Blowing up Zarqawi: How the coalition transformed a fringe fanatic into

[henslee]

the world’s Most Dangerous Terrorist.

by Brendan O'Neill (Oct.)


What a difference two years makes when it comes to being the 'most evil man in the world'.

Until January 2003 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a bit of a mystery. He was said to be an Islamic fundamentalist from Jordan, a 'lone wolf' according to one CIA official, fixated on toppling the Jordanian monarchy. He moved to Afghanistan to fight against the Soviets in the late 1980s, was imprisoned in Jordan for seven years in the 1990s, was later injured in America's war in Afghanistan in 2002, and then fled to northern Iraq to seek shelter with the Islamic fundamentalist outfit Ansar al-Islam. He reportedly moved down to Iraq proper some time after the war, with an eye for stirring up trouble (1)....

http://www.spiked-online.com/Printable/0000000CA71C.htm

[SoCalDem]

1. Linky-poo, por favor

:evilgrin:

[henslee]

2. Done. WTF you doing up socal dem?

[SoCalDem]

3. I got home at 11PM..had to watch the debate

then had my bookkeeping duties for my league..and now I am cruising DU..

I will nap at about 4 am..:):hi:

What are YOU doing up :)

[henslee]

4. Restless. Insomnia. Dunno. Pathetically addicted to PC life.

What kind of league? Bowling?