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FormerOstrich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 12:29 AM
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'Pen jihadist' among U.S. most wanted
Can you imagine....millions for capture of a propagandist....I think I now where some are...I'd settle for thousands

NBC News
Updated: 10:47 a.m. ET Dec. 9, 2004
NEW YORK - The latest Islamic radical

NEW YORK - The latest Islamic radical to command a multi-million dollar reward from the U.S. government is being sought because of his contacts and influence, not because he directs terrorist operations, according to U.S. intelligence officials.

Mustafa Setmarian Nasar, a native Syrian with a Spanish passport, was quietly placed on the State Department's "Rewards for Justice" list last month and a $5 million reward posted for his capture. Unlike others on the list, however, officials -- all of whom spoke on condition of anonymity -- said Nasar is "not a man of action.”

"He is a pen jihadist, a propagandist," said one official. "He is all pen, no action, but the man has amazing access to a lot of other key players."

Among those who he has had contact with is Osama bin Laden, meeting him in Sudan during the early 1990's, they said. In addition, Nasar both taught at and ran al-Qaida training camps in Afghanistan and had contact with bin Laden and other top al-Qaida leaders there as well.

Wanted in Spain
Born in Aleppo, Syria, Nasar married a Spanish woman Elena Moreno with whom he has two children. Nasar himself looks very little like the typical Arab, being red-haired and fair skinned.

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His whereabouts are unknown, but some in the U.S. intelligence community believe he is now operating out of Iraq. they forgot to mention he just might be in Iran. Maybe they will wait and announce that at another time

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6685673/

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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 01:31 AM
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1. Does anyone know if his books call for violence, or just change?
It can be a fine line between arresting "terrorist" propogandists and political dissidents of any ilk.
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proudbluestater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 01:41 AM
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2. If they're really looking for propagandists
they should lock up half of the media folks in this country.
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