Britain's Al-Qaeda leader seized

The Sunday Times ^ | 08/13/06 | David Leppard

[SleekMaid]

SECURITY sources believe that a man arrested in last week’s anti- terror raids in Britain is Al-Qaeda’s leader in this country.

Home Office officials say that one of those arrested is suspected not only of masterminding the foiled plot to bring down up to nine transatlantic airliners, but also of involvement in other planned atrocities over the past few years.

They believe that he was instrumental in sending the ringleader of at least one previous British terror plot for training at a camp in Pakistan last year. He is described by counter-terrorist officials at MI5 as the senior figure in a British terror network involving Kashmiri, north African and Iraqi cells.

Scotland Yard believes that the plan to bring down airliners involved up to 20 terrorists who were planning to smuggle liquid bomb components in hand luggage onto nine British and American passenger jets.

[SleekMaid]

Did a search, didn't find this story posted yet I don't think......

[Darkwolf377]

Good, now we can follow by doing the same here. Anyone know where Howard Dean is tonight?

[MediaMole]

They arrested Galloway?

[operation clinton cleanup]

The thwarting of the alleged plot has, however, failed to quash continuing fears among counter-terrorist experts. Senior security officials have briefed ministers that a “second phase” of attacks may be about to be launched.

Thats not encouraging.

[pissant]

They should release the videos of the scumbags buggering each other and doing their Lewinsky impersonations.

[callthemlikeyouseethem]

wonderful, hope he sings like a bird!

[lawnguy]

OK, shove a GPS transmitter up his a**, and let him "escape"!!

Maybe he'll go back to the "nest"

[SleekMaid]

The Al-Qaeda leader — who cannot be named for legal reasons— acts as a suspected hub in a network of extremist groups. These include Kashmiri and north African groups based in this country. He is linked to a second suspect also in Britain who has “played a major role in facilitating support for the Iraq jihad”.

A third associate is an Iraqi who came to Britain in 2004 and worked on providing support for British extremists who wanted to travel to Iraq to fight the “holy war”.

MI5 said he acquired weapons in preparation for an unspecified attack in Britain. He was detained in January last year pending deportation to Iraq.

The British leader’s suspected links with other Al-Qaeda figures in Pakistan have been the subject of intense MI5 scrutiny since last August. >>>>>>>>>>>> MI5 must've been watching him every moment for the past year. Awesome work.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

He may lose a few percentage points in the polls for his campaign for a seat in the US House. What district you ask? The Democrats will fill that in later.

[StJacques]

You know, even though the British police seem to lack something of what I will describe as "street toughness," they really are very good at the investigative side of law enforcement. My hat's off to them on this entire story.

Yes; I say there, well-done chaps!

[FairOpinion]

Thanks for posting it.

Related article:

Terror plot suspects bugged by MI5 'sneak and peak' teams

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1682710/posts

[tomnbeverly]

Yea obviously he is busy briefing the NYT on Other National Security Matters... hahaha

[tomnbeverly]

Yea obviously he is busy briefing the NYT on Other National Security Matters... hahaha

[Darkwolf377]

MI5 must've been watching him every moment for the past year. Awesome work.

The NYT editorial staff is probably being chewed out by their publisher for not breaking this story six months ago.

[onyx]

I'll never get to sleep tonight --- too much news.
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[dennisw]

Britain's Al-Qaeda leader seized......

Is he Arab or Pakistani? That's what I want to know

[VOA]

bump for publicity

[Dallas59]

Moo has called for the annihilation of Jews and Israel. I would like to put a bullet into his head.....maybe few more after that...

[STARWISE]

Time to talk to God, O .. has the world ever seen this much simultaneous conflagration? Think about your vacation .. didja have great gobs of fun? What was the funnest?