come on Ace dont be naive-we've had Zarqawi in custody for months. Giuliani is just waiting until the 08 elections to announce it.

Hmmm.

If they *did* have him in custody, why the no comment?

Is he being spirited out of the country?

Is he being interrogated for time-sensitive info? If so, you would deny you had him, not say "no comment." Then again, maybe the flack slipped up.

'Cause if we do have him, I'm sure he was hatching a few nasty ideas for the elections, plots we'd want to roll up ASAP.

Still, sad to say, but I fear this all wishful thinking on our part.

But boy, would that be a nice gift to get, huh?

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

we probably havent caught him because all of our soldiers are wasting time doing stuff like this:

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/gernadewash.html

We won't know whether it's true until Dan Rather weighs in.

They're probalby going
"Please Mr. Zarqawi won't you tell us something? We know you need your six hours of beauty sleep, and you know we can keep you up an extra hour or so if you're bad."

Ace--

Two things:

1. H/T to the Unpopulist-- MEMRI translated Iraqi election commercials.

http://memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=499#

2. Johnny Carson has passed on.

Sadly,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

I hope he was captured and is being held... by Iraqi forces. Because, you know, that would be more culturally appropriate.

We have to be sensitive about that sort of thing.

The best "no comment" ever.

I'm not real big on torture. In an enlightened society we ought to be able to resist such violence. It's immoral. That's why I insist they rub capsaicin lotion on his balls.

It's fine as long as it's done lovingly.

FYI, medical capsaicin lotion is used to go nuclear on chronic, extremely painful conditions, such as bad arthritis, bone and joint injuries, and shingles. It's the medical analogue of Corbomite. When applied lovingly and with proper safety precautions--rubber gloves, Tyvek suit, alternate air supply, radiation tag, gas mask, rubber boots, and Lexan tongs--it hurts so bad you immediately forget whatever it was that bothered you in the first place. In fact, you forget everything but searing pain. Meanwhile, the original pain--now a grace note in a symphony of pain--disappears in shame, totally outclassed. A corresponding dead zone is created for the next five solar years.

Daily applications would be fine. But they should get away from that paltry .075% medical concentration. We need information. Something like, say, 75% would probably work better. Lovingly applied, of course.

LOL !!! Ugh!

rd.

Stands for Really Diabolical

There is another alternative: the Iraqi government wants to give the impression that al-Zarqawi has been captured to grease the wheels for the election.