The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been wounded, according to a statement published on the internet today.
“O nation of Islam … Pray for the healing of our Sheikh Abu Musab al-Zarqawi from an injury he suffered in the path of God,” said a statement on a website known for its militant content. The statement was attributed to the al-Qaida Organisation for Holy War in Iraq but its authenticity could not be verified.
The statement, said to have been posted by the insurgent group’s media coordinator, Abu Maysarah al-Iraqi, did not say how or when Zarqawi was injured.
Zarqawi has been linked to the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad in August 2003 and is thought to be responsible for the kidnapping of western workers including the British hostage, Ken Bigley. Reports since Bigley’s death last October suggest Zarqawi may have personally beheaded the 62-year-old engineer.
The Jordanian heads the US-led coalition’s most wanted list and there is a $25m (£14m) reward for his capture.
There were rumours among the intelligence community in recent weeks that
Zarqawi had been shot, possibly in western Iraq near the Syrian border, where US forces have been mounting an offensive against insurgents.
erm i think this thread was brought up to discuss if i admire zarqawi or not. I assure you i dont. apart from a few of his fatwas, i really dunno anything about him.
as for the point of the thread, other have made it pretty well. if id disagreed, id have let them know. hope thats clarifies it.
how many times does a bogeyman have to die to stop being a bogeyman?
i guess the US needs another ‘face’ to the insurgency.. let’s invent a ‘Syrian’ or ‘Iranian’ one this time please to make it more ‘relevant’ and let Al-Zarqawi ride into the same sunset OBL rode into..
You and Zarqawi are behind the times. Tyranny and injustice were toppled, now the Iraqis have a representative and elected government. No, now it's just plain murder to cause mayhem.
They’re both cut from the same cloth. Normally i would have taken bush’s side but after reading books like Trance Formation of America and Franklin cover-up the wind has gone out of my sails.
