June 8, 2006 at 10:31 am
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday, adding his identity was confirmed by fingerprints and a first-hand look at his face. It was a major victory in the U.S.-led war in Iraq and the broader war on terror.
Do you really think Zarkawi is gone now? How much credability is there in this claim? If true will his death see an end to the insurgent activities in Iraq?
What you guys think?
Source http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13195017/
By: SOC - 8th June 2006 at 20:23
Ahem, Isen’t there an old russian saying that if you hit the nail hard, it will only go deeper…
But we made this all up, remember? How can there all of a sudden be nails to “go deeper”? ๐
By: Gollevainen - 8th June 2006 at 20:19
Ahem, Isen’t there an old russian saying that if you hit the nail hard, it will only go deeper…
By: aero - 8th June 2006 at 20:17
The best treatment against terrorists is a couple of MK-82ยดs, this is a great day.
and kill one terrorist today, so that 10 new terrorists will exists tomorrow. This is precisely what the United States doesn’t seem to understand. Violence doesn’t solve violence.
By: bring_it_on - 8th June 2006 at 19:57
I personally would not and that is for sure
That is because you are of a sane mind.
As far as heroism is concerned he showed no such thing. Going around and deliberately killing and chopping off heads of people on TV to instil fear into the common people has cowardness written all over it. Atleast a suicide bomber that followed him actually straps on a vest and blows himself up but he didnt even have the guts to do anything other then let his men capture innocent people (mostly innocent) and take a sword and chop off their heads. He obviously wanted to lead and let other people do all the dirty work and take some sort of extremic political position of a some arab fighting a big western power when in reality he did plenty more damage to the people of Iraq then to the americans!!!! oh yeah he wasnt even an Iraqi..
If I were born in Palestine, I would have most likely became a member of some terrorist organization* – Ehud Barak
Yeah sure but you have to see the inside aswell. Do u believe that this fool was only there cuz he had love and passion for Arabs and the cause of isreal or the people of iraq for that matter. he was a selfish indivigual who wanted power and went about getting it by be-heading innocent indiviguals and broadcasting it on TV. I have some sort of sympathy for a lone palestinian who has lost his family due to an IDF bombing and joins Hammas however People like this MOFO here are the ones who add fuel to the fire and groom people into killing barbarians who then go and blow themselves up while these people are forming aliances with other similar like minded klansmen to recruit further to bring about communal devide and civil war. Please dont mix the 2 types of indiviguals here. If he was all that lovely then why couldnt he rob convoys and destribute the loot to free iraqis and show goodwill instead of plotting bombs in mosques,markets and schools.We need to define heroism here A HERO ACCORDING TO ME IS SOMEONE WHO IS COURAGEOUS YET NOBLE AND HUMBLE . I for one fail to credit any effort into herroism that doesnt show kindness.
By: BME330 - 8th June 2006 at 19:53
The best treatment against terrorists is a couple of MK-82ยดs, this is a great day.
By: DazDaMan - 8th June 2006 at 19:43
I shall shed a tear for him…. when hell freezes over!
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th June 2006 at 18:57
By coward I mean he was particulalry courageous to cut the head of a poor man, lying in front of him… Long life to the American pilots who changed this ******* into an insane and stinky jelly. As Himmler or Goebbels, some men really don’t raise much regrets when their die.
By not being coward I mean leading an insurgent campaign against the mightiest military force mankind has ever known. Well, if that ain’t courageous enough…
I will restrain from commenting your excited reactions regarding his death since I feel this is the return to the moral middle age. One man’s heroes are other man’s villains.
*If I were born in Palestine, I would have most likely became a member of some terrorist organization* – Ehud Barak
By: Grey Area - 8th June 2006 at 18:55
I take great delight in looking at his dead body.
Personally, I pity those who can take delight in looking at anyone’s dead body.
By: Archibaald - 8th June 2006 at 18:27
By coward I mean he was particulalry courageous to cut the head of a poor man, lying in front of him… Long life to the American pilots who changed this ******* into an insane and stinky jelly. As Himmler or Goebbels, some men really don’t raise much regrets when their die.
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th June 2006 at 17:56
A good news, this man was really a barbarian and a coward.
I’m asking what weapon killed him. Was there an helicopter raid? F-16s?
Barbarian? Sure.. Coward? Hardly..
Would you have balls to do what he did? I personally would not and that is for sure..
By: bring_it_on - 8th June 2006 at 17:50
good that he is gone. I guess if things carry on it is only a matter of time before the void created by his death is filled.
By: Gollevainen - 8th June 2006 at 17:25
So I take it you think Bin Laden is a myth as well then, the scapegoat for the US government sectet operation to blow up buildings and kill Americans so we could go to war and steal Middle Eastern oil, right?
And you hope this’ll cause Iraqis to rise up against what, exactly?
well truth isent always so black and white…and red …and green in this instance. But that sure is certain that US officals have benefitted intrestingly lot from his ramblings…maybe its conspiracy, maybe its profesional media manipulation, who knows…i dont know, they dont know, You dont know it, ….or do you? :confused: :confused:
and I expect Iraqis to rise against what? comon what do want me to say? something that migth give your good change to toss around your sincere believes of ‘liberty’ and ‘freedom’….if you want to do that, You can as well as imagine some good answers to flame against by yourself, you dont need me for it, do you ๐
By: PhantomII - 8th June 2006 at 17:17
His picture is being shown all over the news. I take great delight in looking at his dead body. Now he can senselessly murder no one anymore.
Of course, and they have made a big point about this on the news, this doesn’t mean the fighting will stop and we have a long road to go to get Iraq on its feet.
It is a good key moment though in the fight against terror.
It’s certainly enough of a victory to celebrate his death because of all the awful things he did.
Just remember that it’s not over.
By: SOC - 8th June 2006 at 17:16
So I take it you think Bin Laden is a myth as well then, the scapegoat for the US government sectet operation to blow up buildings and kill Americans so we could go to war and steal Middle Eastern oil, right? :rolleyes:
And you hope this’ll cause Iraqis to rise up against what, exactly?
By: PhantomII - 8th June 2006 at 17:11
Such great news. I woke up this morning and that was the first thing I saw on the news.
I’m so glad that guy is dead and gone. They even showed pictures of his face after he was dead, and I can’t put to words how happy the image of that dead man made me.
Certainly things will still be rough in Iraq for a while, but suffice to say it’s a step, even if a small one, to getting the country on its feet.
Good job to all involved in Zarqawi’s death.
By: Gollevainen - 8th June 2006 at 17:09
Gollevainen what planet are you actually on?
Neptunus….but that hasent anything to do whit this… :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
the guy is a myth trust me, hi migth really exist and run some minor cell, but its all seems just TOO convident that I would buy it ๐ Its a media manipulation scham, but Hope it will turn around and unite more Iraqi people to open their eyes and rise in resistance….
By: SOC - 8th June 2006 at 17:07
One is down but there are still many out there, I think its too premature to celebrate his death.
It is important to remember that. Yes, this is a big deal. But no, it doesn’t mean the war is automatically over and everyone will start holding hands and singing songs together.
By: Deano - 8th June 2006 at 16:46
Truely gutted NOT
Yes there will always be fanatics out there ready to take his place, it’s a fact of life.
The whole guy is a myth generated by US to get some face to the enemy…
Gollevainen what planet are you actually on?
By: Archibaald - 8th June 2006 at 16:45
A good news, this man was really a barbarian and a coward.
I’m asking what weapon killed him. Was there an helicopter raid? F-16s?
By: Canpark - 8th June 2006 at 15:29
One is down but there are still many out there, I think its too premature to celebrate his death.