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Iraq-Jordan
Zarqawi Tape Accuses US of Using Chemical Weapons
2005-09-12
A voice recording attributed to Al-Qaeda’s Iraq frontman Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi and posted on the Internet yesterday accused the US military of using chemical weapons in its assault on rebels in the northern town of Tal Afar. “O nation of Islam, your heroic children are writing with their own blood the most beautiful of epics ... in the towns of Al-Qaim and Tal Afar... where your Crusader enemies are using more destructive weapons including poison gas,” the voice said. It was the first voice recording attributed to the Al-Qaeda frontman since early July when he lashed out at Sunni insurgent groups that had been tempted into truce talks with US commanders.
Posted by:Fred

#8  boo hoo hoo
Posted by: muck4doo   2005-09-12 10:05  

#7  And, no, the objective is to rally the insurgent Saddam loyalists who have issues with mass killing other Iraqis.

I doubt such people exist. They certainly had no problem killing huge numbers of Iraqis when Saddam was in charge; why should they start now?
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-09-12 07:50  

#6  I agree with you C.A.. When they are talking like this they are hurting.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2005-09-12 06:15  

#5  Sock, referring to Iraq. Read the other post where Zarq is pissed about what's happening to his mission, where he speaks of a "final battle."

And, no, the objective is to rally the insurgent Saddam loyalists who have issues with mass killing other Iraqis.
Posted by: Captain America   2005-09-12 03:06  

#4  A pretext for a Chemical attack in a major US city. They have been making statements like this for years anyway.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2005-09-12 02:45  

#3  Could be Zarq's pretext for using chemical weaponry in the "final battle"
Posted by: Captain America   2005-09-12 02:41  

#2  Or farted.
Posted by: Homer from London   2005-09-12 02:26  

#1  The only way that poison gas was used in Tal Afar would be if one of AQ's stalwarts had a work accident.
Posted by: RWV   2005-09-12 01:17  

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