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Militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has announced.“Today we have eliminated Zarqawi,” Mr Maliki said, sparking sustained applause. The US said he was killed in an air raid near Baquba.
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This, assuming it is fully confirmed, is the death of a man who has beheaded people on video and is directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iraqis. It is a little discussed fact that Zarqawi has killed hundreds of times more Muslims than “Crusaders” or “Jews”. Killing him is a huge step forward. On to OBL.
Written by jay on June 8th, 2006 with 14 comments.
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