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| White House: "Highly Unlikely" that Zarq was killed |
| 2005-11-20 |
| Much background deleted The U.S. military is conducting tests to determine whether terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among those killed in a weekend raid in northern Iraq, but a White House official called that prospect "highly unlikely." The raid took place Saturday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a U.S. counterterrorism official said Sunday. The official said U.S. commanders do not know whether al-Zarqawi -- whom U.S. authorities call al Qaeda's top man in Iraq -- was in the house, which was targeted because suspected al Qaeda members were thought to be inside. Tell the Fat Lady she can go home. In Beijing, China, a stop on President Bush's trip to Asia, National Security Council spokesman Frederick Jones discounted the prospect of al-Zarqawi's death. "The report is highly unlikely and not credible," he said. |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #12 Bush I am sure by now is pretty damm gun shy when it comes to the media. If he claimed it possible and it wasnt him they would have crusified him later with the lieing to get attention off his failed war blah blah blah.. This way he is covered either way. After how the media turned a war with multiple reasons for happening into just one WMD that was just one in many not the sole reason. I dont know about you but if I was Saddam and the media were screaming WMD inspectors looking everywere lookin the strongest nation in the world that already beat you down once talkin about a rematch to the death fist thing I would do would be take the WMD and all associated gather together take a crew of guys bury it in the deepest hole possible then when the guys show up to get paid bury them no witnesses have the sons do it to assure silence. Hell the only one who would know the location would be you and the guys in the hole. The egyptans Mummys did it and we still havent found all the treasure. |
| Posted by: C-Low 2005-11-20 23:50 |
| #11 Lol - "deeply personal" - I'll remember that one - and steal it, lol. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-11-20 23:42 |
| #10 White House: "Highly Unlikely" that Zarq was killed All right. All right. I settle for just "maimed." Perferrably in a very painful and deeply personal way. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-11-20 23:21 |
| #9 Justrand hit upon it; casting doubt on it leaves less room for AQ popping up with a "hey, it's not true!" that would embarass the US government had it been more optimistic and announcing it as a possibility. |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2005-11-20 23:00 |
| #8 the White House is gonna play this VERY cagey! Don't want false hopes...and DO want Zark's buddies in the dark for a bit! My confidence is rising!! :) |
| Posted by: Justrand 2005-11-20 22:53 |
| #7 Facts on the ground, US and world politics, last but not least reality. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2005-11-20 22:42 |
| #6 In Iran!!!??? Calling the shots!! MFer!! Man if that is the truth...then what is stopping the B2's? |
| Posted by: Long Hair Republican 2005-11-20 22:39 |
| #5 From the WP: There is a "30 percent" chance that one of the bodies is Zarqawi's, he said. But he warned: "We've had dry holes before." Sounds to me like he was the target. |
| Posted by: BillH 2005-11-20 22:15 |
| #4 Maybe they know for a fact that Zarq is in Iran calling the shots? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2005-11-20 21:54 |
| #3 sssshhhhh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-20 21:43 |
| #2 The story comes from CNN (Communist News Network) and can be discounted. My question is this: If it is so highly unlikely that we got Zarquawi, why bother to secure the boomers building and why perform DNA tests to determine if it was him? |
| Posted by: John Q. Citizen 2005-11-20 21:41 |
| #1 the coward Zarqawi is unlikely to expose himself along with the "fighters" he sends out to die. He will be found, cowering under a child' s bed, someday, hoping to use the child as a shield. PUSSY is the best I can call this spitwad |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-20 21:28 |