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2005-03-14 Iraq-Jordan

Soddy captured near Mosul, all but 1 of Zarqawi's top minions toes up or jugged

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-03-14 1:45:32 AM|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The driver swiftly confessed..."

Shaheed Abu turned out to be regular Chatty Cathy.

Posted by Critle Elmogum9288 2005-03-14 3:31:32 AM|| 2005-03-14 3:31:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Any chance this one was an al-Ghamdi?

Posted by Seafarious 2005-03-14 5:47:18 AM|| 2005-03-14 5:47:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Never as a suicider, Sea. They may send them, but they don't get sent. ;-)

Posted by .com 2005-03-14 5:48:16 AM|| 2005-03-14 5:48:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Wrong, .com. The suicide bomber in the Mosul mess tent was an al-Ghamdi, the son of Binny's lieutenant in Sudan.

Posted by Seafarious 2005-03-14 5:58:34 AM|| 2005-03-14 5:58:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I knew 4 at Aramco - and they would never dream of even getting dirt under their fingernails, much less being a bomber. The Sudanese branch, apparently, has lost its way - the true Saudi way is to delegate or farm out unpleasantries.

Posted by .com 2005-03-14 6:06:19 AM|| 2005-03-14 6:06:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, they were in Sudan under Binny's gentle ministrations. In actuality, Osama never was a very good fit as a Soddy...he is kind of a "can-do" guy. 'Course I havn't noticed him strapping on a bomb vest of late.

Posted by Seafarious 2005-03-14 6:19:55 AM|| 2005-03-14 6:19:55 AM|| Front Page Top

I guess "capturing" Cody Adam wasn't much help to Zarko the Psycho. He's gotten a plastic response to all the questioning, and all his associates are with virgins, or with rats in a prison cell...

Posted by BigEd 2005-03-14 6:37:29 AM|| 2005-03-14 6:37:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd agree he's a different breed in having the stones to defy authority - the tribe/clan way usually prevents this. I'd guess his isolation due to family connections and money kept him out of the normal indoctrination channels.

The uber-Wahhabist. Recall the interviews with his Sister-in-Law? He freaked when she answered the door, in Switzerland IIRC, with her face uncovered. The devil's bargain the House of Saud made with the Wahhabists will destroy them both. Ironically by a true believer's actions, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-03-14 6:39:19 AM|| 2005-03-14 6:39:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Jugging Zark's minions is great, but what about him? Can't believe they didn't have some useful info.

Posted by Spot 2005-03-14 8:24:45 AM|| 2005-03-14 8:24:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 I think the Iraqi TV program which shows terrorist confessions is becoming their version of American Idol, of course with a ME Islamic twist.

Posted by mhw 2005-03-14 10:06:59 AM|| 2005-03-14 10:06:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 I heard the All-Arab Marine detachment captured him after the 'Mother of All Shootouts' at a safe house. The Perp was then handed over to Kurdish bandits who in turn staged the arrest (with the full cooperation of the Saudis). One of the Arab-Marines was slightly wounded when he spilled hot MRE gravy on his leg. Since it was the 'Pork Compote' variety the Arab-Marine had to amputate his leg. Afterwards the unit burned the Israeli flag, which is a tradition in the unit.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-03-14 10:41:22 AM|| 2005-03-14 10:41:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Hard to believe that Zarqawi is not already in custody if they've captured almost all of his "lieutenants".

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-03-14 11:56:26 AM|| [http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2005-03-14 11:56:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 Sea - I just got off the phone with a friend who came back from SaoodiLand last August. He told me that there were 1 MILLION people in the Al Ghamdi clan - not just in Saudi, but across the M.E. Floored me -- and explains why they pop up with such amazing frequency. Just thought you would like to know. :-0

Posted by .com 2005-03-14 1:39:10 PM|| 2005-03-14 1:39:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Lemme guess...a million al-Ghamdis...and they still only marry their first cousins. Thanks for the update.

Posted by Seafarious 2005-03-14 2:33:32 PM|| 2005-03-14 2:33:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 al-Ghamdis are easily identified by their third eye.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-03-14 2:35:32 PM|| 2005-03-14 2:35:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Like Triloites?

Posted by Danny Thomas 2005-03-14 4:22:37 PM|| 2005-03-14 4:22:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#17

TRILOBITES?

Posted by BigEd 2005-03-14 4:24:36 PM|| 2005-03-14 4:24:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 #8 .com:

The devil's bargain the House of Saud made with the Wahhabists will destroy them both.

And the downside to this is....?

That's not a bug, that's a feature! :-D

(And a richly deserved one on both sides.)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-03-14 4:27:22 PM|| 2005-03-14 4:27:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 No BigEd. Have a walnut and think.

Posted by Kolac 2005-03-14 8:04:56 PM|| 2005-03-14 8:04:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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