An ARABIC wedding, no less.
From what I've heard, they're his preferred target in Iraq, also - since security is such that the hard targets aren't available he has to try for softer ones. Needless to say, this is making him much beloved among the Iraqi people, and now he's trying to get that same love in Jordan.
BREITBART.COM - Just The NewsOh, he'll try hard to spin it as a blow against the crusaders and their running dog lackeys - but the much-vaunted 'Arab Street' is going to eventually notice that THEY are the ones he's targeting, that THEY are the ones he's killing, that THEY are the ones who are dying. They're not stupid - and for all the rhetoric against the coalition, it's funny how the attacks by Zarqawi and Al Quada are targeted heavily at Muslims.Al-Qaida claimed responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people, linking the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq and calling Amman the "backyard garden" for U.S. operations. Police continued a broad security lockdown and authorities sent DNA samples for testing to identify the attackers. Land borders were reopened after being closed for nearly 12 hours.
Update: Oh, the Arabic Street's feelin' the love all right.
Jordanians to al-Zarqawi: ‘Burn in hell’ - International Terrorism - MSNBC.comDon't think he'll be welcome in Jordan any more...AMMAN, Jordan - Hundreds of angry Jordanians rallied Thursday outside one of three U.S.-based hotels attacked by suicide bombers, shouting, “Burn in hell, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi!” — a reference to the leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq, the terrorist group tied to the blasts that killed at least 56 people.
J.
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There were a few news reports that the Israelis had enough intelligence to evacuate the hotel of Israelis before the bombing. Naturally, the innocent Jordanian hotel workers were not evacuated and were left in harms way.
But... some later news reports claim that the hotel was not evacuated of Israelis, so... who knows.
Posted by rawb | November 11, 2005 8:09 AM
Posted on November 11, 2005 08:09
That's been debunked, Rawb. You think that they can suddenly spirit away dozens/hundreds of people with nobody noticing? Even if it were true, does that take away from Zarqawi's responsibility in this? Zarqawi apparently planned this, HE chose the targets, HE sent out the bombers, HE has the responsibility.
Considering that area of the world, I'm surprised there's not folks claiming the Mossad did it and Al Quaeda's really just trying to cash in on it. Well, there probably is.
As it is, I concur with the Jordanian marchers. He deserves a long, painful death.
J.
Posted by JLawson | November 11, 2005 12:06 PM
Posted on November 11, 2005 12:06