Iraqi officials say leader of al-Qaida in Iraq arrested

BAGHDAD - Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold.

However, the U.S. military on Friday said there were "no operational reports" to confirm the capture of the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq as stated by Iraqi officials, adding the capture of another insurgent might have caused confusion.

Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said the arrest of Abu Ayyub al-Masri — also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir — was reported by the Iraqi commander in Mosul, where insurgents have sought to establish a foothold after being widely uprooted from Baghdad and surrounding areas last year.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

And we're not allowed to waterboard this guy to get intel? Come ooooon.

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Originally Posted by Phil D.

And we're not allowed to waterboard this guy to get intel? Come ooooon.

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Tickle torture is also off limits.

US officials are now saying that he probably wasn't actually captured.