In an attempt to seem like some sort of viable organization with a chain of command, Al Qaeda announced who would be stepping up to lead the organization in Iraq.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda in Iraq named a successor following the killing of the group’s leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to an Internet statement on Monday.“The shura council of al Qaeda in Iraq unanimously agreed on Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, to be a successor to Sheikh Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,” said a statement signed by al Qaeda and posted on a Web site frequently used by Islamist militants.
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I just want to thank Al Qaeda for saving us the trouble of trying to figure out who to kill next. Instead of conducting detailed intellegence analysis for months to find out who the ring-leader is, it has been conveniently announced for us. Thanks fellas! You just saved us a shitload of time!
(Key the music: Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust“)
See you soon!
(H/T Drudge)
Marcus
Wait a minute! Bush has failed us for not killing Bin Ladin, but Zarqawi’s death was “insignificant.”
This successor is also insignificant! Why, if Iraq turned into the next Dubai
tomorrow, we’ll still have failed because Bin Ladin isn’t dead! (Nevermind he actually is dead, died a couple of years ago…or got so horrible disfigured by a JDAM that he doesn’t do videos anymore).