Too Good To Be True

FreeRepublic has a thread discussing the capture of al-Zarqawi in Iraq. Drudge has the link to the Itar-Tass story.

Let's assume this is true, I can't imagine that the guy who cuts off the heads of the innocent went down without blowing himself up. Unless they nabbed him in his sleep, I would think he would prefer death over capture, but I thought the same for Saddam (after his sons went down in a blaze of gunfire).

I'm not inclined to believe this, but the great thing about the blogosphere is that we can report it, express our skepticism or optimism, and then either confirm or retract the story before the MSM even begins to think about the next news cycle.

UPDATE: See, Drudge already has the post that the story isn't true. So no need for corrections or retractions that will never be seen after the original story has run.