We got another bad guy!

Head of Al-Qaeda in Iraq arrested in Baghdad: army
Thu Apr 23, 2009
BAGHDAD (AFP) – The head of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Omar al-Baghdadi, was arrested in the capital on Thursday, an Iraqi military spokesman said.

I note that this tactic of getting the chief bad-guy has been REALLY effective in both Iraq & Afghanistan! (Please note: sarcasm intended.)

For a classically-based commentary on this tactic, see, e.g., Hydra:

The Hydra had the body of a serpent and many heads (the number of heads deviates from five up to one hundred there are many versions but generally nine is accepted as standard), of which one could never be harmed by any weapon, and if any of the other heads were severed another would grow in its place (in some versions two would grow).

Have a nice day!

p.s. The headline, "Head of Al-Qaeda in Iraq...", provides a nice, unintentional tie to the mythological reference!