Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, America's most wanted man in Iraq, was arrested last year but released because his captors did not know who he was, an Iraqi government minister has claimed.

The deputy interior minister, Hussein Kamal, told CNN the Jordanian-born terrorist was briefly held by Iraqi security forces, but he did not provide further details.

We're doing a heck of a job teaching 'em over there. All those soldiers' deaths were definitely worth it.

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¶ December 16, 2005