Al Qaeda gives US a gift of a new target in Iraq

Washington Times:

President Bush said yesterday that U.S. forces will now hunt down the next leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, who was named by a Web site as the replacement for slain terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi.
"The successor to Zarqawi is going to be on our list to bring to justice," Mr. Bush said after spending the day discussing strategy with U.S. officials at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland.
Al-Muhajer was not among the names that U.S. intelligence officials reportedly expected as successors. His name was posted on a Web site used by al Qaeda in Iraq, which called him "a beloved brother with jihadi experience and a strong footing in knowledge," according to the Associated Press.
The administration argues that with Zarqawi dead and a new government in Iraq, the nation has a chance to prove that it can succeed. Mr. Bush said yesterday that Iraq's neighbors must step up to help out.
Mr. Bush also repeated his pledge to let the level of U.S. troops in Iraq be based on "conditions on the ground." White House officials said troop levels were not a part of Mr. Bush's discussion with his team during yesterday morning's session.

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Jordian sources have said that the al Qaeda in Iraq number two guy ws also killed with Zarqawi in explaining how Abu Hamza al-Muhajer got the job. I guess he is a beneficiary of attrition in the ranks.

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