July 6, 2004
THEIR FIGHT NOW:
Iraqi group threatens to kill al-Zarqawi (TAREK EL-TABLAWY, July 6, 2004, ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A group of armed, masked Iraqi men threatened Tuesday to kill Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if he did not immediately leave the country, accusing him of murdering innocent Iraqis and defiling the Muslim religion.The threats revealed the deep anger many Iraqis, including insurgent groups, feel toward foreign fighters, whom many consider as illegitimate a presence here as the 160,000 U.S. and other coalition troops.
In a videotape sent to the al-Arabiya television station, a group calling itself the "Salvation Movement," questioned how al-Zarqawi could use Islam to justify the killing of innocent civilians, the targeting of government officials and the kidnapping and beheading of foreigners.
"He must leave Iraq immediately, he and his followers and everyone who gives shelter to him and his criminal actions," said a man on the video.
The video marked the first time that an Iraqi group made such a public threat against al-Zarqawi.
What difference could the handover of sovereignty make... Posted by Orrin Judd at July 6, 2004 11:12 AM
Heh, Heh ... terrorizing the terrorists.
Posted by: jd watson at July 6, 2004 2:09 PMGood old fashioned Republican sponsored "DEATH SQUADS". Yippee. Thought we would never get around to it. What took so long?
Excuse me I guess I got too excited.. what I meant to say was that it's wonderful that civic minded Iraqis, have decided to get involved in their community.
Posted by: h-man at July 6, 2004 4:14 PMPosses, h-man, posses.
Posted by: Ptah at July 6, 2004 6:16 PMOur local rag is calling these guys "vigilantes". The supporting quote is from an Iraqi human rights outfit concerned about whether everyone has access to a lawyer. The terrorists are usually called insurgents.
Posted by: Peter B at July 7, 2004 2:33 PM