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Originally posted by Not Bob
So, elling reporters that the government is using warrantless wiretapping on phone calls is a gross breach of state secrets, but telling reporters that we have an informant in the "inner circle" of Zarqawi's group is a-ok.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/wo...rtner=homepage
- According to a Pentagon official, the Americans finally got one. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the raid are classified, said that an Iraqi informant inside Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia provided the critical piece of intelligence about Mr. Rahman's meeting with Mr. Zarqawi. The source's identity was not clear — nor was it clear how that source was able to pinpoint Mr. Zarqawi's location without getting killed himself.
"We have a guy on the inside who led us directly to Zarqawi," the official said.
In a news release on Thursday morning, American military commanders hinted strongly that a member of Mr. Zarqawi's inner circle had pointed the way. "Tips and intelligence from Iraqi senior leaders from his network led forces to al-Zarqawi," the release said.
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Maybe, just maybe, they're lying. If so, this is a brilliant move. All of his leutenants will be fighting each other looking for the mole in no time. Even if they quickly come to a consensus and pick a patsy, that's one fewer terrorist in the organization. With a little luck, though, this could effectively destroy the organization he built. Which isn't to say it'll stop terrorism in Iraq. But it might slow it down.
