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"Al Qaeda Is Being Slaughtered"
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2007/11/018915.php ^

Posted on 11/01/2007 5:53:44 PM PDT by cool2007

That was the verdict of Michael Yon on Hugh Hewitt's radio show tonight. He was talking about the linked post:

“Al Qaeda in Iraq is defeated,” according to Sheik Omar Jabouri, spokesman for the Iraqi Islamic Party and a member of the widespread and influential Jabouri Tribe. Speaking through an interpreter at a 31 October meeting at the Iraqi Islamic Party headquarters in downtown Baghdad, Sheik Omar said that al Qaeda had been “defeated mentally, and therefore is defeated physically,” referring to how clear it has become that the terrorist group’s tactics have backfired. Operatives who could once disappear back into the crowd after committing an increasingly atrocious attack no longer find safe haven among the Iraqis who live in the southern part of Baghdad. They are being hunted down and killed. Or, if they are lucky, captured by Americans.

Yon described the progress he is currently seeing in Iraq as "unbelievable." Let's hope it continues.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; hewitt; iraq; michaelyon; talkradio
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To: bray

Au contraire my FRiend, just read this from Mr Boe(can’t spell his name, you know who I mean.):

“Meanwhile, one of those congressional Republicans was e-mailing reporters with a different perspective. “Democrats are gathering to celebrate themselves,” wrote Brian Kennedy, a spokesman for Representative John Boehner of Ohio, the Republican leader. “As a reminder here’s what they’ve delivered thus far: 47 bills to name things; 45 non-controversial bills with overwhelming GOP support; 15 bills to extend existing laws; 2 bills passed because of GOP strength. Not quite worthy of today’s pomp and circumstance.”

See, they have done a lot. Love this chit, nothing like making the Dims look like idiots.


41 posted on 11/01/2007 6:52:53 PM PDT by casino66 ( If I vote Dem I'll get everything 'free')
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To: casino66
nothing like making the Dims look like idiots.

The real trick would be to make them NOT look like idiots.

To paraphrase Ann Coulter, "If they had any brains, they'd be Republicans."

42 posted on 11/01/2007 6:56:59 PM PDT by ShowMeMom (America: The home of the FREE because of the BRAVE.)
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To: cool2007

Our casualties are down. November will be the test month... if we continue with American KIAs in the 30s or less, it will be the first time we’ve seen that since 2003. If that happens then its time to move on to bigger fish - IRAN.


43 posted on 11/01/2007 6:58:12 PM PDT by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: casino66

I stand corrected. All the Iraqi congress has done is come to an agreement on how to divide their vast oil revenues. Yeah, Do Nothing Nancy is a non-partisan leader.

Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops


44 posted on 11/01/2007 6:59:25 PM PDT by bray (Think "Betray U.S." Think Democrat)
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To: cool2007

Nonsense. The conventional wisdom, loudly trumpeted by Democrats, is that Iraq is a disaster and we can’t win, so we have to leave as soon as possible. So there.


45 posted on 11/01/2007 7:13:49 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
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To: JustDoItAlways
But defeating terrorist organizations requires that safe havens be taken away.

I recall President Bush saying that was the plan back in 2002.

46 posted on 11/01/2007 7:15:37 PM PDT by TN4Liberty (A liberal is someone who believes Scooter Libby should be in jail and Bill Clinton should not.)
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To: cool2007

Any other links supporting this?

If so, I want to post this at OTHER forums!

This is great news!!!!!


47 posted on 11/01/2007 7:18:35 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: cool2007

“We’re going to need a lot more virgins.”


48 posted on 11/01/2007 7:20:05 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ShowMeMom

Bingo!!


49 posted on 11/01/2007 7:22:18 PM PDT by casino66 ( If I vote Dem I'll get everything 'free')
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To: Chode
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50 posted on 11/01/2007 7:33:35 PM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: cool2007
Meanwhile, according to Drudge, Pelosi is still peddling the line that “Iraq is a failure”.
51 posted on 11/01/2007 7:49:43 PM PDT by finnigan2
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To: Cobra64
Image hosted by Photobucket.com eh... whats up doc???
52 posted on 11/01/2007 7:49:58 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist)
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To: STARWISE

Yesssss!


53 posted on 11/01/2007 8:34:17 PM PDT by tongue-tied (Counter-insurgency ops = armed social work)
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To: Cobra64

What a ninCOWpoop!


54 posted on 11/01/2007 8:36:39 PM PDT by MichiganCheese (Pray for our nation's boys, our future will be determined by the kind of men we bring them up to be.)
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To: tongue-tied

How are you doing, T ... where are you now?
Hope all is fine with you.

How about this ?

http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2007/226.html


55 posted on 11/01/2007 8:49:33 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: JustDoItAlways; HardStarboard
"...Iraq was one of Al Qaeda’s big hopes. Looks like Iraq is now lost to them and they must move on to other territory..."

Iraq WAS A-Qs only chance after Afghanistan was lost and Libya tossed in the towel.

"...The Tribal areas in Pakistan are their last bastion. The news there is not the greatest of late.
But defeating terrorist organizations requires that safe havens be taken away. If the Tribal areas in Pakistan is their last stand, then I say we are closer to winning the war on terror than ever..."

Waziristan, North and South, the so-called 'Tribal-Areas', is possibly the most vermin-infested place on earth, even worse than the West Bank or Gaza. It may well be a last stand for A-Q in more ways than one.

The muzzies threw all they had into Iraq to defeat the continued USA presence there - most of their best and well-trained fighters plus most of their equipment from all over the world. They've all but lost Iraq completely, and Iran is about to be next, and they know it.

Saudi Arabia (wahabbis) is the largest financier of muzzie-terrorism in the world, and they're about to lose all their surrogate states that did their dirty work for them while they pretended to be 'friends' of the USA. The Saudi Royal Family may well flee their country when Iran is dispatched.

Al Qaeda is a shadow of its' former self, and whoever is left will be hunted like rabid dogs in Waziristan after Iran and Syria are ruined. The coming conflict will eliminate Hizbollah, too, and there will be no place left to run to except the bowels that are Waziristan.

It's fitting that they die there ........................... FRegards

Weekend of November 8th or December 7th

56 posted on 11/01/2007 11:01:24 PM PDT by gonzo (Damn! If I had known I'd live this long, I'da taken better care of myself ...)
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To: cool2007

“According to Sheik Omar, the Jabouri tribe, too, is actively committed to destroying al Qaeda. So much so, that Jabouri tribal leaders have decided they would “kill their own sons” if any aided al Qaeda.

To underscore the point, he went on to say that about 70 Jabouri “sons” had been killed by the Jabouri tribe so far.”

This is actually the best part of this story as it means that the Iraqi’s on both a persoanl and political level are finally engaging in their own fight for freedom.

God bless their efforts

Mel


57 posted on 11/01/2007 11:07:58 PM PDT by melsec (A Proud Aussie)
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To: cool2007
This can’t be true. The NY Times hasn’t said a word about it. (sarcasm)
58 posted on 11/01/2007 11:20:15 PM PDT by fish hawk (The religion of Darwinism = Monkey Intellect)
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To: SolidWood

“We need to get the word out. The WH has to speak out more forcefully. This war is too important to be lost to the media deceivers.”

This administration has been very weak in communicating facts to our citizens, about this war. Bush is in charge, so I guess he is where the buck stops.

Since he is shall we say inconsistent as a communicator, he could (and should) delegate to others.


59 posted on 11/01/2007 11:31:38 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: kittymyrib
We’ll only know that Al Qaeda has been defeated when Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid show up wearing black arm bands.

Incorrect.

We’ll only know that Al Qaeda has been defeated when Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid show up to take credit for it.

Qwinn

60 posted on 11/01/2007 11:35:24 PM PDT by Qwinn
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