BAGHDAD, July 18 — For more than a year , the leader of one the most notorious insurgent groups in Iraq was said to be a mysterious Iraqi called Abu Omar al-Baghdadi .
As the titular head of the Islamic State in Iraq , Mr. Baghdadi issued incendiary pronouncements . Despite claims by an Iraqi Interior Ministry official in May that Mr. Baghdadi had been killed , he appeared to have persevered unscathed .
On Wednesday, the chief United States military spokesman here , Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner , provided a new explanation for Mr. Baghdadi’s ability to escape attack . Hold onto your hats because the man pictured above and the man who headed the Islamic State in Iraq - never existed { yes you read that right } .
See link - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/world/middleeast/18cnd-baghdadi.html?_r=4&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1185222583-jWM4iFlF4pvvcF+jPnUKyA
Question - What are your thoughts on this ?
2007-07-23
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