# Al-Zarqawi Injured?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zarqawi-injured/305361>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 25, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zarqawi-injured/305361 "2005-05-25T00:07:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zarqawi-injured/305361/1 "2005-05-25T00:07:58Z")

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[Possibly shot in the chest.](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7964877/)

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> A Web site that acts as the clearinghouse for messages from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said Tuesday that Iraq’s most-wanted militant had been wounded “for the sake of God” and asked Muslims to pray for his recovery.
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> The statement — unusual in that it seemed to seek sympathy for the Jordanian-born militant and possibly may even be preparing supporters for coming bad news — roughly coincided with hints that U.S. and Iraqi officials have recent, solid tips about al-Zarqawi’s movements.
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> In one recent case, Iraqi officials tore apart a Baghdad hospital in a frenzied, ultimately fruitless search for the terrorist mastermind.
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> But U.S. officials cautioned they did not know if the posting was authentic, and privately said the information also may have been designed to mislead.

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zarqawi-injured/305361/2 "2005-05-25T02:25:11Z")

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Has anyone else noticed that Al-Zarqawi looks an awful lot like General Zod in Superman II?

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**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zarqawi-injured/305361/3 "2005-05-25T03:29:16Z")

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Well, I have him in the death pool, and I’m praying for him that he meets his maker–but not the one he thinks. He’s the only one of my bunch that I WANT to see dispatched ASAP.

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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zarqawi-injured/305361/4 "2005-05-25T04:48:04Z")

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> [@Mehitabel](#):
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> Well, I have him in the death pool, and I’m praying for him that he meets his maker–but not the one he thinks. He’s the only one of my bunch that I WANT to see dispatched ASAP.

No, he’ll meet God. But it will be a much shorter visit than he’s expecting 😉

Seriously, I never pray for bad things to happen to anyone (even to guys like Al-Zarqawi or Bin Laden) but I sure won’t shed any tears if this guy dies.