Hmm...Bush ratings in toilet, U.S. Forces Kill "No. 2" Terrorist in Iraq

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

U.S. Special Forces Kill No. 2 Terrorist in Iraq
Monday, September 26, 2005

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,170467,00.html

WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Forces killed Al Qaeda's (search) No. 2 terror mastermind in Iraq (search), Defense Department officials said.

FOX News has confirmed that Abu Azzam (search), who was believed to have been in charge of the financing of terrorist cells in the war-torn country, was killed during a raid in Baghdad early Monday morning Iraq time. Azzam is thought to be the top deputy to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (search), Iraq's most wanted terrorist.

Azzam is the latest in a series of top Zarqawi deputies that have been killed or captured by coalition forces in recent months. Zarqawi's Al Qaeda in Iraq (search) group has taken responsibility for some of the country's most horrific acts of terror including car bombings, kidnappings and beheadings of Iraqi civilians and westerners.

Earlier this month Zarqawi, a Sunni Muslim, pledged war on Iraqi Shiites in response to the U.S. and Iraqi military offensive on the town of Tal Afar near the Syrian border. The U.S. military said it is continuing to make progress dismantling Zarqawi's operations. Officials credit much of the success to the increasing number of tips coming from Iraqi civilians. A top U.S. commander in northwestern region of the country said that 80 percent the terror network has been affected by coalition operations in his region.

[electron_blue]

1. There sure are a lot of "No. 2"'s out there.

[freesqueeze]

7. I counted four number 3s

Let's face it, Bush has turned the once proud military into a GOP propaganda arm.

US OUT OF IRAQ

[peekaloo]

8. off topic....everytime I see your user name I start humming that r.e.m.

song of the same name......"as if on cue......."


:D

[electron_blue]

21. cool, someone gets it

I couldn't get that song out of my head when I signed up here, seemed like a good name to me.

[Eric J in MN]

11. In fairness, killing a number 2 would result in number 3 becoming number 2

nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

22. And this points up the absurdity of the whole endeavor.

If there are only 500 terrorists, at this rate it will take several hundred years.

[rosesaylavee]

2. Great. They got one of them. How long has it taken to do this?

It would take a lot more for me to feel good about what is not happening in Iraq.

[peekaloo]

3. Great. The U.S. is the Avis of terra-ist killahs. We try harder.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. I thought they'd already killed or captured the #2 guy at least 5 times.

[madeline_con]

17. They keep getting new ones, I guess.

[darkism]

5. Didn't they kill this "Azzam" guy a while ago?

Sounds made up.

[freesqueeze]

9. But this time...

they killed him really good!

[LincolnMcGrath]

6. Al Qaeda's #2

Version 17

That group must have a crazy Org. Chart? OBL at the top.....

And 500 number twos.......

This is turning into a bad Dr. Evil spoof.

[Skink]

10. and this tinme he stays dead.

[nytemare]

12. I think #2 really died doing a #2.

He passed on doing a poopy, and the administration wants to take credit.

:)

[DearAbby]

13. Just how many #2s are there? Dr Evil only had one.......

Terra alert Whoooooooooot wooooooooooot terra alert, distract attention....Wooooooot!

[drluch]

15. Kinda reminds you of Vietnam, doesn't it. Kill 20

report 50, news reports 100.

By the way, where's Bin Laden?

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Guess word didn't get back to the insurgents with higher numbers, did it?

WTF good is wiping out #2 (that sounds funny, doesn't it?) when the other thousands of them just keep on killing?

[madeline_con]

16. This is number 2, allright.

doo doo

IMO, being the #2 guy is the most dangerous job. :eyes:

[Contrary1]

18. Never heard of him...next? n/t

[obxhead]

19. and no one else can do what he did.

just like the drug war, take one out and create 3 more.

[jab105]

20. again?

n/t