Ding, Dong Zarqawi is Dead

This, my friends, is what we call celebration time. Terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi met a fittingly violent death yesterday, confirmed about 3:30 A.M., when U.S. forces dropped a pair of 500 pound bombs on the house in which he was meeting his spiritual adviser, who was also killed. Zarqawi was pure evil, the number 3 man in al-Qaeda, the head AQ terrorist in Iraq, and was responsible for the murder and beheadings of countless people. Iraq and the rest of the world are much better off without him, and here's to hoping, as columnist Frank Salvato put it, "I can only hope Zarqawi is in a place where he is starting to understand that the only virgin in the immediate vicinity is he, and that Satan is thinking he's looking pretty attractive right about now". Here is a good link to a CNN article with a solid roundup and video clip of the airstrike that killed him:

For extra added bonus victory over terrorism fun, coalition forces said the now 39 raids executed after the fatal Zarqawi airstrike have led to a "treasure trove" of information on terror netowrks operating in Iraq, which will surely lead to more arrests and rolling up terror cells there. Later that day, Israeli forces killed the No. 2 terrorist enforcer in Hamas, who was responsible for numerous rocket attacks and civilian deaths among Israeli citizens, with a Hellfire missile strike. All around it was a real bad day to be a terrorist and 24 hours of massive wins for the good guys. Although this joke, entitled The 72 Virginians, was originally written with Osama bin Laden's name in it, here it is reposted with the late Zarqawi's name substituted in honor of his demise...good times indeed!

"After getting nailed by a Daisy Cutter, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi made his way to the pearly gates. There, he is greeted by George Washington. "How dare you attack the nation I helped conceive!" yells Mr. Washington, slapping Abu in the face.

Patrick Henry comes up from behind. "You wanted to end the Americans' liberty, so they gave you death!" Henry punches Zarqawi on the nose.

James Madison comes up next, and says "This is why I allowed the Federal government to provide for the common defense!" He drops a large weight on Zarqawi's knee and plants a solid kick to his groin.

Abu is subject to similar beatings from John Randolph of Roanoke, James Monroe, and 65 other people who have the same love for liberty and America. As he writhes on the ground, Thomas Jefferson picks him up to hurl him back toward the gate where he is to be judged.

As Zarqawi awaits his journey to his final very hot destination, he screams "This is not what I was promised!" An angel replies "I told you there would be 72 Virginians waiting for you, idiot. What did you think I said?"