Iraqi Islamic party says "Al Queda is defeated"

"Al Qaeda in Iraq is defeated," according to Sheik Omar Jabouri, spokesman for the Iraqi Islamic Party and a member of the widespread and influential Jabouri Tribe. Speaking through an interpreter at a 31 October meeting at the Iraqi Islamic Party headquarters in downtown Baghdad, Sheik Omar said that al Qaeda had been "defeated mentally, and therefore is defeated physically," referring to how clear it has become that the terrorist group's tactics have ... Full Story »

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Marc Thomson
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by Marc Thomson - Oct. 1, 2008

Who is Sheik Omar and who are the Jabouri? The point of this whole article rests on the authority of Sheik Omar and his tribe, yet little to nothing is mentioned to support his opinion as more valuable than others. I’m not disagreeing with Sheik Omar’s announcement — just asking for support for the article’s thesis.

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