Iraq: Top Insurgent Leader Nabbed

Military Spokesman Says Leader Of Major Jihadi Group Was Captured West Of Baghdad

(CBS/AP) 

Residents of Sunni insurgent areas north and west of the capital have reported seeing handbills posted on walls in the group's name warning against un-Islamic behavior such as drinking alcohol.

Some residents of Anbar say Islamic State members have on occasion publicly flogged men for other offenses such as wearing long hair or harassing women and provided cooking fuel to residents in areas where the Iraqi government has little presence.

In its numerous Web postings, the Islamic State refers to punishment meted out by Islamic courts, although it is uncertain if these meet any standard under Islamic jurisprudence.

Last weekend, the Islamic State posted an online video of the execution-style shooting of 18 Iraqi security troops kneeling on the ground near a citrus grove. The three-minute video claimed the 18 kidnapped government security forces were slain in retaliation for the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by members of the Shiite-dominated police in Baghdad.

A senior adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told The Associated Press that al-Baghdadi had been taken into custody. The adviser spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

The reported arrest followed rumors this week that al-Baghdadi's brother had been arrested in a raid near Tikrit.

On Friday, the Islamic State of Iraq announced it would soon release a video on the death of a U.S. Air Force pilot whose F-16 jet crashed Nov. 27 north of Baghdad, according to IntelCenter, which monitors insurgent Web sites.

The pilot, Maj. Troy L. Gilbert, was listed officially as "whereabouts unknown" but then reported by the U.S. military as dead following DNA tests from remains at the scene. IntelCenter said it was unclear what the video would show.

The Islamic State has also claimed responsibility for downing several of the U.S. helicopters lost since Jan. 20, including one in Diyala province that killed 12 soldiers and a Sea Knight transport helicopter north of Fallujah that killed seven.

On Wednesday, the group claimed in a Web posting that its members stormed a northern Iraqi prison the previous day and freed 150 inmates there. The statement said the raid was personally ordered by al-Baghdadi.

Iraqi police had said gunmen stormed the Badoosh prison, 15 miles northwest of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, and freed about 140 inmates, going cell to cell, then fled themselves.

The purported arrest comes at a time when the Baghdad security operation is showing early signs of progress in curbing violence. Car bombings have decreased in frequency, despite last Monday's devastating blast that killed 38 and this week's rash of assaults against Shiite pilgrims that claimed more than 340 lives nationwide.

South of the capital, Shiite Muslims began holy rites in Karbala at the start of a holiday that marks the end of a 40-day mourning period after the anniversary of the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson.

Crowds of pilgrims held their hands in the air and bowed their foreheads to the ground, chanting prayers outside Karbala's Imam Hussein shrine, 50 miles south of Baghdad. Iraqi television channels streamed live video of noontime prayers at the shrine.

Millions of pilgrims have traveled to Karbala over the past week, and more than 350 people have died in violence since Monday — most of them Shiite pilgrims killed in sectarian attacks along the way.

"To the martyrs who were killed during the procession to Karbala ... we offer sympathy to their families," Sheik Ahmed al-Safi said in a sermon Friday at the Iman Hussein shrine.

"I demand the government hit with an iron hand ... the outlaws and terrorists," he said. "All Iraqis should feel safe under the state's umbrella."

[randalds]

WHO KILLED JESUS, MUSLIMS?
Posted by fbeji at 04:38 PM : Mar 10, 2007

Nope, lars008 did. After hearing his constant whining prayers Jesus shot himself in the head.

[lars008-2009]

Patrick Henry
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! March 23, 1775

The following text is a fatwa, or declaration of war, by Osama bin Laden first published in Al Quds Al Arabi, a London-based newspaper, in August, 1996. The fatwa is entitled "Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places."
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/terrorism/international/fatwa_1996.html

Text of Fatwah Urging Jihad Against Americans
http://www.ict.org.il/articles/fatwah.htm
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/docs/980223-fatwa.htm

Osama bin Laden's Declaration of War
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden%27s_Declaration_of_War

[lars008-2009]

Patton: Oh mighty and most merciful father. We humbly beseech thee of thy great goodness to restrain this immoderate weather with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for battle. Graciously harken to us as solders who call upon thee that armed with thy power we may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies and establish thy justice among men and nations. AMEN.

[lars008-2009]

Patton: Now there's another thing I want you to remember. I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. We're not holding anything. Let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We're going to hold onto him by the nose and we're going to kick him in the ***. We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time and we're going to go through him like *** through a goose.

Patton: Men, all this stuff you've heard about America not wanting to fight - wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans traditionally love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, big league ball players, the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost and never will lose a war, because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans.

Patton: We're gonna keep fighting. Is that CLEAR? We're gonna attack all night we're gonna attack the next morning. If we're not VICTORIOUS. Let no man come back alive.

Patton: Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of man. If anything made by God can be overcome, anything made by man can be overcome.

[lars008-2009]

Doctrina Jacobi
Prophets don't come with sword and chariot.
http://www.livius.org/men-mh/messiah/messiah_med01.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctrina_Iacobi

Antichrist
In the Book of Daniel the evil one is a military leader modeled on Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who persecuted the Jews.
http://www.answers.com/topic/antichrist
Daniel
Daniel recorded his visions (which became prophecies) for future as well as present use; including prophecies about the exact date of the coming of the Jewish Messiah into Jerusalem,
http://www.answers.com/topic/daniel-

http://www.fallofislam.com/?gclid=CInG1aqk64oCFRkEIwodSF4mmg
http://www.fallofislam.com/Bible_Prophecy.html

didn't the bible warn of muhammad and other false prophets?
Matthew 7:15
Matthew 24:11
Matthew 24:24
Mark 13:22
Luke 6:26
2 Peter 2:1
1 John 4:1
http://bibleresources.bible.com/keywordsearchresults.php?keyword=false+prophets&multiplemethod=phrase&version1=9&numpageresults=25&sortorder=bookorder

[lars008-2009]

It is convenient for liberals to forget that the "Grand Mufti of Jerusalem" went to Germany as a guest of Hitler during WWII...and begged Hitler to find the "final solution" to the jewish problem. This same Grand mufti used his influence to raise Two Muslim SS Divisions in Yugoslavia (Kosovo) and Albaina. These divisions were responsible for the murder of almost 1 Million jews, Serbs and Gypsies.

This same Grand Mufti was the maternal uncle of Yassir Arafat! The Mufti's war continues today worldwide.
http://news.messages.yahoo.com/bbs?action=m&board=37138459&tid=apiraq&sid=37138459&mid=1148296

[lars008-2009]

Saracen
John of Damascus, himself a resident of the Caliphate's capital city, described the Saracens in the early 8th century :

There is also the people-deceiving cult (threskeia) of the Ishmaelites, the forerunner of the Antichrist, which prevails until now. It derives from Ishmael, who was born to Abraham from Hagar, wherefore they are called Hagarenes and Ishmaelites. And they call them Saracens, inasmuch as they were [sent away] empty-handed by Sarah (ek tes Sarras kenous); for it was said to the angel by Hagar: "Sarah has sent me away empty-handed" (cf. Genesis xxi. 10, 14).
These, then, were idolaters and worshippers of the morning star and Aphrodite whom in fact they called Akbar (Chabar) in their own language, which means "great". So until the times of Heraclius they were plain idolaters. From that time till now a true prophet appeared among them, surnamed Muhammad (Mamed), who, having happened upon the Old and the New Testament and apparently having conversed, in like manner, with an Arian monk, put together his own heresy. And after ingratiating himself with the people by a pretence of piety, he spread rumours of a scripture (graphe) brought down to him from heaven. So, having drafted some ludicrous doctrines in his book, he handed over to them this form of worship (to sebas).
In this extract, John might actually have been referring to Allat, a pre-Islamic goddess equated with Aphrodite.
http://www.answers.com/topic/saracen

[fbeji]

WHO KILLED JESUS, MUSLIMS?

[randalds]

As you can see clearly, Israel belongs to the real God in Jesus Christ, not "Allah" or the false prophet Muhammed. This is why the Muslims/Palestinians will never be able to completely overthrow Israel, because God Himself has His protective hand over that land. They(the Muslims) know that if they do not take over Israel that their false religion will be exposed. This is all this is about. That's why there's so much conflict over there.

Posted by singinrick at 10:20 AM : Mar 10, 2007

Gone around the bend. Koo Koo! Basing modern foreign policy on a 2000 year old book of fables. I don't know if that's more stupid then insane or more insane then stupid. This is no different then if he said Odin wrote a book that tells him he wants the Vikings to come back and reclaim all of Norway because that's what he told him again when praying to him. All prepare for the 2nd coming of Odin! But don't forget there'll be a "rapture" first when Viking long boats will be pulling up to a shore near you to take you away. Be sure to buy your blue gym suits and white tennis shoes. Oh wait, that's for the other god that comes in a space ship behind a comet. (sigh) Sometimes it's hard to get the fairy tales from bleeding over into each other. Where oh where is Jim Jones when you need him?

[radiob-2009]

From USA, Meanwhile, Iraqi officials said they were holding a top al-Qaeda official, but not the terror mastermind Abu Omar al-Baghdadi who they believed was captured a day earlier.

"After preliminary investigations, it was proven that the arrested al-Qaeda person is not Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, but, in fact, another important al-Qaeda official," said Brig. Gen. Qassim al-Mousawi, an Iraqi military spokesman.

[radiob-2009]

karlimhof & bluestardad Read the report from the Harry S. Truman Institute conducted in Dec. of 2006, a majority of Palestians and Israelis want the Camp David Peace Accords to be implemented.The main stickler of the their disagreement is over the Golden Dome. Resolving the Israeli-Palestian crisis would be a determent to terrorist recruitment.

[karlimhof]

AIPAC is a Zionist front organization posing as a lobbying group.

They intimidate and pay our Congress for their unwavering support for israel to the detriment of the the USAs security, reputation, and economy.

Because israel will not give back the land it has stolen since 1967 - we Americans get hit each year with billions of dollars of aid sent to israel, some in the "form" of loans, most FOC.

And becuase the israelis won't return the land there are continual tensions - and we Americans get hit once again with the price of oil going up because of it.

This trouble-making country (the size of New Jersey) has also spied against us numerous times
and even tried to sink of our Navy vessels USS Liberty, killing 150 sailors in 1967 of the Sinai coast of Egypt.

"Ally", "shared values", like AIPAC says about US and them? No thank you - if the israelis won't make peace and give the stolen land back to the Palestinians, we'll have to do it for them!

[bluestardad]

Remember AIPAC, Israeli and Saudi Arabian Neocon Supporters are pushing America to fight their wars for them!

Founded in 1953 by Isaiah L. "Si" Kenen, AIPAC's original name was the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs. According to UCLA political science professor and author, Steven Spiegel, "the tension between the Eisenhower administration and Israeli supporters was so acute that there were rumors that the administration would investigate the American Zionist Council. Therefore, an independent lobbying committee was formed, which years later was renamed [AIPAC]." [SPIEGEL, p. 52].[citation needed] Today, AIPAC has over 100,000 members.[1]
Activities and stated goals
AIPAC's stated purpose is to lobby the Congress of the United States on issues and legislation "to ensure that the U.S.-Israel relationship is strong so that both countries can work together" to meet the challenges of "stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, fighting terrorism and achieving peace".[2] It regularly meets with members of Congress and holds events where it can share its views. It also provides analysis of the voting records of U.S. federal representatives and senators with regard to how they voted on legislation related to Israel. The New York Times described AIPAC on July 6, 1987 as "a major force in shaping United States policy in the Middle East."

[radiob-2009]

From ABC news Iraqi officials said Saturday they had arrested a top al-Qaida official, but that he was not the terror mastermind Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, as they had identified him a day earlier.

[karlimhof]

This is so much BUSHIT how many of these MAIN LEADERS are we going to catch before we go after Bin Laden? bluestardad


BUSHIT (i like that!) doesn't want to catch OBL. If he were able to do it, his Wars would end.

[dallison7]

Have any of you ever heard of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi?

Who the hell is this guy, and how did he become the insurgent leader?

Did he just get elected today?

Did they need to capture an 'insurgent leader' so they made one?

[karlimhof]

WHO IS OUR "CHIEF US DELEGATE" SATTERFIELD ?????
(WIKIPEDIA)
David Michael Satterfield (born December 18, 1954) is an American diplomat who served extensively in the Middle East, including the Persian Gulf, Lebanon, and Iraq. He now serves as a Senior Advisor on Iraq for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

His name came up in the AIPAC/Larry Franklin Pentagon mole case. The indictment, however, did not accuse Satterfield of any wrongdoing, and he was never indicted.

In the indictment: U.S. v. Lawrence Anthony Franklin, Steven J. Rosen, Keith Weissman, USGO-2 is mentioned, and in a New York Times article: David Satterfield, deputy chief of the United States Mission in Baghdad, is identified as USGO-2. In early 2002, Satterfield discussed secret national security matters in two meetings with Steven J. Rosen. The meetings, on January 18, 2002, and March 12, 2002, were confirmed by classified documents. The indictment, however, did not accuse Satterfield of any wrongdoing.


Satterfield "discussed" secret national security matters with AIPAC ????

This guy is tainted and now doing what for us to end this war? Starting another one with Iran?

[bluestardad]

This is so much BUSHIT how many of these MAIN LEADERS are we going to catch before we go after Bin Laden? Bush is in trouble again because the Democrats have rolled out another plan to stop the war each time that happens Bush trots out one of these Capture Stories! Bottom line is Bush is funding Al Qaeda in Lebanon with funds from Iraq. The Israeli and Saudi NEOCONs are pushing Bush to stay in Iraq and attack Iran.

CONGRESS FIDDLES WHILE IRAQ BURNS!

Write your Representatives and Senators! SHOW THEM YOUR DISDAIN OF THEIR COWARDOUS ACTIONS WHILE OUR TROOPS ARE DYING! http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
Here is the House Speakers email address: [e-mail]

[candojj1]

What leader? It costs $30 to make a roadside bomb. How many $30 roadside bombs does it take for a leaderless group of men to defeat an army of 180,000? Assuming a group of 5,000 men could make 100 roadside bombs a day at a cost of $3,000 or roughly $20,000 per week, then the enemy would spend about a million dollars a year to kill 70% of the troops that get killed. At the amount of money that Bush spends to armor plate vehicles against roadside bombs which barely work and the amount of soldiers that get killed by these roadside bombs there is no way to exit the war. The enemy can build one roadside bomb every time I fill up my gas tank. And the money would be handed to the enemy by the oil company board of director George Herbert Walker Bush who supports the Sunni Saudi Arabians who flew the planes into the world trade center. So why did Bush fabricate the WMD story? And why did he send all those soldiers to their deaths? And why do kids keep enlisting? And why are we proud of this? Why is capturing Baghdadi a story? Does it matter? Bush is pillaging the coffers of the treasury by instilling fear into the hearts of the people through the media.

[tuckerndfw]

This story is very similar to the previous hundreds of stories proclaiming al qaida leaders had been killed or captured.

Al qaida must have hundreds or thousands of qualified leaders since capturing or killing its leaders has no effect.

Too bad US forces aren't so fortunate. They are led by the worst commander in chief in US military history. General Custer appears to be a master strategist compared to Bush and his military commander toadies.

As does Osama Bin Ladin. Maybe we should appoint OBL to be the head of the US defense department. He's obviously much more qualified than anyone Bush has chosen.