# I hope this is true (al-Zarqawi is claimed to be capture) but its probably bull

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**Created:** [January 4, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-this-is-true-al-zarqawi-is-claimed-to-be-capture-but-its-probably-bull/283060 "2005-01-04T17:46:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-this-is-true-al-zarqawi-is-claimed-to-be-capture-but-its-probably-bull/283060/1 "2005-01-04T17:46:13Z")

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[http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1619544&PageNum=0](http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1619544&PageNum=0)

Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, whom the US occupation authorities declared to be the “target number one” in Iraq, has been arrested in the city of Baakuba, the Emirate newspaper al-Bayane reported on Tuesday referring to Kurdish sources

I know that ‘kurdish sources’ saying he was captured doesn’t really justify any faith in this being true, but since the US caught a senior aide of his a week ago it makes it sound plausible. People will just have to wait and see I guess.

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**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-this-is-true-al-zarqawi-is-claimed-to-be-capture-but-its-probably-bull/283060/2 "2005-01-04T18:05:13Z")

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Alive? Too bad for so many folks over in the dead pool thread!

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-this-is-true-al-zarqawi-is-claimed-to-be-capture-but-its-probably-bull/283060/3 "2005-01-04T18:20:46Z")

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“Al-Zarqawi, leader of the terrorist group Al-Tawhid Wa’al-Jihad, was recently appointed the director of the Al-Qaeda organisation in Iraq.”

I’m guessin’ he bacame much easier to find once he had to start wearing a tie.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-this-is-true-al-zarqawi-is-claimed-to-be-capture-but-its-probably-bull/283060/4 "2005-01-04T19:02:20Z")

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[http://www.drudgereport.com/flashai.htm](http://www.drudgereport.com/flashai.htm)