The Writing on the Wall

Blogger Dean Esmay noticed a very interesting article in The World Tribune: bq. Zarqawi network appeals for help in first signals of defeat Sunni insurgents backing Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi have expressed alarm at the prospect of a defeat by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. bq. An audio tape said to be from Al Zarqawi charged Muslim clerics with letting down the insurgency "because of your silence." bq. On Wednesday, Al Zarqawi, with a $25 million bounty on his head, was the target of a major manhunt in the Sunni Triangle, Middle East Newsline reported. Iraqi military sources said Al Zarqawi was said to have been seen in an area south of Fallujah. bq. Islamic sources said that for the first time in more than a year the Tawhid and Jihad group led by Al Zarqawi appears to have lost control over many of its insurgents in the Sunni Triangle. bq. The sources said Iraqi and U.S. assaults on major insurgency strongholds in such cities as Baghdad, Fallujah, Mosul, Ramadi and Samara have resulted in heavy insurgency casualties and a break in the command and control structure. That plus nabbing the huge arms caches in Fallujah. I'm trying to find the link but I remember reading one article where the Marines fired a mortar into a building and the ammunitions in the building took 45 minutes to completely detonate. Huge cache there... Their power base is weakening, they have lost large amounts of material and cash plus we made some excellent finds when we captured their computers and cell phones. The beginning of the end guys and good riddance...