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Al-Zarqawi Injured?

By Jeralyn, Section War on Terror
Posted on Tue May 24, 2005 at 09:32:21 AM EST
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Al-Qaeda is reporting that Al-Zarqawi has been wounded. The U.S. has not been able to confirm.

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    Al-Zarqawi Injured? | 30 comments (30 topical)
    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#21)
    by soccerdad on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:54:18 PM EST
    Al-Zarqawi represents only a small portion of the people fighting the US in Iraq. There are also many members of Saddams army who are playing a role. The reports I have read indicate that the insurgents are working as small groups and not under a central command per se. How much communication there is at the upper levels is not clear but I think its incorrect to think of it in terms of a conventional military organization

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#22)
    by John Mann on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:54:18 PM EST
    It's hard to believe that people would get their panties in a bunch about news on a website claiming to be from a group which probably doesn't even exist about some one-legged straw man who juuuuuust keeps getting away - like that one-eyed guy in Afghanistan and the one-kidneyed guy hiding in Wizeristan or wherever the hell he is tonight. [insult to another commenter deleted.]

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#23)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:54:18 PM EST
    Soc, Download "I'm Tired" from Savoy Brown's album A Step Further (No, not the Madelyn Khan version from "Blazing Saddles") "I'm not gonna try to be something I know ain't me. I'm tired of living up to what people expect me to be. You know that some people are different now ain't that a cryin shame? Well wouldn't it be a real drag if we were all the same?" What bores me to tears are some of the eloquent yet droll comments from some of our more humanities-major oriented compatriots (and adversaries). "Waiter, dos mas tequilas aqui!"

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#24)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:54:18 PM EST
    Hey sorry, that was meant for John Mann!

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#25)
    by Richard Aubrey on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:54:18 PM EST
    trolling comment deleted.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#26)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:54:18 PM EST
    Troll alert. [Ed. Thanks for the alert, I just went in and cleaned them up.]

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#27)
    by Johnny on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:54:18 PM EST
    It is entertaining to think of ol Zarki narrowly missing the clutches of justice yet again. And so close to the latest Putsch by the wrong wing in selecting justices...

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#28)
    by ppjakajim on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:54:25 PM EST
    Johnny - Could you explain to us why you think someone escaping, who is directing terrorist attacks against our troops, funny? I mean, really.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#29)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:54:25 PM EST
    PPJ, what's funny is the administration's constant claim that "the war on terror is not about any one individual" when the trail's cold, and it's sudden trumpeting of ANY information regarding a "close escape" of certain bad actors when they've either come close or want the American people to think they have...PR... So when people laugh, PPJ, they're laughing at the Administration's transparent attempt to downplay "at-large" terrorists and strike up the band whenever they catch one. Is Osama wanted or not? Only if they catch him....

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#1)
    by DawesFred60 on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:43 PM EST
    To Bad the pig al-zargawi isn't dead and in hell with bin laden and bush and let us not forget the pig Saddam my boy. do you know what i would do to the above rats? prison in a really little cage, like a 4 by 3 cage with no food and no water and all in the same cage, nude, and that would be justice. oh yes Fox would also be in with the boys from hell, let us not forget mexico.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:43 PM EST
    So how many legs does he have now?

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:43 PM EST
    First it was Osama, then it was the first of a hundred #3's in Al-Quaida... Next it was Ayman Al-Zawari (however the hell you spell it), followed by the Shiite bogeyman al-Sadr...Holy Shiite... Now it's Al-Zarqawi... How many balls do you think the Administration can make you watch them juggle while they strip your pockets and take all your rights? As a Canadian, Al-Zarqawi means nothing to Blagh personally, but even Blagh is wondering why so many "terrorists" are running around under the noses of 150,000 U.S. troops who can do anything, according to Rummy.... They found Saddam in time for the elections...you'll have to wait 'til the mid-terms for another break in the "War on Terr'r..."

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#4)
    by ppjakajim on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:43 PM EST
    Blag - It amazes me that, at least for the troops, you cannot be happy that one of the chief terrorists is, at least, rumored to be injured. Instead all you can do is spout nonsense and say how he means nothing to you..... as a Canadian.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:43 PM EST
    Actually, PPJ, there's no evidence of anything, just more Bush talk, and Blagh isn't buying it... Has Blagh EVER espoused support for terrorism, PPJ, or is this another chance at a cheap shot, bringing in Blagh's nationality? Blagh's country didn't invade another country without justification, did it? So what's your beef with Canada- that we aren't sitting in the toilet with you? You got David Frum (and you can keep him), what more do you want? Support? For Iraq? NOT IN A MILLION F#*KING YEARS, PPJ... As for al-Zarqawi, you bring Blagh his body and Blagh will personally piss on it...and worse... You might be interested to know that Blagh was planning to join the Marines as many Canadians did in the Vietnam conflict...then Desert Storm came around...and Blagh wasn't going to die for that...or for this... So get mad at the terrorists, PPJ...don't get mad at Blagh for calling it like it is...and you don't have to be American to know right from wrong, dummy...

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    AGAIN??? He's been allegedlly injured or killed 3 or 4 times now, hasn't he?

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    Careful, griffen, PPJ and the thought police are on duty...

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    If and when this proves to be true, I will be quite happy. Until then, this administration has led me to wait for evidence verifying any of their claims, as their credibility wears thinner by the day. A healthy skepticism is a very good thing.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#9)
    by roger on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    I share Blagh's cynacism, but I sure hope that they did get this c@8ks@cker

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#10)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    Adept-One, read PPJ's comments today and you'll know all too well what drinking the Kool-Aid does... Funny, Blagh heard more anger than joy last night from the Dems over the deal... Wouldn't partisans have helped the Dem Senators spin this instead of calling for heads? Of course, the other side views partisanship as another requirement for membership, as they do checking one's intellect and morals at the door...

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#11)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    Blagh made the mistake of watching one of those execution videos on the 'net last October, of one of the Americans' heads being liberated from his body... Blagh will never be able to put into words the absolute and utter horror and nausea that he endured watching that one-minute video from the depths of hell...he regrets it even today, for the mere memory of it brings a shadow into the room and gives him a chill down his spine... Al-Zarqawi is not even a human being, and Blagh won't cry for this piece of garbage, whatever is done to him...

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#12)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    at least, rumored to be injured This guy must have nine lives Jim. Everyone wants terrorists brought to justice, but with a new report on his capture or injury every week, it gets a bit comical. Lets cheer and jeer when we actually do catch some of these guys.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#13)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    Blag has it right. we are chasing ghosts here, with no intent of aprehending real terrorists, because then we would have to stop killing our way around the world. Now that the dems have again shown that they are willing to "compromise" on anything, i may have to join you in Canada. They seem more aligned with real humanism than the USA.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#14)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    So what. Kill him and 50 others are there to take his place. Do you think the coalition would have collapsed if those guys had been lucky enough to get Wolfie when he showed his murderous head in Baghdad? The whole purpose in demonizing Al Zarquawi is to keep the war drums beating. Notice how our big boys only make "surprise" visits? Why is that? Chickenhawks. And rich ones too!

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#15)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    As long as we play the enforcer, there will be no shortage of enemies to shoot at. Jim and friends,

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#16)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:44 PM EST
    jim and friends, Al ZQ is only the latest in a string of dummies we have created to pursue, will killing him stop or slow terrorism?

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#17)
    by pigwiggle on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:45 PM EST
    I’m not so pessimistic. Having thousands of disaffected youth willing to commit suicide attacks is significantly different from having a trained general. AQ is like any other organization in that it depends on it’s intellectual capital. Perhaps they have cultivated someone who can step right into Zarqawi’s shoes but I think it unlikely. And I doubt anyone wants to argue the point that a general is a general, or one leader the same as any other; I’ll let history stand that point for me. Of course this all assumes Zarqawi is AQs front man in Iraq, which none of us can know for certain.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#18)
    by ppjakajim on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:45 PM EST
    Blag writes - "As a Canadian, Al-Zarqawi means nothing to Blagh personally..." You are the one who brought up your nationality. And if "A-Zarqawi means nothing to Blagh personally," then that means that you share no common position with millions of Americans who remember and understand 9/11. So, then that means you consider yoursef neutral, or on the opposite side. Based on your attacks and like of support, and in spite of your belated disclaimer..... Blag, you can spin and you can shout. But, your comment definitely says who you are.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#19)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:45 PM EST
    "John Brown him dead and gone Jah know that him history still a go on As him dead more John Brown born Police full him up a corn And him friend them run and gone" Eeka-Mouse - "Terrorists in the City"

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#20)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:45 PM EST
    So how many legs does he have now?
    Al-Zarqawi would appear to be as legless as PPJ's moral/factual arguments.

    Re: Al-Zarqawi Injured? (none / 0) (#30)
    by ppjakajim on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:59:20 PM EST
    Bag - Let Johnny speak for Johnny. As for your comments, do you find it unusual that an organization speaks of victories and tries to ignore others? Good grief.

    Al-Zarqawi Injured? | 30 comments (30 topical)