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...matter of principles and a political agenda," said Muthanna Hareth al-Dhari, an MSA spokesman and the son of its leader. He told TIME that neither the death of Zarqawi nor the naming of new ministers for defense, national security and interior would influence the broader insurgency...
...death of Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi last week allows both the government and the insurgent mainstream to adopt a new narrative in which sectarian bloodletting can be blamed on a foreign element that is being liquidated, leaving Iraqis to resolve their differences politically and forge a new consensus. In fact, Zarqawi's elimination - and claims that U.S. and Iraqi forces have followed up with a damaging crackdown on Qaeda cells around Baghdad - has coincided with Maliki's moves towards reconciliation with the Sunnis, including the release of some 2,500 prisoners suspected of aiding the insurgents...
...takes more than a visit from the American President to shock them. Coverage of Bush's arrival competed with continuing media coverage of World Cup soccer for the attention of Iraqis. And after the electric response last week to the death of Jordanian arch-terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the news of Bush's first visit in nearly three years was met with little excitement...
...Both the Iraqi government and Washington recognize that the opportunity to take advantage of the death of Zarqawi won't last long. It's still not known whether Zarqawi was betrayed by less extreme elements within the insurgency. But if the Jordanian's death signals a fracturing or softening of the insurgency, now is clearly the time to exploit that weakness in pursuit of the long-running strategy of splitting off homegrown Sunni nationalists from foreign fighters and hard-core Baathists...
...death of Zarqawi, says Al-Qaeda in Iraq commander Abu Bara, will not change the role of the "Arab" (non-Iraqi) fighters in what remains of Zarqawi's group. "The organization is not ready to give up on the Arab mujhideen whatever the cause," he says. Also, says Abu Bara, the financing from other Arab states will continue to come in for Al-Qaeda in Iraq because, though Zarqawi was the head of the organization, he was not in charge of the finances. That fundraising mechanism, therefore, continues to function. On Saturday, many Islamic resistance websites posted a condolence letter...