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2006-12-20 Iraq

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Posted by DepotGuy 2006-12-20 08:53|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Aren't they all bigshots?

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-12-20 09:10|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-12-20 09:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Relevent details:

BAGHDAD, Iraq Coalition Forces captured a senior al-Qaida leader and five suspected terrorists during a raid in Mosul Dec. 14.

The terrorist leader was captured when Coalition Forces raided a known terrorist meeting place. The terrorist leader was attempting to flee from the location when Coalition Forces chased him across a street and detained him.

As the Military Emir of Mosul in 2005, he was personally responsible for hundreds of civilian deaths, to include women and children. He housed foreign fighters to be used in suicide bombing attacks against the Coalition and the Iraqi people.

After leaving Mosul in late 2005, he became the Military Emir of Karkh, Baghdad. During that time, he coordinated vehicle borne improvised explosives device attacks and kidnap for ransom operations in Baghdad. He also reportedly organized an attempted shoot down of a Coalition Forces helicopter in an Ad'hamiyah neighborhood in May 2006.

After a few months he fled Baghdad due to Coalition Forces closing in on him. Just prior to his capture, he was attempting to organize what is left of the al-Qaida in Iraq network in Mosul after numerous terrorists were captured by Coalition Forces.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-12-20 10:43|| 2006-12-20 10:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Revolting detail

At one point, a small group of officers wearing dark green T-shirts stepped forward with a live rabbit and tore it to pieces. The leader chomped out the heart with a yell, then passed around the blood-soaked remains to his comrades, each of whom took a bite. The group also bit the heads off frogs.

allah snackbar

Posted by RD 2006-12-20 12:15|| 2006-12-20 12:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Hmmm - from big fish to just fish. Hope he has fun in the prison showers...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2006-12-20 12:34|| 2006-12-20 12:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Al Rooters picked up the CentCom press release almost verbatim. A substantial improvement to their normal practice.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-12-20 12:59|| 2006-12-20 12:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Pass the pliers and hot tongs, please.

allan's snackbar!!

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-12-20 15:24|| 2006-12-20 15:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't cha
You had to prove it to the crowd

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-12-20 20:37|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-12-20 20:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Sing little birdie ...

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-20 23:55|| 2006-12-20 23:55|| Front Page Top

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