Al Qaeda in Iraq Deputy Leader Arrested

Here's some breaking news from Baghdad. According to Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie, the second in command of al Qaeda in Iraq has been arrested.

From WaPo:

He [Mowaffak al-Rubaie] named the man as Hamed Juma Faris al-Suaidi, also known as Abu Humam or Abu Rana, and said he was the deputy to Abu Ayyub al-Masri, who took over the Sunni Islamist insurgent group after U.S. troops killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June.

"He was hiding in a building used by families, he wanted to use children and women as human shields as our forces attempted to capture him," he told a news conference.

With the media continually glorifying the sectarian violence in Iraq, it's understandable that the public isn't being informed about the regular stomping of al Qaeda leadership. I consider it a success story that should be emphasized while, at the same time, the efforts of U.S. and Iraqi forces should be trumpeted.

Another point worthy of emphasis is that the terrorist thug, Abu Humam, was hiding with the women and children. Maybe if the mainstream media started accurately reporting on the tactics of the gutless terrorist scum, who intentionally put their own innocents in danger, then possibly the public would start scoffing at them being portrayed as freedom fighters.