[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Saw somewhere that he died soon after Iraq & US troops arrived on the scene, anyone provide a link ?

I'm thinking Texkat had something on that....on one of the threads.....been up some 3 am so my mind is getting fuzzy./...

[TexKat]

Members of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's family gather in a tent to mourn the death of the notorious terrorist leader killed in Iraq Thursday June 8, 2006 below a festive banner which beamed: 'The wedding of the hero, martyr Abu Musab al-Zarqawi'. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)

A picture of Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is displayed during a news conference at the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad June 8, 2006. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz (IRAQ)

[TexKat]

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Americans watch the news of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death in Times Square. Under pressure to show progress in Iraq, US President George W. Bush has hailed the killing of Zarqawi as a chance to "turn the tide" of the conflict.(AFP/Getty Images/Stephen Chernin)