US captures Iraqi militant close to Zarqawi (a month ago?)

[Charlie Brown]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/GEO626281.htm

BAGHDAD, April 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Thursday that Iraqi forces had captured a former senior intelligence official under Saddam Hussein who now has close ties to the al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

A military statement said Muhammad al-Ubaydi, who now heads the Secret Islamic Army in northern Babel province, was captured by Iraqi forces in southern Baghdad on March 7.

[Oversea Visitor]

1. Haha

So this is GOOD news :rofl:
This is success

WHY PEOPLE STILL DYING?

[izzie]

7. Always good to get another top guy our of all those chiefs

One wonders if they have all these Chiefs how do they still have so many indians working. I think they just stick a title on some one every few weeks and then start yelling.

[pinniped]

2. After being constantly inundated with al-Zarqawi TALES,....

I finally give up and am a believer now.

All these stories about bad dudes allegedly being caught and allegedly having connections to this alleged al-Zarqawi dude who is the alleged leader of this supposed al-Qaeda in Iraq can't all be made up.:crazy:

[acmavm]

3. Yeah, but was he a No. 2???? n/t

[xchrom]

4. of all the # 2s he was the most important #2.

until the next # 2 that is.

[Javaman]

8. "daddy, teacher says, everytime moron* lies, a #2 is caught" n/t

[maddezmom]

5. US says Iraqi militant behind Sgrena kidnapping

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have captured the prime suspect in the kidnapping of Italian journalist Guiliana Sgrena, the U.S. military said on Thursday
The statement said Muhammad al-Ubaydi, a former senior intelligence official under Saddam Hussein with close ties to the al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was arrested on March 7.

Sgrena was released last year but an Italian intelligence officer escorting her to freedom was shot and killed by U.S. forces.

The military said Ubaydi was the former aide to the Chief of Staff of intelligence under Saddam and now heads a group it identified as the Secret Islamic Army in northern Babel province.
more:http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=1167603§ion=news&src=rss/uk/worldNews

[cal04]

6. US says Iraqi militant behind Sgrena kidnapping

Iraqi forces have captured the prime suspect in the kidnapping of Italian journalist Guiliana Sgrena, the U.S. military said on Thursday. The statement said Muhammad al-Ubaydi, a former senior intelligence official under Saddam Hussein with close ties to the al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was arrested on March 7. Sgrena was released last year but an Italian intelligence officer escorting her to freedom was shot and killed by U.S. forces.

The military said Ubaydi was the former aide to the Chief of Staff of intelligence under Saddam and now heads a group it identified as the Secret Islamic Army in northern Babel province. The U.S. military has often said it has captured key Zarqawi aides and less senior associates of the Jordanian militant who has claimed responsibility for some of the most spectacular suicide bombings in Iraq.

Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabor has said Zarqawi is too weak to do any more serious damage in Iraq but that assessment has been challenged by western intelligence officials.

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=528462006

[flamingyouth]

9. kick

[WhiteTara]

10. Top Zarqawi aide captured

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18739419-1702,00.html
Top Zarqawi aide captured
By Jay Deshmukh in Baghdad
April 07, 2006
THE US military announced it had captured a top al-Qaeda linked operative who was the key suspect in the kidnapping of Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena last year.
Separately, the Iraqi authorities also announced arrests of three other "terrorists", two of whom were caught disguised as women.

The US military said a massive manhunt by Iraqi and US forces led to the arrest last month of Mohammed Hilal Hammad Ubaydi, also known as Abu Ayman, a former aide to the intelligence chief under Saddam Hussein.

It said he had "strong ties" to al-Qaeda's Iraq frontman, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and was the leader of the Secret Islamic Army, a militant outfit operating in the Babel province south of Baghdad.

He was caught on March 7 in Al-Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad, but his arrest was not immediately announced pending a DNA test, which "confirmed this is Abu Ayman", the military said. (and they beat the sh*t out of him in some hell hole prison)

Please note,he's not called the number two man.

[joemurphy]

11. Wow! Is this the 10th or 11th time we've caught a top Al Quaeda

second banana? Progress! Progress! Progress!

[Art_from_Ark]

12. The Ministry of Truth reports that with this new capture,

Emmanuel Goldstein will have no place to hide.

[ShortnFiery]

19. Excuse JoeM, I did not read yours before posting mine ... how weird!

Really, we think alike because, perhaps, it's true?

Won't get fooled again!

Number Two? Top Lieutenant? Top Aide?

How many of these EvilDoers are there?

Perhaps platoon size (30-40) because we've already accounted for a full Infantry Squad (10-12)?

[joemurphy]

20. Soon we'll have corraled their entire Board of Directors!

[ECH1969]

13. another number 2?

[WestHoustonDem]

14. Another one! Somebody must be cloning them! n/t

[Roland99]

15. I thought Zarqawi was "right-sized" in a structured merger?

[Mikimouse]

16. OMG! Quick...

:boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring:

[NMDemDist2]

17. right on cue!

do they really think we are falling for this stale lame crap AGAIN????


:rofl:

[ShortnFiery]

18. How many "top aides" does this make? I guess ... ~ 10-12? n/t.

[NYC]

21. It happened a month ago.

So much for being on cue. Do we capture these people retroactively, or stall the reporting of it?

[NMDemDist2]

22. when ever they "caught" him, it was predictable they would make a big

announcement about some big bad terrorwast with the news being so bad for Bushco

[NYC]

23. I know. That's why they saved the information

from a month ago.

News when you need it? as opposed to when it happens.