Zarqawi Airstrike Video

Here's the video (note - no audio) released by CENTCOM, but their servers are apparently breaking under the load:

(Via Donovan, who credits Chuck Simmins.)

Note the house was indeed "isolated".

And here's the video of Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman MG William Caldwell addressing reporters in Baghdad about the killing of Zarqawi.

Would have been nice if the camera could have moved to the various charts, but plenty of details here that the press hasn't covered yet.

Also includes a narrated version of the strike video - which is shown on-camera - the entire thing is a definite must see.

Heh: the remix. That didn't take long.

Already Declared a Martyr For the Cause

By al Qaeda and the American Left. They really can't stop themselves anymore.

"Sure, we're glad he's gone, BUT..."

For the record, the original MNF-I press release:

Although the designated leader of al-Qaida in Iraq is now dead, the terrorist organization still poses a threat as its members will continue to try to terrorize the Iraqi people and destabilize their government as it moves toward stability and prosperity.

And comments from President Bush

"The operation against Zarqawi was conducted with courage and professionalism by the finest military in the world. Coalition and Iraqi forces persevered through years of near misses and false leads, and they never gave up. Last night their persistence and determination were rewarded. On behalf of all Americans, I congratulate our troops on this remarkable achievement.

"Zarqawi is dead, but the difficult and necessary mission in Iraq continues. We can expect the terrorists and insurgents to carry on without him. We can expect the sectarian violence to continue."

Key to self-maintenance of the delusions of the writers and commenters at the various toilets along the Left-wing information sewer is a requirement to "make believe" that these statements were never made, and that they in fact are the only people bright enough to comprehend that the war isn't over.

All in all it's a day for despondency, rage, and defeat for terrorists and "progressives" alike. That last group will continue to delude themselves into thinking they don't support the enemy, they just hate America. Wait, let's be honest. They love America, but they hate George Bush. They aren't really anti-American or pro-terrorist, they just hate George Bush and that's the important thing. George Bush. George Bush, George Bush, and George Bush, and how much they hate him, because that's what progressives do. Hate George Bush. Hate hate hate. George Bush hate hate hate.

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Zarqawi Dead

Welcome to hell, bitch..

MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE - IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
BAGHDAD, Iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com
703.270.0320 / 0299

June 8, 2006
Release A060608a

Coalition forces kill Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Multi-National Force-Iraq Commanding General, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., announced the death of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi in the following statement during a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad June 8:

“Ladies and Gentlemen, Coalition forces killed al-Qaida terrorist leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi and one of his key lieutenants, spiritual advisor Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, yesterday, June 7, at 6:15 p.m. in an air strike against an identified, isolated safe house.

“Tips and intelligence from Iraqi senior leaders from his network led forces to al-Zarqawi and some of his associates who were conducting a meeting approximately eight kilometers north of Baqubah when the air strike was launched.

“Iraqi police were first on the scene after the air strike, and elements of Multi-National Division - North, arrived shortly thereafter. Coalition forces were able to identify al-Zarqawi by fingerprint verification, facial recognition and known scars.

Al-Zarqawi and al-Qaida in Iraq have conducted terrorist activities against the Iraqi people for years in attempts to undermine the Iraqi national government and Coalition efforts to rebuild and stabilize Iraq . He is known to be responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iraqis. Al-Zarqawi's death is a significant blow to al-Qaida and another step toward defeating terrorism in Iraq.

“Although the designated leader of al-Qaida in Iraq is now dead, the terrorist organization still poses a threat as its members will continue to try to terrorize the Iraqi people and destabilize their government as it moves toward stability and prosperity. Iraqi forces, supported by the Coalition, will continue to hunt terrorists that threaten the Iraqi people until terrorism is eradicated in Iraq .”

"Terminated"

Statement from Iraq's Prime Minister:

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed along with seven aides Wednesday evening in a house 30 miles northeast of Baghdad in the volatile province of Diyala.

“Today, al-Zarqawi was terminated,” al-Maliki told a news conference, drawing loud applause from reporters as he was flanked by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and U.S. Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.

Iraq the Model

Al-Maliki explained that Zarqawi (and 7 of his aides) was killed in an air raid in the little town of Hibhib 8 km north of Baquba after receiving tips from residents in the area.

One of the clues that helped locate him was probably the boxes of severed heads discovered in Baquba this week. Small wonder the locals turned him in - but the fact that they did so reveals much about Iraq, where such events are happening more frequently as Iraqi troops "take the lead" and terrorists resort to increasingly heinous actions in response.

Milbloggers in Iraq:

The Will to Exist: "a monster departs the realm of the living."

Those Wacky Iraqis: This jackass is a child murderer, a torturer, a heinous villain who deserved nothing less.

4 Mile Creek: "Not the end, but a damn good thing nonetheless."

Expect lots of news, discussion and updates at MilBlogs through the day.