More On Al-Zarqawi's Death

Let's see. There's this.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Good morning.

Last night in Iraq, United States military forces killed the terrorist al-Zarqawi. At 6:15 Baghdad time, special operation forces, acting on tips and intelligence from Iraqis, confirmed Zarqawi's location and delivered justice to the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.

Or.

A Jordanian official, who claimed to have knowledge of the operation which led to the killing of al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, said that Jordan provided the U.S. military with information on his [sic] al-Zarqawi's whereabouts.

Or.

A presidential spokesman denied reports that the air strike that took the life of the leading notorious insurgency chief was carried out as a result of a tip-off provided by the Jordanian intelligence.

The information about his whereabouts were provided by natives of the region where he was hiding along with his aides, the spokesman said.

Since when is fact debatable? Jordan helped or it didn't. Why make such a claim if untrue? Personally, I'd believe anyone before Bushco. Well, probably not Ann Coulter.

BTW, can anyone confirm one way or another if the $25 million reward is paid? If natives and some of al-Zarqawi's aides tipped US off, they deserve to share the reward.

Hey, wait a second. The aides are terrorists. We can't give money to terrorists. Damn it all to hell, but this gets complicated.

[all emphasis mine]