June 4, 2004
THE WAR IN IRAQ IS THE WAR AGAINST AL QAEDA:
Alleged al-Zarqawi aide arrested: Man was wanted for attacks on coalition forces (MSNBC News Services, June 04, 2004)
Iraqi police have seized a close aide to al-Qaida supporter Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the U.S. military said Friday, adding that he was cooperating with investigators.Posted by Orrin Judd at June 4, 2004 4:43 PMThe suspect, Umar Baziyani, is known to have ties to several extremist terrorist groups in Iraq and is believed to be responsible for the deaths of scores of innocent Iraqis, the military said. He also is wanted for activities against the U.S.-led coalition, it said.
“His capture removes one of Zarqawi’s most valuable officers from his network,” a coalition spokesman said.
Baziyani was arrested Saturday and is said to be providing information to coalition authorities.
Well, the link has been made (not that I ever doubted it), but will that be enough for the anti-Iraq-war crowd?
Posted by: Bartman at June 4, 2004 6:27 PMIf Saddam's DNA was found on Zarqawi's thigh, the leftist spinners (Fred Kaplan, Kinsley, the NYT, NPR) would say it was part of a religious ritual with no meaning beyond that. Of course, some on the left said the same about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
Posted by: jim hamlen at June 4, 2004 7:52 PM