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01/21/2005:

"Top Rebel in Iraq Says War With U.S. May Last for Years"

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 20 - The most wanted insurgent in Iraq acknowledged in an Internet audio message on Thursday that a top guerrilla leader had died in fighting in Falluja, but he vowed to continue waging holy war against the Americans.

In the 75-minute message, the militant, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, insisted that the holy war "could last months and years."

"In the fight against the arrogant American tyrant who carries the flag of the cross, we find that despite its military might, it is being crushed emotionally and morally," he said, according to a translation from Reuters. "Our battle with the enemy is a battle of streets and towns and has many tactical, defensive and offensive methods. Fierce wars are not decided in days or weeks."
Full Article: nytimes.com

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