A letter apparently written by a rebel leader to terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi decries the insurgency's leadership in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a hotspot in the war.
Security forces seized the letter last week in a raid on a safe house that netted arrests and other items. Task Force Freedom, based in Mosul, issued a copy of the letter and a statement about it Saturday.
The letter, from an insurgent named Abu Zayd, who calls himself "emir of Farming reform battalion on the west side," cited the incompetence of Mosul's emirs and the disobedience of other people in the network.
But, this is creating a sense of deja vu, No More Mister Nice Blog tells us why.
From CNN Last May
The U.S. military said Tuesday it has seized a letter from Iraqi insurgents believed to be intended for Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi complaining about low morale among followers and weakening support for the insurgency.
and the New York Times last Spring.
The memo says extremists are failing to enlist support inside the country, and have been unable to scare the Americans into leaving. It even laments Iraq's lack of mountains in which to take refuge
All of these reports came from the US Army, the bastion of integrity who got caught passing of the same 'witness' quotes in two car bombing stories.
This could be true (God, I hope it's true), but based on recent history it may just be time to sent the public affairs officers to another creative writing class.
1 comment:
That is OK, two reports from the Pentagon make it clear that yes can be no and no yes.
More Troops for Iraq and from England US to half Troops in Itaq
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