Iraqi Group Threatens to Kill Zarqawi - about damned time

[flickster]

Iraqi Group Threatens to Kill Zarqawi

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A group of armed, masked Iraqi men threatened Tuesday to kill Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if he did not immediately leave the country, accusing him of murdering innocent Iraqis and defiling the Muslim religion.

It's about damned time the Iraqi ppl started standing up to this thug.

IMHO, this is a huge step in the right direction.

[Evil One]

It will be interesting to see which news outlets run this story and which do not.

[Bruce_Daddy]

Originally Posted by Evil One

It will be interesting to see which news outlets run this story and which do not.

Courtesy fark.com

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/...International/

[NurseCarmen]

That guy on the right? With the fake looking RPG and the ill fitting hood? I could swear that is Carl Rove. You see that watch? And that guy on the left with the AK? Do you see how his hood kinda pokes out around the ears? I'm not saying....I'm just saying.....

[flickster]

Originally Posted by Evil One

It will be interesting to see which news outlets run this story and which do not.

Well I did a quick look at 11:30 CDST and the story was being carried by the following:
USA Today
MSNBC
ABC

No sign of it on the following:
CNN (I'm shocked)
CBS
NY Times (shocked again)

[Gatopescado]

Damn! I'm still kicking myself for not getting in on the "ground floor" of the Baghdad Hood Concession!

______________
Overheard in the public restroom: "That'll leave a skidmark all the way to the treatment plant!"

[ftg]

I wonder what this group's reaction is going to be when they find out that Al Zarqawi has been in US custody for a year or so?

Apparently they have never heard of certain US groups penchants for "October Surprises" (although this year it will be no later than August).

[Casey1505]

You know you're a scumbag when you start pissing off other militants.

[Jurph]

Wow, looks like Zarqawi's polling numbers are down! Those militants are so fickle, and so pesky! Sounds like Zarqawi needs to find himself a Marsh Arab running-mate for the January elections; someone who brings a vibrant, Southern character to the ticket, someone who can carry Basra and the other Southern provinces.

[whitetho]

This likely is a case of "be careful what you wish for". It sounds to me like the opening rounds of the Iraqi civil war. Lebanon's civil war took 15 years to sort out -- maybe this one will be over faster.

[friedo]

CNN is running the story now: http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/...ain/index.html

I agree that I won't shed a tear when and if the dude gets blowed up, but I share whitetho's reservations.

[Reeder]

I have never seen a shred of evidence that Zarqawi even exists. Can someone show me some?

[Casey1505]

Umm, what? You're not serious are you?

[Zebra]

Yes! It's about time we turned Iraq over to vigilante justice!

Let the Iraq/French Revolution begin!

You're not wearning a burka, off with your head!

You're wearing a burka, off with your head!

Rule of law is soooooo 20th century.


(I'm going back to bed.)

[flickster]

While it would be better if this demand was coming from Iraqi security forces and/or newly in place government (although they are starting to get involved in taking actions againt terrorism), I still see it as a positive sign that Iraqi citizens are trying to stand up for themselves. As for the hoods and secret identities, due to the current security situation I don't blame them not making themselves an open target.

[Reeder]

Originally Posted by Casey1505

Umm, what? You're not serious are you?

Yes I'm serious and don't tell me because the government says so.

[Casey1505]

Just checking. See, I had been drinking last night. When I read your post, it seemed like the most idiotic thing I have seen you post. Wasn't sure if it was the alcohol or not. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

[Reeder]

Ah..so you have no proof. Not even a link to some site outside of Government control that proves his existence.

[interface2x]

How about this?

[Casey1505]

Ten bucks says that's not good enough.

While we're proving Zarqawi's existence, I don't recall ever seeing a shred of evidence proving that Reeder exists. Maybe he's just here to build landing strips for gay Martians, and his Bush-bashing online persona is his cover.

[rjung]

Zarqawi exists; if he didn't, the intelligence communities of the rest of the world would be going "Whatcha tallkin' about, Willis?" every time the Bush Administration played their "Zarqawi is the most evil dude in the world today" song.

On the other hand, I wouldn't be too surprised if Zarqawi turns out to be a relatively unimportant mid-level al Qaeda operative, and the Administration is trumping up his value to make it appear they're on the ball.

[Blackclaw]

Originally Posted by ftg

I wonder what this group's reaction is going to be when they find out that Al Zarqawi has been in US custody for a year or so?

Apparently they have never heard of certain US groups penchants for "October Surprises" (although this year it will be no later than August).

I'm going to pretend you're making fun about silly conspiracies rather than being a believer in one.

[Spiff]

Originally Posted by flickster

IMHO, this is a huge step in the right direction.

Yeah, because more violence is always a step in the right direction.

[Blackclaw]

Originally Posted by Spiff

Yeah, because more violence is always a step in the right direction.

Sometimes it is. Although in this case I'm not sure if we really need yet another armed group in Iraq..

[ftg]

As to whether I believe in silly conspiracies or not: I never believed for one second anything about WMDs and Al Qaeda links prior to BWII. And, let me tell you, it was quite lonely having such oddball beliefs at the time.

Going back further, I also thought the Gulf of Tonkin incident was all staged.

Etc.

Overall, my track record of how my oddballs theories have turned out has been darn near 100%.

I might be wrong a little about Al Zarqawi. He might actually be in Jordanian custody, not US. Lots of interesting intel has come out in the last couple days.

[Blackclaw]

Originally Posted by ftg

As to whether I believe in silly conspiracies or not: I never believed for one second anything about WMDs and Al Qaeda links prior to BWII. And, let me tell you, it was quite lonely having such oddball beliefs at the time.

The link between Iraq and Al Qaeida has always been rather suspect to say the least. I don't know of anyone who thought Iraq had nuclear weapons, although many suspected chemical since Iraq had used them in the past. I wouldn't qualify such thoughts as "oddball".

Going back further, I also thought the Gulf of Tonkin incident was all staged.

The incident was controversial at the time to say the least. I personally think folks were shooting at things they thought they saw but weren't really there.

Overall, my track record of how my oddballs theories have turned out has been darn near 100%.

Post assetments are easy.

I might be wrong a little about Al Zarqawi. He might actually be in Jordanian custody, not US. Lots of interesting intel has come out in the last couple days.

See, claiming the adminstration is wrong about wmd in Iraq has some logic behind it. Claiming the administration knows where Zarqawi is, was thus behind a fake video with him in it, and will trot him out for an election boost is a jump into woo woo territory. I've heard the same conspiracy laid out with Bin Laden.