The killing of al-Zarqawi marks the "beginning of the end" of al-Qaeda in Iraq

President Bush has done a very good job this week by playing down the killing of al-Zarqawi... I think he did this on good purpose for we all know there will be many more bad days ahead in this war on terror. And I for one know the MSM will overplay every single one of those bad days too. But DANG!!! We sure have had a run of good news of late haven’t we...?

AubreyJ.........
(I am an American... and damn I'm proud of it!)

THE BEGINNING OF THE END of al-Qaeda in Iraq

Iraq’s national security adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie said in a news conference in Baghdad today that the seizure of documents after the raid that killed Zarqawi provided key information about the militant group and its leaders. "Now we have the upper hand," al-Rubaie said...
Read this story in full at BBCNEWS...

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>>> BusinessDay.co.za......
... al-Rubaie also estimated that a large number of US-led forces will leave Iraq by the end of this year, and a majority will be gone by the end of next year... "And maybe the last soldier will leave Iraq by mid 2008," he said...
Iraqi Govt has ’upper hand’

>>> Metimes.com......
... "We believe Al Qaeda in Iraq was taken by surprise, they did not anticipate how powerful the Iraqi security forces are and how the government is on the attack now," Rubaie told a news conference...
Baghdad sees end of Qaeda near as crackdown enters day two

>>> USA.com......
... A blueprint for trying to start a war between the United States and Iran was among a "huge treasure" of documents found in the hideout of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Iraqi officials said Thursday...
Al-Qaeda in Iraq sought war between United States, Iran

>>> The Moderate Voice......
... The killing of Al Zarqawi may not have done a lot for Bush's popularity right after it happened, but in the long run, it could make Americans regain confidence in his (*edited) way of fighting terror...
We’re Winning

>>> DoD-AFIS......
... Iraqi army soldiers, assisted by coalition advisers, captured Sheik Aqeel during an early morning ground assault raid in Karbala, Iraq, today. Aqeel commands a Karbala terrorist network and is wanted for assassinating Iraqi citizens and planning and ordering attacks against Iraqi and coalition forces, officials said. The terrorist network commander provides financial support to subordinate leaders and supplies them with improvised explosive devices...
(I’d say the killing of al-Zarqawi is paying off...)
Iraqi Forces Capture Terrorist Leader; Coalition Forces Foil Kidnapping

>>> Amy Proctor’s take at The Bottom Line Up Front...
... As another positive consequence to the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi last week, documents left behind at Zarqawi’s hideout has al-Qaeda in Iraq on the run and the new Iraqi government excited about their future...
More Progress in Iraq

>>> WeeklyStandard.com......
... Now that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead, perhaps the American press can also lay to rest the biggest myth about the mass murderer... that he had nothing to do with Saddam's regime prior to the war...
Spinning Zarqawi

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>>> Pentagon Channel...
Here’s the VIDEO of the Press Briefing from Iraq today,

June 15, 2006 by Caldwell / Hoog.
*This Briefing covered, in detail, the airstrike that

eliminated al-Zarqawi and the operations

that led to his demise.
*They talk about Zarqawi’s successor and

the Al-Qaida Network.
*They also go into the Iraqi Government’s strategy.
*Briefing shows Slides and Videos.
*Q&A session afterwards......

View Video of Briefing HERE

(Video right at 57 minutes long)

(Only a High-Speed Internet Connection will work with this video)
(Video Courtesy of DoD – Pentagon Channel)