Comments on: Is Zarqawi dead?

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:19:53 +0000

As I was listening to Cpt. Dale Dye on KFI 640am at 5pm Sunday evening, he claimed it was unlikely that we got him.

BTW, it was a tip from one or more of the people in the neighborhood, as far as his sources say, that tipped of the Iraqi National Guard. They’re tired of these scumbags. It’s about time.

By: Syl

Syl — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:12:08 +0000

There’s a UPI thingy playing it down. There’s no sign that Zarqawi’s group is behaving any differently from normal. Communique’s still going out, credit being claimed for attacks, etc. If their leader had been killed, there would be a drop or a spike or something to indicate a jolt.

By: ShoreMark

ShoreMark — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:52:04 +0000

Completely expected C.Y., just not quite that quickly!

I figured they’d wait until he was actually confirmed dead, then declare (while the smoke was still rising from the first subsequent IED) that he wasn’t “all that” anyway.

Then from MSM:

Day 1 Headline: Zarqawi Dead: Violence Continues.

Day 7 Headline: Bush Falsely Claimed Zarqawi Led Insurgency: 12 Die in Suicide Attack.

Then 2 Weeks on legends are begun and Zarqawi gets his own bullet point on the “BushLied” list.

By: Robert Stevens

Robert Stevens — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:54:21 +0000

“tip could have come from inside Al Qaeda itself or from people friendly to it.”

More likely is that Zarqawi’s Iraq Sunni Baathist allies gave him up. Now that Jalal Talabani is willing to talk to insurgents in order to bring them into the political process, Zarqawi has become expendable to them.

Thus ever to tyrants.

By: Syl

Syl — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:54:03 +0000

My initial theory was that this was disinformation from Zarqawi’s group. He’s going into real hiding for a while.

How did we learn there were ‘top-level’ al qaeda there? Is that what the military thought? or just suspicious foreigners in the house?

If this is true I bet Michael Yon is sorry he missed it.

I read something from the AP, I also read what JPost said. Plus what feels like hundreds of blog posts. I couldn’t make myself click a link to Reuters though.

And I don’t have a clue who thought Zarqawi was there in the first place. Or who, when they all blew up, thought Zarqawi might be one of them and spread the word.

Ah, the joys of rumors.

By: Pat Curley

Pat Curley — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:49:44 +0000

Pity poor Michael Moore; the George Washington of Iraq dead?

By: C.Y.

C.Y. — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:32:29 +0000

I've already noticed this attempt to downplay what al-Zarqawi's death might mean.

By: ex-democrat

ex-democrat — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:39:03 +0000

…just in case correlation IS causation after all.

By: ex-democrat

ex-democrat — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:38:06 +0000

WhatDoIKnow – i’m not sure what it means either, but please take another nap.

By: andrei

andrei — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:36:30 +0000

The trouble with your theory Roger is that if Al qaeda wanted Al Zarqawi out they would do it themselves quietly rather than give our side a very public victory.

Mind you AQ could be that stupid