Via a diary on Tacitus by Mac, via Drudge: al-Zarqawi may have been arrested...let's hope so.
NEWS FLASH, PART II: With potentially encouraging news come potentially discouraging news:
The U.N. atomic watchdog agency has found evidence of secret nuclear experiments in Egypt that could be used in weapons programs, diplomats said Tuesday.
The diplomats told The Associated Press that most of the work was carried out in the 1980s and 1990s but said the International Atomic Energy Agency also was looking at evidence suggesting some work was performed as recently as a year ago.
Egypt's government rejected claims it is or has been pursuing a weapons program, saying its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
"A few months ago we denied these kinds of claims and we do so again," Egyptian government spokesman Magdy Rady said. "Nothing about our nuclear program is secret and there is nothing that is not known to the IAEA."
But one of the diplomats said the Egyptians "tried to produce various components of uranium" without declaring it to the IAEA, as they were bound to under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The products included several pounds of uranium metal and uranium tetrafluoride — a precursor to uranium hexafluoride gas, the diplomat said on condition of anonymity.
Nothing on cnn or msnbc, and the military denies it?
If they did grab him, they sure as hell don't want to confirm or advertise the fact.
This would be genuinely fantastic news. Zarqawi's one of those charismatic sociopaths who inspires others to emulate him. His capture/death would be just cause for galaxy-wide celebration.
Posted by: CaseyL | January 04, 2005 at 11:46 AM
another link
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-01/04/content_405831.htm
Posted by: liberal japonicus | January 04, 2005 at 11:52 AM
CaseyL,
Not to mention an intelligence bonanza!
Posted by: Stan LS | January 04, 2005 at 12:37 PM
Having lost every bowl game this past week (you know what I mean) please, for the love of God, don't jinx it!
*crosses fingers*
Posted by: Anarch | January 04, 2005 at 01:23 PM
Another news flash -- House Republicans came to their senses.
Posted by: kenB | January 04, 2005 at 05:47 PM
According to Chris Allbritton (B2I) it is not true. Shame.
Posted by: dutchmarbel | January 05, 2005 at 11:54 AM