Abu Musab al-Zarqawi announced dead, by Iraqi PM

[damnhooligan]

Okay, time for some real BIG news:

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/me...aq.al.zarqawi/

Originally Posted by CNN

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted terrorist in Iraq, was killed in a coalition airstrike near Baquba, jubilant U.S. and Iraqi authorities announced Thursday.

Al-Zarqawi's killing is a major coup for the embattled coalition forces.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Gen. George Casey, the highest-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad announced the development at a news conference.

"Today, Zarqawi has been killed," al-Maliki said. The announcement was greeted by cheers and applause.

Khalilzad -- who called al-Zarqawi "the godfather of sectarian killing and terror in Iraq" -- said the death "marks a great success for Iraq and the global war on terror" and calls it a "good omen" for the new Iraqi government.

"His organization has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians in Iraq and abroad."

Casey provided details about the incident

He said al-Zarqawi and a key lieutenant, spiritual advisor Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, were at an isolated safe house at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

"Tips and intelligence from Iraqi senior leaders from his network led forces to al-Zarqawi and some of his associates who were conducting a meeting approximately eight kilometers north of Baquba when the airstrike was launched.

Baquba is a volatile area northeast of Baghdad in Diyala province, a mixed Shiite-Sunni jurisdiction. There have been many roadside bombings and shootings throughout the province and within the week, severed heads were found in fruit boxes there.

"Iraqi police were first on the scene after the air strike, and elements of Multi-National Division North, arrived shortly thereafter. We have been able to identify al-Zarqawi by fingerprint verification, facial recognition and known scars."

Al-Maliki indicated that the strike on al-Zarqawi was the "result of cooperation" with the citizenry, saying that authorities many times have asked the citizenry to provide information.

"This is a message to all those who take violence as a path."

Khalilzad said the demise of al-Zarqawi won't end the violence in Iraq, but it is "an important step in the right direction." He said "there will be difficult days ahead" but said that "today is a good day."

CNN's Jamie McIntyre contributed to this report.

Now forgive me if this article violates the "no political discussion" rule, but this is a pretty monumental milestone. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was arguably one of the most wanted men in the world.

[Sewer Bull]

Personally I feel a bit safer now...

... yet I'm afraid this thread's gonna be closed in no time.

[That Matt Guy]

Good riddance. Yet there are many, many people waiting to take his spot.

Originally Posted by Sewer Bull

... yet I'm afraid this thread's gonna be closed in no time.

As long as it stays civil and there are no "lol Bush is a war criminal hurrrr" posts, it should be fine.

[GK Punk]

As long as no one acts like an idiot (crosses fingers) I won't close it unless Krang himself says so. And knowing him he won't as long as thing don't get out of hand.

[ThirdMarioBro]

All I can say is good riddance. I could say some other stuf too, but for the sake of my own personal standards of conduct, I shall refrain. Either way, I'm sleeping well tonight.

[Dr. Doom]

I won't feel safe until that brutish damnhooligan is put behind bars. -=Hugs himself nervously=-

[Katie]

It is big news....Though I have to say I hate to hear anyone died...good or evil. And I sure did not like seeing the pictures of his dead body all over the place as I ate breakfast this morning.

I saw this on the news this morning....It was as is they thought all the bad things happening over there would magically stop cause this guy got killed. I sure don't think that's gonna happen.

Do I feel safer? No.....but then again I never felt like I was in real danger in the first place. Who's gonna blow up Alabama or Tennessee? no one.

[Toonami Tom]

Good riddance. The world is way beter off without that serial killer. It's too bad that humans have to kill each other, but this guy was evil. I'm glad he got "pwned", now he can't kill anybody else.

[Sliced]

Woke up with that news today. I was of course quite shockd, but am I feelin safer for that ? Oh no.

He was a leader, but like Ed Gein said, alot are waiting to take his place.

It is a good news that someone like him died today. Because someone as dangerous and as crazy as Al-Zarqawi, no matter what's his nationality, needs to be or enprisoned for ever or killed. You all know what I mean.

I'm just afraid that this event will outrage Zarqawi's followers and we will see and suffer alot of violence. Alot more than before Zarqawi's death.

[trexmaster]

What if they make that guy a martyr? We could have MORE violence on our hands, not less.

[Toonami Tom]

I just had an idea. If we were able to get his computer, they could have sent Bin Laden an instant message saying to meet at a location. Then when he showed up, capture him. Since they announced his death though, we can't do this. At least the world is better off and Al-Zarqawi can't kill anymore.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Turtle_in_the_Shell

I just had an idea. If we were able to get his computer, they could have sent Bin Laden an instant message saying to meet at a location.

LOL!
Zarqawi SMOKED0GG says:
BL u ther pal?
0s4m4 bin-smokin 420 says:
ya jus chilln. wut up?
Zarqawi 420 says:
want to get 2gthr n hang out? we can cruz 4 chix!!!!1!
0s4m4 bin-smokin 420 says:
lolz! f*ckn sweet. ill b right over!

[Katie]

Originally Posted by Peanut

LOL!
Zarqawi SMOKED0GG says:
BL u ther pal?
0s4m4 bin-smokin 420 says:
ya jus chilln. wut up?
Zarqawi 420 says:
want to get 2gthr n hang out? we can cruz 4 chix!!!!1!
0s4m4 bin-smokin 420 says:
lolz! f*ckn sweet. ill b right over!

*snickers*

Yeah...I'm pretty sure Bin Laden and the Al Queda guys don't use IM to coordinate plans.

[Toonami Tom]

LOL!

0s4m4 bin-smokin 420 says:
Gotz 2 clean up some goat turdz before I come over.

[Raph's Girl]

I had to stop my step-dad from partying in the street after he heard this last night.

But seriously tho...on the one hand WOOT! but on the other hand...like the new said...this still won't make oil prices drop.

[Jester]

"Ding dong the wicked prick is dead!"

Sorry....but...Yea! Now all we have to do is find that 6' 5" dude who has kidney failure...

[Toonami Tom]

LOL Jester, thats really funny!

Anybody else find it strange that they actually put a frame on the picture of him dead? Why did they bother to frame it? Here's a pic:


Since it shows him dead, which looks kinda gross, I decided to replace it with the "O RLY?" bird.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Originally Posted by Peanut

LOL!
Zarqawi SMOKED0GG says:
BL u ther pal?
0s4m4 bin-smokin 420 says:
ya jus chilln. wut up?
Zarqawi 420 says:
want to get 2gthr n hang out? we can cruz 4 chix!!!!1!
0s4m4 bin-smokin 420 says:
lolz! f*ckn sweet. ill b right over!

That was teriffic.

[Toonami Tom]

Here he is when he was alive:

[Sewer Bull]

Originally Posted by Turtle_in_the_Shell

Here he is when he was alive:

You're not funny at all. And you risk the potential locking of this thread.