Three Is the Unluckiest Number

Not so long ago, Scott Adams of Dilbert fame noted that the best job in the world was to be the guy who operated the unmanned aircraft that shot missiles in to the mudhuts where the holder of the world's worst job sat.

The world's worst job? The number 3 guy in al Qaeda. Doesn't matter how many times the position is filled, a replacement is needed pretty quickly.

Well, we got another number 3 guy.

Amir Khalaf Fanus was No. 3 on the 28th Infantry Division's High Value Individual list for Ramadi, wanted for murder and kidnapping in connection with his affiliation with Al Qaeda in Iraq.

"He is the highest ranking Al Qaeda in Iraq member to be turned into Iraqi and U.S. officials by local citizens," Capt. Jeffrey S. Pool said in a statement released from Camp Blue Diamond in Ramadi. "His capture is another indication that the local citizens tire of the insurgents' presence within their community."