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BREAKING NEWS Sources: Top al Qaeda operative captured
Communist News Network ^ | 9/13/02 | CNN

Posted on 09/13/2002 7:12:29 PM PDT by BlessingInDisguise

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:01:15 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Ramzi Binalshibh, one of the al Qaeda operatives most wanted by the U.S. government, has been captured and is in the hands of Pakistani authorities, U.S. government officials told CNN Friday.

Binalshibh is believed to have played a direct role in planning the September 11 terrorist hijackings. In an audio message played Thursday on the Arabic news network Al-Jazeera, Binalshibh said he had hoped to be one of the hijackers but could not obtain an entry visa into the United States.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 911; alqaeda; pakistan
I find this humorous, since wasn't it just yesterday that Bush finalized a $300 million dollar payment to Pakistan as part of a total package of almost $1 billion?
1 posted on 09/13/2002 7:12:30 PM PDT by BlessingInDisguise
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To: BlessingInDisguise
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told CNN Friday that Pakistani authorities conducted an operation two days ago that netted 10 al Qaeda suspects, including an "important" person, although he could not confirm it was Binalshibh.

Sounds like kudos are in order for General Musharraf, a true friend of the United States. Now, if we could only get the Germans on our side...

2 posted on 09/13/2002 7:16:15 PM PDT by The Great Satan
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To: PsyOp; Travis McGee
ping
3 posted on 09/13/2002 7:18:00 PM PDT by Marine Inspector
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To: BlessingInDisguise
I thought the same thing...it's like we paid for that guy.
4 posted on 09/13/2002 7:19:22 PM PDT by Sungirl
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To: BlessingInDisguise
I hope they don't eat him before we do.

Oh. Right. Humans.

Cheaper my way.
5 posted on 09/13/2002 7:20:01 PM PDT by PoorMuttly
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To: BlessingInDisguise
US to pay $300m for operation losses
6 posted on 09/13/2002 7:25:26 PM PDT by BraveMan
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To: Marine Inspector
One at a time. I relish the old stories of Mossad agents walking into a bar, looking a terrorist in the eye just long enough for them to realize what was happening, then blowing them away. One at a time. That is what we are doing, hopefully.
7 posted on 09/13/2002 7:31:33 PM PDT by billhilly
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To: billhilly
Agreed!
8 posted on 09/13/2002 7:34:28 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: BlessingInDisguise
Another thread here: http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/750337/posts
9 posted on 09/13/2002 7:37:22 PM PDT by concentric circles
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To: Marine Inspector; Travis McGee
Guantanamo 6 Motel - "We'll keep the lights on for you..."
10 posted on 09/13/2002 8:10:31 PM PDT by PsyOp
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To: BlessingInDisguise
Binalshibh said he had hoped to be one of the hijackers but could not obtain an entry visa into the United States.

Hopefully, a speedy "exit visa" can be arranged. The virgins have been waiting.

11 posted on 09/13/2002 8:32:29 PM PDT by Mygirlsmom
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To: BlessingInDisguise
has been captured and is in the hands of Pakistani authorities,...

Well, which is it?

12 posted on 09/13/2002 9:41:38 PM PDT by Illbay
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To: Marine Inspector
I'll bet he rates his own plane to Gitmo.

But first he spends a week in an abandoned building on an unused army base in Turkey or Egypt, away from prying eyes and ears.

13 posted on 09/13/2002 9:52:33 PM PDT by Travis McGee
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To: BlessingInDisguise
One little, two little, three little Indians. And then there were none...
14 posted on 09/13/2002 10:25:27 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: Travis McGee
If Osama Bin Laden isn't a DNA smear by now, he's hiding out in Pakistan. Musharaf is a two-faced dictator, just like the Saudi's. I'll call hime a friend of the U.S. when he delivers Bin Laden or what's left of him
15 posted on 09/13/2002 10:25:47 PM PDT by Callahan
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To: The Great Satan
. Now, if we could only get the Germans on our side...

They have already been conquered by the Greens (communists).

16 posted on 09/13/2002 10:39:36 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: Travis McGee
I've heard they don't take many of them to Gitmo... Too many TV cameras! Heard Jordan is one of the favorites.
17 posted on 09/14/2002 12:24:02 AM PDT by Humidston
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To: The Great Satan
General Musharraf, a true friend of the United States.

The only thing the General considers true friends are American taxpayer dollars. Lots of them. We'll regret doing business with this man someday.

18 posted on 09/14/2002 3:26:47 AM PDT by Glenn
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