Al Douri had fallen off the radar screen as coalition and media focus has shifted to Zarqawi and his ilk, but now senior officials are telling Fox News that al Douri — whom they describe as an avowed and "fanatic" Islamist whose two sons have sworn 'fealty' to Usama bin Laden — is in league with Zarqawi and Al Qaeda elements. Fallujah is the center of their universe, officials said.
Fox News article
German police intelligence reports say that Zarqawi's al-Tauhid group was set up, not as a branch of al-Qaeda, but in competition.
...Reports that the dictator's surgeons amputated an injured leg in Baghdad are now known to be incorrect.
Guardian article
...Reports that the dictator's surgeons amputated an injured leg in Baghdad are now known to be incorrect.
The Guardian offers nothing to back that up.
So can he dance or not?
I wonder if we'll ever know.
This weekend, sources in America believe Zarqawi's capture is imminent...
Of course.
'He has become Iraq's bin Laden,' said Charles Pena, of Washington's Cato Institute. 'His role is more inspirational than operational. Killing him won't end radical violence in Iraq any more than killing bin Laden will end it globally.'
Ah, the voice of reason.
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