Reuters: Zarqawi recruited hundreds for attacks abroad-NYT

[Eugene]

Zarqawi recruited hundreds for attacks abroad-NYT

10 Jun 2006 22:23:35 GMT
Source: Reuters

NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - Before his death, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had recruited hundreds
of people who received terrorist training in Iraq and then returned to their home countries
to await orders, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.

Citing high-ranking security officials in Jordan, the Times said that in addition to recruiting
volunteers and suicide bombers to fight in Iraq, Zarqawi had recruited some 300 people who
received terrorist training in Iraq before returning home to await orders to carry out strikes.

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The officials all spoke on condition that they not be identified due to the covert nature
of their work.

While U.S. counterterrorism officials said they too had seen movement of terrorists from other
countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt into Iraq for training under Zarqawi and his associates,
they said they believed the number of those trained and sent home to await orders was probably
significantly lower than 300, the Times said.

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Full article: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10212327.htm

Abu Musab al Zarqawi was one of the greatest demons our government ever had.
I doubt that he will ever completely go away.

[The Magistrate]

1. The Technical Term For This, Sir, Is 'Bullshit'

[BrklynLiberal]

2. If the Dems don't POUND the public on how many lives would have been

saved if Bush had taken out Zarqawi one of the three times he could have, BEFORE the Iraqi war, they are total fools!!!!

[bullimiami]

3. prove it! i dont believe anything in print these days.

[keopeli]

4. P R O P A G A N D A n/t

[Kutjara]

5. I have positive proof...

...that Zarqawi broke all the windows in my garden shed back in 1998. By 'proof' I mean 'I made it up in my head' but, hell, that seems to work for the government. So it's definitely true.

[Junkdrawer]

6. So the next 9/11 attack will be led by a pre-killed villain...

convenient - especially if they want to link him with Iran.