High-Level Al Qaeda Operative CAUGHT! Aka July Surprise

[slinkerwink]

Breaking on CNN:

Security forces have captured a high-level al Qaeda operative in a raid in central Pakistan, Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat said.

www.cnn.com

Also something for you to chew on: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-...

[LTR]

1. Who is it?

Take your pick

http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/

http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/nypd/html/wanted/wanted_terrorists.html

http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/terrorists/fugitives.htm

[Connie_Corleone]

4. I'm sure they'll hold a press conference

right before Kerry's speech to let us know.

[still_one]

5. George Bush

[KC21304]

12. I didn't see the report but my daughter said they said on Fox

it is someone wanted for an embassy bombing.

[still_one]

2. What a surprise

On the very day that John Kerry is supposed to speak...

[Union Thug]

3. as I said earlier.... Geez, no one expected this!

Not on the day Kerry is giving his acceptance speech. WHAT A COINCIDENCE! Didn't see that coming! WOW! Amazing stuff!

</sarcasam>

[Cha]

6. Hehehe!

[still_one]

7. Anyone have a contact number for CNN?

[KC21304]

Well, Josh Marshall said the Pakistanis had their orders.

The had to come up with something for the last week in July. Understand this guy has been on ice for a week, right ?

[RobertSeattle]

8. As predicted from TNR...

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_07/004267.php

[russian33]

9. "...suspect may be Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani..."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&e=1&u=/nm/20040729/wl_nm/security_qaeda_pakistan_dc

"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.


Al Arabiya said the suspect may be Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian who is on the FBI (news - web sites)'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.

[w13rd0]

10. OH GAWD!

Caught for a few days, but let's leak this out slowly, cresendo about the time Kerry takes the stage. This is such utter bullshit. If all we had to do was pay off a nuclear dictator a half billion dollars, why didn't we do it sooner, like, oh, BEFORE THE IRAQ ADVENTURE?!?

Damn, NO ONE expects the spanish inquisition!

[freedom_to_read]

11. HOPE is on the WAY

They won't get away with this sh*t.

[Wind Dancer]

15. Welcome to DU, freedom_to_read!

:hi:

[freedom_to_read]

18. thanks... it's nice to be here!

now let's get those bastards.

[Sparkly]

13. EXACTLY as they planned.

Imagine that. :mad:

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

14. Wow! Who'd'a thunk it! (Grr)

[killbotfactory]

16. What a coincidence! Can you believe it?

Very subtle, these republicans.

And here I thought Al Qaeda was "marginalized" and Bush doesn't spend much time worrying about them anymore.

[dbt]

17. From Newsjock at LBN:

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has arrested Ahmed Khalfan
Ghailani, a Tanzanian al-Qaida suspect with a $5 million reward on
his head in connection with the dual 1998 bombings at U.S.
embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the interior minister said Friday.

Ghailani was arrested on Sunday in the eastern city of Gujrat
along with at least 15 others, Interior Minister Faisal Saleh
Hayyat told Pakistan’s Geo television network.

dbt

[gatorboy]

21. He was arrested SUNDAY, but we are just getting the info....today

Bleagh!!!!!!

[Jacobin]

19. What?? No 9/11 dudes?

The Pakistanis must be holding out for a LOT of money to spring one of the biggies.

Guess this is just a warm up dude.

[frylock]

23. opening act..

UBL will be on stage in October.

[Jacobin]

27. I've got October 11 on the DU Osama Lotto

:hi:

[DaveFL99]

30. Oct 11

That's an outstanding pick.

[plcdude]

20. al-Zarqawi

In looking on FBI wanted list did you notice that the bad guy of Fallujah is not even on the wanted list. It makes you go uhmmmmmmmmmmm.

[underpants]

22. IT's.......................AHMED KHALFAN GHAILANI

http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/terrorists/fugitives.htm

http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/terrorists/terghailani.htm

[Jacobin]

29. Hell, Smirk won't even be able to pronounce his name

too many syllables.

Maybe Rumfilled will do it for him

[underpants]

33. I'd wager money that when W is told he initially thinks it is Rudy

Giuliani.

Someone posted "It's RUDY?!?!" on another thread -very funny.

[Jacobin]

35. LOL

He's probably practicing saying the name right now.

In a couple of hours, Rove will tell him "just let Rumfilled do it"

[radfringe]

24. ....suspect was arrested on Sunday

Pakistan Says It Seizes Top Qaeda Suspect-Arabiya TV
Thu Jul 29, 2004 03:20 PM ET
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5818050

--snip---

"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.

[The Spirit of JFK]

25. A British (probably) news outlet will soon tattle...

BushCo. has pissed off far too many intellignece people, such as this guy.. (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x65058) and military people to be able to keep any US-Pakistan backroom needle-swapping quiet.

There are also foreign entities who are not happy to see their organizations and governments working with the US in this manner (or ANY, for that matter).

According to what info I have been hearing, somehing is coming out...it's probably going to be intelligence from India and one other country passed to the British media.

[slinkerwink]

26. false alarm....no one knows this guy....won't make a difference

[Jacobin]

28. True

Not the "star" so no one will care.

[bluedog]

31. is this for real?

didn't they once say they captured some other ones and it turned out to be false?

[underpants]

34. Usually the captured shoot up the list of most wanteds

and noooooooo one calls them on it.

[PatriotGames]

32. Looks like Gary Coleman. nt