Bush: Bin Laden Aide Is Caught in Iraq

AP ^ | NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD, Associated Press Writer

[Flightdeck]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The minister in charge of Iraqi police said Monday that al-Qaida was probably behind some suicide bombings in Iraq (news - web sites), and President Bush (news - web sites) praised the capture of a senior member of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s network.

"There is a presence of al-Qaida in this country. We've announced that directly and indirectly," Interior Minister Nouri Badran said.

"A lot of the suicide attacks have the fingerprints of the crimes committed by al-Qaida," he added. Asked if al-Qaida is operating in Iraq, he said: "Yes, it is."

But he provided no evidence to back his claim. There was no immediate comment from U.S. military commanders.

During a visit to Little Rock, Ark., on Monday, Bush said Hassan Ghul was captured in Iraq last week.

"He was a killer. He was moving money and messages around South Asia and the Middle East to other al-Qaida leaders. He was a part of this network of haters that we're dismantling," Bush said.

Iraq has witnessed a number of devastating suicide vehicle attacks since the ouster of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime in April - attacks aimed at both coalition forces and their Iraqi allies.

A few non-Iraqi Arab and foreign fighters have been detained or killed in Iraq since the fall of Baghdad, but coalition forces have been reluctant to clearly say if they were part of or directly linked to al-Qaida.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

They are all meeting over here:

Tehran Terrorfest

[kcvl]

Thanks!

[sully777]

"Sweeeeeeeeeeet. But wait, thats impossible! Iraq never harbored terrorists."

I'm sure it all can be explained by the libs, protestors, French, and the like. Probably AQ consider Saddam's Iraqi Torture-world as a vacation haven. They probably were on death&destruction R&R. Poor saps look at their schedules: $ havens to the south, terror school crunch time in Iran and Syria, trying to recapture the love in the Afghani countryside. What's a terrorist to do? They were on spring break in Baathist paradise when the Allies conquered.

Seriously, IMO AQ and Iraq were connected and responsible for WTC 1993 and other domestic acts of terrorism.

[txrangerette]

Wonder what bordering country he
entered Iraq from...

[PureSolace]

The thing I don't get is all these hollywood types who say that Iraq was better off with Hussein in charge. Don't they realise that the more we wipe out Al-Qeada and all these terrorists, it opens up Iraq for Hollywood consumption! It's better for hollywood to support the war on terror. It's opening up new markets for them to peddle their "art". :)

[ChadGore]

Why do democrats lie so much about this issue ?

[Celtic Conservative]

Or his sister, Flauchofsee Ghul.

Won't she be found in iran, iran so far awaaaay!

LOL

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[Celtic Conservative]

Or his sister, Flauchofsee Ghul.

Won't she be found in iran, iran so far awaaaay!

LOL

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[Celtic Conservative]

double post, sorry!

[Celtic Conservative]

How about his brother, Vafan Ghul?

Not very popular in Italy , that vafan ghul!

What about his cousin that lives in new york, the one Billy Joel keeps talking about...uptown ghul?

Slainte,

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[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Or his sister "Thattooka lotta Ghul"

[Cosmo]

"But he provided no evidence to back his claim. There was no immediate comment from U.S. military commanders."

You know, this line annoys me to no end. When the AP reports the dubious assertions the current crop of candidates make regarding Bush I've yet to see any of them note that their assertions are unsubstantiated or EASILY REFUTED!!

[Lucky2]

Hopefully this article gets as much play as the primary in New Hampshire. This is more important in my estimation.

[potlatch]

This is good news, thanks for pinging me Meek.

[MeekOneGOP]

You're very welcomed. Tis good news.

My eyeballs are tellin' me it's time to lay my head down for a few hours.

I'll see ya manana. G'night ! :O)

[Main Street]

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