" Al Qaeda In Iraq" has high-tailed it to Afghanistan..

[Virginia Dare]

so I guess now it's "Al Qaeda in Afghanistan"? Or is it now "Al Qaeda in Iraq in Afghanistan"?...:crazy:

By the way, ABC showed me some very frightening pictures of 12 year old boys in fatigues carrying big guns in Pakistan last night...:scared:

Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader May Be in Afghanistan

BAGHDAD, July 30 -- The leader of the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq and several of his top lieutenants have recently left Iraq for Afghanistan, according to group leaders and Iraqi intelligence officials, a possible further sign of what Iraqi and U.S. officials call growing disarray and weakness in the organization.

U.S. officials say there are indications that al-Qaeda is diverting new recruits from going to Iraq, where its fighters have suffered dramatic setbacks, to going to Afghanistan and Pakistan, where they appear to be making gains.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073003239.html?hpid=topnews

[ixion]

1. Sticking to the hollywood style narrative...

no matter what the facts may be.

We're totally and deeply screwed.

[pinniped]

2. I still don't know why Iraq was special enough to warrant a special "al Qaeda in Iraq" branch.

Afghanistan was invaded first, so they should have been the first country with the special AQ branch!

Does this al-Qaeda in Iraq have a special flag to differentiate itself from the regular Joe Schmo at the conventional al-Qaeda?

?

[LynnTheDem]

3. Al Qaeda in Iraqiranistan.

BE AFWAID!!!

[Muttocracy]

4. Does this mean we've won?

:sarcasm:

Was AQ in Iraq an "official" branch of AQ, or just called themselves that?

[Virginia Dare]

5. Actually, I think we called them that...

to cover our asses on the fact that Osama Bin Laden and 9/11 had absolutely nothing to do with Iraq.