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2007-06-04 Iraq

Iraqi army kills senior Al-Qaeda leader /chieftain/street captain in Baghdad

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-04 10:04|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 It's really hard to get a fix on how high these buggers are in the chain of command. He could be anything from a local gang leader to a warlord.

However, no matter what, having whacked 1,700 of these turd burglars since January has got to be putting some hurt on the bad guyz.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-04 10:33|| 2007-06-04 10:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, they'll be down to the junior high jihadis soon, just like the Taliwackers. I don't know what their recruitment numbers look like, but if we have the time we can just exterminate them the old fashioned way.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-06-04 10:48|| 2007-06-04 10:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Lets see, we have one-legged Mullahs in A'stan and deformed arm Sheikhs in Iraq. You know, maybe all they want is some kind of ADA legislation and not a Caliphate.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-06-04 10:52|| 2007-06-04 10:52|| Front Page Top

#4 And, 11 of his aides were arrested. They will attend bone cracking clases and then rid themselves of information about remaining Qaeda activities and personel. Good work.

Posted by Grusosh Borgia9229 2007-06-04 12:28|| 2007-06-04 12:28|| Front Page Top

#5 An Iraqi army unit is acting effectively in a Sunni neighborhood, apparently.

Is it a mainly Sunni Arab unit, or one of the many predominantly Kurdish or Shiite units? Either way its good news, though of rather different kinds.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-06-04 13:49|| 2007-06-04 13:49|| Front Page Top

#6 I hear ya, liberalhawk, and I hope the answer is, "They're Iraqi soldiers!"

Posted by Bobby 2007-06-04 17:07|| 2007-06-04 17:07|| Front Page Top

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