MI6 helped nail Zarqawi

The Sun ^ | June 9, 2006 | GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON

[MadIvan]

BRITISH spies played a pivotal role in helping to nail al Zarqawi, The Sun can reveal.

MI6 officers helped identify the whereabouts of the al- Qaeda general and his henchmen before the US air strike. And the SAS were involved in a series of “smash and grab” raids to seize his aides nearby.

Senior sources confirmed last night that MI6 had worked for weeks with US and Jordanian counterparts.

They helped pinpoint al Zarqawi and his team in their safe houses — leading directly to the bombing mission. A source said: “The intelligence services and special forces have been working with American colleagues.

“British intelligence played a role in helping to locate al Zarqawi. And special forces were involved in raids rounding up his men soon after.”

[MadIvan]

I'm glad we did our bit.

Regards, Ivan

[Armedanddangerous]

Who Dares Wins bump

[Alkhin]

I was hoping the Brits and Aussies had a hand in this!!

God save the Queen and God bless the Aussies and British!!

thanks MadIvan!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Great job....

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[atomicpossum]

Yeah, but you haven't helped us catch Bin Ladin, have you? (/hysterical DU mode)

[oblomov]

We did it before, and we can do it again.

[fatnotlazy]

That's great, Ivan.

My deepest thanks to MI6 and all involved. Good job!

[mewzilla]

I'm glad we did our bit

And God bless you for it!

But how come I can't find beans about it in the on-line editions of your papers? Are they covering it?

[MadIvan]

Well this article was in the Sun, one of our most popular dailies.

Regards, Ivan

[rhombus]

What's the old saying about success having a hundred parents but failure being an orphan?

[Coop]

You guys always do more than your share, and we are sincerely grateful. And unfortunately the Brits also owed Zarqawi/Al Qaeda some payback, so I'm glad they played a major role in this victory.

[mewzilla]

Thanks for posting it. I looked there and didn't see it. It's sure not banner headlines, and I'd've thought it would be.

[Bahbah]

And the SAS were involved in a series of “smash and grab” raids to seize his aides nearby.

Reading this just fills me with immense pleasure.

[SE Mom]

WTG Brits!

[Toidylop]

It's a real good feeling and great assurance for us to have friends like the BRITS :). Anybody noticed that in modern history, both Aussies and Brits have been our closest allies on world politics. We, English speakers, stick togother :)

[MadIvan]

Given the way the BBC is lately, it's actually the reverse in most of the media.

Regards, Ivan

[RJL]

MI6 helped nail Zarqawi

Thanks to Britain, MI6, Jordan and everyone involved in this important success.

[ElkGroveDan]

The Elk Grove Police Department had a hand in it too.

[in hoc signo vinces]

Enough credit to spread around, Rainbow Six style.