Iraqi Official: Al Qaeda in Iraq Has Been Penetrated With Spies, They Are An Open Book

Wow! Bold statements here about the Iraqis penetrating into al Qaeda in Iraq with a spy network but I am going to hold my breath a bit on this one. The Iraqis can at times be a bit quick to celebrate. However, just recently there have been some operations by Iraqi security forces on top al Qaeda in Iraq leaders that certainly have shown some access to great intelligence information.
This could be huge if it is even only HALF correct. It will be interesting to see in the next couple of weeks if there are more telltale signs of inside people.
But, to me, the importance of this is the confidence of the Iraqi officials. Not only are they standing up to al Qaeda in Iraq, they are getting cocky. And I like cocky people killing al Qaeda. That is a very good thing.

Here's the full story from Kuna.

Iraqi official says al-Qaeda in Iraq is penetrated, has become an open
book

MIL-IRAQ-INTERNAL-QAEDA Iraqi official says al-Qaeda in Iraq is penetrated, has become an open book
BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (KUNA) -- The Interior Ministry announced Friday that al-Qaeda in Iraq has been successfully penetrated by means of a recently formed government security apparatus and is virtually an "open book," confirming that the sectarian sedition in the country was at the end of its rope.Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf, director of operations at the Interior Ministry, told KUNA here "we have succeeded in establishing a capable intelligence apparatus to penetrate the al-Qaeda organization in Iraq and all armed groups targeting Iraqi national security." He said emphatically that the sectarian sedition in Iraq has virtually ended, adding that the new intelligence apparatus is able to achieve its objectives regarding all armed groups operating in Iraq.
He went on to say that "al-Qaeda is now an open book for us, now that we have succeeded in penetrating it." Khalaf did not reveal the extent of al-Qaeda's reach in Iraq but asserted that trained Iraqi security elements currently operate under cover within this terrorist organization which he said will be dismantled soon.Iraqi security forces had announced during the past 48 hours the arrest of the mastermind behind the second Samarra explosions and the killing of Abu Qataadah al-Saudi (who was one of the most prominent leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq) in a military operation in south-west Samarra.The joint Iraqi and American forces killed at the end of last month Abu Abdullah al-Zubai, who was the regional commander or "Prince" for al-Qaeda for the region extending from west of Baghdad to the east of Fallujah