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To: Sully- who wrote (61099)	7/19/2007 11:44:49 AM
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Oh How Complicated! Best of the Web Today BY JAMES TARANTO Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:18 p.m. EDT The Associated Press reports, <<< "The U.S. command said Wednesday the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq has been arrested, adding that information from him indicates the group's foreign-based leadership wields considerable influence over the Iraqi chapter". >>> That's al Qaeda in Iraq or, as the New York Times calls it, al Qaeda Which Has Nothing to Do With Iraq in Mesopotamia Which Also Has Nothing to Do With Iraq Even Though It's Another Name for Iraq Which Has Nothing to Do With al Qaeda, a Homegrown Iraqi Group That Has Nothing to Do With Iraq Even Though It Is Mostly Iraqi, Albeit With Some Foreign Involvement Which Has Nothing to Do With Iraq. From the AP report, it sounds as if the highest-ranking Iraqi member of al Qaeda in Iraq is just a glorified secretary: <<< Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, also known as Abu Shahid, was captured in Mosul on July 4, said Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner, a military spokesman. "Al-Mashhadani is believed to be the most senior Iraqi in the al-Qaida in Iraq network," Bergner said. He said al-Mashhadani was a close associate of Abu Ayub al-Masri, the Egyptian-born head of al-Qaida in Iraq. Bergner said al-Mashhadani served as an intermediary between al-Masri and Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri. "In fact, communication between the senior al-Qaida leadership and al-Masri frequently went through al-Mashhadani," Bergner said. >>> So how does the New York Times--or maybe we should call it the New Amsterdam Times, since it insists on calling Iraq "Mesopotamia"--report this? So far, not at all. There's no mention of the al-Mashhadani capture on the paper's Web site, even though other news organizations had the story before 8 a.m. Eastern Time. opinionjournal.com breitbart.com opinionjournal.com