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| Al Qaeda "barber" arrested in Iraq |
| 2005-10-15 |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Iraq said on Saturday that they were holding a man suspected of acting as a barber to senior al Qaeda militants and helping them change their appearance to evade capture. The man, named as Walid Muhammad Farhan Juwar al-Zubaydi -- "aka 'The Barber,"' the U.S. military statement said -- was arrested in Baghdad on September 24, the day before U.S. troops caught up with and killed a militant they described as the most senior al Qaeda leader in the capital, Abu Azzam. "'The Barber's' duties included altering senior al Qaeda in Iraq members' appearances by dying hair color, altering hairstyles and changing facial hair in their efforts to evade capture," the military said in the statement. Also detained on September 24 was Ibrahim Muhammad Subhi Khayri al-Rihawi, the military said, naming him also as Abu Khalil and calling him a "close associate" of Abu Azzam. "(He) served as an executive assistant for the terrorist emir. He also acted as a banker for Azzam and stored the terrorist organization's funds so they would not be confiscated should Abu Azzam be killed or captured," it added. Abu Azzam was described by U.S. commanders after his death as second only to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the Islamist network's organization in Iraq. U.S. forces are keen to show progress in tracking down insurgents in Iraq after two and a half years in which the militants have inflicted thousands of casualties on Iraqi civilians and security forces and killed hundreds of Americans. |
| Posted by:DanNY |
| #9 hee hee. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-10-15 18:35 |
| #8 Barber: H-h-how would you like it sir? Customer: Just short back and sides. Barber: How do you do that? Customer: Oh, you know, just short back and sides. Barber: It's not a... a razor cut, RAZOR CUT BLOOD ARTERY MURDER SPUrt.. arr... Customer: No, just ordinary short back and sides, you know... Barber: It's just s-s-s-scissors then... Customer: Yes. Barber: You wouldn't rather forget all about it? Customer: What? Barber: You wouldn't prefer to have it just combed? Customer: Oh, no.. I want something cut off! Barber: Cut, CUT HEART HITCHCOCK MURDER BLOOD PSYCHO HOMICIDE SPURT ARTERY TREMOR CORTEX Arrrgg...! (The barber fakes a few quick snips.) Barber: There, finished. Customer: I beg your pardon? Barber: I've finished cutting, cutting, CUTTING, CUTTING YOUR HAIR! Customer: Well, you haven't even done any cutting yet. Barber: All right, I confess I didn't cut your hair. I hate hair. I-I I can't bear cutting it. I have this uncontrolable fear whenever I see hair. My mother said I was a fool! She said the only way to overcome my fear would be to become a barber. I didn't want to be a barber. I wanted to be... A *TERRORIST*! [cue music] I'm a terrorist and I'm okay I sleep all night and I bomb all day [chorus] He’s a terrorist and he’s okay He sleeps all night and he bombs all day [terrorist] I cut down crowds, I make bomb vests I go to the lavatory On Ramadan I go shopping For lots more IEDs [chorus] He cuts down crowds, he makes bomb vests He goes to the lavatory On Ramadan he goes shopping For lots more IEDs He’s a terrorist and he’s okay He sleeps all night and he bombs all day [terrorist] I mow down Shiites, I hoist my rump And daily say five prayers I’ll put on women’s clothing and hang around in mosques [chorus] He mows down Shiites and hoists his rump And daily says five prayers He’ll put on women’s clothing and hang around in mosques He’s a terrorist and he’s okay He sleeps all night and he bombs all day [terrorist] I hijack planes, I wear silk hose A burkha and a bra I like goats instead of girlies, just like my dear pappa [chorus] He hijacks planes and wears silk hose A burkha and a bra He likes goats instead of girlies, just like his dear pappa He’s a terrorist and he’s okay He sleeps all night and he bombs all day! [with apologies to Monty Python] |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-15 23:29 |
| #7 U.S. forces are keen to show progress as opposed to the media who are keen to show failure? Tell me a story not the truth. |
| Posted by: john 2005-10-15 20:17 |
| #6 'The Barber's' duties included altering senior al Qaeda in Iraq members' appearances by dying hair color, altering hairstyles and changing facial hair in their efforts to evade capture. Yeah, nobody would ever think those all those red-headed middle eastern guys looked suspicious. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-10-15 19:08 |
| #5 Al Qaeda "barber" arrested in Iraq Shave and a throat cut two bits |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-10-15 15:15 |
| #4 Queer eye for the soon-to-be-dead guy extreme makeovers. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-10-15 13:43 |
| #3 so Valmorfication™ doesn't just belong to Team America? Damn |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-10-15 12:43 |
| #2 Also detained on September 24 was Ibrahim Muhammad Subhi Khayri al-Rihawi, the military said, naming him also as Abu Khalil and calling him a "close associate" of Abu Azzam.
They got Al Qaeda in Iraq's banker....holy moly. |
| Posted by: Grins Sluper5274 2005-10-15 09:26 |
| #1 If we could only nail the Al Quds Shoeshine Brigade this war would be over. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2005-10-15 08:36 |