To: steve dietrich who wrote (171358 ) 9/27/2005 6:04:33 PM From: geode00 Respond to of 281500 Yep, it's not good to be number 2 or number 3 in that organization. OTOH, no one knows if the number 1 guy has one leg or two. If he only has one leg, that's a heck of an escape he made a few months back when he ran under an overpass and fled. Besides, 95% or more of the 'insurgency' is Iraqi. Besides, even if peace reigned supreme at 8am Wednesday morning, we'd still be financing the creation of an Islamic Republic friendly to both Iran and Syria but unfriendly to women and, say, christians and jews. :) We are such NICE folks. We work hard every day to pay for all of this. Geez Loueeze. -------- "Key Aide to Al Qaeda Leader in Iraq Captured Sunday, May 08, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq — Multi-national security forces have captured a key associate of Iraq's most wanted terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (search), FOX News has confirmed. The man was identified as Ammar Adnan Mohammed Hamza al-Zubaydi, also known as Abul Abbas.foxnews.com -------- "Al-Zarqawi reportedly arrested in Iraq Updated: 2005-01-04 14:37 Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, whom the US occupation authorities declared to be the "target number one" in Iraq, has been arrested in the city of Baakuba, the Emirate newspaper al-Bayane reported on Tuesday referring to Kurdish sources....chinadaily.com.cn --------- "Zarqawi lieutenant captured, Iraqis say By Steven Komarow, USA TODAY BAGHDAD — Insurgents began the final week before Iraq's national elections with a spree of violence Monday that included a car bomb outside Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's political headquarters and heavy fighting near Baghdad's airport. The Iraqi government played down the new violence as desperate tactics by terrorists who increasingly are being foiled by pre-election security. It disclosed the Jan. 15 arrest of an al-Qaeda lieutenant and master bomb maker....usatoday.com ------- "Leading Al-Zarqawi aide captured in Iraq By Jenny Booth, Times Online Iraqi forces have captured a man described as a trusted aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian-born terrorist. The captured man was identified as Talib Mikhlif Arsan Walman al-Dulaymi, also known as Abu Qutaybah, a government announcement said. He arranged safe houses and transportation for the Zarqawi network as well as passing packages and funds to Zarqawi himself, it said....timesonline.co.uk