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2006/6/8

The World celebrates Zarqawi's death

@ 07:59 AM (44 months, 21 days ago)

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/190/2290/320/capt.14bacff0f75a435b83cd543ddc349116.iraq_al_zarqawi_bag115.jpg

Here is an AP photo and its description.

from Neoconcommand Center

An elderly woman fires a pistol in the air to celebrate the news that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air raid north of Baghdad, in the Sadr City area of Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, June 8, 2006. She was given the pistol by a police officer she knew to join in the celebrations by firing in the air.

See the video of the air raid that took him out.

This from Hugh Hewitt via Joe Gringo.

Instapundit has a great set of links, including this bit of analysis from Tim Graham:


It's sad that within minutes of announcing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, the network morning shows were already carrying criticism of the Bush administration. Not only did NBC invite Sen. Joe Biden so he could attack Bush incompetence (funny day for that!), ABC's Bill Weir reminded the audience that Zarqawi beheaded American Nicholas Berg, and then replayed Berg's left-wing dad saying at the time that he had no desire for his son's killers to be killed. Weir then reported that he spoke to Berg's father this morning, and he condemned the Zarqawi killing as part of an endless cycle of retribution.


It isn't sad. It is predictable.

MSM has been trained by Democratic Party cues to view every development in the war through the lens of the political war on the Bush Adminsitration.

News is never "good," but "long overdue." Excellent political developments are mere flip-turns en route to another length of anti-Bush diatribe.

Here's the key analysis you won't here on MSM today: Had we not invaded Iraq, Zarqawi would not be dead today, but rather ensconced in some Baghdad safe house or larger encampment plotting more savagery. Had we not invaded Iraq, Saddam's decision menu today would be how much or little assistance to give Zarqawi, followed by the allocation of bribes to his various U.N. oil-for-food stooges, followed by succession planning with his mad-as-hatter sons.

UPDATE: Austin Bay, WideAwakeCafe and CounterterrorismBlog have much more.

Dan Darling pens a send-off: "Death of a Monster" notes that Zarqawi was "one of the most accomplished mass murderers in the modern history of terrorism."

UPDATE:

17 other raids? From John Burns in the NYT:

General Caldwell said that it took many weeks of painstaking exploitation of intelligence, until Wednesday night they had "definitive, unquestionable" knowledge of Mr. Zarqawi's location for the first time. He said a "treasure trove" of information was found enabling forces to go after other targets in 17 simultaneous raids in Baghdad and on the outskirts.

Mr. Maliki said the attack that killed Mr. Zarqawi had resulted from a tip that came from Iraqi civilians in the area, which lies in a province, Diyala, that has an evenly balanced population of Shiite and Sunni Arabs, as well as Kurds.

A good day gets even better.

Some commentary from American Spectator.

His real name was Ahmed Fadel Nazal al-Khalayleh; Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the name the world knows, was just a nom de guerre. Born in Zarqa, Jordan -- hence "Zarqawi," meaning "man from Zarqa" -- he'd reportedly already done a little time in prison when he traveled to Afghanistan in 1989 at the age of 23. The Soviets he'd come to fight were already leaving, but Osama bin Laden, the man who would later proclaim him "the prince of al Qaeda in Iraq," was still there, and the man from Zarqa began working as a reporter for an Islamist newspaper, proceeding quickly to jihad; he was arrested in Jordan in 1992 for plotting to overthrow the monarchy.

Read the rest here.

Comment(s) »

  1. Have you heard Peter Berg's father today on MSNBC? :twisted:

    Of course, every single news channel is talking about how Zarqawi "perverted" Islam.

    Right now, the TV shows some muzzies who are celebrating Zarqawi's death. I just hope that their celebration continues into standing up against terrorism.

    Blogger is being booger-blogger again today, so I think I'll hop over to CAIR's site to see if they are celebrating too.

    Comment by Always On Watch— 2006/06/08 @ 08:50 AM — (Reply)

  2. AOW: I doubt it!

    The MSM is a sad sack. Zarqawi biting the dust is good news no matter when it happens!

    EB: I LOVE your Klownwatch pic in the sidebar!

    Comment by Brooke— 2006/06/08 @ 11:51 AM — (Reply)

  3. Nothing about Zarqawi up on CAIR's site.

    Comment by Always On Watch— 2006/06/08 @ 01:46 PM — (Reply)

  4. EB,

    Very good say in, and for Iraq. Strange to "celebrate" the death of someone, but as Dennis Prager says, "its a moral celebration".

    I wonder how many "Allah Akbar's" are being thrown around now that this monster is history?

    AOW is right, blogger is a beast today.

    Comment by Joe Gringo— 2006/06/08 @ 11:56 AM — (Reply)

  5. We are well into 24 hours of Blogger snafus. Glad that I posted my tribute to MTP death's date one day ahead of time. Wouldn't want to miss that date!

    Of course, my MTP posting may end up staying front and center longer than I planned. Oh, well.

    Comment by Always On Watch— 2006/06/08 @ 01:43 PM — (Reply)

  6. Brooke...I just needed an excuse and JB finally gave me 3 of them the other day.

    Joe...I understand your feelings..I'm with you. I listen to Dennis Prager every chance I get.

    I noticed the last 2-3 days blogger has been a bear.

    Comment by Elmers Brother— 2006/06/08 @ 01:04 PM — (Reply)

  7. AoW, I did see Nick Berg's father on TV. I am not going to put a measuring stick on his pain. He is running as a Greenie and initially blamed Bush for his son's death. So I can't say that I didn't expect it. What is unexpected is that the MSM would rush like a thundering herd of turtles to get a sound bite.

    Comment by Elmers Brother— 2006/06/08 @ 01:22 PM — (Reply)

  8. I meant NICK Berg, of course. Blogger is making me wacko!

    Comment by Always On Watch— 2006/06/08 @ 01:44 PM — (Reply)

  9. maybe I was confused but cnn seems pro american on this story

    Comment by A Conservative Realist— 2006/06/08 @ 01:42 PM — (Reply)

  10. I saw anderson cooper 360 and he seemed to do a fair job

    Comment by Elmers Brother— 2006/06/09 @ 06:04 AM — (Reply)

  11. :evil::evil::evil:I wouldn't know; not only is Blogger down, but my cable's out, too.

    Comment by Brooke— 2006/06/08 @ 03:35 PM — (Reply)

  12. aow I didn't mean to sound like I was correcting you, not what I intended

    Comment by elmers brother — 2006/06/08 @ 03:51 PM — (Reply)

  13. Not to worry. I've been saying "Peter Berg" all day.

    Comment by Always On Watch— 2006/06/08 @ 04:05 PM — (Reply)

  14. my cable is fine and showing some nice dead zarqawi pictures.

    Comment by A Conservative Realist— 2006/06/08 @ 03:53 PM — (Reply)

  15. Barry, you lucky dog!

    It's a little hard to have a rip-roaring Dead Mo/Zarqawi Party without the Dead idiot pics!

    Comment by Brooke— 2006/06/08 @ 03:55 PM — (Reply)

  16. But the main thing is that he is DEAD!

    Blogger is driving me nuts the past few days.

    Comment by Always On Watch— 2006/06/08 @ 04:09 PM — (Reply)

  17. at least you can view them via broadband I hope.

    Comment by A Conservative Realist— 2006/06/08 @ 03:57 PM — (Reply)

  18. True...

    Did anyone else hear that John Kerry said that now that Zar. is dead, ALL US troops can be pulled from Iraq in under six months?:eek:

    I'M SO GLAD I voted against him!

    Comment by Brooke— 2006/06/08 @ 04:05 PM — (Reply)

  19. Guess they need a new Boogey Man.

    oh yeah, watch LOOSE CHANGE - if you'd like to find out the truth about it all.:twisted:

    Comment by Dugg— 2006/06/08 @ 04:45 PM — (Reply)

  20. Screwed up the last reply - the link takes you to an article about Boogey Men and those that pick them. But you should still watch Loose Change.:twisted::wink:

    Comment by Dugg— 2006/06/08 @ 04:47 PM — (Reply)

  21. yea and maybe the next guy won't be cutting heads off, or making car bombs dugg

    Comment by elmers brother — 2006/06/08 @ 05:09 PM — (Reply)

  22. THANK GOD THIS PIECE OF DUNG IS DEAD! MAY THE WORMS FEAST ON HIS REMAINS....

    Comment by FlorianGuerrero— 2006/06/08 @ 05:26 PM — (Reply)

  23. I just knew the party would be in full swing over here!!!! Happy "Death to Zark day", everyone!!!!!

    Comment by Gravelrash— 2006/06/09 @ 03:22 AM — (Reply)

  24. Mike's America has a great round-up in celebration of this happy day. Two articles.

    Comment by Always On Watch— 2006/06/09 @ 05:43 AM — (Reply)

  25. THIS is a must-read!

    Comment by Always On Watch— 2006/06/09 @ 06:04 AM — (Reply)

  26. Read both of those AoW they certainly are good reads.

    Comment by Elmers Brother— 2006/06/09 @ 06:28 AM — (Reply)

  27. I still worry about this woman hiding small firearms under her burqa. :mrgreen:

    Comment by — 2006/06/09 @ 01:13 PM — (Reply)

  28. Sorry it was ME posting as anonymouse.
    Keep forgetting to type in my handle.

    Comment by MissingLink— 2006/06/09 @ 01:21 PM — (Reply)

  29. does something resembling a woman scare you ml?

    Comment by — 2006/06/09 @ 01:32 PM — (Reply)

  30. my birthday was today and I heard about this a couple of days ago... talk about so many good things happening at once!

    Comment by rachy— 2006/06/10 @ 02:48 AM — (Reply)

  31. Rachy! How are you? Happy Birthday! So good to hear from you. I must get an update.

    Comment by elmers brother— 2006/06/10 @ 04:52 AM — (Reply)

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