(Weekly Standard) Jonathan Schanzer- Bush administration officials claim that Jordanian-born Abu Musab al Zarqawi is the most dangerous terrorist in Iraq today. A memo from Iraqi intelligence sources detailing recent interrogations of Umar Baziyani, Zarqawi's number four - who was captured by U.S. forces in late May - provides a first glimpse into the configuration of Zarqawi's Iraqi network. The account details the hierarchal structure of Zarqawi's group, its ties to Syria and Iran, the number of fighters it commands in Iraq, the names of the regional emirs, its media strategy, and more. The town of al-Qaim, near the Syrian border, is said to be a depot for weapons, cash, and fighters supplied by Zarqawi's financiers - the bulk of whom are now believed by U.S. intelligence to be operating out of Syria.
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