Thursday, June 16, 2005
The emir of Mosul
Nailed:
The "emir" of Mosul, indeed. Not unlike the "king of New York" in "Escape from New York." Rantburg has more here and here.
For what it's worth, I Googled Mohammed Khalif Shaiker and came up with nothing, so this fellow has not been the subject of much, if any, MSM reporting. Today's press accounts make him out like a big-wig, though, so let's run with some triumphalism until facts surface to suggest otherwise.
An image handed out by the Coalition Press Information Centre shows Mohammed Khalif Shaiker, whose capture was announced June 16, 2005 is seen in this handout. U.S. forces have detained Shaiker, a senior associate of Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a U.S. general in Iraq said on Thursday, calling the arrest a major blow to the insurgency in the northern city of Mosul. Shaiker, also known as Abu Talha or the emir of Mosul, was captured on Tuesday in a quiet neighbourhood of Iraq's third largest city, the U.S. military spokesman said. He said Shaiker had put up little resistance, but gave few other details about the circumstances of his arrest. QUALITY FROM SOURCE REUTERS/Handout
The "emir" of Mosul, indeed. Not unlike the "king of New York" in "Escape from New York." Rantburg has more here and here.
For what it's worth, I Googled Mohammed Khalif Shaiker and came up with nothing, so this fellow has not been the subject of much, if any, MSM reporting. Today's press accounts make him out like a big-wig, though, so let's run with some triumphalism until facts surface to suggest otherwise.
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