November 20, 2005
But I Do Have Some Good News
No, I didn't switch to GEICO...
There are reports - early ones, notoriously unreliable - that al-Zarqawi may have been killed.
An early Christmas present, err, holiday present?
One wonders about the timing if this turns out to be true. Just a coincidence that this happened after the ill-received bombing of a Jordanian wedding in the Muslim world?
The first thing springing to mind when hearing al-Zarqawi might have exited the planet is - was the Jordan bombing his Fredo moment? Had al-Zarqawi done irreparable damage to the al-Qaeda family, damage that couldn't be undone so long as he drew breath? Was that hovel in Mosul like Fredo's boat on the lake?
There is no reason to think the al-Qaeda organization is any different than any other organization in terms of the factions and internecine warfare that takes place, be it a crime family, or a terrorist organization. Perhaps that great evil at a Jordanian wedding will end in just a small amount of good...
Bad news for al-Zarqawi - upon entering the afterlife, you know those 72 virgins? Well... you're one of them...
Posted by MEC2 at November 20, 2005 05:27 PM | TrackBack