Posted on 07/29/2004 12:32:42 PM PDT by OESY
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - Pakistan has arrested a top al Qaeda suspect wanted by the United States, Al Arabiya satellite news channel quoted Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as saying. "The Pakistani president said the arrested person is Tanzanian who is married to an Uzbek woman, and who is wanted by the United States," the station said.
Musharraf told Al Arabiya the suspect was arrested on Sunday, but declined to name him, the station said.
Al Arabiya said the suspect may be Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian who is on the FBI's most wanted "terrorists" list for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings by al Qaeda of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Ghailani was among seven people about whom the United States said in May it was seeking information amid fears of a possible attack in the near future.
A Pakistani official said Tuesday that Pakistani security forces were holding three Africans, including a Tanzanian, suspected of being militants after a shootout last week.
Another said the suspects had been trying to flee Pakistan along with their families, using fake documents, after living in neighboring Afghanistan.
Pakistan, a key ally in the U.S.-led "war on terror," has arrested hundreds of al Qaeda members since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Several senior al Qaeda figures have been handed over to Washington.
This looks like the type of breaking news that the networks will try to keep off the air for fear of stepping on Kerry's speech tonight.
YES! Pakistan pulls the wild card out of the deck for good ole W!!!
I think I count eight countries involved. Is that a coalition or what?
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Ahmed Ghailani was indicted in the Southern District of New York, on December 16, 1998, for his alleged involvement in the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.
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The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Ahmed Ghailani. |
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Mushie pulls a rabbit out of his hat..
Top terrorist probably turned himself in after seeing that steely look in Edwards' eyes last night as he uttered - you can't run, you can't hide....
He is what is called a BIG FISH!
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Security forces have captured a high-level al Qaeda operative in a raid in central Pakistan, Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat said.  |
Trust "Reuters" to put the old scare quotes around "War on Terror".
The timing of this is questionable, of course
I love it, an AL Qaeda capture of a terrorist wanted for an attack DURING THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION the night of the RAT convention acceptance speech. LMAO!
The only bad news is that the New Republic will be telling the world that they were right all along.
I saw a article in a Pakistani newspaper a couple of days ago alluding to a big fish getting nabbed......and it was denied then.....they have been sitting on him it seems and pumping him for information..
The timing is suspicious
Good Catch.
>>Security forces have captured a high-level al Qaeda operative in a raid in central Pakistan, Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat said.
Be interesting if by Central they mean the tribal areas or one of the cities.
FYI, the DUmmies are really upset for 2 reasons. 1). It will take away from kerry and 2). They hate when their comrades, I mean terrorists get caught.
Suspicious timing would be if we trotted Osama out before the cameras around oh lets say 8-9 PM ET tonight.
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