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Iraqis Safer Without Al-Zarqawi -- A 'Hated Gangster'

Date: June 8, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense Foreign Affairs


IRAQIS SAFER WITHOUT AL-ZARQAWI -- A 'HATED GANGSTER'

Hatch Comments on U.S. Troops' Successful Elimination of Terrorist

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement on the death of terrorist Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi:

"This was a very good day for the Iraqi people, for our coalition in Iraq, and for our fight in the global war on terror," Hatch said. "Zarqawi was a hated gangster who fueled the sectarian violence in Iraq. He killed thousands of Iraqi civilians, for the sole reason of thwarting the Iraqi people's efforts to form a stable government and live in peace.

"Just based on what I've read, this operation had to have been a joint operation. The Iraqi people and their forces have been working closely with us to track down Zarqawi. It's a victory for them, as it is for us."

http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=1588&Month=6&Year=2006

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