial cost to keep the guy in jail. And there would have also been the possibility that someone would have sprung him from prison too.
No, I think our troops and the Iraqis did enough. Now he's in God's hands and He will mete out the best punishment.
Wasn't he dis-inheirited from the family?
Tell your son that we think of them every day, that we pray for their safety, thank them for their duty and that the American flag still makes me cry with USA Pride.
Remember, they work in fastfood and live in Mom's basement... Those $5 lattes take a real bite of the budget.
I hope not, they are a prized and valued gamefish down here, they only eat them in the Bahamas.
We dropped Michael Moore and Ted Kennedy on Zarqawi?
But seriously, this is great news!
Did I miss her?
I just turned WLS on.
Interesting that Zarqawi was found in Sadr City. Gusss it's too much to ask that Mooki was the "spiritual advisor" involved.
Also that house look rather upscale. The fact that it looks quite large and has a swamp cooler.
Wonder who gets the $20mil?
going into the weekend, this will take Hadith off the headlines and instead, talk will be about this!
Yeah for sure.
I am not sure how the idea that the economy is in trouble gets so much traction. I hear it everywhere, from people standing in line to buy lottery tickets, to coworkers driving their brand new cars.
It looks like the Coalition press conference has started but we aren't getting audio.
Showing picture of dead Zarqawi.
Imus..pffttt!
I just saw the first photo of a DEAD Zark!! They showed it on the platform where they're about to have the briefing in Iraq..
"We dropped Michael Moore and Ted Kennedy on Zarqawi?"
No, there wasn't near enough damage in the photos to result from dropping those two porkers.
Fox showing pics of his dead head.....lmao
*Just got back in from putting kids on the bus* HaHa we got PICTURES!
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