Hariri's assassin traveled to Syria, Iraq [Ahmed Abu Adas: The trail of a slug]

London Sunday Telegraph ^ | February 20, 2005 | By Damien McElroy

[johnny7]

BEIRUT -- The assassin who killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri traveled from Iraq through Syria to carry out the attack, according to the Beirut judge leading the inquiry into the bombing.

Rachid Mezher, senior investigator for the Lebanese military tribunal, said the organizers had been recruited from Islamist groups linked to Syria and operating against the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. Investigators believe that a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into the 60-year-old billionaire's convoy Monday, killing him and 16 others. Judge Mezher said he believed that a video, in which Ahmed Abu Adas said the attack was the work of "Victory and Jihad in Greater Syria," was a genuine claim of responsibility. Judge Mezher's opinion, however, is far from universally accepted. Shortly after the attack, Justice Minister Adnan Addoum said the claim could be an attempt to mislead investigators, the Associated Press reported from Beirut.

[johnny7]

"We know that Adas had Saudi Arabian nationality and used his passport to travel to Iraq and Syria," said Judge Mezher in an interview. "The man converted to strict Muslim beliefs two years ago and returned to Lebanon only recently after traveling to Iraq."

Sounds like a religious dude who just came back from a pilgrimage... right?

[ImProudToBeAnAmerican]

Allah kaBLAM! - another fine example of the religion of pieces.

[johnny7]

Affirmative.

Another reason for the 'kill'em all... sort'em out later' strategy.

[Tunehead54]

A Saudi. Surprise, surprise. Not.

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