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Bin Laden son-in-law seized, held by U.S.
cnn ^ | 3/7/13 | Barbara Starr

Posted on 03/07/2013 10:44:53 AM PST by Nachum

Osama bin Laden´s son-in-law has been captured and is in the hands of the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI, two administration officials said on Thursday. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, was captured within the last week in Jordan, according to a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Peter King of New York. The lawmaker had been told of the capture by law enforcement officials. Congress was notified when Ghaith was taken into U.S. custody, the officials said.

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1 posted on 03/07/2013 10:44:55 AM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Why not send a drone???


2 posted on 03/07/2013 10:45:46 AM PST by marstegreg
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To: Nachum

Quote from the article:

Abu Ghaith was a high school teacher and preacher at a mosque in Kuwait, the U.S. Treasury says on its website. “He fought in Afghanistan, accused the U.S. government of killing children in Iraq through U.N. sanctions

Doesn’t that just make him a Democrat???


3 posted on 03/07/2013 10:48:30 AM PST by marstegreg
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To: Nachum

They get things right sometimes.


4 posted on 03/07/2013 10:52:06 AM PST by I want the USA back
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To: Nachum; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows

Now the sons of the Kennedys!


5 posted on 03/07/2013 10:55:47 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Nachum

Hang his ass. Just to make a point.


6 posted on 03/07/2013 10:56:21 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: unixfox
Pull the little bastards fingernails out until he spills his guts about every terrorist cell in the world.
7 posted on 03/07/2013 10:58:37 AM PST by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Beagle8U

Even beter.


8 posted on 03/07/2013 11:03:14 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: Nachum

WHY IN THE HELL ARE WE TELLING THE WORLD WE CAPTURED HIM IN JORDAN? DON’T OUR ARAB FRIENDS HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITHOUT LEAKS EMBARASSASSING THEM?


9 posted on 03/07/2013 11:15:37 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (What word begins with "O" and ends in economic collapse?)
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To: Nachum

Why don’t they just give him MANPADS, and then drop him off at then downwind part of Boston Logan...?

CONSISTENCY, right...?

I don’t understand this report —it’s like the Administration doesn’t LOVE him, or something.


10 posted on 03/07/2013 11:17:18 AM PST by gaijin
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To: marstegreg

“Why not send a drone???”

They’re just waiting for him to get to the U.S first.


11 posted on 03/07/2013 11:27:55 AM PST by fruser1
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To: Nachum

In the hands of the US Justice Department and FBI? Long drawn-out court battle ahead. Holder is vouching for him and Obama looks at him as a son he never had.


12 posted on 03/07/2013 11:41:02 AM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: Nachum

At “first glance” thought it said “Biden’s son-in-law” lol


13 posted on 03/07/2013 11:48:50 AM PST by capt B
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To: Nachum

Chain an anchor to his ankle and drop him off to visit with his father-in-law.


14 posted on 03/07/2013 11:49:55 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Gun Control is the Key to totalitarianism and genocide.)
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To: Nachum

He’s going to attend one of Obama’s beer conferences.


15 posted on 03/07/2013 12:01:15 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Nachum. Additional:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2994480/posts


16 posted on 03/07/2013 7:03:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: All; piasa
JUSTICE.gov - The United States Attorney's Office - Southern District of New York - Press Release: "SULAIMAN ABU GHAYTH, ASSOCIATE OF USAMA BIN LADEN, ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRING TO KILL AMERICANS 'Abu Ghayth' Allegedly Appeared with Usama Bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri After September 11, 2001, Threatening Additional Attacks Against the United States" (March 7, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI - Press Release - Link (Read More...)


CNS NEWS.com: "ARREST OF BIN LADEN'S SON-IN-LAW COULD SHED MORE LIGHT ON IRAN'S COLLABORATION WITH AL-QAEDA" by Patrick Goodenough (March 8, 2013) (Read More...)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS KEY AL-QA'IDA FUNDING AND SUPPORT NETWORK USING IRAN AS A CRITICAL TRANSIT POINT" (July 28, 2011) (Read More...)

17 posted on 03/10/2013 12:45:27 AM PST by Cindy
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NOTE The following text is a quote:

www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2013/sulaiman-abu-ghayth-associate-of-osama-bin-laden-arrested-for-conspiring-to-kill-americans

Sulaiman Abu Ghayth, Associate of Osama bin Laden, Arrested for Conspiring to Kill Americans

Abu Ghayth Allegedly Appeared with Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri After September 11, 2001, Threatening Additional Attacks Against the United States

U.S. Department of Justice
March 07, 2013

Office of Public Affairs

WASHINGTON—Sulaiman Abu Ghayth, a/k/a “Suleiman Abu Gayth,” a former associate of Osama bin Laden, has been arrested and charged in an indictment unsealed today in New York City with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, announced Attorney General Eric Holder, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Lisa Monaco, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office George Venizelos, and the Police Commissioner of the City of New York (NYPD) Raymond W. Kelly. Abu Ghayth is expected to be presented and arraigned tomorrow, March 8, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.

“No amount of distance or time will weaken our resolve to bring America’s enemies to justice,” said Attorney General Holder. “To violent extremists who threaten the American people and seek to undermine our way of life, this arrest sends an unmistakable message: There is no corner of the world where you can escape from justice because we will do everything in our power to hold you accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

“The arrest of Abu Ghayth is an important milestone in our ongoing counterterrorism efforts. I applaud the many agents, analysts, and prosecutors responsible for bringing about this significant case and arrest,” said Assistant Attorney General Monaco.

“It has been 13 years since Abu Ghayth allegedly worked alongside Osama bin Laden in his campaign of terror and 13 years since he allegedly took to the public airwaves, exhorting others to embrace al Qaeda’s cause and warning of more terrorist attacks like the mass murder of 9/11,” said U.S. Attorney Bharara. “The memory of those attacks is indelibly etched on the American psyche, and today’s action is the latest example of our commitment to capturing and punishing enemies of the United States, no matter how long it takes.”

“Sulaiman Abu Ghayth held a key position in al Qaeda, comparable to the consigliere in a mob family or propaganda minister in a totalitarian regime,” said FBI Assistant Director in Charge Venizelos. “He used his position to persuade others to swear loyalty to al Qaeda’s murderous cause. He used his position to threaten the United States and incite its enemies. His apprehension is another important step in the campaign to limit the reach of al Qaeda and enhance our national and international security.”

“While New York City must remain vigilant to continued terrorist threats against it, Abu Ghayth’s apprehension and prosecution promises to close another chapter in al Qaeda’s notoriously violent history of killing Americans,” said NYPD Commissioner Kelly. “This case also represents another success in the ongoing partnership between federal agents and NYPD detectives through the JTTF.”

As alleged in the superseding indictment that has been filed against Abu Ghayth in federal court:

Since around 1989, al Qaeda has been an international terrorist organization dedicated to opposing non-Islamic governments with force and violence. Osama bin Laden served as the leader, or “emir,” of al Qaeda until his death on or about May 2, 2011. Members of al Qaeda typically have pledged an oath of allegiance, called bayat, to bin Laden and to al Qaeda.

The core purpose of al Qaeda, as stated by bin Laden and other leaders, is to support violent attacks against property and nationals, both military and civilian, of the United States and other countries. Between 1989 and 2001, al Qaeda established training camps, guest houses, and business operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries for the purpose of training and supporting its agenda of violence and murder. Members and associates of al Qaeda have executed a number of terrorist attacks, all in furtherance of the organization’s stated conspiracy to kill Americans, including the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, which killed approximately 2,976 people.

From at least May 2001 up to around 2002, Abu Ghayth served alongside Osama bin Laden, appearing with bin Laden and his then-deputy Ayman al Zawahiri, speaking on behalf of the terrorist organization and in support of its mission, and warning that attacks similar to those of September 11, 2001, would continue.

In particular, around May 2001, Abu Ghayth urged individuals at a guest house in Kandahar, Afghanistan, to swear bayat to bin Laden. On the evening of September 11, 2001, after the terrorist attacks on the United States, bin Laden summoned Abu Gayth and asked for his assistance, and he agreed to provide it. On the morning of September 12, 2001, Abu Ghayth, appeared with bin Laden and al Zawahiri and spoke on behalf of al Qaeda, warning the United States and its allies that “[a] great army is gathering against you” and called upon “the nation of Islam” to do battle against “the Jews, the Christians, and the Americans.” Also, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Abu Ghayth delivered a speech in which he addressed the then-U.S. Secretary of State and warned that “the storms shall not stop, especially the airplanes storm” and advised Muslims, children, and opponents of the United States “not to board any aircraft and not to live in high rises.”

Abu Gayth arranged to be, and was, successfully smuggled from Afghanistan into Iran in 2002.

* * * * *

The indictment charges Abu Ghayth with participating in a conspiracy to kill United States nationals, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2332(b). The offense carries a maximum term of imprisonment of life. No trial date has yet been set in the case.

The charges and arrest of Abu Ghayth are the result of the close cooperative efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the Joint Terrorism Task Force—which principally consists of agents and detectives of the FBI and the New York City Police Department—the United States Marshals Service and the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs and the U.S. Department of State also provided assistance.

The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorneys John P. Cronan and Michael Ferrara of the Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, with assistance from Trial Attorney Jolie Zimmerman of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.

The charges contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.


18 posted on 03/10/2013 12:47:12 AM PST by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2994712/posts

Why Couldn’t The U.S. Prosecute Musa Ali Daqduq?
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix ^ | March 7, 2013 4:13 pm | Bill Roggio
Posted on March 8, 2013 2:48:49 AM PST by Cindy

SNIPPET: “But if the US can transport Abu Ghaith onto US soil and prosecute him for terrorist activities, why couldn’t the Obama administration do the same with Musa Ali Daqduq, the senior Hezbollah commander who was captured in Iraq in 2007? The US Department of Justice had planned to prosecute Daqduq and the FBI was building a case against him.

Daqduq was directly implicated in the kidnapping and murder of seven US soldiers in Karbala in January 2007. He was in US custody up until December 2011, just before the US withdrew from Iraq.

Although the administration argued that it had to turn over Daqduq to Iraqi custody upon withdrawal, Daqduq was not an Iraqi citizen.”

SNIPPET: “He was transferred to Iraqi custody and subsequently released in November 2012.

Ironically, the US Treasury Department added Daqduq to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists just days after he was released from Iraqi custody.

The release of Daqduq is a major counterterrorism failure for the Obama administration. He has since returned to Lebanon, where he is now back in business with Hezbollah.”

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19 posted on 03/10/2013 12:49:47 AM PST by Cindy
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Previously...

Quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2598888/posts

Osama bin Laden’s spokesman freed by Iran
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org ^ | September 28, 2010 | By THOMAS JOSCELYN
Posted on September 30, 2010 1:54:54 AM PDT by Cindy

Note: Photos included.

SNIPPET: “Iran has allowed an al Qaeda terrorist who served as Osama bin Laden’s spokesman to return to Afghanistan. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a Kuwaiti preacher who gained worldwide infamy after the September 11 attacks, had lived in Iran since early 2002, and was reportedly held under a loose form of house arrest beginning in 2003.

Abu Ghaith’s departure from Iran was first reported by the Kuwaiti press, which has long tracked the influential cleric because of his following inside Kuwait and beyond. The preacher was stripped of his Kuwaiti citizenship in late 2001 after promising another al Qaeda strike on America during an appearance on Al Jazeera.

Al Watan, an online Kuwaiti newspaper, reported earlier this month that three batches of al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists have been released by Iran in exchange for the release of Heshmatollah Attarzadeh, an Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped by the Taliban in northern Pakistan in 2008. Abu Ghaith was among the terrorists released in the third and final batch.

US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal say the account is credible. But, these officials say, Ghaith’s “house arrest” was really a form of safe haven.

Post-9/11 threats

Abu Ghaith garnished widespread media coverage in the weeks following the September 11 attacks. In a statement released in October 2001, he praised the 9/11 hijackers and threatened more attacks.”

Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/osama_bin_ladens_spo.php

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20 posted on 03/10/2013 12:54:31 AM PST by Cindy
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