Quotations about the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

Quotations about the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi:

"Al-Zarqawi was eliminated." — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

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"Whenever there is a new al-Zarqawi, we will kill him." — al-Maliki.

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"Now Zarqawi has met his end, and this violent man will never murder again. Iraqis can be justly proud of their new government and its early steps to improve their security. And Americans can be enormously proud of the men and women of our armed forces, who worked tirelessly with their Iraqi counterparts to track down this brutal terrorist and put him out of business." — President Bush.

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"Zarqawi is dead, but the difficult and necessary mission in Iraq continues." — Bush.

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"Today's announcement was very good news because a blow to al-Qaida in Iraq is a blow against al-Qaida everywhere." — British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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"The death of our leaders is life for us. It will only increase our persistence in continuing holy war so that the word of God will be supreme." — Statement signed by "Abu Abdel-Rahman al-Iraqi," identified as the deputy "emir," or leader, of al-Qaida in Iraq.

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"Al-Zarqawi's martyrdom is not going to weaken the jihad in Iraq. ... Rather, you will soon see more retaliatory attacks by his successors." — Khalid Khawaja, a former Pakistani intelligence officer who helped Osama bin Laden fight Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

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"We anticipated that he would be killed for a very long time. ... We hope that he will join other martyrs in heaven." — Zarqawi's brother, Sayel al-Khalayleh.

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"If it's true al-Zarqawi was killed, that will be a big happiness for all the Iraqis." — Thamir Abdulhussein, a college student in Baghdad.

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"I think the world has rid themselves of a very evil person. I think all of his assistants and gofers and people who support him, I hope they meet the same fate." — Paul Bigley — brother of Kenneth Bigley, who was kidnapped Sept. 16, 2004, and beheaded.

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"An evil man is dead, and what more can you say?" — Cyndi Armstrong, speaking for the family of Eugene Armstrong, a 52-year-old Michigan contractor who was beheaded by Zarqawi.

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"His death will incite a new wave of revenge. George Bush and al-Zarqawi are two men who believe in revenge." — Michael Berg, whose son Nicholas of Pennsylvania was believed to have been beheaded by al-Zarqawi.

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"Sooner or later evil people meet their just desserts. The entire world of people who believe in freedom and peace can take solace in what happened." — Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

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"While we must not become complacent, the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is indeed a major victory in the global war on terror. Al-Zarqawi was a terrorist, a murderer and a coward. Osama bin Laden has lost his Prince of al-Qaida in Iraq. We will do everything possible to help Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki get his government off the ground and, God willing, move his country forward as we work to make Iraq truly free." — Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio.

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"A violent thug who beheaded Americans and showed the photos to the world, Zarqawi was one of the world's most dangerous terrorists, and now he can never threaten Americans or our allies again. While this is not the silver bullet to create peace and stability in Iraq, it is a victory over al-Qaida and the murderous ideology of terrorism." — House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo.

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"Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a brutal terrorist and his death strikes a blow to al-Qaida in Iraq. This ruthless thug who abused the true meaning of Islam was an intruder on Iraqi soil and it's good news that he's dead. Our troops did an incredible job hunting him down and destroying him, and all of America is proud of their skill and commitment." — Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.