June 8, 2006

Sha-na-na-na

hey hey hey....

good bye.

    Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida leader in Iraq who waged a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and beheadings of hostages, has been killed in a precision airstrike, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday. It was a long-sought victory in the war in Iraq.

    Al-Zarqawi and seven aides, including spiritual adviser Sheik Abdul Rahman, were killed Wednesday evening in a remote area 30 miles northeast of Baghdad in the volatile province of Diyala, just east of the provincial capital of Baqouba, officials said.

    "Al-Zarqawi was eliminated," Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said.

    At the White House, President Bush hailed the killing as "a severe blow to al-Qaida and it is a significant victory in the war on terror."


I would have rather seen a capture THEN the execution, but hey.

Update: Regarding Johngalt's comment, here's blogometer's comment.

    Blogosphere reaction to the death of Abu Musa'ab al-Zarqawi grows faster than can possibly be read, let alone commented on. So far though, some quick generalizations can be made. Like last week's arrest of the Toronto terror suspects, this is by and large a righty blogosphere story. Lefty comments are perfunctory, if they exist at all.

Blogometer is a sort of round up of all blogs goings on. I highly recommend it.

America, F*ck Yeah! Posted by AlexC at June 8, 2006 10:48 AM

Sentor Durbin would've demanded a trial. Nope, this is a great day for freedom!

Posted by: jk at June 8, 2006 11:14 AM

No way, AlexC. This is the best possible outcome. In fact, can we have a do-over on the Saddam capture? Hand grenades first, questions later.

I heard on Fox (evil anti-UN) News that a woman and child were believed among the dead. I'm watching with great interest to see if any of the lunatic left condemn this killing of "innocents."

This Zarqawi killing news is fabulous progress toward life, liberty and prosperity in Iraq, and an absolute tragedy for the "It's Bush's Fault" crowd. Daily Kos must be in full mourning mode. (Damned if I'm going to go there to find out.)

In requiem: "Enjoy your so-called virgins, Abu Musab."

Posted by: johngalt at June 8, 2006 11:49 AM

And let us all hope it is actually 72 small, white raisins.

Posted by: jk at June 8, 2006 12:27 PM

Johngalt, you simply must follow this link.
http://www.redstate.com/story/2006/6/8/8655/22796

Posted by: AlexC at June 8, 2006 3:02 PM | What do you think? [4]