False alarm: “Islamic State of Iraq” leader not captured
posted at 12:30 pm on March 10, 2007 by Allahpundit
Scout’s honor: I will not blog another Omar al-Baghdadi capture report unless it comes from someone in the U.S. military. Three false alarms is quite enough, thanks.
There is a mitigating factor, though.
A man described as a “senior leader” of an al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group has been arrested in Iraq, according to an Iraqi military spokesman.
The man was captured on Friday in a raid in Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib district, spokesman Qassim Moussawi said…
“We captured a figure who was a senior al-Qaeda member and we suspected that he was Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, but after initial investigations it was proven it was not Abu Omar al-Baghdadi,” he said.
The Iraqis have been accused of lying before to soften the blow when a big terror pinch goes bust, so don’t take it on faith that they caught anyone from AQ either.
To atone for yesterday’s bad information, I offer you this idiotic video of Bush, Laura, and Condi letting the music take over in Brazil. Click the image to watch.
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AGAIN?!?!
Defector01 on March 10, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Yep I knew I was smokin’ too much yesterday! :)
I think I would have killed myself about 5 times in that video, though. I can’t imagine having to drive thru that every day. What a mess.
lorien1973 on March 10, 2007 at 12:37 PM
I switched the video to a better one.
Allahpundit on March 10, 2007 at 12:39 PM
No, the bike one was a LOT better.
lorien1973 on March 10, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Exit question: Which is more dangerous sweeping insurgents out of Baghdad or delivering by bicycle in Manhattan?
billy on March 10, 2007 at 12:42 PM
DAMN IT! Mind if I drag out a Ripley line?
“I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.”
steveegg on March 10, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Well that ruins my Exit question then.
New video?
Needs more cowbell.
billy on March 10, 2007 at 12:46 PM
I have much better footage of Bush in Brazil.
If you guys want it its pretty cool its in portuguese though..
although if you ask nicely I’ll put subtitles in.
its funny cause the Brazilian prez says he want to make a deal with the USA but he wants the deal to be the “G-Spot”. NO I am not kidding!
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on March 10, 2007 at 12:47 PM
So … were you a scout or are you just being fake but accurate?
Anwyn on March 10, 2007 at 12:48 PM
Haha, that Bush dancing video is classic. I saw it at the end of Special Report last night and was trying to find it on YouTube in hopes you might post it. Glad someone got it.
RightWinged on March 10, 2007 at 12:49 PM
Eggs are good for you. Eggs are bad for you. Eggs are good for you. Eggs are bad for you.
CAPTURED. NOT captured.
Just wait a few days, it’ll be back to CAPTURED again.
Tony737 on March 10, 2007 at 12:50 PM
I like the video. It’s nice to see Bush relax a bit, even for a photo op.
Anwyn on March 10, 2007 at 12:52 PM
Three strikes… or as I prefer, fool me once, shame on you… fool me twice, shame on me.
E L Frederick (Sniper One) on March 10, 2007 at 12:55 PM
It’s not aimed at you AP, it’s those damn Iraqi and their flaky intel guys.
E L Frederick (Sniper One) on March 10, 2007 at 12:55 PM
Eggs are good for you, unless I’m in a foul mood, in which case I do my best Napoleon impression. (Un)fortunately, I’m almost always in a foul mood :-)
steveegg on March 10, 2007 at 12:57 PM
Provin once again that Bush is certainly not as stiff and wooden as Gore and Kerry.
wryteacher on March 10, 2007 at 1:15 PM
I had a dream once about Condi dressing in one of those skimpy carnival costumes and doing the bump and grind. I’ll never eat five-day-old shrimp scampi before going to bed again.
SailorDave on March 10, 2007 at 1:22 PM
Now sit down boys and girls, it’s story time again…….
Today’s story, “The little boy, who cried “Wolf!”…….
PinkyBigglesworth on March 10, 2007 at 2:04 PM
Actually not bad rhythm for a white guy.
I wonder if the nutroots will pick up on this and start whining about Bush dancing in Brazil while our troops are dying on the battlefield.
91Veteran on March 10, 2007 at 2:32 PM
The video of Bush dancing is hilarious! Good to see him having some fun.
CP on March 10, 2007 at 2:41 PM
Am I the only one who finds Condi extremely attractive?
mikeyboss on March 10, 2007 at 5:03 PM
Mike, no sir, you’re not. I was gonna say that sounded like a nice dream. Condi is beyond sexy. Intelligent women turn on intelligent men, so Mike, you’re a genius!
Tony737 on March 10, 2007 at 8:19 PM
So am I to assume you guys would want to spend a weekend at Hedonism with Margaret Thatcher or Sandra Day O’Connor? Just kidding.
I love Condi… I think she’s highly intelligent and gifted. But I’m not going to replace the beer-goggles I outgrew after college with middle-age conserva-goggles.
SailorDave on March 11, 2007 at 12:22 PM