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Iraq-Jordan
Zarqawi's command structure deteriorating
2005-01-10
The U.S.-led coalition believes it has been whittling the command structure of the most lethal Islamic insurgency group in Iraq. U.S. officials said the military has captured several key leaders of the Tawhid and Jihad group led by Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi. They said the detainees were identified as leading aides of Al Zarqawi, whom the United States regards as the most lethal insurgent in Iraq. Over the last two weeks, at least three senior aides of Al Zarqawi have been captured in northern Iraq. Officials said the military believes that the Tawhid command structure fled from Faluja to northern and western Iraq after the U.S. military invasion of the city in November 2004. On Saturday, the U.S. military announced the capture of a key aide to Al Zarqawi. The military identified the aide as Abdul Aziz Saadoun Ahmed Hamdouni, also known as Abu Ahmed, said to have been arrested in Mosul.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#21  the am neo gonna tried to excuse the bastards in order to gain inside info as alway have done in the last 100 years ...............
Posted by: expose the scum   2005-01-10 6:34:43 AM  

#20  ditto what Lucky sez.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-01-10 6:42:13 PM  

#19  ditto what tom says.
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-10 3:26:07 PM  

#18  With so many Zarq aids getting nabbed I wonder if a big bird isn't singing somewhere? Perhaps the rumors of last week where true....
Posted by: TomAnon   2005-01-10 3:24:55 PM  

#17  Taking out command stuff from these killers is the thing. Even if we hit a wrong house along the way, bummer. It makes a point. This is what is required in a war zone being shaped by a mafia style formations. Kill them without notice and leave nothing to say hi. Just do it and move on. Go to Syria, go to Iran. Sabotage Iranian Oil production without leaving a clue. Oh and blow shit out of any vehicle that even tries to come close to a poling station. Just blow shit out of it.
Posted by: Lucky   2005-01-10 3:08:32 PM  

#16  Deteriorating means captured or dead--that's good! "Blasting Hebrew rap music" sounds awful since, in my opinion, garden variety rap music sounds awful. I don't know if they could last very long.
Posted by: John Q. Citizen   2005-01-10 10:26:05 AM  

#15  Wrap his ass up in a big Israeli flag and blast Hebrew rap music until he cracks!
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-01-10 10:14:16 AM  

#14  So ze troll ees in ze sink trap? I could get into putting drain cleaner in the sink.
Posted by: John Q. Citizen   2005-01-10 10:06:58 AM  

#13  Please don't offend Abu. Please try to be politically correct during interrogation er... questioning in a friendly and collegial manner. Make certain he has exercise equipment and cable TV.
Posted by: John Q. Citizen   2005-01-10 9:56:13 AM  

#12  Damnit , am in the mood to go troll clubbing and soo many posts been deleted already .. I must be getting slow in my old age .
Posted by: MacNails   2005-01-10 9:53:02 AM  

#11  "On Saturday, the U.S. military announced the capture of a key aide to Al Zarqawi. The military identified the aide as Abdul Aziz Saadoun Ahmed Hamdouni, also known as Abu Ahmed"

Hope they ain't humiliating him to try to get info on where the next roadside bomb is set.
Posted by: Hank   2005-01-10 9:50:03 AM  

#10  Agreed John Q. In the Machiavellian order the ends will justify the means. Use all methods to eliminte the threat and the morality you temporarily suspend will be justified through peace and stability for the greater whole.
Posted by: Rightwing   2005-01-10 9:49:19 AM  

#9  this particular troll is exceedingly illiterate in English and really hateful....bet they know the Koran really well, though. ROPMA
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-10 9:47:54 AM  

#8  The fact that a MSM mag is running around writing stories about "Salvadorian Solutions" and "Death Squads", etc. tells you something - that it is a warning not a real concept. Syria and Iran have just been put on public notice. It may be SF trained Iraqi CI types or it may not. It may be assaination but it could be snatch and rendite. Or it could be surgical air to ground strikes or it may not. This is not a cafeteria type plan but rather a "time and place" concept. No shock and awe stuff but rather the mafia version of the silent treatment.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2005-01-10 9:41:30 AM  

#7  JQ go peeketh in the sink trap....
Posted by: Shipman   2005-01-10 9:39:07 AM  

#6  I have always wondered what "abusive remarks" are that get a grade such as #2. What constitutes being over the line? Just curious.

It seems the buzz in the media is whether we should resurect "death squads." It seems like one fights Zarqwai's death squads with death squads. Hopefully, the good death squads have better intelligence and the support of the local Iraqis than the jihadists. Sometimes the MSM, bleeding hearts, etc. gets it collective underwear bunched up about such things. The Israelis targeted the Black September terrorists and dispatched with them. These terrorists were a scourge to the world. As I recall there was some applause. Eichman got snatched out of South America by the Israelis. The bad guys have to realize they cannot do what they do with impunity--there will be a price to pay.

The US did not have any moral dilemas about targeted assassinations during WWII. Not doing anything presented a larger risk and dangers to the free world.
Posted by: John Q. Citizen   2005-01-10 9:12:42 AM  

#5  Right! The Brits taught us you gotta have a flag before all else! No flag? No country! That's how they snarfed up India!
Posted by: .com   2005-01-10 8:12:42 AM  

#4  I'm with you too! Let's get a flag!
Posted by: Shipman   2005-01-10 7:41:57 AM  

#3  Neo? So this has to do with the Matrix? Is it the Architect? The bastard. I'm with you, exposed scum, let's get 'im!
Posted by: .com   2005-01-10 7:19:01 AM  

#2  [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by: expose the scum TROLL   2005-01-10 6:34:43 AM  

#1  If these guys wanna make a permanent dent, kill those "leaders" when they are found.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-01-10 1:37:34 AM  

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