Zarqawi Canned

Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been given the old heave-ho by the al-Qaeda powers that be. When you get a pink slip from the foremost terrorist entity, do you get a severance? Perhaps six-months pay and a good jihadi reference? Here's the story:

Ammam - Iraq's resistance has replaced Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as political head of the rebels, confining him to a military role, the son of Osama bin Laden's mentor told AFP Sunday in Jordan.

"The Iraqi resistance's high command asked Zarqawi to give up his political role and replaced him with an Iraqi, because of several mistakes he made," said Hudayf Azzam, who claims close contacts with the rebels.

"Zarqawi's role has been limited to military action," said Azzam, whose late father Abdallah Azzam was the mentor of bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda boss.

"Zarqawi bowed to the orders two weeks ago and was replaced by Iraqi national Abdullah bin Rashed al-Baghdadi," Azzam said.

Cool, a new target. Interesting that Zarqawi was replaced by an Iraqi. Perhaps the jihadi scum need a new refuge.