Comments on: U.S. captures “leader” of Islamic State of Iraq http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:29:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Osama asks Iraqi Sunnis to please stop killing his goons http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-745614 Hot Air » Blog Archive » Osama asks Iraqi Sunnis to please stop killing his goons Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:14:36 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-745614 [...] restore Sunni dominion over Iraq. AQ invented the “Islamic State of Iraq” and gave it a phony Iraqi frontman to try to square that circle and coopt nationalist sentiment towards its own ends. That plan went [...] [...] restore Sunni dominion over Iraq. AQ invented the “Islamic State of Iraq” and gave it a phony Iraqi frontman to try to square that circle and coopt nationalist sentiment towards its own ends. That plan went [...]

]]> By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Report: Some AQI rank and file turning on leadership? http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-579860 Hot Air » Blog Archive » Report: Some AQI rank and file turning on leadership? Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:04:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-579860 [...] Well, who knows. It’s not unheard of for hardcore jihadists to have a change of heart after witnessing acts of extreme brutality. Hassan Butt claims to have had his moment on the road to Damascus after the London bombings and Ed Husain walked away after his cohorts allegedly murdered a Nigerian Christian. The revelation about Omar al-Baghdadi being an AQ smokescreen may have flipped some of them too. “These guys are not immune to nationalist tendencies,” a U.S. intel analyst told Newsweek in connection with its Zawahiri story. Some Iraqi Salafists might not have taken kindly to the news that they’re working for Saudis and Egyptians. [...] [...] Well, who knows. It’s not unheard of for hardcore jihadists to have a change of heart after witnessing acts of extreme brutality. Hassan Butt claims to have had his moment on the road to Damascus after the London bombings and Ed Husain walked away after his cohorts allegedly murdered a Nigerian Christian. The revelation about Omar al-Baghdadi being an AQ smokescreen may have flipped some of them too. “These guys are not immune to nationalist tendencies,” a U.S. intel analyst told Newsweek in connection with its Zawahiri story. Some Iraqi Salafists might not have taken kindly to the news that they’re working for Saudis and Egyptians. [...]

]]> By: Big Catch in Iraq (update - Senate sleepover goes awry) « Utah Rattler http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-567253 Big Catch in Iraq (update - Senate sleepover goes awry) « Utah Rattler Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:14:11 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-567253 [...] Big Catch in Iraq (update - Senate sleepover goes awry) Filed under: War — utahrattler @ 6:42 am Our military has captured the leader of Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) : Not quite as sweet as capturing the leader of AQI, but given that ISI is the umbrella group for Salafist jihadists in the country, it’s the next best thing. His name is Khalid al-Mashhadani, a.k.a. Omar al-Baghdadi, a.k.a. phantom caliph of the nascent Islamist paradise the Salafis are trying to form in Iraq. [...] [...] Big Catch in Iraq (update – Senate sleepover goes awry) Filed under: War — utahrattler @ 6:42 am Our military has captured the leader of Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) : Not quite as sweet as capturing the leader of AQI, but given that ISI is the umbrella group for Salafist jihadists in the country, it’s the next best thing. His name is Khalid al-Mashhadani, a.k.a. Omar al-Baghdadi, a.k.a. phantom caliph of the nascent Islamist paradise the Salafis are trying to form in Iraq. [...]

]]> By: » Blog Archive » Wednesday Mid-Day http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-567047 » Blog Archive » Wednesday Mid-Day Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:58:41 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-567047 [...] U.S. captures ‘leader’ of Islamic State of Iraq [...] [...] U.S. captures ‘leader’ of Islamic State of Iraq [...]

]]> By: smellthecoffee http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-567026 smellthecoffee Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:51:58 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-567026 This stuff is great! The Dems have long given up on doing anything; it's all just political theater now. Get those cameras rolling boys, because the material for attack ads next spring and summer is being created as we watch. These idiots are still running against GW (he's not running), and playing to the nutroots (can you say, Ned Lamont?), they keep talking about "ending the war" when anyone with the IQ of a fencepost knows that nothing over there will end when we leave. I've been trying to figure out what these guys are doing; it's like they are <em>trying</em> to commit political suicide. The only thing I can think of is that they've forgotten that the MSM is now their echo chamber and does not reflect reality. Those polls are rigged to make Bush look bad, guys, that's not how Americans really feel. John Edwards talks about two Americas--more accurately there are two realities <em>in America.</em> I feel like any day there is going to be a tipping point, for example if the surge continues to produce results, results that even the MSM can't ignore--hooo boy, there won't be any cover left for these political geniuses to hide under. What happens if there is an attack in the US, God forbid, or Great Britain, and some swarthy fellow in a keffiyah is announcing from a video, playing 24/7 on every TV in America, that Al Qaeda Iraq claims responsiblity? WHAT??? There is no Al Qaeda in Iraq, remember? AAUUGH!! Almost anything that happens out there in the real world is going to clash with the alternative reality that the Dems have created. When the UN has better grip on reality than the Dems, that ought to be a sign--but no. With blindfolds on, they march proudly toward the edge of the cliff. This stuff is great! The Dems have long given up on doing anything; it’s all just political theater now. Get those cameras rolling boys, because the material for attack ads next spring and summer is being created as we watch. These idiots are still running against GW (he’s not running), and playing to the nutroots (can you say, Ned Lamont?), they keep talking about “ending the war” when anyone with the IQ of a fencepost knows that nothing over there will end when we leave. I’ve been trying to figure out what these guys are doing; it’s like they are trying to commit political suicide. The only thing I can think of is that they’ve forgotten that the MSM is now their echo chamber and does not reflect reality. Those polls are rigged to make Bush look bad, guys, that’s not how Americans really feel. John Edwards talks about two Americas–more accurately there are two realities in America. I feel like any day there is going to be a tipping point, for example if the surge continues to produce results, results that even the MSM can’t ignore–hooo boy, there won’t be any cover left for these political geniuses to hide under. What happens if there is an attack in the US, God forbid, or Great Britain, and some swarthy fellow in a keffiyah is announcing from a video, playing 24/7 on every TV in America, that Al Qaeda Iraq claims responsiblity? WHAT??? There is no Al Qaeda in Iraq, remember? AAUUGH!! Almost anything that happens out there in the real world is going to clash with the alternative reality that the Dems have created. When the UN has better grip on reality than the Dems, that ought to be a sign–but no. With blindfolds on, they march proudly toward the edge of the cliff.

]]> By: PowWow http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566948 PowWow Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:26:57 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566948 Has Reid ignored this at a press conference yet? Has Reid ignored this at a press conference yet?

]]> By: Bacchus http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566456 Bacchus Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:28:27 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566456 The latest <em>spin</em> from cnn.com: <blockquote>BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military on Wednesday announced the arrest of a senior leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, an insurgent who, the military said, is casting himself as a "conduit" between the top leaders of al Qaeda and al Qaeda in Iraq.</blockquote> "Arrested!" A common criminal, a messenger - bail terms were not released. Heh! The latest spin from cnn.com:

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The U.S. military on Wednesday announced the arrest of a senior leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, an insurgent who, the military said, is casting himself as a “conduit” between the top leaders of al Qaeda and al Qaeda in Iraq.

“Arrested!”

A common criminal, a messenger – bail terms were not released.

Heh!

]]> By: congsan http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566430 congsan Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:22:10 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566430 How long till a replacement is named, though. I feel like I'm getting sucked into the wack-a-mole meme. How long till a replacement is named, though.

I feel like I’m getting sucked into the wack-a-mole meme.

]]> By: PAXALLES http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566363 PAXALLES Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:04:43 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566363 <strong>Special Forces In Iraq Score July 4th "Get" For Freedom...</strong> Islamic State of Iraq – an al Qaeda front from Bill Roggio reports on the capture of Khalid Abdul Fatah Da’ud Mahmud Al Mashadani on July 4th - a coup for freedom on Independence Day - by our very Special... Special Forces In Iraq Score July 4th “Get” For Freedom…

Islamic State of Iraq – an al Qaeda front from Bill Roggio reports on the capture of Khalid Abdul Fatah Da’ud Mahmud Al Mashadani on July 4th – a coup for freedom on Independence Day – by our very Special…

]]> By: Freelancer http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566347 Freelancer Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:00:07 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566347 Some of these comments remind me of something I said in church the Sunday before shipping out for a full-length deployment a number of years ago: <blockquote>Tomorrow my shipmates and I are leaving for distant waters to engage and defeat the enemies of liberty. If you follow the recent news, you might think our battle group would be put to better use patrolling the Potomac.</blockquote> Our lawmakers should be ashamed of themselves for trying so much harder to surrender than to fight. Sadly, it seems that only those without shame are able to be elected anymore. Some of these comments remind me of something I said in church the Sunday before shipping out for a full-length deployment a number of years ago:

Tomorrow my shipmates and I are leaving for distant waters to engage and defeat the enemies of liberty. If you follow the recent news, you might think our battle group would be put to better use patrolling the Potomac.

Our lawmakers should be ashamed of themselves for trying so much harder to surrender than to fight. Sadly, it seems that only those without shame are able to be elected anymore.

]]> By: BohicaTwentyTwo http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566313 BohicaTwentyTwo Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:49:41 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566313 Errata: Actually my 1984 comparison is not apt. IIRC Big Brother was a real person in the book, but he had not been seen in years. In fact he had been dead for some time by the time of the events in the book. However the party leadership used his picture along with press releases and rehashed old speeches from him to continue to instill fear in the people of Oceana. All the while it was his subordinates who were running things. Nothing like that could possibly be associated with the terrorists, could it? Errata: Actually my 1984 comparison is not apt. IIRC Big Brother was a real person in the book, but he had not been seen in years. In fact he had been dead for some time by the time of the events in the book. However the party leadership used his picture along with press releases and rehashed old speeches from him to continue to instill fear in the people of Oceana. All the while it was his subordinates who were running things.

Nothing like that could possibly be associated with the terrorists, could it?

]]> By: I Have Something To Say! http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566269 I Have Something To Say! Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:37:02 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566269 <strong>Dems say failure, I say SUCCESS...</strong> Another jihadist captured in Iraq by the U.S military...... Dems say failure, I say SUCCESS…

Another jihadist captured in Iraq by the U.S military……

]]> By: locomotivebreath1901 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566229 locomotivebreath1901 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:27:41 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566229 Dang. My head is spinning from all sock puppetry propoganda. Or is it <em>soze</em> puppetry propoganda? Dang. My head is spinning from all sock puppetry propoganda. Or is it soze puppetry propoganda?

]]> By: canopfor http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566125 canopfor Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:03:15 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566125 Excellent work,one down and (hopefully not) a million to go. Excellent work,one down and (hopefully not)
a million to go.

]]> By: Freedoms Zone http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566113 Freedoms Zone Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:00:59 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566113 <strong>Top Iraqi al-Qaida Leader In Iraq Captured...</strong> In some really good news out of Iraq - the figure behind Omar al-Baghdadi is no longer free to head the Islamic State of Iraq! The U.S. military captured the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq in Mosul on July 4th. And apparent... Top Iraqi al-Qaida Leader In Iraq Captured…

In some really good news out of Iraq – the figure behind Omar al-Baghdadi is no longer free to head the Islamic State of Iraq! The U.S. military captured the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq in Mosul on July 4th. And apparent…

]]> By: Locrian http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566103 Locrian Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:57:23 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566103 hope he's being water boarded right now hope he’s being water boarded right now

]]> By: j0 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566098 j0 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:56:39 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566098 But I thought the surge was a failure?? Oh, how the loony left make me laugh..and cry. Another one for the good guys..god bless our troops. But I thought the surge was a failure?? Oh, how the loony left make me laugh..and cry.

Another one for the good guys..god bless our troops.

]]> By: profitsbeard http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566087 profitsbeard Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:53:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566087 May he go surfing inside a galvanized tub on the sunny resort isle of Diego Garcia. <em><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AO6zHqB7Ljg" rel="nofollow">Wipeout</a>!</em> May he go surfing inside a galvanized tub on the sunny resort isle of Diego Garcia.

Wipeout!

]]> By: Peace Like A River http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566056 Peace Like A River Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:41:23 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566056 <strong>The rats lose another round...</strong> Also, a tape attributed to Abu Umar al-Baghdadi surfaced around July 9. Why put that tape out if al-Baghdadi/al-Mashhadani had been captured five days before?... The rats lose another round…

Also, a tape attributed to Abu Umar al-Baghdadi surfaced around July 9. Why put that tape out if al-Baghdadi/al-Mashhadani had been captured five days before?…

]]> By: Right Truth http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566041 Right Truth Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:38:09 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566041 <strong>Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, singing like a bird...</strong> This is a huge capture, since he is singing like a bird. Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani "shed light on the workings of al Qaeda in Iraq and its connection with al Qaeda outside of Iraq..." He said al-Mashadani is... Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, singing like a bird…

This is a huge capture, since he is singing like a bird. Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani “shed light on the workings of al Qaeda in Iraq and its connection with al Qaeda outside of Iraq…” He said al-Mashadani is…

]]> By: Zach http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566014 Zach Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:31:11 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566014 The scene in the Senate: Democrats, with fingers in their ears, sitting at their desks. "Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala". The scene in the Senate:

Democrats, with fingers in their ears, sitting at their desks. “Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala”.

]]> By: The Nose On Your Face » Blog Archive » Harry Reid: “U.S. Troops, Terrorists, Refuse To Acknowledge Surge Is Not Working” http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-566005 The Nose On Your Face » Blog Archive » Harry Reid: “U.S. Troops, Terrorists, Refuse To Acknowledge Surge Is Not Working” Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:29:21 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-566005 [...] “I don’t know how many ways I can say this, but it’s over; we’ve lost,” said Senator Harry Reid, who took the time to lay down his pitchfork and step out from in front of his farmhouse to speak with our staff. “However, it is highly likely that Mr. Masshadani simply has not received the news that his forces have been routing U.S. troops around the country. That is the only explanation I can think of for his unlikely capture. In all fairness to him, he has been living in sub-standard conditions since the onset of this ill-advised war.” [...] [...] “I don’t know how many ways I can say this, but it’s over; we’ve lost,” said Senator Harry Reid, who took the time to lay down his pitchfork and step out from in front of his farmhouse to speak with our staff. “However, it is highly likely that Mr. Masshadani simply has not received the news that his forces have been routing U.S. troops around the country. That is the only explanation I can think of for his unlikely capture. In all fairness to him, he has been living in sub-standard conditions since the onset of this ill-advised war.” [...]

]]> By: Hyscience http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-565977 Hyscience Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:23:11 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-565977 <strong>Top Iraqi al-Qaida Leader In Iraq Captured...</strong> In some really good news out of Iraq - the figure behind Omar al-Baghdadi is no longer free to head the Islamic State of Iraq! The U.S. military captured the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq in Mosul on July 4th. And apparent... Top Iraqi al-Qaida Leader In Iraq Captured…

In some really good news out of Iraq – the figure behind Omar al-Baghdadi is no longer free to head the Islamic State of Iraq! The U.S. military captured the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq in Mosul on July 4th. And apparent…

]]> By: areseaoh http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-565976 areseaoh Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:22:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-565976 Success in Irag is bad news for the dems...very bad news... hairy and nanc must be beside themselves.... Success in Irag is bad news for the dems…very bad news…

hairy and nanc must be beside themselves….

]]> By: pedestrian http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-565932 pedestrian Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:11:05 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/18/us-captures-leader-of-islamic-state-of-iraq/#comment-565932 The Dems will insist that he get a team of taxpayer funded defense lawyers and a comfy apartment to await trial in. The Dems will insist that he get a team of taxpayer funded defense lawyers and a comfy apartment to await trial in.

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