Roggio: Saddam’s #2 Quits Al Qaeda, Allies With U.S.
Al Douri was #6 of the 52 most wanted men in Iraq after the fall of Saddam. He was considered Saddam’s #2 to #3 guy. When I first hit Iraq, his rep was that of the #1 mastermind of the Sunni Baathist insurgency, running and funding it from Syria. He’s been seriously ill for years, as well.
I recommend you keep regular tabs on Bill Roggio’s site.
Opening of Bill Roggio’s Al Douri story:
Iraq Report: Al Douri Flips on al Qaeda
As Coalition and Iraq troops continue the hunt for al Qaeda throughout Iraq, a senior Baathist who years ago threw in his lot with al Qaeda has flipped. Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the former vice president of Saddam’s revolutionary council and number 6 on the “deck of cards” of the 55 most wanted, has “decided to sever ties with al-Qaeda and sign up to the programme of the national resistance, which includes routing Islamist terrorists and opening up dialogue with the Baghdad government and foreign forces,” Abu Wisam al-Jashaami told Adnkronos International. “In return, for cooperating in the fight against al-Qaeda, al-Douri has asked for guarantees over his men’s safety and for an end to Iraqi army attacks on his militias.”
Al Douri swore bayat (an oath of allegiance) to Abu Musab al Zarqawi, al Qaeda in Iraq’s former commander, sometime in early 2004 according to an Internet posting on a jihadist website intercepted by The SITE Institute.
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From an earlier report today:
“Al-Douri has decided to deal directly with US forces in Iraq, according to al-Jashaami. He figures in the 55-card deck of “most wanted” officials from the former Iraqi regime issued by the US government.”
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Damn…that’s huge news. Another success story that the main scream media will ignor.
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:21 pmHoly $h1t! More evidence that the surge is failing.
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:24 pmI’d trust him about as far as I could throw an anvil!
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:26 pmNow here is a guy that could lead Iraq. I’ll bet you he would garner enough power to toss out or destroy all the muj militias including mookie’s. And here is a guy too that HATES the Iranians.
He wouldn’t run a democratic government in Iraq, but he might be someone that can end this war very quickly, so that Iraq could be secure within it’s own borders and we can move on to the next battle in the GWOT.
Maliki might not like him…and GW might not like him. but I think this guy as creepy as he is, might be the ruthless leader that Iraq needs at the moment to end this insurgency.
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:30 pmWell, he must have read where Thunder Thighs (Mrs. Bill Klinton) has been talking with the US Generals about the lies she has been telling.. LOL.. Sure sounds like everyone is starting to see the light and trying to jump the victory train. Death to all the anti pigs…
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:37 pmI quess this would go under re-Baathification? If he spills beans on the whole network since 2004 it’ll be goood… but now that he’s “one-of-us” he should be fragged around the time we withdraw.
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:50 pmYou gotta do what you gotta do in time of war, this is the one person who can quickly bring an end this insurgency.
August 22nd, 2007 at 6:40 pmcheck out this fuck-head……http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=440_1187718073
August 22nd, 2007 at 7:02 pmLet’s put it another way. What scares the shit out of Mookie and his 12th Apostate Army more? A 500lb JADAM or this guy?
This is a man that would put the fear of God in every low-life muj and every shit-ite mookified dickhead.
Even the Iraniacs would be scared of him. They remember what Iraq did to them in the last war…and this guy freaking hates the Persians.
Let him lead the Iraqi Army and put the Iraqi police back in power again. If he wants to take care of the muj in his own way what do we care?
Iraq needs an iron fist not a soft hand. Maliki is too close to mookie, Iran and Syria. He was elected by the Iraqi people, but he can also be deposed by a no-confidence vote in the Iraqi Parliment.
Hell, we’re working with the 1920 Brigades. How much worse is this guy?
August 22nd, 2007 at 7:06 pmradgy
check out this fuck-head……http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=440_1187718073
Yeah.
Another dumb American who hates his country, the people serving in the military, and does not have a clue about what is really going on.
Pathetic.
August 22nd, 2007 at 7:43 pmI do not like the thought of him leading or being in charge of anything.
Why would we want to put one of Saddam’s top men in charge ever?
I read all the comments here but I honestly do not think it to be in the best interests of anyone to put him as top dog.
It is a good thing that he has turned on al-Q and he should be used for many things - but as a leader. No. It scared me just to see his name and see he is ally with U.S. in the title of this topic.
August 22nd, 2007 at 7:53 pmYay!!!!! Less insurgents on the streets, more allies against the WOT.
August 22nd, 2007 at 11:22 pmFrom: radgy check out this fuck-head……http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=440_1187718073
Hey radgy, we need to see this dick head, they are out there and they are the enemy within.
His scale of justice is his dope baggy weighing scale… he needs to lay off the drugs.
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:17 amBetter “swear a bayat” before they take a beyat up side your head.
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:57 amAnd the odds of a Sunni-Baathist-ex-Saddam official leading the fledgling democracy that is Iraq; amounts to what exactly…
27,000,000 to 1?
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:32 amI’m glad we think this guy is on our side, but let’s let him prove it before we give him the MVP award for this war. I’m all for putting him in charge of taking out the Iranians in any way he sees fit. That would be a great start in his quest to prove his worth to the surge.
August 23rd, 2007 at 7:05 amThey should get as much outta him as possible ,,
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:33 ampolitical influence ,, control of money , intell whatever
and when he f’s up off to Gitmo we go …