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| Al-Zarqawi's Family Again Disowns Him |
| 2005-11-29 |
| AMMAN, Jordan - More than 370 members of the clan of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi joined his family Tuesday in publishing a full-page letter in Jordanian newspapers disowning him. The letter was the family's second attempt in 20 days to convince Jordanians that it has renounced all ties to the militant who has claimed responsibility for the Nov. 9 attacks on Amman hotels in which three suicide bombers killed 60 people and wounded hundreds of others. Al-Zarqawi, whose real name is Ahmad Fadheel Nazzal al-Khalayleh, uses a name derived from the Jordanian city of Zarqa, where he was born, about 17 miles northeast of Amman. He runs the al-Qaida in Iraq group, which has carried out a campaign of bombings and kidnappings in Iraq. The United States has offered $25 million for information leading to his capture. "We, the sons of the Bani Hassan tribe in all its branches in the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan, support and express solidarity with our cousins, the al-Khalayleh clan, and their decision to sever relations with the terrorist Ahmad Fadheel Nazzal al-Khalayleh, who calls himself Abu Musab al-Zarqawi," said the letter published in four leading newspapers. "We condemn all terrorist actions carried out or claimed by this individual _ actions which are alien to members of this tribe," continued the letter, which bore the stamps and signatures of more than 370 clan members. The Bani Hassan is one of the largest of Jordan's nearly 100 major Bedouin tribes, which form the bedrock of support for the royal family. Its members hold senior posts in the army and other government departments. Referring to the family of King Abdullah II, the letter added: "We reiterate our support for the Hashemite Crown which, God willing, will always be protected, and we uphold the pledge of our ancestors to be a sword in the hands of the noble Hashemite dynasty." In a similar letter on Nov. 20, almost 60 members of al-Zarqawi's extended family disowned him and pledged fidelity to the crown. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #7 Al-Zarqawi, whose real name is Ahmad Fadheel Nazzal al-Khalayleh, uses a name derived from the Jordanian city of Zarqa, where he was born, about 17 miles northeast of Amman. This is the next best thing I've heard of behind finding out Kramer's first name is Kosmo! |
| Posted by: BA 2005-11-29 13:28 |
| #6 "You're dead to me now, Fadheel! Clean your stuff outta the refrigerator and beat it!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-11-29 12:39 |
| #5 So he's definitely a Beduin? I seem to remember a few years back there was some retailing of the rumor that Zarqawi was a Jordanian Palestinian. Eh, I guess I just wasn't paying enough attention. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2005-11-29 12:11 |
| #4 "Honor killing and mutilations" in the middle east are reserved for women and young girls. They generally don't fight back. Zarq's family apparently doesn't have the cajones to do the job. His family is leaving the job to the infidel US Marines and Army infantry....real men. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2005-11-29 10:08 |
| #3 Is this like the divorce thing, they have to disown him three times for it to be official? |
| Posted by: BH 2005-11-29 10:02 |
| #2 Al-Zarqawi, whose real name is Ahmad Fadheel Nazzal al-Khalayleh>> His REAL name is VERNON, he's such a NERD!!!! |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2005-11-29 09:58 |
| #1 Shouldn't this merit an honor killing? I would think the family knows where he is and how to get in contact with him. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2005-11-29 09:40 |