Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Website : Zarqawi Qaeda-Linked Group Kills Iraq Governor

Top News Article Reuters.com

We've noted earlier that violence was expected to escalate in the run-up to the January 30th Iraqi elections. We've also noted that the insurgency was becoming better organized, more effective, and had much better intelligence than "coalition" forces ever expected.

I think, however, that it is also important to note (because some people not a part of the reality-based community still do not understand this) that
al Qa'ida is now firmly implanted in Iraq, under the direct guidance of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (and the indirect guidance of Osama bin Laden). Before the US invasion of Iraq, there was no safe haven there for al Qa'ida.

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