Iraqi Army: Al Qaeda In Iraq Leader Nabbed

Abu Ayyub Al-Masri Arrested In Mosul, Iraqi Defense Ministry Says

(CBS/AP)  The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.

Spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said the arrest of al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was confirmed to him by the Iraqi commander of the province. There was no immediate confirmation or comment from U.S. forces on the arrest.

The U.S. military in Baghdad says it is aware of the reported arrest, but has no "operational reports" and is looking into it, reports CBS News correspondent Cami McCormick.

Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf said that Mosul police "arrested one of al Qaeda's leaders at midnight and during the primary investigations he admitted that he is Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir."

News of the arrest was also reported by Iraqi state television and Arab satellite TV stations.

The state channel, Iraqiya, said that Minister of Interior Jawad al-Bolani would reward Mosul police for the capture.

If confirmed, the arrest would represent a major blow to al Qaeda in Iraq, which has been on the run for the past year following a shift in alliances by Sunni tribesmen in western Anbar province, and elsewhere, and an influx of thousands of U.S. troops.

The U.S. military considers the organization its number one enemy in Iraq.

"The commander of Ninevah military operations informed me that Iraqi troops captured Abu Hamza al-Muhajir the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq," al-Askari told The Associated Press by telephone.

He did not have any further details nor did he say when the al Qaeda leader was arrested. According to unconfirmed reports he was caught Thursday evening in the Tayran area in central Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad.

Mosul is currently a major battleground for U.S. forces and al Qaeda.

Al-Masri, an Egyptian militant, took over al Qaeda in Iraq after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed June 7, 2006 in a U.S. airstrike northeast of Baghdad.

The Islamic State of Iraq, an umbrella organization that includes al Qaeda in Iraq, last year announced an "Islamic Cabinet" for Iraq and named al-Masri as "minister of war."

U.S. officials said al-Masri joined an extremist group led by al Qaeda's No.2 official in 1982. He joined al Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan in 1999 and trained as a car bombing expert before traveling to Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

According to associates in Afghanistan, al-Masri has been involved in Islamic extremist movements since 1982, when he joined Islamic Jihad, a terror group led by Ayman al-Zawahri, who became bin Laden's chief deputy.

Al-Masri fought with Muslim rebels against the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s and later ran al Qaeda training camps there.


In other developments:

A committee of Shiite politicians on Thursday sought ways to disarm extremists in Baghdad's Sadr City in an effort to stop intense fighting in the slum, even as the U.S. military predicted that an operation to wall off part of the district would be completed within two weeks.

A Kuwaiti who had been imprisoned in Guantanamo for more than 3 1/2 years carried out a recent suicide attack in Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday. Abdullah Saleh al-Ajmi took part in one of three suicide bomb attacks last month in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, said U.S. Navy Cmdr. Scott Rye, a military spokesman.




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by mudrose-2009 May 8, 2008 7:56 PM EDT

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

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by rushman71 May 8, 2008 7:58 PM EDT

Kill the bastaard!!!

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by mbcsmith May 8, 2008 8:02 PM EDT

Wait a minute. Obama said al-quaeda wasn''t IN Iraq.

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:11 PM EDT

mbcsmith,,,, No, I think that was McCain -- He repeated it on more than one occasion. McBush thinks we are fighting Iranians

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by cfin5 May 8, 2008 8:14 PM EDT

That''s a good moral lifter for the Iraqis. Builds public trust in the local authorities. Block by block, victory to victory. Sounds like the Iraqis really do love their country!......Keep up the good work!

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by cryonbrian May 8, 2008 8:16 PM EDT

Wait a minute. Obama said al-quaeda wasn''''t IN Iraq.

They were not! That is until some great minds hatch a plan to loot Iraq for its oil!

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by questionnews May 8, 2008 8:20 PM EDT

"There was no immediate confirmation or comment from U.S. forces."

Doesn''t that statement imply that the Iraqis did this all by themselves?
How about an exit stradegy of for every terrorist the Iraqis capture or kill by themselves (without US help)1000 US troops come home. If the Iraqi people want the US out of thier country, simply start turning in the terrorists to the Govt'' and the US will be out of there before they can shout "Death to America"

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by lefeaoux May 8, 2008 8:21 PM EDT

Ayalalalalalalalalalala ... "BOOM". LMAO!

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by fibonacci_ May 8, 2008 8:22 PM EDT

Wait a minute. Obama said al-quaeda wasn''''t IN Iraq.

Posted by mbcsmith

Correction for you, Republican. He said they were not there before the war. And he was right.

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:23 PM EDT

A replacement, as usual, will be provided by the countries Bush & McBush panders to -- Arab countries

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by questionnews May 8, 2008 8:25 PM EDT

Ayalalalalalalalalalala ... "BOOM". LMAO!

Posted by LeFeaoux at 05:21 PM : May 08, 2008

Are trying to spell that sound that Iraqi women make at rallies & protests? If so, I tried that several times and I just don''t think it''s a word or phrase that can be spelled.

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by lefeaoux May 8, 2008 8:25 PM EDT

Correction for you, Republican. He said they were not there before the war. And he was right.

Posted by fibonacci_ at 05:22 PM : May 08, 2008

... and here is a bit of news for YOU Liberal: The reason they flocked TO Iraq was because they were hoping to take control of it and use it for yet another safe haven. Bummer that ole'' GW threw a monkey wrench into their plans!

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by lefeaoux May 8, 2008 8:26 PM EDT

Are trying to spell that sound that Iraqi women make at rallies & protests? If so, I tried that several times and I just don''''t think it''''s a word or phrase that can be spelled.

Posted by Questionnews at 05:25 PM : May 08, 2008

It IS tough to spell that sound ... isn''t it?

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:29 PM EDT

cbsjerks2008,,,, No, that was this administration that now says "Jihad" is a good thing & it aggravates terrorism & emboldens the enemy by missusing the terrm

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by lefeaoux May 8, 2008 8:29 PM EDT

I wonder if they will make a video of a cat playing with his feet as he hangs from the gallows like they did with Saddam? I hope so! I sure liked the one with Saddam! LOLOL

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by okcnfrcr May 8, 2008 8:30 PM EDT

rharrin1, why don''t you go over and plant a big wet kiss on the terrorist''s lips and tell them how fond you are of their world wide terrorist philosophy. I''m sure you can get real estate cheap there and you can sit around and talk about your share of the oil kickback and swap stories of your kids growing up together and maybe you can even go to mosque together. I''m sorry, I guess you didn''t realize that if you weren''t Muslim that you were an infidel and by jihadist theory, you are nothing and should be killed. Maybe you can introduce your wife/girlfriend, daughters to them and see them degraded, masked from head to toe, and kept out of education. I''m sure your women would appreciate that gesture on your part since you believe Bush and US are the bad guys.

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:33 PM EDT

cbsjerks2008,,,, Of course I listen to this administration, I always have --- I find it amazing that the people in charge of our country don''t have the foggiest idea how to win a war & talked you into it in the 1st place.

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by lefeaoux May 8, 2008 8:36 PM EDT

Bwwwaaahahahahahaha. Whatever dude.

Posted by cbsjerks2008 at 05:34 PM : May 08, 2008

Don''t waste your breath on whitman ... he is a lost cause! It''s best just to ignore him, he will eventually go away.

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by notblue May 8, 2008 8:38 PM EDT

Another victory in the war on terror, another victory for the majority of Iraqis that want democracy, a defeat for Al qaeda, A defeat for the leftwingers who frequent these posts.

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:40 PM EDT

cbsjerks2008,,,, Start with the basics & understand terrorism, the conditions that creat it, and who the threats are in the 1st place.

Just calling it a War on Evil, or a War on Terror in the 1st place turned criminals into soldiers with a mission.

Al Queda is now in more safe countries than before, & Pakistan is the immediate Terrorist Nuclear Threat far more than Iran

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by usbrit-2009 May 8, 2008 8:42 PM EDT

Al Quaeda was not in Iraq before the invasion. They were kept out by Saddam. Once the Americans threw out Saddam they came in from Syria and (possibly) Iran. The reason that they have strengthened in Iraq is because the War has made recruitment vastly easier for them due to the destruction of the country. I certainly dislike terrorists every bit as much as any GOPig (as you will find most liberals are if you actually ever listened to us), but the incontravertable evidence is the Al Quaeda has grown in Iraq since the invasion. This is also the first sign that the Iraqis might be ready to take over for themselves.

Note also that both Al Masri and Bin Laden came to the forefront of Islamic extremism during the Russian occupation of Afghanistan where they fought for the Muhajadeen. One of the Muhajadeen''s most generous supporters - the good ole USA through Raygun''s policies against the USSR.

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by okcnfrcr May 8, 2008 8:43 PM EDT

If that''s the best you can come back with. Normally don''t engage in personal chit chat, just tired of hearing the same old "it''s Bush''s fault" or that this was about oil. You seriously need to educate yourself on how long America has been target''s of terrorism by Middle Eastern elements. It was long, long before either Bush was in office. In fact it was Jimmy "the bean counter" Carter who was in office during the Iranian hostage crisis. I''ve spent 28 1/2 years defending our country, you might try to put on a uniform (any worthwhile uniform) for your community and pick up a gun and do the same. It would be an educational experience for you and you might even grow a set, instead of spewing uneducated biased political rhetoric.

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by lefeaoux May 8, 2008 8:43 PM EDT

Trust me, I know all about whitman. He is indeed a lost cause. :)

Posted by cbsjerks2008 at 05:39 PM : May 08, 2008

What do you expect ... he is from Tennessee. Probably one of those staunch, southern Baptists.

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:43 PM EDT

cbsjerks2008,,,, Don''t let the 72 virgin thing freak you out --- There''s a good reason they are virgins, nobody wanted them

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by notblue May 8, 2008 8:45 PM EDT

j-whitman, since when did it become your job to justify the actions of terrorists? What you are unable to comprehend is that there is no justification for Al Qaed''s agenda and the attrocities they commit! Wake up and get on the right side of this fight, stop midigating and justifying the attrocities of the nemy because you hate your fellow American political rivals, put your stance in perspective for a change, wake up!

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:45 PM EDT

LeFeaoux,,,, Nope, I''m up in Sacramento. Never lived in Tennessee

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by notblue May 8, 2008 8:47 PM EDT

j-whitman, it''s not Americas fault that Islamic extremists are savage barbarians who love death and destruction. This capture is a GOOD thing get it?

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by notblue May 8, 2008 8:48 PM EDT

j-whitman is also singingrick.

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:48 PM EDT

notblue,,,, How can you spin what I said ?? I didn''t justify the actions of terrorists ---

-- I explained how your White House did justify them& you morons who still after 8 years, still don''t know the 1st thing about terrorism or the threat.

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by lefeaoux May 8, 2008 8:48 PM EDT

LeFeaoux,,,, Nope, I''''m up in Sacramento. Never lived in Tennessee

Posted by j-whitman at 05:45 PM : May 08, 2008

Really?

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by usbrit-2009 May 8, 2008 8:50 PM EDT

cbsjerks2008 - with your attitude I was beginning to think you were demslie in drag. Then I remembered that creep wites one flame and runs - you at least stick around for the fight.

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by joecoolswat May 8, 2008 8:51 PM EDT

j-whitman is also singingrick.
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Posted by notblue

notblue...Thanks for the information...

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by bgwinnett May 8, 2008 8:51 PM EDT

cbsjerks2008 -- WOW, CBS haven''t banned you yet with that name. LOL

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by thee0racle May 8, 2008 8:51 PM EDT

waydaminit...That''s Chevy Chase filming on location for Nat Lampoon''s Iraqi Vacation..who.."during the primary (waterboarding) investigations he admitted that he is Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir."

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by trishab4 May 8, 2008 8:51 PM EDT

mbcsmith,,,, No, I think that was McCain -- He repeated it on more than one occasion. McBush thinks we are fighting Iranians
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Posted by j-whitman at 05:11 PM : May 08, 2008

-J, speaking of repetition, the Repukons are kinda confused themselves while trying to confuse us. Don''t you remember seeing this picture some 3-4 months ago of another guy being captured? did he escape before being recaptured again? Or maybe they are confused at what picture they may post in order to make believe they are working hard in Iraq...

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by lefeaoux May 8, 2008 8:52 PM EDT

j-whitman is also singingrick.

Posted by notblue at 05:48 PM : May 08, 2008

He and Nancy Naive were messing w/me yesteday and the day before. Nancy posted some personal info she discovered about me online and BOTH of them were threatening me. I FOUND nancy cuz she was dumb enough to use part of her real name in her screen name and from what I found on whitman, he lives in Tennessee.

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by joecoolswat May 8, 2008 8:52 PM EDT

Its nice to see the Iraqis caught this guy, not the Americans....Lets see the Libs try to spin this one into "we can''t believe anything the Bush administration says"

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:52 PM EDT

notblue,,,,, It''s not entirely America''s fault no --- But we do share in the liabilities along with Great Britain.... And that''s just a few, Arab countries & the zionist movemnt is just as much to blame.

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by usbrit-2009 May 8, 2008 8:53 PM EDT

cbsjerks2008 - with your attitude I was beginning to think you were demslie in drag
posted by j-whitman?

Posted by cbsjerks2008 -

You can''t even read eejit. jwhitman didn''t even write that - I did.

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 8:53 PM EDT

JoeCoolSwat,,,, Seems to me, every time a #2 is caught, it''s always you people who spin it ???

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by edward1975-2009 May 8, 2008 8:54 PM EDT

Ready the gallows and away we go.

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by joecoolswat May 8, 2008 8:55 PM EDT

Its because he''s retired and has all this time to "get informed", as though working people are not informed. Don''t you have a dodgeball game to go play with the seniors? us quote "village slow folk" have some discussing to do.

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by trishab4 May 8, 2008 8:56 PM EDT

waydaminit...That''''s Chevy Chase filming on location for Nat Lampoon''''s Iraqi Vacation..who.."during the primary (waterboarding) investigations he admitted that he is Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir."
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Posted by thee0racle at 05:51 PM : May 08, 2008

-LOL!

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by joecoolswat May 8, 2008 8:57 PM EDT

"The commander of Ninevah military operations informed me that Iraqi troops captured Abu Hamza al-Muhajir the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq,"

this is the leader, not the #2

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by usbrit-2009 May 8, 2008 8:58 PM EDT

Here at Barrack Hussein Obama the "Messiah" of the secular left central, it''''s freedom of speech, and freedom to threaten and ridicule, just as long as you are one of Obama''''s sheep.

Posted by cbsjerks2008

You don''t even know what the left in politics is. In England Obama woud be a left of center conservative. He''s miles away from being labor like W''s latest buddy Gordon Brown.

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by joecoolswat May 8, 2008 8:59 PM EDT

Milk him for all his worth then shoot him in the head!
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Posted by JesusFace

We can''t get information out of him anymore, the democrat liberals did such a good job at making the U.S. CIA out to be torturers, so guess what...no info on the next attack.

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by lefeaoux May 8, 2008 8:59 PM EDT

Hmmm ... I guess jwhitman DOES live in Tenn. He suddenly vanished. I tell you, messing with people, posting their personal info and threatening them online is not smart. ANYONE can be found if you know where and how to look.

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by perceptions5 May 8, 2008 8:59 PM EDT

This is HUGE news!

USA ..........USA ...........USA..................USA............. ..........USA................USA!!!

Things are REALLY starting to come together in Iraq, no question or doubt about it!

This is GREAT news and we should do all we can to get as much information out of him as possible, for the sake of innocent Iraqis .


Great job......and with SUCCESS US troops will come home. Bush made huge mistakes going into Iraq and I''m pissed at him for that. But I still support him, our troops, and a strategy that gets us out of Iraq quickly and "smartly".

Mostly "smartly"........................

Great JOB GUYs and GIRLS in uniform, the greatest American institution our US ARMED FORCES, no question about it.......!

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by veteran72 May 8, 2008 9:01 PM EDT

Huh,....I bought a slushy and a bag of barbacue pig skins from this same guy last week.......***???

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by j-whitman May 8, 2008 9:02 PM EDT

trishab4,,,, I was watching CSPAN the other night, experts on international law & the director of the War Crimmes Commission --

--- We should prosecute this White House & all their lawers before another country does,,, it would go a long way in restoring our national security & help win against radical extremists.

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[mudrose-2009]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

[rushman71]

Kill the bastaard!!!

[mbcsmith]

Wait a minute. Obama said al-quaeda wasn''t IN Iraq.

[j-whitman]

mbcsmith,,,, No, I think that was McCain -- He repeated it on more than one occasion. McBush thinks we are fighting Iranians

[cfin5]

That''s a good moral lifter for the Iraqis. Builds public trust in the local authorities. Block by block, victory to victory. Sounds like the Iraqis really do love their country!......Keep up the good work!

[cryonbrian]

Wait a minute. Obama said al-quaeda wasn''''t IN Iraq.

They were not! That is until some great minds hatch a plan to loot Iraq for its oil!

[questionnews]

"There was no immediate confirmation or comment from U.S. forces."

Doesn''t that statement imply that the Iraqis did this all by themselves?
How about an exit stradegy of for every terrorist the Iraqis capture or kill by themselves (without US help)1000 US troops come home. If the Iraqi people want the US out of thier country, simply start turning in the terrorists to the Govt'' and the US will be out of there before they can shout "Death to America"

[lefeaoux]

Ayalalalalalalalalalala ... "BOOM". LMAO!

[fibonacci_]

Wait a minute. Obama said al-quaeda wasn''''t IN Iraq.

Posted by mbcsmith

Correction for you, Republican. He said they were not there before the war. And he was right.

[j-whitman]

A replacement, as usual, will be provided by the countries Bush & McBush panders to -- Arab countries

[questionnews]

Ayalalalalalalalalalala ... "BOOM". LMAO!

Posted by LeFeaoux at 05:21 PM : May 08, 2008

Are trying to spell that sound that Iraqi women make at rallies & protests? If so, I tried that several times and I just don''t think it''s a word or phrase that can be spelled.

[lefeaoux]

Correction for you, Republican. He said they were not there before the war. And he was right.

Posted by fibonacci_ at 05:22 PM : May 08, 2008

... and here is a bit of news for YOU Liberal: The reason they flocked TO Iraq was because they were hoping to take control of it and use it for yet another safe haven. Bummer that ole'' GW threw a monkey wrench into their plans!

[lefeaoux]

Are trying to spell that sound that Iraqi women make at rallies & protests? If so, I tried that several times and I just don''''t think it''''s a word or phrase that can be spelled.

Posted by Questionnews at 05:25 PM : May 08, 2008

It IS tough to spell that sound ... isn''t it?

[j-whitman]

cbsjerks2008,,,, No, that was this administration that now says "Jihad" is a good thing & it aggravates terrorism & emboldens the enemy by missusing the terrm

[lefeaoux]

I wonder if they will make a video of a cat playing with his feet as he hangs from the gallows like they did with Saddam? I hope so! I sure liked the one with Saddam! LOLOL

[okcnfrcr]

rharrin1, why don''t you go over and plant a big wet kiss on the terrorist''s lips and tell them how fond you are of their world wide terrorist philosophy. I''m sure you can get real estate cheap there and you can sit around and talk about your share of the oil kickback and swap stories of your kids growing up together and maybe you can even go to mosque together. I''m sorry, I guess you didn''t realize that if you weren''t Muslim that you were an infidel and by jihadist theory, you are nothing and should be killed. Maybe you can introduce your wife/girlfriend, daughters to them and see them degraded, masked from head to toe, and kept out of education. I''m sure your women would appreciate that gesture on your part since you believe Bush and US are the bad guys.

[j-whitman]

cbsjerks2008,,,, Of course I listen to this administration, I always have --- I find it amazing that the people in charge of our country don''t have the foggiest idea how to win a war & talked you into it in the 1st place.

[lefeaoux]

Bwwwaaahahahahahaha. Whatever dude.

Posted by cbsjerks2008 at 05:34 PM : May 08, 2008

Don''t waste your breath on whitman ... he is a lost cause! It''s best just to ignore him, he will eventually go away.

[notblue]

Another victory in the war on terror, another victory for the majority of Iraqis that want democracy, a defeat for Al qaeda, A defeat for the leftwingers who frequent these posts.

[j-whitman]

cbsjerks2008,,,, Start with the basics & understand terrorism, the conditions that creat it, and who the threats are in the 1st place.

Just calling it a War on Evil, or a War on Terror in the 1st place turned criminals into soldiers with a mission.

Al Queda is now in more safe countries than before, & Pakistan is the immediate Terrorist Nuclear Threat far more than Iran

[usbrit-2009]

Al Quaeda was not in Iraq before the invasion. They were kept out by Saddam. Once the Americans threw out Saddam they came in from Syria and (possibly) Iran. The reason that they have strengthened in Iraq is because the War has made recruitment vastly easier for them due to the destruction of the country. I certainly dislike terrorists every bit as much as any GOPig (as you will find most liberals are if you actually ever listened to us), but the incontravertable evidence is the Al Quaeda has grown in Iraq since the invasion. This is also the first sign that the Iraqis might be ready to take over for themselves.

Note also that both Al Masri and Bin Laden came to the forefront of Islamic extremism during the Russian occupation of Afghanistan where they fought for the Muhajadeen. One of the Muhajadeen''s most generous supporters - the good ole USA through Raygun''s policies against the USSR.

[okcnfrcr]

If that''s the best you can come back with. Normally don''t engage in personal chit chat, just tired of hearing the same old "it''s Bush''s fault" or that this was about oil. You seriously need to educate yourself on how long America has been target''s of terrorism by Middle Eastern elements. It was long, long before either Bush was in office. In fact it was Jimmy "the bean counter" Carter who was in office during the Iranian hostage crisis. I''ve spent 28 1/2 years defending our country, you might try to put on a uniform (any worthwhile uniform) for your community and pick up a gun and do the same. It would be an educational experience for you and you might even grow a set, instead of spewing uneducated biased political rhetoric.

[lefeaoux]

Trust me, I know all about whitman. He is indeed a lost cause. :)

Posted by cbsjerks2008 at 05:39 PM : May 08, 2008

What do you expect ... he is from Tennessee. Probably one of those staunch, southern Baptists.

[j-whitman]

cbsjerks2008,,,, Don''t let the 72 virgin thing freak you out --- There''s a good reason they are virgins, nobody wanted them

[notblue]

j-whitman, since when did it become your job to justify the actions of terrorists? What you are unable to comprehend is that there is no justification for Al Qaed''s agenda and the attrocities they commit! Wake up and get on the right side of this fight, stop midigating and justifying the attrocities of the nemy because you hate your fellow American political rivals, put your stance in perspective for a change, wake up!

[j-whitman]

LeFeaoux,,,, Nope, I''m up in Sacramento. Never lived in Tennessee

[notblue]

j-whitman, it''s not Americas fault that Islamic extremists are savage barbarians who love death and destruction. This capture is a GOOD thing get it?

[notblue]

j-whitman is also singingrick.

[j-whitman]

notblue,,,, How can you spin what I said ?? I didn''t justify the actions of terrorists ---

-- I explained how your White House did justify them& you morons who still after 8 years, still don''t know the 1st thing about terrorism or the threat.

[lefeaoux]

LeFeaoux,,,, Nope, I''''m up in Sacramento. Never lived in Tennessee

Posted by j-whitman at 05:45 PM : May 08, 2008

Really?

[usbrit-2009]

cbsjerks2008 - with your attitude I was beginning to think you were demslie in drag. Then I remembered that creep wites one flame and runs - you at least stick around for the fight.

[joecoolswat]

j-whitman is also singingrick.
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Posted by notblue

notblue...Thanks for the information...

[bgwinnett]

cbsjerks2008 -- WOW, CBS haven''t banned you yet with that name. LOL

[thee0racle]

waydaminit...That''s Chevy Chase filming on location for Nat Lampoon''s Iraqi Vacation..who.."during the primary (waterboarding) investigations he admitted that he is Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir."

[trishab4]

mbcsmith,,,, No, I think that was McCain -- He repeated it on more than one occasion. McBush thinks we are fighting Iranians
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Posted by j-whitman at 05:11 PM : May 08, 2008

-J, speaking of repetition, the Repukons are kinda confused themselves while trying to confuse us. Don''t you remember seeing this picture some 3-4 months ago of another guy being captured? did he escape before being recaptured again? Or maybe they are confused at what picture they may post in order to make believe they are working hard in Iraq...

[lefeaoux]

j-whitman is also singingrick.

Posted by notblue at 05:48 PM : May 08, 2008

He and Nancy Naive were messing w/me yesteday and the day before. Nancy posted some personal info she discovered about me online and BOTH of them were threatening me. I FOUND nancy cuz she was dumb enough to use part of her real name in her screen name and from what I found on whitman, he lives in Tennessee.

[joecoolswat]

Its nice to see the Iraqis caught this guy, not the Americans....Lets see the Libs try to spin this one into "we can''t believe anything the Bush administration says"

[j-whitman]

notblue,,,,, It''s not entirely America''s fault no --- But we do share in the liabilities along with Great Britain.... And that''s just a few, Arab countries & the zionist movemnt is just as much to blame.

[usbrit-2009]

cbsjerks2008 - with your attitude I was beginning to think you were demslie in drag
posted by j-whitman?

Posted by cbsjerks2008 -

You can''t even read eejit. jwhitman didn''t even write that - I did.

[j-whitman]

JoeCoolSwat,,,, Seems to me, every time a #2 is caught, it''s always you people who spin it ???

[edward1975-2009]

Ready the gallows and away we go.

[joecoolswat]

Its because he''s retired and has all this time to "get informed", as though working people are not informed. Don''t you have a dodgeball game to go play with the seniors? us quote "village slow folk" have some discussing to do.

[trishab4]

waydaminit...That''''s Chevy Chase filming on location for Nat Lampoon''''s Iraqi Vacation..who.."during the primary (waterboarding) investigations he admitted that he is Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir."
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Posted by thee0racle at 05:51 PM : May 08, 2008

-LOL!

[joecoolswat]

"The commander of Ninevah military operations informed me that Iraqi troops captured Abu Hamza al-Muhajir the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq,"

this is the leader, not the #2

[usbrit-2009]

Here at Barrack Hussein Obama the "Messiah" of the secular left central, it''''s freedom of speech, and freedom to threaten and ridicule, just as long as you are one of Obama''''s sheep.

Posted by cbsjerks2008

You don''t even know what the left in politics is. In England Obama woud be a left of center conservative. He''s miles away from being labor like W''s latest buddy Gordon Brown.

[joecoolswat]

Milk him for all his worth then shoot him in the head!
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Posted by JesusFace

We can''t get information out of him anymore, the democrat liberals did such a good job at making the U.S. CIA out to be torturers, so guess what...no info on the next attack.

[lefeaoux]

Hmmm ... I guess jwhitman DOES live in Tenn. He suddenly vanished. I tell you, messing with people, posting their personal info and threatening them online is not smart. ANYONE can be found if you know where and how to look.

[perceptions5]

This is HUGE news!

USA ..........USA ...........USA..................USA............. ..........USA................USA!!!

Things are REALLY starting to come together in Iraq, no question or doubt about it!

This is GREAT news and we should do all we can to get as much information out of him as possible, for the sake of innocent Iraqis .


Great job......and with SUCCESS US troops will come home. Bush made huge mistakes going into Iraq and I''m pissed at him for that. But I still support him, our troops, and a strategy that gets us out of Iraq quickly and "smartly".

Mostly "smartly"........................

Great JOB GUYs and GIRLS in uniform, the greatest American institution our US ARMED FORCES, no question about it.......!

[veteran72]

Huh,....I bought a slushy and a bag of barbacue pig skins from this same guy last week.......***???

[j-whitman]

trishab4,,,, I was watching CSPAN the other night, experts on international law & the director of the War Crimmes Commission --

--- We should prosecute this White House & all their lawers before another country does,,, it would go a long way in restoring our national security & help win against radical extremists.