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Iraq-Jordan
Zark sets deadlines for chemical attack
2005-09-13
As the US and Iraqi forces continue their week long occupation in Tel Afer, an al-Qaeda linked organization has threatened for a chemical attack if the operation is not ended within 24 hours.

An Internet notice from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi from the Iraqi division of al-Qaeda and other organizations like Ansar al-Sunnah said, “If the Tel Afer operation does not end in 24 hours, Ceyh al-Taif al-Mansura military office has decided to organize attacks towards important and strategic targets of the occupation and Iraqi forces using chemical weapons developed by the Mujaheeden.”

Zarqawi condemned the occupation in Tel Afer and called on insurgents to take up arms.

“Those who had been defeated many times reside in Tel Afar where they have tasted defeat and pain,” Zarqawi challenged in the tape recording broadcast on an Internet site.

The most advanced weapons and the most poisonous gases are used in Tel Afer, he claimed, admitting, “Our enemies are experiencing their hardest days in Iraq.”
Posted by:Dan Darling

#7  I dont know about everyone else but the low casualties reported and the messages from Zark and the crew are making me think that the tide is turning......
Posted by: Mctavish Mcpherson   2005-09-13 16:41  

#6  Good observation JFM. The louder the bark, the less the bite.
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-09-13 09:30  

#5  More chili, Mahmoud! We must prepare for our chemical attacks!
Posted by: al-Zarqawi   2005-09-13 08:48  

#4  Al Quaida never barks when it is able to bite. Be it for the embassies, the USS Cole, the twin towers or the nightclubs in Indonesia there was never an announce boasting they would strike the US or the Australians.

On the opposite, when Al Quaida barks it is because it finds itself unable to bite.
Posted by: JFM   2005-09-13 08:45  

#3  lol sightseeing - made me laugh that, looks like old zarky is gonna look pretty stupid to those he's trying to win over in this chapter, next chapter will be the final defeat of zarky and his goons.
Posted by: Shep UK   2005-09-13 05:32  

#2  Sounds like we struck a major nerve. Threats ring pretty hollow when the Iraqi PM is sightseeing around this place of "defeat & pain".
Posted by: PBMcL   2005-09-13 01:41  

#1  Believe we have now exceeded the supposed deadline. Your time has expired Zark.
Posted by: Captain America   2005-09-13 01:01  

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