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American Voices

Monday, June 12, 2006

Al-Zarqawi Dead

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

Young Man

Ben Rzyczec,
Programmer
"Ha! I pity the thousands upon thousands of people who will readily take his place."

Old Woman

Heather Greene,
Dietician
"We created him—it's only fair we got rid of him."

Old Man

Robert Holloway,
Systems Analyst
"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."

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