If he even exists, anymore.
How many times has this man died, now?
Zarqawi: the man, the image, the video star csmonitor.com:
"His message for the insurgents is clear: With my robust build and white teeth, I'm your inspiration.
By Fawaz A. Gerges
BRONXVILLE, N.Y.: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the elusive leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, made his screen debut this week. In a 35-minute video, the man responsible for the car-bomb deaths of hundreds of Iraqi civilians and the beheadings of numerous foreigners, dismissed the new Iraqi government as an American 'stooge' and a 'poisoned dagger' in the heart of the Muslim community. He promised more attacks.
The Zarqawi video comes, perhaps not coincidentally, days after another call by Osama bin Laden that Muslims support Al Qaeda in its war with the West. In addition, there was a triple bombing at an Egyptian resort that killed two dozen and injured many more, and double suicide bombings at a multinational peacekeepers' base in the Sinai peninsula. In the midst of the carnage and the threats, what to make of Mr. Zarqawi's message? Here are five points to consider:"
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