[Cindy]

I read that article and figured it was right on topic for The THREAT Matrix.
Very disburbing.

[Cindy]

Thanks to Texkat for pinging me to this article:
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http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/06/12/afx2088512.html



AFX News Limited
"Osama bin Laden 'in and out' of Iran in recent years - US lawmaker"
06.12.2005, 02:27 PM

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON (AFX) - Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who has been the subject of a worldwide manhunt since the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, has been in and out of Iran several times over the past few years, said US Representative Curt Weldon, a Pennsylvania Republican.

Weldon is the author of a book on terrorism using an Iranian source dubbed 'Ali,' whose credibility was questioned by a Central Intelligence Agency agent.

Bin Laden 'has been in and out of Iran, and now we have military generals telling us that,' Weldon told NBC's 'Meet the Press.'

'Interestingly enough, the CIA totally refuted that when I first went to them. And by the way, the person who gave me this entire lead was a former Democrat member of Congress,' he said.

The lawmaker said he did not know whether bin Laden was in Iran today. "