Is Zarqawi Taking Over

According to this report, Zarqawi is expanding his operations around the world and supplanting Osama Bin Ladin's network.

Al-Zarqawi is now seen as the top general who is putting in place al Qaeda's long campaign to establish an Islamic society throughout the Middle East, with Iraq at its heart.Al-Zarqawi is a hero to extremists. One of the London suicide bombers equated al-Zarqawi with bin Laden and al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahri. In a video released last month, the bomber cited the three as his heroes.

I imagine a play is being made for the top leadership. Perhaps the play has already been made. The only problem with Zarqawi (and good for us) is that he doesn't seem to be as politically smart as Bin Ladin or Zawahiri.