CNN: We Recently Had Zarqawi In Custody But Let Him Go

[eleny]

Per Anderson Cooper just now on CNN, he had been in custody recently but no one recognized him. He gained weight and looked different. Also, he was carrying identification under a country different from his true origins.

Story on the CNN web site http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/15/zarqawi.captured/index.html

[DistressedAmerican]

1. If True A Major Blow To Bushco Credibility.

I do not think they can stand many more.

Amazing.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

2. Wow!

Any mention of the business about him being one-legged? Wasn't that said of Zarqawi sometime back?

[DistressedAmerican]

3. I think That Was The First Two Zarqawi's

Number three has both legs.

Saddam wasn't working on WMD. But, maybe he was busy on cloning!

[eleny]

6. They mentioned his tattoo

Cooper said that he did have a distinguishing mark on his body but that it may have been removed.

The odd thing about this report is how short it was with no follow up discussion with anyone. No interview with a terrorism expert. Can you imagine if a Dem was in office? Oh, nevermind. The Dem prez would have been impeached by now.

[0007]

24. I heard that they examined him so close that the report said

he had an unremarkable liver & an unremarkable heart.

[gordianot]

20. He could join the ranks of the one armed man, Zarqawi the fugitive.

[Canuckistanian]

4. He was offered and they let him slip away!

I heard he was offered 17 times! And the conservatives let him go! Appeasers! Traitors!

[radwriter0555]

5. and his missing leg, eye and lungs grew back too? WOW, christmas

miracles abound!

[Pithy Cherub]

7. Snotty should be havin' big fun tomorrow at the press moment!

Hopefully David Gregory and Helen will be on it!

[eleny]

10. I sure hope so!

[Fridays Child]

8. Remember "Fat Osama?" So, now we have "Fat Zarqawi."

These guys make our side look like the Keystone Kops.

[eleny]

12. He plumps up and fakes out his captors

[Fridays Child]

15. He's the "Ballpark Frank" of terrorists!

:rofl:

[eleny]

18. So round, so firm, so fully packed

[UDenver20]

9. A full length story link anywhere?

[eleny]

13. Here's one at CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/15/zarqawi.captured/index.html

[DistressedAmerican]

14. So We HAve A Terrorist Catch And Release Program.

Threw him back until he was mature perhaps?

[Catherine Vincent]

11. So they had him on a silver platter and let him go eh?

[eleny]

17. By tomorrow Rove will come up with plausible deniability

Mark my words.

[gordianot]

22. Hope Rove is still upset that Bush sorta admitted a mistake. n/t

[Kurovski]

16. Why should they ever complain about those who say we'll

never win in Iraq when it's so obvious they ain't even TRYING to win.

Not that I even know what "winning" means, (do they know?) but Mr. Z was a prime catch. Or so we've been led to believe.

[gordianot]

19. What happened didn't the torture work this time?

It must be Clinton's fault.

:sarcasm:

[journalist3072]

21. I heard this too..on CNN Headline News this evening

On my local progressive talk station.

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. Can they get the guy's DNA?

I mean, can it be THAT hard??

[0007]

26. Maybe the Mount Sinai Hospital could help you out for that one.

I'm more than sure it can be found there.

[Cleita]

25. Randi says this "catch and release" has been going on for awhile.

We know who they are, but we really don't have any real interest in keeping them. Who knows how many times they ignored Bin Laden.

[eleny]

27. Well, they're so busy spying on us - who has time for terrorists?

[cantstandbush]

28. I bet he could even get into the WH like Gannon. n/t

[eleny]

29. Now CNN is downplaying Zarqawi's importance

A report asserts that the insurgency is being "Iraqified" and that if Zarqawi were killed he would be quickly replaced.

It didn't take them long to nullify the gaff.