NBC Spin: Zarqawi maybe behind mosque bombing, possibly against UBL orders

[sabra]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11617673/

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A senior counter-terrorism official says the U.S. still believes that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's organization carried out the attack on the Shiite Askariya shine in the mainly Sunni city of Samara on Feb. 22, in spite of the lack of a claim of responsibility.

"We cannot imagine anyone else with the motivation — starting a civil war — or the sophistication," the official said.

He added that one reason why Zarqawi may not have claimed responsibility is because Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri have told him to focus on U.S. forces and not Shiites and Kurds.

—Robert Windrem, Investigative Producer

:crazy:

[peacetalksforall]

1. Yeah. Sure. Right.

We can be sure of one thing. NBC is doing their job.

For the right wing corporate propaganda machine.

[tatertop]

2. Zarqawi: still the object of today's Two Minute Hate

Reaffirms my suspicion that the US had a direct hand in these bombings.

[neuvocat]

3. Well if you think about it...

if it isn't him then its someone else who deliberately did this to further destabilize the area and make a hard job practically impossible to carry out for the troops. That's my take on it anyway.

[hwmnbn]

4. Negroponte has a tried and proven MO ......

He has used it before in El Salvador. He doesn't need imagination and he already has the sophistication. For my money, the bombing was his evil handiwork.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6802629/site/newsweek

[jackstraw45]

5. GE - We bring good things to George Bush's life! n/t

n/t

[Arkansas Granny]

6. Until I see something to substantiate these claims I will consider

them to be pure speculation. If he has really done all that the U.S. officials claim, he must be the busiest man in Iraq.

[Norquist Nemesis]

7. And they killed the Leader of al Queda in the Saudi attack too!

Since when does the top dog participate in suicide missions?

[mtnester]

8. I heard this exact spin on Franken today (Seder filling in)

from a Freep type caller....I was thinking when he was spewing this crap -"Where in the HELL did he manufacture this from?"

And then I see this...so, that TPM apparently broke on the Franke show before MSM got it.

Anyone else hear that caller? Between 12:30 and 1:00?

On edit - the caller's name was "Dave"

[Igel]

9. The guy's not alone in his speculation.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/03/01/int14.htm