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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:25 PM
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ABC >> "Zarqawi was apparently injured at first...The Americans found him"

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-06-08T075226Z_01_GEO825572_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAQ-ZARQAWI.xml

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"Zarqawi was apparently injured at first... The Americans found him. They handed him over to the Iraqis and he later died of his injuries," ABC said.



Things that make you go hmm....
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:27 PM
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1. Hmmm...
So he SURVIVED two 500lb bombs on his head? And then we handed him over to the Iraqis?

More like "thing that make you go :puke: "
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:29 PM
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3. OK, I call "bull" on that. We don't hand ANYONE over to the Iraquis. nm
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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:30 PM
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7. at least not before we kill them.....
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:05 PM
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19. does dry ice leave marks? n/t
n/t
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Bitter Cup Donating Member (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:08 PM
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21. That was my first thought as well
ice ice baby
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951-Riverside Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:43 PM
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28. Hey can anyone post that photo
...the one with the american giving the thumbs up over a body of a dead iraqi in a body bag and what appeared to be ice below him, I think he had a scar on his cheek.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:28 PM
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2. That's the paybacks for lying so much, even if you had the
story of the year, and if it was legit, no one believes a liar(s).

If they got the guy, good. Not going to help anything, but good. But I wish someone would find a story and stick with it.
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Skip Intro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:38 PM
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12. "no one believes a liar(s)" - Exactly. n/t
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Saturday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:29 PM
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4. No wounds on his face after this huge.....
bomb struck him. hmmmmm
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:29 PM
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5. That is inconsistent with what I heard during the press conference...
I will be skeptical but not absurd. Of course he is still dead.
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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:29 PM
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6. It's quite obvious from the photos that he wasn't killed
by a pair of 500lb. bombs. More lies Fromm the administration that will lie about anything and everything.
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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:27 PM
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26. that fucker was frozen and thawed.....
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:31 PM
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8. Funny how this story is slowing starting to morph
Makes me wonder if they're trying to set up a fallback position, a CYA tactic so that when Zaqarwi does turn up alive and well, they have a ready made excuse to pull out of their ass.

But either way, with or without Zaqarwi, this war is going to grind on. This is nothing but a propaganda victory, designed to bump up some poll numbers. In the real world, this man's death won't bring us one step closer to anything remotely called "victory"
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:41 PM
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14. Probably the truth is ...
the Marines ran him over with a Humvee just for laughs and only found out later who he was. :sarcasm:
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:46 PM
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18. LOL
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

And the sad thing is, you could be spot on correct.
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:31 PM
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9. Maybe they didn't want to make the same mistake they made with Saddam?
They probably regret not killing him when they found him.
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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:32 PM
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10. huh?
Edited on Thu Jun-08-06 12:33 PM by jsamuel
sorry but this makes little sense...
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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:34 PM
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11. Ahhhhhhh so the two 500 lb bombs did not kill him
he was dug out of the rubble alive, and later died of his wounds...does make a person go hmmmmm :freak:

Soon they will say he had a last statement..."I am Al Zarqawi, You got me. Boosh the infidel, is one tough hombre'. :::gasp cough"

"But now I will become a legend, people will claim to see my spirit and fight on. I will become ::gasp:: the islamic Elvis." <he expires>
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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:41 PM
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13. so . . . American troops find the second most wanted terrorist . . .
on the planet . . . and the first thing they do is turn him over to the Iraqis? . . .

ding ding ding . . . (that's my bullshit detector going off) . . .
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:42 PM
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15. Somebody please help me out here...
Did the helicopters go in and kill him first, and then did they drop the bombs or vice versa?

:shrug:
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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 05:31 PM
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36. It appears there is a major contradiction in this story...
Was it two 500 pound bombs or fire from US helicopters? Hmmmmmmm...
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w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:44 PM
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16. Don't care. Doesn't matter. Bigger issues. (nt)
Edited on Thu Jun-08-06 12:44 PM by w4rma
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 12:45 PM
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17. Please MSM, I want somemore!!!
More big mouthfulls of bullshit.

I love it when those "in charge" and those who speak for those in charge, can't get their stories straight.

warms my heart.

:puke:
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bullimiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:06 PM
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20. another changing story. child please already with the lies.
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warrens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:08 PM
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22. Righhhhht
Like we wouldn't have put him in a cage for the amusement of all. He was of way more propaganda value alive than he is dead.
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JanusAscending Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:12 PM
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23. My question is this....
Who gets the MILLIONS for the REWARD??? (dead or alive)
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Scurrilous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:18 PM
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25. Good question...
...$25 million bounty on al-Zarqawi. Who gets it?
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paparush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:15 PM
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24. I think they pulled this guy out of a freezer where he's been for months
and they *conveniently* (just like the Church Lady) pulled him out of the bag to try and staunch the bleeding (that's GOP/NeoCon bleeding).
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:49 PM
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29. and we more than likely have Osama on ice too
that was my first thought.
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E-Z-B Donating Member (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:39 PM
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27. My post early this morning seems more and more plausible:
"Interesting how this comes out the day after the gay marriage ban went down in flames. Could he have been dead all along, but the pentagon waited until a politically opportunistic time to show it off? I'm just trying on my tin-foil hat over here...)"
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 03:55 PM
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30. You're not alone with that thought.
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Ken065 Donating Member (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 04:06 PM
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31. Not what they said at the press conference.
There they said F-16s dropped the bombs, not helicopters.
And Iraqi forces were the first on the scene.

Can they get ANYTHING right?
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Jigarotta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 04:09 PM
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32. exactly which Iraqi's?... hmmm,
this part in the story was my first eyebrow raise.

doesn't make any sense.
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me b zola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 04:38 PM
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33. ?
:wtf:
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 04:46 PM
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34. the press conference this morning said they removed the body
Edited on Thu Jun-08-06 04:50 PM by alfredo
to a secure location. They also said the Iraqi forces were the first there. If anything, the Iraqis turned the body over to us.

http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoChannel.aspx?storyid=83b7bf645346caf0aef09db1cc2204e2e056da01
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Jigarotta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 05:22 PM
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35. which Iraqi's did the US turn Z over to.... Kick!
anyone have Any idea what this is about? any thoughts of Why this would be done?
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 05:34 PM
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37. ABC News On TV Reporting He Was Killed In Bombing
just now
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 10:35 PM
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38. this appears to be from the earlier reports
I am curious where this initial info came from?
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 10:36 PM
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39. So, helicopters? It was fighter jets. That article was written early on
before all the "facts" were in.
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