Zarqawi dead; number of legs not reported June 8, 2006 4:57 AM Subscribe
Boogeyman down.Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (SFW), who has served the role of boogeyman for U.S. forces in Iraq for several years, though the U.S. has admitted he is not associated with the international Al Qaeda organization, appears to be deceased. "We have been able to identify al-Zarqawi by fingerprint verification, facial recognition and known scars." No word on how many legs he has (the U.S. stated that he had a leg amputated in Baghdad, and used that "fact" as part of the buildup to war). Reportedly, U.S. forces are already seeking a new person to perform the role of Emmanuel Goldstein during the Two Minutes Hate.
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4 posts down. posted by rxrfrx at 4:59 AM on June 8, 2006
gah. dumb. post before caffeine = bad. posted by jellicle at 5:02 AM on June 8, 2006
The US already had Zarqawi in custody. He was one of the high-value prisoners kept from Red Cross scrutiny for national security reasons (those reasons being his value for psychological ops like the recently released "bonus" footage that the army showed of Zarqawi not knowing how to properly load or fire his own gun, despite all those years in terrorist training camp). Because there's a lot of political heat on Bush at the moment, they killed him and are now making a triumphant noise about it. This has now crossed the line into blatant treason. posted by all-seeing eye dog at 5:09 AM on June 8, 2006 [1 favorite]
Oh yeah?
I'll see your 'Already in Custody' and raise you a 'They Already Killed Him and Saved the Pieces in a Frigidaire'. posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:28 AM on June 8, 2006
B B. B B. B B. posted by nola at 5:31 AM on June 8, 2006
There is no Zarqawi. He was actually a missile or a small plane painted to look like an Iraqi insurgent. posted by brownpau at 5:34 AM on June 8, 2006 [1 favorite]
Oh, it's going to be a hot time in the old right wing blogosphere tonight. "See?!?!!? We TOLD you we were winning this war!" posted by slatternus at 6:44 AM on June 8, 2006
Yes, they were going to plant his dead body in the space shuttle and crash it into the UN.
I'm not going to debate this with you or anyone else. In fact, as of today, I'm officially retiring the all-seeing eye dog from MetaFilter, and from the blogosphere more generally, out of protest. As long as I've been a guest here, I've always tried to tell the truth as I see it, and that's all I could ever really hope to do. Beyond that, it's your choice whether to see what's happening for what it really is or not. It's no longer my concern. Goodbye, and thanks for the many great discussions I've been privileged to have with you all. posted by all-seeing eye dog at 6:45 AM on June 8, 2006 [1 favorite]
I'm not going to debate this with you or anyone else. In fact, as of today, I'm officially retiring the all-seeing eye dog from MetaFilter, and from the blogosphere more generally, out of protest.
That'll show 'em. posted by ozomatli at 6:54 AM on June 8, 2006
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posted by rxrfrx at 4:59 AM on June 8, 2006