I’m betting that people might think twice about having this guy over for dinner:
Al Qaeda in Iraq has named a successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the terrorist leader killed in a U.S. airstrike last week north of Baghdad, Islamist Web sites said Monday.
The sites identified the militant group’s new leader as Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, which means “the immigrant,” indicating that he — like Jordanian-born al-Zarqawi — is not Iraqi.
CNN has not been able to confirm the claim’s authenticity.
There’s more, including a photo, at Airborne Combat Engineer.
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[LINK] Blogs of War (referencing CNN)Al Qaeda in Iraq has named a successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the terrorist leader killed in a U.S. airstrike last week north of Baghdad, Islamist Web sites said Monday. The sites identified the militant