Crowds capture al-Qaida 'Butcher' (Ramadi)

[sabra]

http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=189313&n_date=20051213&cat=World

Crowds capture al-Qaida 'Butcher'


Angry crowds in Iraq's violence-prone town of Ramadi captured a 30-year-old man known as The Butcher for the al-Qaida in Iraq terror group.

Amir Khalif was cornered by a vigilante mob who beat him before he was handed over to a passing patrol of U.S. Marines, Britain's Daily Mirror reported. The crowd apparently turned on Khalif after learning he was behind atrocities committed in his hometown.

His arrest has been hailed as a major victory in the war against the insurgents. Khalif earned the title of The Butcher because he would allegedly slice victims up while they were still alive, the report said.

Khalif was on a most wanted list drawn up by the U.S. troops. He is believed to have killed many Iraqis and has been linked to Iraq's most wanted terrorist, Jordanian born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

[Nickster]

1. So was he the #2 guy? That's what I need to know.

[sabra]

3. this guy actually sounds like a real monster. he was caught by

the locals...

[Nickster]

10. Just sounds real fishy to me. Guess 5 years of hearing nothing but

lies and propaganda in the media does that to you.

[CottonBear]

2. This is a UPI story. How accurate is it?

Are all bad guys in Iraq known a s "butchers?" Wasn't there a Butcher of Baghdad?

[Barrett808]

4. AP reported this Friday

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The American military Friday arrested a high-ranking member of al-Qaida in Iraq in the town of Ramadi, the U.S. Marines said.

Amir Khalaf Fanus, also known in the Ramadi area as "the Butcher," was wanted for criminal activities including murder and kidnapping, Capt. Jeffrey S. Pool said in a statement from the town, located 70 miles west of Baghdad.

Fanus was No. 3 on a most-wanted list for Ramadi drawn up by the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division.

"He is the highest ranking al-Qaida in Iraq member to be turned into Iraqi and U.S. officials by local citizens," Pool said. "His capture is another indication that the local citizens tire of the insurgents' presence within their community."

According to Pool, Iraqi and U.S. Forces "have witnessed increasing signs of citizens fighting the terrorists within Ramadi as the Dec. 15 National Elections draw nearer."

He said that another 1,200 Iraqi Security Force soldiers were recently stationed in Ramadi, while 1,100 Iraqi special police commandos and a mechanized Iraqi army company had moved into the city.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051209/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_al_qaida

Of course, it's the military making the claim. Another pre-election psyop story?

[sabra]

7. thanks, I guess it's not necessarily LBN.... though you are right

kind of a different twist.

[CottonBear]

9. Interesting. Thanks for the link. Could be US military psy-ops. n/t

[Benhurst]

6. Yeah. The Butcher of Baghdad is George Walker Bush. His

number two man is Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair.

[daleo]

5. I am looking forward to a trial

We could learn a lot from all of these murky dealings, if there is an open and honest trial. Therefore, I doubt whether there will be one.

[dubyaD40web]

8. I hope it's true.

The Iraqi people need to stand up to these thugs.

[maxsolomon]

11. I consider that very encouraging news

caveat: IF it is true.

& it doesn't lead to revenge killings.

Pay attention: "The crowd apparently turned on Khalif after learning he was behind atrocities committed in his hometown."

Don't turn on your own people. All politics is local.

[bahrbearian]

12. Who says the Iraqis aren't capable of protecting themselfs,

[pinniped]

13. Another BS feel-good story.

How the F do they know what this alleged 'butcher' looks like?

Where is the F picture of this alleged butcher?

Where the F are his butcher knives?

He's allegedly such a bigfish I would expect his beat-up mug to be plastered all over the TV stations 24/7.

This guy must be related to Dr. Mengele.

--Khalif earned the title of The Butcher because he would allegedly slice victims up while they were still alive, the report said.--

Now you really know this is BS mode.

--He is believed to have killed many Iraqis and has been linked to Iraq's most wanted terrorist, Jordanian born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.--

Linked, believed, allegedly...BS!