AL QAEDA IN IRAQ NUMBER TWO CAPTURED

Great news, if correct:

Iraq's national security adviser, Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, told a news conference the man, Hamad Jama al-Saedi, was detained a few days ago.

"We announce today the arrest of the most important al-Qaeda leader after the criminal Abu Ayyub al-Masri. He's the second man in the organisation," Mr Rubaie said, referring to the man believed to be al-Qaeda's current leader in Iraq.

Mr Saedi was hiding in a building north of Baquba that was being used by families, Mr Rubaie said.

"He wanted to use children and women as human shields as our forces attempted to capture him."