He dropped a Dinar on the scumbags. I'm betting they got Medieval on him first though.
Posted on 09/03/2006 2:29:49 AM PDT by HAL9000
I've only seen FNC mention this on the air this morning. Anyone noticed if MSNBC and/or CNN could be bothered to report on the happy news?
RE:Hamed Juma Faris al-Suaidi, also known as Abu Humam or Abu Rana,
According to Drudge Ayman al-Zawahri is #2, how many 2's are there?
This guy is #2 in Iraq.
Per the AP:
No. 2 al-Qaida leader in Iraq arrested
Iraqi forces have arrested the second most senior operative in al-Qaida in Iraq, and the group now suffers from a "serious leadership crisis," the national security adviser said Sunday.
Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, known as Abu Humam or Abu Rana, was arrested a few days ago, Mouwaffak al-Rubaie said, adding that his arrest also led to the capture or death of 11 other top al-Qaida in Iraq figures and nine lower-level members.
He was the second most important al-Qaida in Iraq leader after Abu Ayyub al-Masri, al-Rubaie said. Al-Masri succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike north of Baghdad on June 7.
"We believe that al-Qaida in Iraq suffers from a serious leadership crisis. Our troops have dealt fatal and painful blows to this organization," the security adviser said.
Al-Saeedi was "directly responsible" for the person who carried out the bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra in February, al-Rubaie added. The bombing inflamed tensions between Shiite and Sunni Muslims and triggered reprisal attacks that continue still.
"Al-Saeedi carried out al-Qaida's policies in Iraq and the orders of the slain al-Zarqawi to incite sectarian violence in the country, through attempting to start a civil war between Shiites and Sunnis — but their wishes did not materialize," al-Rubaie added.
After his arrest, al-Saeedi gave up information that led to the arrest or death of 11 top al-Qaida in Iraq figures and nine lower-level members, he added. He would not reveal the identities of the others, or where al-Saeedi was captured, for security reasons.
After al-Zarqawi was killed, authorities obtained information about al-Saeedi indicating he had been operating in Salahuddin province, al-Rubaie said. He later moved south to northern Baghdad and had been operating outside Baqouba, the same area where al-Zarqawi was killed.
Al-Saeedi had been hiding in a residential building, the security adviser said. "He wanted to use children and women as human shields during the arrest, which is why the operation was based on a very precise military plan to preserve the lives of women and children in the building," al-Rubaie said, adding that there were no casualties during the arrest.
"Hamed al-Saeedi supervised terrorist groups that kidnapped people for ransom, and killed policemen after they received their salaries in order to finance terrorist operations," the security adviser said. "He used to order terrorist operations using mortars and roadside bombs, which led to the killing of several troops and innocent civilians."
He said al-Saeedi also supervised the creation of death squads and ordered assassinations, bombings, kidnappings and attacks on Iraqi police and army checkpoints.
"The operations were brutal and merciless," he said.
Al-Saeedi's capture "will affect al-Qaida in Iraq and its operations against our people, especially those aimed at inciting sectarian strife," al-Rubaie said.
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer
He dropped a Dinar on the scumbags. I'm betting they got Medieval on him first though.
Relentless continue their war on terror while the US media relentless undermines that effort.
The ACLU wouldn't approve.
A coward beneath contempt. It's hard to believe that even terrorists would follow anyone who used such base tactics.
{{{...too bad they took him alive...}}}
See #26 for info that this creep is "spilling his guts". (Personally, I'm too ladylike to speak this way so I'm showing quotes...LOL.)
So how long until Dems start a pity party for the guy and complain about our interrogation techniques, any bets?
Excellent news.
Got to be the most dangerous job in the world. Al Qeda loses a number 2 about every other month these days.
They would, if they bothered to focus on it.
Since it's a good thing, and since they want to hoodwink us into believing the Iraq war is disconnected to the WOT, I suspect they'll ignore it.
I mean, al-qaida in Iraq? He ratted out eleven al-qaida in Baghdad alone? This guy specializes in mass murder in order to further sectarian violence? Yep, my guess is they'll ignore it. But if not connected to Iraq, they would be all over the "detainee torture" and "human rights" angle...
The BBC has this pic of him.
His eyebrows are out of alignment. Wonder why?
This is a lot like playing Whack-a-Mole...
Greetings SV:
Appreciate the Baghdad human trash pickup ping.
Cheers,
OLA
Yes the Iraqi police, who have had so many members of their ranks blown up by car bombs from this guy, will get him to talk all about things.
FoxNews is reporting that al-Suaidi is singing like a songbird.
lol
His arrest has led to the arrests of other terrorists.
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