US-made man an 'enemy to America's liking' (Zarqawi)

[kskiska]

By Patrick Cockburn

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a little-known Jordanian petty criminal before he became the Islamic fundamentalist fanatic denounced by the United States in 2003 as an insurgent leader of great importance.

His status enabled him to recruit men and raise money to wage a cruel war, mostly against Iraqi civilians.

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President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed news of his death but, paradoxically, among those most pleased by his elimination may be the other insurgent leaders. "He was an embarrassment to the resistance," said Iraqi commentator Ghassan al-Attiyah. "They never liked him taking all the limelight and the Americans exaggerated his role."

Zarqawi's rise was attributable to the US in two ways. His name was unknown when he was denounced in 2003, by Secretary of State Colin Powell before the UN Security Council as the link between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda.

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[Demeter]

1. And Now There Is NO Target to Blame

Whatever will BushCo do for the next excuse?

[dmoded]

2. on that note, i noticed...

yesterday when bush and blair has to make their obgliatory speeches to the masses, they looked very very uncomfortable. I've been studing body language for almost 15 years and it really seemed like whatever they were saying, underneath they were really thinking "oh shit, we killed him but could there be more? could this activate something, are we in trouble?" wtf are we doing in iraq anyway?

heh no, that last comment wouldn't cross their minds.. i take that back.. 300,000 innocent dead sure is a way to bring democracy somewhere.

anyways the stress levels they had yesterday were through the freakin roof.

you don't fight the enemy by bruising his best friend.