I suppose it was a fitting end for a mass murderer who used, among other techniques, car bombs and IEDs to kill: blown up by a bomb. A pair of them actually (JDAMs, I assume). Yes, Abu Musab al Zarqawi is dead, killed by a pair of 500 pound bombs dropped by an F-16 in a little town called Hib Hib near Baqubah, Iraq. His death was the result of a tip or tips as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Malik announced that the 25 million dollar bounty would be paid. Apparently Jordan intellegence was able to provide the rough location and locals provided the exact location.
The Prime Minister also completed his cabinet, as three ministers were approved by parliament and sworn in: ministers of Defense, National Security, and Interior.
Another step in the long road to victory.
What a privilege, to write the obituaries of both Yasser Arafat and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi! I never thought I would compare Arafat favorably to anyone, but here I go. As incompetent as Arafat was, at least he had a discernable cause (Palestinian nationalism). All Zarqawi ever did, or aspired to, was to create mayhem. Murder and chaos were the sum total of his activity here on earth. Now that he's dead, everyone will be better off: Iraqis, Americans, Sunnis, Shi'ites, Kurds, Arabs, Westerners, men, women, children . . . everyone.