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Iraq-Jordan
Raid nets 'senior Zarqawi aide'
2004-10-23
U.S. and Iraqi forces have nabbed a senior member of wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's inner circle during a raid in southern Falluja, according to the Multi-National Forces-Iraq. Five other people were also detained in the raid on the safe haven, which happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, the MNF-I statement said. Initially, the individual targeted and detained was thought to be a minor member of al-Zarqawi's circle. However, the MNF-I said that "due to a surge in the number of Zarqawi associates who have been captured or killed by MNF-I strikes and other operations, the member had moved up to take a critical position as a Zarqawi senior leader."
Posted by:Paul Moloney

#19  LOL! I missed another train wreck at RantBurg Station.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-10-24 9:57:17 AM  

#18  Hmmm - past 11AM - no evidence...
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-23 2:22:56 PM  

#17  More to the point... are the Hague Tribunal and its supporters willing to do anything to stop the ongoing genocide in Sudan or not?

Or are they merely a bunch of guys willing to show up after the battle is won by someone else and bayonet the enemy wounded?
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2004-10-23 2:02:58 PM  

#16  Sounds expensive, even adjusting Nuremburg for inflation. But I guess it helps soften the Euro unemployment rate.
Posted by: Tom   2004-10-23 1:51:28 PM  

#15  
Thanks for the link, Ed. Are you satisfied with that, Raptor?
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Posted by: Mike Sylwester   2004-10-23 1:44:55 PM  

#14  Just popping to check on that MS- brain evidence thing? Any luck yet?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-23 11:52:07 AM  

#13  Here is a puff piece: Hague tribunal comes of age
Formed in 1993. Ninety-two accused war criminals have been brought before it, 42 of them already tried (including guilty pleas). It has completed no fewer than 22 trials; seven convicts have already served their time. Also: 1300 staff and a 100-million-euro budget (per year).

Let you decide if it is worth it.
Posted by: ed   2004-10-23 11:51:15 AM  

#12  
Comment: Re #7 (Trailing Wife) Has the Hague tribunal managed to convict anyone yet? Yes.

Where's your proof,Mike?Let's see some documentation?Your always demanding others provide proof.Where's yours?Time to pony-up skippy!
Posted by: raptor   2004-10-23 11:42:12 AM  

#11  And he happily pretends that the current state of affairs in Sudan is desireable; he pretends that the security council, or more accurately Sudan's economic partners France and China, and their veto power at the council, proves that the situation in Sudan is good.

I suspect it would be healthier for you if you pretended to believe in a pooka named Harvey. He's much nicer. I'll introduce you to him if we ever meet. He's the best friend anyone could ever have!
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2004-10-23 11:23:23 AM  

#10  
Re #7 (Trailing Wife)
Has the Hague tribunal managed to convict anyone yet?
Yes.

What has been their per diem just for lunches, do you suppose?
Above what level would the per diem indicate that Kofi Annan is a serial genocide enabler?

Kofi Annan was in charge on the ground in Rwanda, and refused to pass on the military commander's urgent demands for more troops to prevent the upcoming massacre. Nor did he do anything once the massacre started.

Pass on the demands to whom? If the demands had been passed on, then would the UN have sent more troops? What do you think Annan should have done once the massacre started?

Mr. Annan has been in charge during the entire series of events in Sudan
Mr. Annan has been in charge of the UN Secretariat, which implements the decisions of the UN Security Council. He has implemented all such resolutions about Sudan.
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Posted by: Mike Sylwester   2004-10-23 11:06:03 AM  

#9  please provide evidence that Mike S has a brain. I'm looking forward to the evidence and will return here at 11AM PST to see what has been documented. Thanks in advance everyone. Provide footnotes, dates, and corroborating witnesses with affadavits (notarized). Thanks.
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-23 11:05:35 AM  

#8  Tell me,Mike,just what has the IWCT done?How many war/genoicde/ethnic cleanser have been braught to trial?Don't you think that they should have managed to put people like Milosavich,and Koradic in prision by now.If you can't give me a deffinative answer,then you should at least concede that TW,and I just might be right.For the life of me I can not understand your blind loyalty to failed international orginazations.
Posted by: raptor   2004-10-23 11:01:57 AM  

#7  Mr. Sylwester, you are being disingenous. Use the brain you were born with.

Has the Hague tribunal managed to convict anyone yet? How long have they been working on this? What has been their per diem just for lunches, do you suppose?

Kofi Annan was in charge on the ground in Rwanda, and refused to pass on the military commander's urgent demands for more troops to prevent the upcoming massacre. Nor did he do anything once the massacre started.

Mr. Annan has been in charge during the entire series of events in Sudan: first the massacre of the black Christians and animists in the South, now the massacre of the black Muslims in Darfur region.

You have been reading Rantburg for some time. You know these things at least as well as this little housewife does. I shall expect proper answers to these questions, with working links, by the end of the weekend, as I'm sure you'll want to spend some time with your family.
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-10-23 10:48:53 AM  

#6  
Re #1 (SPD) Kofi has been a serial genocide enabler

In what ways has Kofi Annan been a serial genocide enabler?
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Posted by: Mike Sylwester   2004-10-23 10:10:01 AM  

#5  
Raptor, why do you think the Hague tribunal is a waste of time and money?
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Posted by: Mike Sylwester   2004-10-23 10:08:19 AM  

#4   "It's doubtful whether U.N. officials should be involved in the establishment of a tribunal that is not a U.N. body," Wonder if he means something like the IWCT at the Haque.Talk about a waste of time and money.
Posted by: raptor   2004-10-23 9:02:42 AM  

#3  Keep killing them at a rate such that novices become senior level within a week. Up and out personnel management courtesy of the US Armed Forces.
Posted by: ed   2004-10-23 8:48:47 AM  

#2  Annan makes Chamberlain look like a tough guy

Zar-cow, zar-cow, they'sa commin to git ya..
Posted by: 2b   2004-10-23 8:14:31 AM  

#1  Also from the linked article:

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has "serious doubts" that the special tribunal chosen to try Saddam Hussein and his top associates could meet judicial standards for fair and open proceedings, a U.N. spokesman said Friday. "It's doubtful whether U.N. officials should be involved in the establishment of a tribunal that is not a U.N. body," Stephane Dujarric said. "We have serious doubts regarding the capability of the Iraqi special tribunal to meet the relevant international standards."

Statements like this from Kofi has been a serial genocide enabler are a laugh. Kofi the Iraqi's will be glad to strech Saddams neck a quickly as they can. Don't worry they don't need your help. In fact I hope they kept that chipper around in case they decide to use it on him.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-10-23 5:56:48 AM  

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