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February 15, 2006

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Sentenced to Death in Abstentia

It's a start. You may remember Abu Musab al-Zarqawi from such classic films as 'Nick Berg beheading' (in which he had the starring role as murderer) and 'blowing up shit' (which is now a weekly serial). Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. Al Jazeera:

A military court in Jordan has condemned nine men, including al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, to death for a plot to carry out a chemical attack on the kingdom.
On Wednesday al-Zarqawi and three others received the death penalty in absentia. But the plot's alleged mastermind, Azmi al-Jayousi, and four co-defendants were in the dock when the judge condemned them to death for the 2004 plot.

The court sentenced two of the 13 defendants to prison terms of between one and three years, and acquitted another two defendants.

The 13 were charged with conspiring to attack various sites in Jordan by setting off a cloud of toxic chemicals that would have killed thousands of people, according to the authorities.

Posted by: Rusty at 10:30 AM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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1 Kill zaqueery three times. Yep that's three.

Posted by: Howie at February 15, 2006 10:44 AM (D3+20)

2 I would imagine he expected to die for what he believes in long before he committed to any direct action. Maybe Batman can track him down - it's about the best we have to offer for any counter-message in the war of images and messages. Let's face it, it's just more exciting to see the burning and cyberhacking over cartoons than the slow turning wheels of Justice and its paper edicts. You know Zarqawi is peeing all over himself about now knowing Jordan wants him dead. Sorry for the cynicism, it's the next best thing to fighting back.

Posted by: goesh at February 15, 2006 11:13 AM (1w6Ud)

3 Its actually quite foolish to believe legal action and courts are an effective tool, let alone a deterrent, to a large fanatical cult movement eager to kill and die for its "cause".

Suspect Legal action in any country is solely for the purpose of some sort of bizzare self-justification, rationization, and intellectual amusement.

Its kind of like taking lots of aspirins for pain - just to avoid seeing the doctor and fear of surgery.

Posted by: hondo at February 15, 2006 11:46 AM (fyKFC)

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