Aussie PM warns of 'specific' terror threat
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Pentagon: Top al-Qaida Operative Escaped
A man once considered a top al-Qaida operative escaped from a U.S.-run detention facility in Afghanistan and cannot testify against the soldier who allegedly mistreated him, a defense lawyer involved in a prison abuse case said Tuesday.
Omar al-Farouq was one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants in Southeast Asia until Indonesian authorities captured him in the summer of 2002 and turned him over to the United States.
A Pentagon official in Washington confirmed Tuesday evening that al-Farouq escaped from a U.S. detention facility in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 10. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.(snip)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051102/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/al_qaida_escape;_ylt=A86.I2ELHGhD6zcBbDms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
Escaped or "got disappeared"??? ;-)
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"Urgent terror threat here: PM (Australia - imminent threat - Senate recalled)"
Herald Sun ^ | 2nd November 2005 | Paul Colgan
Posted on 11/01/2005 5:57:34 PM PST by naturalman1975
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "INTELLIGENCE agencies have received specific information about a terrorist threat to Australia which today prompted the Government to rush through its anti-terror laws to help avert a possible attack."
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"Aussie PM warns of 'specific' terror threat"
Australian Broadcasting Corporation ^ | 2 November 2005
Posted on 11/01/2005 5:35:23 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Prime Minister John Howard says the Federal Government has received specific intelligence about a potential terrorist threat in Australia.
At a press conference, Mr Howard would not give further details, citing operational reasons."