It's May 14, 2024, 06:52:52 PM
Terror mastermind mistakenly released, official saysIraqi official: Authorities didn't realize the prisoner was al-ZarqawiBAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi security forces caught the most wanted man in the country last year, but released him because they didn't know who he was, the Iraqi deputy minister of interior said Thursday.Hussain Kamal confirmed that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi -- the al Qaeda in Iraq leader who has a $25 million bounty on his head -- was in custody at some point last year, but he wouldn't provide further details.A U.S. official couldn't confirm the report, but said he wouldn't dismiss it."It is plausible," he said.Thursday's news tops a list of reports of missed opportunities to capture the terrorist mastermind. An official said the military receives frequent reports of al-Zarqawi sightings, all of which are investigated.In April, U.S. troops stormed a hospital in Ramadi based on credible intelligence that terrorists were hiding there, but no suspects were found, military officials said in early May.A high-ranking Iraqi Army officer said there were rumors that al-Zarqawi was at the Ramadi medical center, and several groups affiliated with the al Qaeda operative issued statements saying the same.Iraqi Lt. Gen. Nasser Abadi said Thursday that al-Zarqawi was taken to the hospital."When we got the news, we rushed there, but he was out of there," the general said.
It's an oldschool trick out of the book of George Orwell's 1984 novel. I've never read the book
I was told that to control the masses, everyday, they made the public focus on an image, and they were told to project all of their hate onto that one image for one minute everyday.
...to me it's all just propaganda and war games.
I still question whether this guy truly exists. ...to me it's all just propaganda and war games.