Steven Emerson on al Zarqawi's status

Contributing Expert Steven Emerson discussed al Zarqawi's possible injury and the status of his network in Iraq on two Fox News Channel programs on May 26 (downloadable Word file). Highlights: The impact on the al Zarqawi organization and the overall insurgency if he dies: "My feeling is that his operation is really a very top-town command and control...I think the organization has the good chance of falling apart...Not that I don't think U.S. And Iraqi forces are doing a good job, but the insurgency is still very strong and time will tell now whether the reputed death of Zarqawi, at least his wounding, will have an effect." On the temporary replacement named on a website, Abu Hafs al-Qarni: "I had not heard of him before. It's interesting that they would put a Saudi in charge. The question is whether he is actually on the wanted list by the Saudis." On the al Zarqawi network in Iraq: "(I)t comes from Syria. It comes from Saudi Arabia. There are some people transiting through Jordan. The Syrians, in particular, have a lot of blood on their hands...We've got to basically take away their weapons. Really go hand -- you know, city to city, village to village, house to house, remove the weapons and also stop, plug up those borders coming in from Syria, where there is so many hundreds of fighters and insurgents coming in via Syria -- from Syria as well as Saudi Arabia."