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Iraq-Jordan
Surrounded or not surrounded, that's the question
2005-03-28
Iraqi security forces have surrounded Iraq's most-wanted terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the country's interior minister announced.
Unfortunately, he's using the word "surrounded" in it's Saudi form
"We have not arrested al-Zarqawi," Interior Minister Falah al-Nakib said during a news conference. "He is surrounded in a certain area, and we hope for the best. This operation is ongoing. We hope that the situation will be completely different in Iraq at the end of this year."
Al-Nakib said al-Zarqawi was moving in "more than one area," but declined to provide more details.
"I can say no more"
A video of the apparent murder of a kidnapped senior official from the Iraqi Interior Ministry was posted on the Internet on Sunday, purportedly by the Al Qaeda wing in Iraq. The group of Al-Zarqawi has claimed responsibility for some of the bloodiest attacks against U.S. troops and Iraq's forces.
Posted by:Steve

#24  Shipman---LMAO! White Torus. that's a scream!!! The crew of the SS Rantburg are all stowaways.

Now get with yer dooty, matey, or ye all go in the sinktrap, arrr.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-03-28 11:32:22 PM  

#23  would that I could - Fred's driving this ship of fools - I'm just a volunteer
Posted by: Frank G   2005-03-28 10:46:09 PM  

#22  Frank -
Could we place "Fetch The Klein Bottle" as one of the rotating titles? It's a keeper!

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2005-03-28 10:09:54 PM  

#21  Ship -
I don't know what was funnier: your comment or the fact that everybody here probably got it...

"Quick - to the Klein Bottle!"(spinning Batman graphic)

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2005-03-28 10:08:43 PM  

#20  Shipman-Such refined wittiness from you. And here I am such a damn techno-peasant that it goes right past me. Well, not really but ....
Posted by: sea cruise   2005-03-28 7:54:49 PM  

#19  Ship - ROFLMAO!!!!

Beverage Alert on # 12!
Posted by: .com   2005-03-28 7:50:06 PM  

#18  Yeah, he's surrounded by 20 million Iraqis.
Posted by: KBK   2005-03-28 7:41:47 PM  

#17  Fetch the Klein Bottle! We've located him in the Mobius Strip driving a white Torus.

Shipman, I made it up to the word 'Torus' before I sprayed a mouthful of wine all over my monitor. Please try harder next time. { ;^)
Posted by: Parabellum   2005-03-28 5:58:53 PM  

#16  Uhhhh....How does this differ from the Phrench form?

One form means to let the bad guys run away ... the other means to run away from the bad guys.

;-)
Posted by: ExtremeModerate   2005-03-28 5:20:19 PM  

#15  Unfortunately, he's using the word "surrounded" in it's Saudi form.

Uhhhh....How does this differ from the Phrench form?
Posted by: anymouse   2005-03-28 4:55:27 PM  

#14  I think I know the problem. One eye was already out, then when you take the second eye out, there are no more eyes?!?
Posted by: Dennis Kucinich   2005-03-28 4:48:09 PM  

#13  I think I know the problem. One eye was already out, then when you take the second eye out, there are no more eyes?!?
Posted by: Dennis Kucinich   2005-03-28 4:47:15 PM  

#12  Fetch the Klein Bottle! We've located him in the Mobius Strip driving a white Torus.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-03-28 3:30:32 PM  

#11   Prince Abadalah al Saoud said "The terr is completely surrounded. He is somewhere in a circle one thousand miles in diameter. We have one cop at
each of the cardinal points of that circle. Thus the guy is surrounded according to the Holy Quran"
Posted by: JFM   2005-03-28 3:27:56 PM  

#10  Still, it'd be great if they ALREADY captured this mutt, and are using the "we haven't got him YET" act to keep trolling for the smaller fish?!?!?
Posted by: Justrand   2005-03-28 2:43:29 PM  

#9  call in the Israeli army. That'll smoke 'im out.
;o)
Posted by: PlanetDan   2005-03-28 2:40:54 PM  

#8  note this is the OUTGOING Interior Minister, perhaps angling for a slot in the new govt?
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2005-03-28 2:39:18 PM  

#7  Is it too late to call in some Bangladeshi Police?
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2005-03-28 2:35:27 PM  

#6  He's been surrounded for 2 years. Its the capturing that seems to be the missing link.
Posted by: Yosemite Sam   2005-03-28 2:22:03 PM  

#5  Of course, the first question that comes to mind is why the Interior Minister is jawing this up right now. Better to first nab Zarqawi or pop him, then have a big publicity festival over it. Not goot to crow before you take over the chicken coop.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-03-28 1:59:58 PM  

#4  Iraqi security forces have surrounded Iraq's most-wanted terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the country's interior minister announced.

Has the interior minister ever had contact with any Saudi officials? If so, I'd be leery of any we-got-him-surrounded declarations.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-03-28 1:23:14 PM  

#3  In the Saudi version,

first bad guy is surrounded,

then completely surrounded,

then totally surrounded,

then he escapes
Posted by: mhw   2005-03-28 1:00:02 PM  

#2  "We kinda know where he is ... we're keeping an eye out."

"We've narrowed it down to Iraq. Or Iran. Maybe Jordan, Syria, Egypt. He might be weekending in Turkey...
Posted by: Steve   2005-03-28 12:51:44 PM  

#1  I'm taking this to be the looses possible definitions of "surrounded" ... In my head, I'm auto-translating this to mean, "We kinda know where he is ... we're keeping an eye out."

;)
Posted by: ExtremeModerate   2005-03-28 12:35:52 PM  

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