Al Qaeda Leader captured in Iraq. (Iran, spokesman, Baghdad, military)

[oz in SC]

According to Iraqi security sources...

Good news if it is true.

Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold.
Iraqi Defense Ministry Spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said the arrest of Abu Ayyub al-Masri — also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir — was reported by the Iraqi commander in Mosul, where insurgents have sought to establish a foothold after being widely uprooted from Baghdad and surrounding areas last year.
The U.S. military in Baghdad said it was "checking with Iraqi authorities to confirm the accuracy of this information."
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf said the arrest occurred "at midnight and during the primary investigations he admitted that he is Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir."

The Associated Press: Al-Qaida in Iraq leader reported arrested (broken link)

[Marodi]

They've already supposedly captured him in the past...

I won't believe it until I see a picture of him in prison.

[oz in SC]

Those Al Qaeda all look the same...

[HappyTexan]

I thought we bombed his house and killed him months ago ?

[TnHilltopper]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

I thought we bombed his house and killed him months ago ?

Nah, he was hangin with Bin Laden in Montana fly fishing when they bombed his house...

I'm curious as why we are paying and arming Sunni militant groups and then fighting against them? Weren't we supposedly paying them to fight the Shiites who were allegedly aligned with Iran and Al Sadr, you know those guys who control southern Iraq now?

In any event, this is good news and I'm sure the war will be over by Sunday and we can all come home now. Al Qaeda is finally finished. yay