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Al Qaeda Decapitated in Iraq

Journal Entry: Thu May 8, 2008, 11:37 AM
  • Mood: Content
Between mid-March and mid-April, al Qaeda suffered major losses in Iraq. American and Iraqi troops killed or captured 53 al Qaeda leaders. These include men in charge of entire cities (or portions of large cities like Mosul or Baghdad), as well as men in charge of various aspects of terror operations (making bombs, placing them or minding the bombers). Most important, nine of the ten most senior men involved, were captured, and interrogated. This led to locating more al Qaeda staff, and assets. Hundreds of weapons and explosives caches have been discovered this year, as a result of interrogating captured terrorists. The result has been a sharp fall in suicide bomber attacks, and the ones still carried out are against soft targets (civilians), including the recent funeral of two men earlier killed by terrorists. This was part of an al Qaeda campaign to force Sunni Arabs to switch sides again and support terrorism. But these attacks have the opposite effect, causing more hatred for al Qaeda.

All this is good news, meaning it's not reported. Face, any media outlet that puts out too much good news will go out of business. Bad news brings in the eyeballs and advertising revenue. Stories of desertion and desperation in Basra grab the headlines, while al Qaeda's travails are relegated to the back pages, if at all.

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  • Current Age: 26
  • Current Residence: United States of America
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: XXL- I like'em big
  • Interests: Anime, Angels, Lacrosse, Police things (Hell I am one might as well)
  • Favourite movie: Blackhawk Down, Transformors, Flight 93, 300
  • Favourite band or musician: Han Zimmer
  • Favourite genre of music: Soundtracks
  • Favourite artist: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
  • Favourite poet or writer: John Milton
  • Favourite style or digital art: Pseudo American/Anime
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: Window Media Player
  • Shell of choice: Who cares
  • Wallpaper of choice: Anything I make
  • Skin of choice: The fleshy kind
  • Favourite game: Freedom Fighters, Battlefield 2, Ace Combat 4/5/Zero/6, World in Conflict
  • Favourite gaming platform: Play Station 2, PC
  • Personal Quote: "We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon

Devious Comments

~Aiw:iconAiw: May 6, 2008, 11:30:09 PM
You really ought to fave the original artist's work, not the group repost. ; _ ;
*psychosako:iconpsychosako: Mar 12, 2008, 2:25:39 AM
Thanks for the fave on my silly Gaia art. haha.

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~trelithe:icontrelithe: Mar 11, 2008, 9:12:04 AM
Thank you for the favorite on the Rumpleteazer Wig!

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~eckert82:iconeckert82: Mar 11, 2008, 5:41:31 AM
Thanks for the fav on OIF 03-08

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*Nuke-Mayhem:iconNuke-Mayhem: Mar 10, 2008, 5:37:56 AM
Thx for da fav. :D

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~Beautiful-Insanity:iconBeautiful-Insanity: Feb 21, 2008, 11:08:09 AM
"I have been there, you have not."

Hahaha, I am FROM there, you are not.
~RageTH:iconRageTH: Feb 21, 2008, 9:00:13 AM
What government doesn't?

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~AllStarZ:iconAllStarZ: Feb 20, 2008, 8:32:52 PM
Your government abides by a double-standard.

Nice art by the way.
*davemetlesits:icondavemetlesits: Feb 19, 2008, 9:59:40 AM
Thank you for the fav!

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*gppr:icongppr: Feb 18, 2008, 4:48:22 PM
Hi!

Thank you for adding [link] to your faves. :)

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~xxoblivionxx:iconxxoblivionxx: Feb 12, 2008, 10:30:00 AM
thank you very much for the fav! greatly appreciate it!
~ARMAMENTFACTORY:iconARMAMENTFACTORY: Feb 6, 2008, 8:55:47 AM
Thanks for the fav :)

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~fenix2000:iconfenix2000: Jan 18, 2008, 1:57:06 PM
whars up i like yours airplanes

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*iraqifreak:iconiraqifreak: Jan 9, 2008, 6:59:22 PM
thanks for the fav =D

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*gunstar1:icongunstar1: Jan 8, 2008, 3:39:11 PM Mood: Joy
Thanks for the favs
=x-xMELx-x:iconx-xMELx-x: Jan 4, 2008, 1:54:28 AM

:wave:
Just randomly passing through, you have a pretty nice gallery!

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~Ryoga12311:iconRyoga12311: Dec 24, 2007, 9:03:17 PM
Feliz Navidad, hermano!

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~shel-yang:iconshel-yang: Dec 14, 2007, 8:22:51 AM
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many thanks for the +fav! :wow::wow:

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~Gameman87:iconGameman87: Dec 14, 2007, 1:34:50 AM
Hi there. First thing I want to say is your artwork particularly your Teen Titan artwork is amazing! It is for this reason I have contacted you. I am part of a growing group of Teen Titan fans who are fighting to bring back the show. Now I know you’ve probably heard people say this before but this time is different. I’M SERIOUS! And just recently some new information has given us more hope than ever in bringing back the show. For more on this new information I provide links to two web sites with the information. Here they are [link];page=189 and [link] . Also you can go to my journal to see the information to. But to the main point now which is to go to the websites and read the information there. Then spread the word about this new information. Also you can make saved Teen Titan artwork to inspire other people to join our cause if you want to. You don’t have to make artwork to help. I would be honored if you joined us in this fight and I would be humbled if you choose take on this art endeavour. Contact me if you have any questions. Thank you.

P.S. I go by the name Rogue trader on those forums by the way.

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*gppr:icongppr: Dec 13, 2007, 7:53:18 PM
Hi!

Thank you for adding [link] and [link] to your faves :D

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~MikY-iN-WoNdErLaNd:iconMikY-iN-WoNdErLaNd: Dec 9, 2007, 2:47:35 PM
thank you so much for the fav!!:)
~Amras-Arfeiniel:iconAmras-Arfeiniel: Dec 3, 2007, 11:46:03 AM
Thanks for the fav and the watch! :)

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~Rommel13:iconRommel13: Dec 2, 2007, 8:50:11 PM
Hey, thanks for the watch! :D

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=AzimuthDragon:iconAzimuthDragon: Nov 20, 2007, 12:32:47 PM
Thank you for the fave on Chess Field!!

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~CycloneX3:iconCycloneX3: Oct 31, 2007, 1:33:21 AM
Thanks very much for your fave' on the Excalibur pic! Please feel free to comment on it however you want! "This image speaks to me of the emptyness that exists in the machine's of war." or... "Cool!" or... "Thiz pic iz like zooo hawt! Needz more hawt anime chikz tho!

Whatever you so desire! :) Thanks!

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