Categories: Current Events

Damn Blogger! For the past few days, it’s been giving problems, making it difficult for me to post or edit my template. I tell you, if Blogger wasn’t free, I’d have quit using it by now. Anyway, enough venting. The seemingly endless war in Iraq has taken a backseat in the media, and is only brought up when there is a car bombing or as ammunition against Bush. It’s once again in the headlines though, as Abu Al-Zarqawi, a high ranking member of Al-Qaeda, was killed yesterday. The building he and 5 others were in, located 30 miles from Baghdad, was bombed by U.S. forces using two 500 pound bombs.

The Bush administration was quick to blow their own horn, starting with Dubya himself. He called it ” a significant victory in the war on terror”. even the Democrats had to agree. Of course they put their spin on it. The photo of the now deceased Zarqawi was paraded for all to see, like a hunter showing off the mounted head of his prized prey. You should have seen all the hullabaloo created over it. You’d think they killed Bin Laden himself! They seemingly exaggerated his brutality and rank to make their victory seem all the greater. At one point, he was called the No.1 terrorist! Iraqis celebrated in the streets, glad this monster was finally gone.

But not everyone feels the same way about his death. Many Muslims believe that he was a martyr, a hero. This shows some progress in the seemingly fruitless war in Iraq. But Bin Laden’s no slouch, and has probably chosen Zarqawi’s successor by now. All signs point to Abu Al-Masri. But in the meantime, let the Yanks celebrate. Hopefully this will help Bush to gain favour with the 2/3s of America that don’t support him, and give strength to those battle-weary troops bravely fighting for baseball, Mom and apple pie.