Iraqi resistance leader arrested

[Barrett808]

TIKRIT, Iraq - U.S. troops on Thursday arrested an Iraqi resistance leader believed to be responsible for scores of deadly attacks against American forces around Saddam Hussein's hometown, officials said.

The 720th Military Police Battalion, in a series of overnight and midday raids of small farming hamlets along the Tigris River, also uncovered a factory where bombs were being built.

Led by an Iraqi informer, MPs raided a desert oasis in Tikrit's Abu Ajeed area and arrested a member of the Fedayeen Saddam, the ousted president's former paramilitary force.

Another man was arrested with him, while an earlier raid netted three other members of the Iraqi resistance thought to be bombmakers.

"They are definitely, without a doubt, the individuals responsible for attacks against the coalition forces and probably orchestrating the attacks with improvised bombs in the Tikrit area," said Lt. Col. David Poirier, commander of the Fort Hood, Texas-based 720th.

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http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1010arrest10.html

[Barrett808]

1. Do we believe this?

Assertions of total certainty make me suspicious. Go figure.

[pfitz59]

2. Iraqi Hydra.......

Lop off one 'head', ten more sprout! Obviously our fearless leaders are deficient in Classical education. Go figure....