Al-Zarqawi's cell phone reportedly yields surprises

Abuskedti

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had the phone numbers of senior Iraqi officials stored in his cell phone, according to an Iraqi legislator.

Waiel Abdul-Latif, a member of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's party, said Monday that authorities found the numbers after al-Zarqawi, leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, was killed in a U.S. air strike on June 7.

Abdul-Latif did not give names of the officials. But he said they included ministry employees and members of parliament.

He called for an investigation, saying Iraqis "cannot have one hand with the government and another with the terrorists."

Meanwhile, al-Zarqawi's wife told an Italian newspaper that al Qaeda leaders sold him out to the United States in exchange for a promise to let up in the search for Osama bin Laden.

The woman, identified by La Repubblica as al-Zarqawi's first wife, said al Qaeda's top leadership reached a deal with U.S. intelligence because al Zarqawi had become too powerful.

She claimed Sunni tribes and Jordanian secret services mediated the deal.

"My husband has been sold to the Americans," the woman said in an interview published Sunday. "He had become too powerful, too troublesome."

She was identified only as "Um Mohammed," which means "mother of Mohammed" and would be a nickname, not her full name.

The Rome-based newspaper said the interview was conducted in Geneva and described her as Jordanian and about 40 years old.

In Jordan, Al-Zarqawi's eldest brother, Sayel al-Khalayleh, said the family had not been aware of the woman's whereabouts for about two years.

Iraq's national security adviser said Sunday that al-Zarqawi had been buried in a "secret location" in Baghdad despite his family's demand that the body be returned to his native Jordan.

Mouwafak al-Rubaie would not say when the Jordanian-born militant was buried, or give any specifics on the location of the grave.

The U.S. military confirmed the burial but declined to give details.

"The remains of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi were turned over to the appropriate government of Iraq officials and buried in accordance with Muslim customs and traditions," the military said in an e-mailed statement. "Anything further than that would be addressed by the Iraqi government."

Al-Zarqawi's brother demanded that his body be transferred to Jordan, and accused the United States of lying.

"Bush took his body to the United States," al-Khalayleh told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from his home in the Jordanian city of Zarqa.

"Even if he is buried in Iraq, we will continue to ask for the body to be transferred and buried in Jordan," he said. "He should be buried in his own country."

PaperPlates

I heard he had Dodi Fayed's number in there too. Talk about surprises!! Oh, and the guy who does the voice for the Camel in Arabic cigarette commercials. Had THAT guys number too!!! OMG!!!

chopitdown

i head bombs over baghdad was his ringtone

BetterRadio

Zarqawi likes YIELD???!!

or did i read that wrong?

pjalive21

he had the WWS as his ringtone, Do the Evolution for text messages, and Life Wasted played at his funeral

rebornFixer

pjalive21 wrote:

he had the WWS as his ringtone, Do the Evolution for text messages, and Life Wasted played at his funeral

Nice!

my2hands

chopitdown wrote:

i head bombs over baghdad was his ringtone

classic

catefrances

Abuskedti wrote:

Meanwhile, al-Zarqawi's wife told an Italian newspaper that al Qaeda leaders sold him out to the United States in exchange for a promise to let up in the search for Osama bin Laden.

she better be lying.

gimmesometruth27

at this point i don't know what to believe. i do not feel that the selling out of zarqawi is entirely impossible. i wouldn't put anything past anyone these days.

Inkdaub

It's not only possible but probable.

EvilToasterElf

"After analyzing all of the telephone contacts, a small mystery at a local pizzeria was finally solved. Said the owner the Ahalanu Akbar pizzeria some 200 meters outside the heavily fortified green zone, "There was a man, he called my store every week, trying to order a deep dish, chicago style pizza topped with 49 virgins. Then he would giggle, say Death to the Infidels, and hang up." The calls had been tracked to the cell phone of Al-Zarquwai, despite the claims by most Jordanian officials that he in fact had no sense of humor. One member of Al-Queda in Iraq speaking on a condition of anonymity, revealed that everyone laughed at the joke, fearing that the outspoken leader would murder their families if they didn't, but none of them, "thought it was very funny."

MOKELE MBEMBE

This is a actually a relief. I was afraid this thread would have camera phone pictures of Zarqawi's ass.

fanch75

YIELD is an awesome album.

hailhailkc

fanch75 wrote:

YIELD is an awesome album.

bump

fanch75

hailhailkc wrote:

bump

Dude, I'm going to be in Kansas City soon for work. I'll let you know and we'll have a natty.

Heatherj43

So who gets the bounty money? It was in the millions, I believe.

SuzannePjam

Abuskedti wrote:

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) --

Meanwhile, al-Zarqawi's wife told an Italian newspaper that al Qaeda leaders sold him out to the United States in exchange for a promise to let up in the search for Osama bin Laden.

The woman, identified by La Repubblica as al-Zarqawi's first wife, said al Qaeda's top leadership reached a deal with U.S. intelligence because al Zarqawi had become too powerful.

She claimed Sunni tribes and Jordanian secret services mediated the deal.

"My husband has been sold to the Americans," the woman said in an interview published Sunday. "He had become too powerful, too troublesome."

Very interesting that al-Zarqawi's wife stated this, and this article appeared recently in the New York Times. (posted in AMT by SundaySilence). Very eye-opening.

C.I.A. Closes Unit Focused on Capture of bin Laden

The Central Intelligence Agency has closed a unit that for a decade had the mission of hunting Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants, intelligence officials confirmed Monday....

...In recent years, the war in Iraq has stretched the resources of the intelligence agencies and the Pentagon, generating new priorities for American officials. For instance, much of the military's counterterrorism units, like the Army's Delta Force, had been redirected from the hunt for Mr. bin Laden to the search for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed last month in Iraq...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/wa...rtner=homepage

Cosmo

1-987-HOT-SLUT was also found on his speed dialer.

Gary Carter

i think paris hilton's # was found on there too

drivingrl

metsfan531941 wrote:

i think paris hilton's # was found on there too

That's hot.

audome25

SuzannePjam wrote:

Very interesting that al-Zarqawi's wife stated this, and this article appeared recently in the New York Times. (posted in AMT by SundaySilence). Very eye-opening.

C.I.A. Closes Unit Focused on Capture of bin Laden

The Central Intelligence Agency has closed a unit that for a decade had the mission of hunting Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants, intelligence officials confirmed Monday....

...In recent years, the war in Iraq has stretched the resources of the intelligence agencies and the Pentagon, generating new priorities for American officials. For instance, much of the military's counterterrorism units, like the Army's Delta Force, had been redirected from the hunt for Mr. bin Laden to the search for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed last month in Iraq...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/wa...rtner=homepage

such perfect timing. i heard that the germans offered to lose to italy in exchange for north korea to blow up their missle shortly after take off.

Gary Carter

drivingrl wrote:

That's hot.

LOL