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Abu Musab al Zarqawi Wore Suicide Belt to Prevent Capture
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| 11/21/05
Posted on 11/21/2005 10:15:05 AM PST by areafiftyone
Al Qaida chief of operations in Iraq, Abu Musab al Zarqawi, wears a suicide bomb belt so he can kill himself if capture appears imminent - a practice that apparently drove U.S. forces to suspect that he was one of three terrorists who blew themselves up after they surrounded a safehouse in Mosul on Saturday.
"He has sworn never to be taken alive by the U.S.," ABC newsman Brian Ross reported Monday, adding: "He actually travels with his own suicide explosive belt."
While U.S. officials remain publicly skeptical that Zarqawi was among those killed, DNA tests are continuing in a bid to determine the identities of the three terrorists who committed suicide using explosive devices.
Joint forces backed by U.S. military helicopters surrounded the house after receiving a tip that Zarqawi might be inside, the governor of Nineveh province, Duraid Kashmoula, told the Washington Post.
The Iraqi official put the chances that Zarqawi was among the dead at 30 percent.
Over the past month, Kashmoula told the paper, there has been a series of raids following a surge in tips from Iraqis who have turned on Zarqawi. "Their feeling is that al Qaida in Iraq has overstepped its bounds," he explained.
Zarqawi, who regularly issues public communiqués on audiotape and via the Internet, has not been heard from since Saturday's attack.
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I have been reading this all over the blogs too but I still tend to take this with a grain of salt. How many times did the MSM think we got Bin Laden in Afghanistan.
To: nw_arizona_granny; Cindy; MamaDearest
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:16:43 AM PST
by
DAVEY CROCKETT
(Thanksgiving Blessings to ALL!)
To: areafiftyone
" I still tend to take this with a grain of salt."
Yeah. I'm skeptical on this one. but here's what I'm wondering: how did they get the DNA sample?
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:17:19 AM PST
by
strategofr
(The secret of happiness is freedom. And the secret of freedom is courage.---Thucydities)
To: areafiftyone
Abu Musab al Zarqawi, wears a suicide bomb belt so he can kill himself if capture appears imminent C'MON STATIC ELECTRICITY...do your stuff!
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:17:33 AM PST
by
Gator101
To: areafiftyone
Bull. Zarqawi doesn't have the guts. We'll find him in a rathole, just like we did Saddamn.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:17:46 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: areafiftyone
you havent seen Bin Laden since Nov 2001 either!
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:18:24 AM PST
by
BurbankKarl
(NRA EPL)
To: areafiftyone
I thought the devil wears prada... that's what the book says. :)
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:18:36 AM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: areafiftyone
How many times did the MSM think we got Bin Laden in Afghanistan. All these guys die at least once a month.
To: areafiftyone
If he is dead, it will truly be a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:19:36 AM PST
by
GeorgeW23225
("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal")
To: strategofr
...how did they get the DNA sample? Perhaps from a close relative, if the not the head-chopper himself.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:19:38 AM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(Newbie since June 4, 2004)
To: BurbankKarl
Yea we saw him during the 2004 election remember? In his video he sent out he said He was voting for Kerry!
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:19:51 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
To: areafiftyone
Al Qaida chief of operations in Iraq, Abu Musab al Zarqawi, wears a suicide bomb belt so he can kill himself if capture appears imminent - a practice that apparently drove U.S. forces to suspect that he was one of three terrorists who blew themselves up after they surrounded a safehouse in Mosul on Saturday. Excellent idea. Hope it worked.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:21:00 AM PST
by
American Quilter
(The urge to save humanity is nearly always a cover for the urge to rule. - H.L. Mencken)
To: GeorgeW23225
Personally I wish Bush would make a Thanksgiving day appearance in Iraq for our troops. That would really help their morale. Also we can't forget our troops in Afghanistan though!
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:21:07 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
To: mewzilla
We'll find him in a rathole. I wouldn't mind finding him with his head separated from his body by an explosive belt.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:21:44 AM PST
by
ArmyTeach
(Pray daily for our troops...)
To: La Enchiladita
" Perhaps from a close relative,"
interesting thought. Of course, if that is the case, the DNA analysis will not give a definitive answer as to whether al Zarqawi has been killed. The stories in the press make it sound like we have his DNA.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:21:55 AM PST
by
strategofr
(The secret of happiness is freedom. And the secret of freedom is courage.---Thucydities)
To: strategofr
If he has any living brothers, sisters, or mom you can test mitochondrial DNA - that is passed on solely through the ovum (sperm has no mitochondria)
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:22:59 AM PST
by
ko_kyi
To: areafiftyone
The guy is too much of a coward to "blowed himself up real good". If he does wear one, they only way it'll go off is by accident.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:23:11 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(GITMO is way too nice of a place to house low life terrorists.)
To: strategofr
how did they get the DNA sample?I believe our troops captured his computer, as well as a vehicle he was traveling in. All ti takes is a hair.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:23:13 AM PST
by
tarator
To: areafiftyone
How many times did the MSM think we got Bin Laden in Afghanistan.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:23:35 AM PST
by
Phantom Lord
(Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
To: strategofr
Use mitochondrial DNA from a family member . They have turned on him ,so gladly have given a sample .
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:23:47 AM PST
by
Renegade
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