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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: Sully- who wrote (17936)3/3/2006 3:43:30 AM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
61 Terrorists Associated With Al Qaeda In Iraq Captured

posted by Thomas Joscelyn

AFP reports:

<<< US forces have detained 61 rebels linked to Al-Qaeda in Iraq frontman Abu Musab al-Zarqawi near Fallujah, in western Iraq, Major-General Rick Lynch told a news conference.

The rebels were detained on Monday during a raid on a rebel bomb-making and training base, the US-led coalition spokesman said.

"In an area 30 miles (20 kilometres) northeast of Fallujah, coalition forces had intelligence of an Al-Qaeda in Iraq facility used for training and bomb-making," Lynch said.

"Detail planning and execution led to the apprehension of 61 members of Zarqawi's network in Iraq."

Those apprehended include "critical facilitators" of Zarqawi, he said, adding that a large stock of weapons and ammunition were also confiscated. ... >>> [Emphasis Added]


I have highlighted what I think is a ridiculous sentence. The terrorists, who included "critical facilitators" of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, are not "rebels" as the AFP reports. They are terrorists. Let me suggest an alternative sentence for use in the future:
    The terrorists were detained on Monday during a raid on a 
    terrorist bomb-making and training base, the US-led 
    coalition spokesman said.
That one gripe aside, this is obviously good news. It would be interesting to hear what these terrorists have to say about: the operational structure of Zarqawi's group, ties to the Baathist regime prior to the war, ties to former Baathists now, and the relationship between Zarqawi's group and al Qaeda central.

(Hat tip: Counterterrorism Blog.)

thomasjoscelyn.blogspot.com

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