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Iraq-Jordan
Baghdad Confirms Zark Is Hurt
2005-05-27
The Iraqi government yesterday said reports that insurgent leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi has been injured were true. "Yes, it is true," Interior Minister Bayan Jabr said when asked about a posting on a website that said Zarqawi had been wounded.

The minister said he had received information five days ago that Zarqawi had been wounded, but would not say where the information came from. Yesterday, conflicting statements about the leadership of Al-Qaeda in Iraq appeared on the Internet. A statement in the name of Al-Qaeda Organization for Holy War in Iraq was posted on a website saying the group had appointed a deputy to fill in for Zarqawi, but a later statement purportedly from a group spokesman swiftly denied it.
Late complications from an abdominal wound that Zarq might want to consider: 1) wound dehiscence. That's a nasty one as it means the wound is infected, the surgeon was clumsy, or both. 2) abscess. There's one that's tough to diagnose and tough to treat. Frequently requires additional surgery, Zarq, and that means another trip under the knife. 3) colostomy complications. Yep, an abdominal wound frequently requires the use of a temporary colostomy, and one can get infections, strictures and 'dumping syndrome' from that. Plus eventually you have to put the colon back together, and that means another Bard-Parker scan. 4) adhesions. Frequent complication of abdominal surgery, usually requires more surgery, and can result in a partial or full bowel obstruction. Those aren't fun. 5) aneursym. Any vascular structures hit, Zarq? You can always get an aneursym at the site of repair. Those have a tendency to burst at all the wrong times.

And we haven't talked yet about the complications from hitting an organ like the liver or kidney. Or the sucking chest wound and its complications. Enjoy, Zarq.

Colostomy bag. Oh, I like that! I really like that!
Posted by:Fred

#9  done like a Pro, Sgt. Mom.
Posted by: Ptah   2005-05-27 20:00  

#8  Fasciitis

too appropriate.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2005-05-27 11:35  

#7  *enable cheerleader mode w/pom-poms*Gangrene! Gangrene! Yay! Yay! Yay!
*disable cheerleader mode*
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2005-05-27 10:38  

#6  A sh*t bag for the bag o' sh*t!
Posted by: BH   2005-05-27 10:19  

#5  Any word on where we can send flowers, balloons, cards, cluster-bombs, etc??
Posted by: Justrand   2005-05-27 10:17  

#4  Necrotizing Fasciitis - *crosses fingers*
Posted by: Howard UK   2005-05-27 05:02  

#3  I vote for a Sucking chest wound complicated with spetic infection followed by a massive pulmonary embolism. A shredded Liver or Pancreas wuith a massive septic infection also will do. Dead is Dead, as long as this pig is dead.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-05-27 03:25  

#2  I thought this was a pretty good analysis.
Posted by: Rory B. Bellows   2005-05-27 03:00  

#1  Well, any gangrenous members can be treated nicely with maggots. Definitely old school; Allan would approve.

And nothing sez old school better than a good ol' fashion bloodletting, to better balance the humours, ya know. I have a very reliable delivery service, just give me your address and I'll drop-ship a box of medical grade leeches right to your coordinates door.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-05-27 00:43  

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