Al-Qaida finds safe haven in Iran

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8330976/

Al-Qaida finds safe haven in Iran
But former leaders reportedly under house arrest

By Robert Windrem
Investigative producer
NBC News
Updated: 3:03 p.m. ET June 24, 2005

Robert Windrem
Investigative producer

Somewhere north of Tehran, living perhaps in villas near the town of Chalous on the Caspian Sea coast, are between 20 and 25 of al-Qaida’s former leaders, along with two of Osama bin Laden’s sons.

Men such as Saif al-Adel, the former military commander of al-Qaida, and Suleiman Abu Ghaith, the bespectacled bin Laden spokesman, are not in hiding but rather in the care — or custody — of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

“They are under virtual house arrest,” not able to do much of anything, said one senior U.S. intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

How they got there and what will happen to them is one of the more intriguing stories of the war on terror, one that is filled with secret movements, stolen communications and a failed attempt at a prisoner exchange involving Iranian dissidents.

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[meegbear]

1. *sniff* *sniff* Is that invasion I smell?

Honey?

[dissent1977]

17. Yes, just like Iraq was a safe haven for Al Qaeda...

right before the invasion. Of course they will invade find no ties to Al Qaeda, yet declare their war on Iran crucial to winning the war on terror. Then after that happens Iran truly will have ties with Al Qaeda because like Iraq it will become a new terrorist training ground after the US invades.

Then we will hear about Syria's ties to Al Qaeda, and we will smell another invasion coming.

[drfresh]

20. I can't see it happening

Apparently the country could be scared shitless into supporting one preemptive war with Iraq, but if a third war in the mideast in one presidency? People would be on the streets.

I hope.

[dissent1977]

31. People were out in the streets before Iraq

This administration only cares what you think if you happen to be the CEO of a major corporation.

[katty]

26. This is exactly what Ritter & other said the scenario would be

Ramp up on Iran-suddenly voila! A-Q is in Iran-justification for attack.

[Goldmund]

2. Time for therapy and understanding!!

What's that you're saying? You wanna attack Iran?

[thecrow]

28. The neocons need extensive therapy

though I doubt they would get much "understanding".

[pfitz59]

3. Drip drip drip.......

"Look over here!" "Here,...dammmit!" MSNBC has been trying to outFOX FAUX news. Seems this Windrem guy is a tool. Any dirt on him?

[bullimiami]

4. and who are this 'investigative' reporters sources?

are they anonymous? are they perhaps from the government? the pentagon maybe?

it is a shame to have to immediately suspect that the news media is peddling bush propaganda but that is the reality of it.

[Eloriel]

5. I'm so sick of propaganda

Even if this is true, I simply don't believe it. Don't believe anything in the Corporate Media and I don't believe anything coming out of our government. My attitude is to DISbelieve it until/unless something else comes along to confirm it somehow. I haven't been disappointed or too far off yet, which is not to say that this is wrong: I wouldn't know. And don't much care. We ALL know that the Iran War is in process of being set up (and, according to Ritter, already started).

[woodsprite]

14. Rove. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Iraq, Iran, who cares, tehy are so close

and most muricaks are stupid

I faer the how to market this war to Muricans in the Situation Room

[Oreo]

7. And there you have it....

Osama's name starts coming up
A U2 goes down in an undisclosed location
and now (as we all expected) now Al Quaeda is in Iran.

Next shoe to drop is an Al Quaeda attack somewhere which will give Bush all the ammo he'll think he needs to attack without any questions asked. Very very sad.

From the article:
“And we have encouraged and suggested that they ought to try them, they ought to admit freely that they're there — which they have not done — that they're holding them. Or they ought to return them to their countries of origin, which they've also been unwilling to do.”

Do as I say not as I do.

[thecrow]

29. Osama.... who?

I bin forgotten.

[Postman]

8. Total Bullshit

just like the WMD's are in Iraq.

Scott Ritter warned of this.

[FlemingsGhost]

9. So the CIA is Iran, huh?

Wake up, America!

[Frederik]

10. "Safe haven"

If they are hiding and one is "under virtual house arrest", then how is that a "safe haven"?

Besides, did this information come from Douglas Feith's buddy Manucher Ghorbanifar or one of his cronies?

[Lerkfish]

11. yup, and so it goes...

don't these guys EVER come up with new material?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

12. The sound you hear is cow-pies hitting the ground from 1,000 feet up.

[Monkie]

13. its even recycled news from 2003,Iran hates Al-qaida and has extradited

many to other countries,i cant find the article where Iran offered some to the USA if their safety and human rights and fair trail where guaranteed but here are a couple from 2 years back about Iran jailing and extraditing Al-qaida members
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2BBA7A71-24D4-4586-85C4-9CC67594B013.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3090731.stm

[Massacure]

15. Here we go again.

[Whoa_Nelly]

16. Al-Qaida has "havens' all over the world

Thanks to the GOP propaganda spin for US consumption, people conveniently or selectively forget about the other groups of Al-Qaida found in many other areas of the world, such as Indonesia and Malaysia.

And the (drum)beat goes, the (drum)beat goes on
La-di-da-di, La-di-da-di-dah

[leveymg]

18. Here's a different spin: "Iran holds 25 Al-Qaeda Figures Hostage"

Wonder whether the White House is planning a "rescue mission." :eyes:

[K-W]

19. "Iran detains Al Queda members, neutralizes threat to US."

Would be attackers of the US are kept under house arrest by Iranian authorities.

Spin is fun... no wait, not fun, nauseating.

[DoYouEverWonder]

21. Why do they need to go to Iran

there's plenty of places to set up camp in Iraq. Plus all their targets are in Iraq, duh.

[devilgrrl]

22. That must mean that the Irish Republican Army has a safe haven...

in Margaret Thatcher's Tory party. :sarcasm:

[anotherdrew]

23. sounds like Iran is trying to use them as a barganing chip

If we play nice maybe they'd give them up. But now that "our guys" are spilling the beans, that's probably not going to happen. Maybe bush will 'demand' Iran hand them over?

[recycledindi]

24. oh puhhhhhhhlease!!!

give me a farking break. what next? oh they're in new zealand. oh they're in your cereal. oh they're in that empty shoe box in the corner of your closet.

the only thing they're in is the mind of morans. we face a much greater threat from the little boys in charge of this treehouse than the boogeyman.

[David Zephyr]

25. Bull shit.

al-Qaida, predominately Arab Sunni, and the Persian Shi'as (85% of Iran) have little regard for one another.

This is disinformation just as transparent as the lies about WMD.

[thecrow]

27. How come Iran has the sense to corral and guard Al Queda

and seemingly are very successful at it whilst the US after 4 years, has been unable to arrest one six foot six Saudi who drags around a dialysis machine?

[nguoihue]

30. Al Qaida in Iran

More lies and bullshit! Planted news.

Expect to see a lot more of it in coming months.

[Zhade]

32. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

NT!

[Charles19]

33. Five minutes after election results and they post the story

you have to give them credit for preparation. These guys certainly know how to push propaganda.