Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Iraqi PM: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killedBy PATRICK QUINN, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes agoBAGHDAD, Iraq - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida-linked militant who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings inIraq, has been killed in a U.S. air raid north of Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday.Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed Wednesday evening along with seven aides.The Jordanian-born militant, who was believed to have personally beheaded at least two American hostages, became Iraq's most wanted militant, as notorious asOsama bin Laden, to whom he swore allegiance in 2004. The United States had put a $25 million bounty on al-Zarqawi, the same as bin Laden.In the past year, he moved his campaign beyond Iraq's borders, claiming to have carried out a Nov. 9, 2005, triple suicide bombing against hotels in Amman, Jordan, that killed 60 people, as well as other attacks in Jordan and even a rocket attack from Lebanon into northernIsrael.U.S. forces and their allies came close to capturing al-Zarqawi several times since his campaign began in mid-2003.His closest brush may have come in late 2004. Deputy Interior Ministry Maj. Gen. Hussein Kamal said Iraqi security forces caught al-Zarqawi near the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah but then released him because they didn't realize who he was.In May 2005, Web statements by his group said al-Zarqawi had been wounded in fighting with Americans and was being treated in a hospital abroad ? raising speculation over a successor among his lieutenants. But days later, a statement said al-Zarqawi was fine and had returned to Iraq. There was never any independent confirmation of the reports of his wounding.U.S. forces believe they just missed capturing al-Zarqawi in a Feb. 20, 2005, raid in which troops closed in on his vehicle west of Baghdad near the Euphrates River. His driver and another associate were captured and al-Zarqawi's computer was seized along with pistols and ammunition.U.S. troops twice launched massive invasions of Fallujah, the stronghold used by al-Qaida in Iraq fighters and other insurgents west of Baghdad. An April 2004 offensive left the city still in insurgent hands, but the October 2004 assault wrested it from them. However, al-Zarqawi ? if he was in the city ? escaped.</div>
     
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    hooooray!!!to add to this, one of my best friends gets back from iraq on saturday. he has been there for 2 years.
     
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    YEAH YEAH 'bout time we brought that mofo down.
     
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    Does the soldier that dropped the bomb get the $25 mil?
     
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    I doubt that, and I bet it was more than one person that brought him down anyway. That'd be cool though.
     
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    Yeah!! This sneaky fucking bastard is finally dead!
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Romain @ Jun 9 2006, 03:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah!! This sneaky fucking bastard is finally dead!</div>lol, I'm having trouble figuring you out:1) Ray Lewis avatar2) Fav team = Patriots3) Fav off player = Tony Gonzalez (Chiefs)4) Fav def player = Brian Urlacher (Bears)
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeefunk @ Jun 9 2006, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Romain @ Jun 9 2006, 03:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah!! This sneaky fucking bastard is finally dead!</div>lol, I'm having trouble figuring you out:1) Ray Lewis avatar2) Fav team = Patriots3) Fav off player = Tony Gonzalez (Chiefs)4) Fav def player = Brian Urlacher (Bears)</div>It Says hes from France...doesnt have a local team to pick. lol
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Jun 9 2006, 06:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeefunk @ Jun 9 2006, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Romain @ Jun 9 2006, 03:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah!! This sneaky fucking bastard is finally dead!</div>lol, I'm having trouble figuring you out:1) Ray Lewis avatar2) Fav team = Patriots3) Fav off player = Tony Gonzalez (Chiefs)4) Fav def player = Brian Urlacher (Bears)</div>It Says hes from France...doesnt have a local team to pick. lol</div>So he picks the best team in the past 5 years [​IMG]
     
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    [quote name='ST34LTH' post='52141' date='Jun 9 2006, 04:17 PM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='52118' date='Jun 9 2006, 06:19 PM'][quote name='jeefunk' post='52078' date='Jun 9 2006, 09:39 AM'][quote name='Romain' post='52063' date='Jun 9 2006, 03:11 AM']Yeah!! This sneaky fucking bastard is finally dead![/quote]lol, I'm having trouble figuring you out:1) Ray Lewis avatar2) Fav team = Patriots3) Fav off player = Tony Gonzalez (Chiefs)4) Fav def player = Brian Urlacher (Bears)[/quote]It Says hes from France...doesnt have a local team to pick. lol[/quote]So he picks the best team in the past 5 years [​IMG][/quote]Can't say I blame him....he probably only gets a few games and the Superbowl is one of em in France.
     
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    please don't blame.In France, I cannot see a lot of games.1) I like the hits of Lewis2) Patriots and Cowboys are my favorite teams3) I play tight-end, that's why Tony Gonzalez is my favorite off playerI'm just a NFL fan from the other side of the Atlantic.[​IMG]
     
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    :)Me too. But I live in the US now.[​IMG]
     
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