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Al-Qaeda financier arrested in Yemen: official
AFP via Yahoo! News ^ | June 14, 2009

Posted on 06/14/2009 5:31:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Yemeni authorities have arrested the financier of Al-Qaeda operations in the country and in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, an official said Sunday, as cited on the defence ministry news website.

"The arrested man is named Hassan Hussein bin Alwan, a Saudi national, and he is the financier for attacks launched by Al-Qaeda organisation in Yemen and Saudi Arabia," the unnamed security official told September Net website.

"He is considered one of the most dangerous members of Al-Qaeda," he added.

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaedayemen; alqaida; alwan; binalwan; captured; globaljihad; gwot; hassanbinalwan; jihad; moneytrail; saudiarabia; wot; yemen

1 posted on 06/14/2009 5:31:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Somebody forgot to pay the baksheesh.


2 posted on 06/14/2009 5:36:44 AM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Today:

Al-Qaeda financier arrested in Yemen: official

Tomorrow:

Al-Qaeda financier arrested in Yemen escapes custody: official


3 posted on 06/14/2009 5:39:00 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If Yemen’s thinking to get anything out the Obama admin for the guy, I hope they hold their breath while they wait.


4 posted on 06/14/2009 5:41:01 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: Travis McGee

Have they Mirandized him yet?


5 posted on 06/14/2009 5:46:53 AM PDT by BOBTHENAILER (the obamination will ruin this nation)
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To: BOBTHENAILER

How many hundreds of Billions in US bearer bonds did he have?


6 posted on 06/14/2009 5:48:58 AM PDT by C210N (A patriot for a Conservative Renaissance!)
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To: mewzilla

I presume Yemini officials will adopt Obama’s stance against harsh interrogation techniques. /s


7 posted on 06/14/2009 5:53:52 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Obama’s still okay with Rendition, though, isn’t he? Supposedly.


8 posted on 06/14/2009 5:55:40 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
From Feb....

Barack Obama to allow anti-terror rendition to continue

Gitmo, baaaaad.

Rendition, goooood.

Snort.

9 posted on 06/14/2009 5:57:39 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: mewzilla

Don’t know, unless the transportation is done by UAW or ACORN workers.


10 posted on 06/14/2009 5:58:28 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Here’s the digg link, for those who digg:
http://digg.com/d1tmWx


11 posted on 06/14/2009 6:01:26 AM PDT by Forgiven_Sinner (For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him should not die)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Somebody post the odds on how long it will take for him to “escape”.


12 posted on 06/14/2009 6:17:06 AM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy (tHE)
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To: mewzilla

In Yemen a person under interogation would in all likelihood consider waterboarding as a relief from other aggressive interogation methods.


13 posted on 06/14/2009 6:24:08 AM PDT by monocle
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To: Cindy; HonestConservative; holdonnow; SE Mom; rodguy911

ping


14 posted on 06/14/2009 7:29:08 AM PDT by AliVeritas ( Pray, Pray, Pray)
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To: C210N

No kidding. Nowadays you could easily be right on target.


15 posted on 06/14/2009 8:11:18 AM PDT by BOBTHENAILER (the obamination will ruin this nation)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Nice catch!

Will they let the Sauds interrogate him too? (He’ll wish he had a waterboard option.)

Reuters link
Yemen says arrests Saudi financer of al Qaeda
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090614/wl_nm/us_yemen_al_qaeda


16 posted on 06/14/2009 9:08:12 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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