--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 6/8/06 3:39:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > > babajii_99@ writes: > > > > > > > > > > AP - 11 minutes ago > > BAGHDAD, Iraq - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida-linked militant who > > led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage > > beheadings in Iraq, has been killed in a U.S. air raid north of > > Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday. > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, but.... A woman and a child were killed in the bombing. Was it worth > > it? Couldn't hey have just surrounded the house and used a bull horn and > > ordered him to come out with his hands up? > > > > Not sexy enough? Remember when saddam's sons fought to the death? There were plenty > of options for taking them alive, but they chose to kill them instead. Obviously, the intel > that the 2 highest-ranking members of Saddam's government might have about WMDs > wasn't as important as making sure they "faced justice" ASAP. >
I just read an absurd statement by Rumsfeld to the effect that Al Zarqawi was responsible for the most civilian deaths in Iraq. He must have had an extra spoonful of crack in his oatmeal this morning...All the other sources I've read indicate that by a large margin it is the US Army who is responsible for the most civilian deaths in Iraq...'collateral damage' and all that... Also read an interesting statistic that among the named terrorist groups in Iraq, Al Zarqawi's bunch was responsible for just 14% of deaths attributed to such groups. Kinda makes you wonder why the US focused on him almost exclusively...And also explains why Rumsfeld gave such a cautious assessment of the implications of this guy's death; basically said along with Bush that nothing will change. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
