US denies killing al Qaeda leader in Iraq

[Rose Siding]

BAGHDAD: The US military has denied reports it had killed the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, and Iraqi officials said they were awaiting the results of DNA tests on several suspects killed in a raid.

US military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Barry Johnson said US forces had conducted a raid "recently" on an al Qaeda cell in which suspected insurgents were killed.

"We thought he may have been among those killed but now we do not believe this was the case. We do not believe that we have killed al-Masri, but we are still doing DNA tests."

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3819526a12,00.html

[rsmith6621]

1. Was it #2..............

or #2

[MadMaddie]

2. or......was it the October surprise that happened too early?

Hmmmmmm.........and then they verify it 1 week before elections...

[struggle4progress]

3. Yep. Don't wanna squander the three or four day poll bump.