Pakistan 'catches al-Qaeda chief' (#3, not bin Laden)

BBC ^ | May 4, 2005

[alnitak]

Senior Libyan al-Qaeda suspect Abu Faraj al-Libbi has been arrested in Pakistan, the government says.

Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the suspect had been caught earlier in the week.

He would give no details of the arrest. Other reports said two suspects were captured in the Waziristan region of North West Frontier Province on Monday.

Libbi is said to have become third in the al-Qaeda hierarchy after Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was caught in 2003.

He is wanted in connection with two attempts on the life of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf.

More details soon.

[MinuteGal]

I'm so happy the Pakis caught him, not our troops.

Keep the straws burning under his fingernails till he spills some beans. The ACLU and the Lard of Chappaquiddick can't do a damn thing about it.

Leni

[alnitak]

I think it already is, I selected the "breaking news" option when I posted it.

[jveritas]

Great news.

[Constitution Day]

Anas Al-Liby is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.

This IS huge!
Great work, Pakistan!

[Dog]

Still not showing up in my breaking news..

[Michael Goldsberry]

Wonderful!

Now put panties on his head and ask where UBL is.

[eyespysomething]

Great news! From your link:

For some time he was chief of al-Qaeda's North African operations, but assisted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - known as KSM - plan the September 11 attacks and was promoted in his place when Mohammed was captured in Rawalpindi.

[ElPatriota]

The ACLU and the Lard of Chappaquiddick can't do a damn thing about it.

:)) funny stuff! - I am very pleased as well.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I feel much safer with this guy captured.....from your link:

Al Qa'eda third in command 'is running terror cells in the UK'
By Massoud Ansari in Karachi
(Filed: 19/09/2004)

A Libyan hunted by Pakistan because of his senior role in the al Qa'eda terrorist network has taken charge of its sleeper cells in Britain and the United States, Pakistani intelligence officials believe.

Abu Faraj al Libbi, said to have taken over as third in command of al Qa'eda when his mentor, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, was captured last year, has sent coded messages to "several" Islamic militants in Britain over the past 10 months, according to Pakistani officials.

	Abu Faraj al Libbi

Security officers who have interrogated recently captured militants say that Abu Faraj, who is now believed to be al Qa'eda's top operational chief, masterminded and financed assassination attempts against President Pervez Musharraf, the country's military ruler, last December.

They have now revealed that Abu Faraj, who was once Osama bin Laden's personal assistant, is also in frequent contact with al Qa'eda members and supporters abroad, particularly in Britain and America. They have identified two people - both of whom are in British custody - as recipients of coded messages from Abu Faraj.

The existence of a trove of secret al Qa'eda e-mail messages first emerged in July, when Pakistan announced the arrest of Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan, a communications specialist who visited Britain often and gathered information on possible terror targets around the world. Eight British suspects were arrested and remain in custody, charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Pakistani officials now say that some of the encrypted messages sent to the Britons originated from Abu Faraj.

"The coded messages deciphered recently have revealed to us that he was not only co-ordinating pre-election terrorist acts in the US, but had sent several messages to several militants in the UK in the last eight to 10 months . . . to share notes with them about future terror attacks in the UK," said an investigator who has seen the communications.

At least two of the British-based militants are believed to have travelled to Pakistan from London and met Abu Faraj to finalise details of attacks.

Investigators discovered a passport-size photograph of Abu Faraj among the possessions of another captured militant. Dressed in Western clothes, with a tie, jacket and white shirt, he may have been attempting to create a new identity and passport to enable him to escape Pakistan, if necessary.

Last month Pakistan put him at the top of a list of the country's "most wanted terrorists" and offered a reward of 20 million rupees (£196,000) for his capture.

Abu Faraj, who is 40, has a Pakastani wife and speaks Arabic and Urdu, is thought to be around five feet six inches tall and muscular.He suffers the skin disorder luecoderma, also known as vitiligo, which causes white spots.

He first became closely involved with bin Laden while he was based in Sudan and later arranged forged passports to enable Arab recruits to travel to new training camps in Afghanistan.

[prairiebreeze]

Big BTTT!

[dennisw]

Send his to Diego Garcia then suck him dry in a leisurely way. Download his brain

[dennisw]

On Diego Garcia:
Sheik Khalid Muhammed.... meet your new cell mate

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Link for post #29:

Al Qa'eda third in command 'is running terror cells in the UK'

Also in the US.

Article dated 19/09/2004

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ping!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Big News !

[Redleg Duke]

I still think Binny has been taking a dirt-nap in Tora Bora for the past two years.

[umgud]

You can bet this fellow is begging to be sent to Abu Grahib............

[Dog]

He was captured after a shootout north of Peshawar.

Two security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the suspects were captured after a shootout on Monday in Mardan, about 50 kilometres north of Peshawar.

50 clicks north ofPeshawar in a town called MARDAN...

[Grampa Dave]

Great news!

The Packy's have been writing Jack Bauer's scenes on how to ask an Islamofascist questions and getting answers.

This mass murderer has been singing for a couple of days.

[kevkrom]

Abu Faraj al-Libbi

Sounds like an alias/nickname... anyone know what this guy's real name is?