A Happy Day For Iraq

Filed under:War on Terror — posted by 3wire on 6/8/2006 @ 4:17 pm

From the BBC

At 0848 GMT, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari was the first notable personality to be interviewed on the death of Zarqawi.

Speaking live on al-Arabiya TV, he said “the killing of this terrorist, who topped the list of wanted people, not only in Iraq but on the international level, is a happy day for Iraq, the Iraqi people, and all free people.”

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Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Killed in Air Strike

Filed under:War on Terror — posted by 3wire on @ 2:59 am

U.S. Special Operations Forces directed an air strike against a safe house 40 miles north of Baghdad last night. Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi was confirmed as one of the dead. Woo Hoo! Too bad he wasn’t beheaded on Al Jezera. The Iraqi press corps erupted in applause when told Zarqawi had been killed.