Al-Zarqawi Dead

American Voices

Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi, alleged leader of the Iraqi insurgency, was killed in a U.S. airstrike Wednesday. What do you think?

Ha! I pity the thousands upon thousands of people who will readily take his place.

Ben Rzyczec
Programmer
We created him—it's only fair we got rid of him.

Heather Greene
Dietician
This is a big fish. See, when you kill a big fish, you remove the most advantageous genetics, so the next generation is smaller and weaker. And fish are militant ideologues with a cache of weapons. So the metaphor is very apt.

Robert Holloway
Systems Analyst

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