The Virgins Catch a Break

The heavenly virgins awaiting martyred al-Qaeda terrorists caught a break today when US and Iraqi forces captured the #2 al-Qaeda leader in Iraq along with a number of other top leaders:

Iraqi forces have arrested the second most senior operative in Al Qaeda in Iraq, and the group now suffers from a "serious leadership crisis," the national security adviser said Sunday.

Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, known as Abu Humam or Abu Rana, was arrested a few days ago, Mouwaffak al-Rubaie said, adding that his arrest also led to the capture or death of 11 other top Al Qaeda in Iraq figures and nine lower-level members.

He was the second most important Al Qaeda in Iraq leader after Abu Ayyub al-Masri, al-Rubaie said. Al-Masri succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike north of Baghdad on June 7.

Thanks to this guy surviving capture, the virgins won't have to be bothered by him for awhile.