Bad News for Democrats: U.S. Announces Major al-Qaida Arrest

... IN IRAQ!

I assume that Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani was just there on vacation since we are 'busy' "in the middle of a civil war" and "not fighting al-qaida in Iraq". (Aughh)

"Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner told reporters that al-Mashhadani carried messages from bin Laden, and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahri, to the Egyptian-born head of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri.

"There is a clear connection between al-Qaida in Iraq and al-Qaida senior leadership outside Iraq," Bergner said.

He said al-Mashhadani had told interrogators that al-Qaida's global leadership provides "directions, they continue to provide a focus for operations" and "they continue to flow foreign fighters into Iraq, foreign terrorists."

The relationship between bin Laden and the al-Qaida in Iraq leadership has long been the subject of debate. Some private analysts believe the foreign-based leadership plays a minor role in day-to-day operations.

Analysts have also questioned U.S. military assertions that al-Qaida in Iraq is the main threat to U.S. forces here.

Former Pentagon analyst Anthony Cordesman quoted a background brief by U.S. military experts in Iraq this month that said al-Qaida in Iraq was responsible for only 15 percent of the attacks here in the first half of 2007.

Even before al-Mashhadani's arrest, U.S. military officials have insisted that links exist between the local al-Qaida group and the bin Laden clique. From time to time, officials have released captured letters indicating a flow of policy instructions to the group's commanders in Iraq.

Although numerous armed groups operate here, al-Qaida in Iraq's signature attacks—high-profile truck bombings against civilian targets—were largely responsible for unleashing the wave of sectarian slaughter last year that transformed the character of the conflict, U.S. officials say."

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I guess the blogger missed

Submitted by troybob316 on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 9:33pm.

I guess the blogger missed this little tidbit about Iraq that was released today:

The report, a declassified summary of the central findings of the July 2007 National Intelligence Estimate on terrorism, found that Al Qaeda had “protected or regenerated key elements of its homeland attack capability.”

Then again, I guess we all select the news we want others to hear.

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I have a slightly different spin on this.

Submitted by Cyclist on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 8:47pm.

I think we also need to congratulate our troops and their families that support them. God Bless You All!!!!

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What I say is - Good job Mr. President

Submitted by Robert W. Morgan on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 6:57pm.

That's the whole idea behind this war or to be completely accurate - this occupation of Iraq. The idea is to kill or capture the highers-up in the terroist organizations so they don't get any more street time to recruit or train teenage suicide bombers. And of course once they are dead, they can't come over here with a suitcase bomb.

Remember the old slogan "The only good Red is a dead Red"? How about we think one up for this war and keep repeating it until the liberal weenies curl up in a ball and start crying for their momma. Ok with you?

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Hey Robert W.

Submitted by Cyclist on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 9:08pm.

Did you listen to your moniker/avatar while he was on KHJ, KRTH or both?

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good job?

Submitted by troybob316 on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 8:30pm.

Sounds like Mr. Morgan forgot the whole idea behind this war.

Saddam was tied to Al-Qaeda. False. Saddam was sheltering Al-Qaeda. False. The US is safer because we invaded Iraq. False.

By the way, it's about as much of an "occupation" as vietnam was a "conflict".

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Morgan: Good job?

Submitted by dollaradayandfound on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 8:23pm.

Do you think he had anything to do with this fellow? He doesn't even try to know their names!
By the way, have you heard the testimony yet of the nation's head doctors who worked for the Bush administration? Surgeon Generals?
Their speeches were censored and they couldn't help the handicapped Olympics because the Kennedys are involved with that.
They had to mention Bush's name three times per page in their speeches, in a good manner.
There have been books written about such mind control!
The war in Afghanistan and Iraq has much of the same kind of "pass it on down" with plausible denial for us "here in the White house," as General Haig said once.
Eight years is way too much!

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Mix: another #2!

Submitted by dollaradayandfound on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 6:47pm.

Al Quieta's organization chart looks something like this:
CHART
Osama Bib Laden (thats Osama from the town of bin laden)
Followed by 656 # 2s

We have captured 342 of them! I don't know what Bulgarian prison they are in.

One more #2 and we can retire to Turkey with our troops (oops, they wouldn't let us go that way 6 years ago) maybe to Kuweight?

But, but, but, but..........Clinton.

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