Video Shows al-Zarqawi Fumbling With Rifle - Yahoo! News

Video Shows al-Zarqawi Fumbling With Rifle - Yahoo! News

Video Shows al-Zarqawi Fumbling With Rifle - Yahoo! News The US military has released a video showing the self-proclaimed head of al-Qaida in Iraq fumbling with a machine gun. There are apparently more scenes emphasizing how incompetent he and his fellow fighters are.

Apparently this video is meant to embarrass and demoralize the insurgents, and it very well could have that effect. In fact, I'd bet that from the point of view of the Iraqis who are the target of this propaganda, this is a very clever move. On the other hand, domestically this seems embarrassing to us. After all, these bumbling fools are the ones giving us a hard time. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out.