Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - pushing up daisies?

Kevin Aylward at Wizbang has more on the Z-Man's possible demise and has a few very interesting ideas and two very relevant links:

This isn't the first time that al-Zarqawi has reportedly been killed, so these initial reports should be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism. If al-Zarqawi is still alive one this is for cetain... his Jordanian family has, just this weekend, disowned him.

One fact in support of the theory that al-Zarqawi's luck may have finally run out is the vow from Jordan's King Abdullah II to "take the fight" to to the Jordanian born al-Zarqawi, who the Jordanian authorities have identified as the mastermind behind the deadly hotel bombings in Jordan November 9th. With active engagement from Jordan's security and intelligence forces it's not hard to believe that al-Zarqawi's location could have been pinpointed.

So methinks the Jordanian Hotel Bombing was not well received. It seems that the Washington Times is reporting a protest:

200,000 protest Amman attacks
At least 200,000 persons demonstrated yesterday against the recent bombings of three luxury hotels, while a new online statement attributed to terrorist leader Abu Musab Zarqawi defended the attacks and threatened to cut off the head of Jordan's King Abdullah II.

An anti-terrorist demonstration of such size is unprecedented in the Arab world, where Zarqawi, his mentor, Osama bin Laden, and their al Qaeda organization have attained folk-hero status among Muslim masses.

"Zarqawi, from Amman, we say to you: 'You are a coward,'" protesters chanted while brandishing banners with the names of their tribes from every part of Jordan.

The tide may well be turning. One thing that has always confounded me is the passivity and acceptance of terrorists by the moderate Islamists. Maybe they are finally growing some stones and standing up to the playground bullies.