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The Real "Number 2" of Al-Qaida in Iraq Speaks Out
By Evan Kohlmann
Following in the heels of my blog posts (here and here) and this week's Newsweek story on the subject, Al-Qaida's Committee in Iraq--led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi--has published a letter dated October 1, 2005 from the "real" Deputy Commander of Al-Qaida in Iraq: Abu Abdelrahman al-Iraqi (for previous statements made by Abu Abdelraman al-Iraqi, see here and here). Abu Abdelrahman's latest letter--addressed personally to Zarqawi--boasts:
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