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"Al Qaida Nabbed Near Mexican Border"
NewsMax ^ | 11/20/05 | NewsMax
Posted on 11/20/2005 12:42:28 PM PST by wagglebee
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An Al Qaida operative who was on the FBI's terrorist watch list was recently captured near the Mexican border, housed in a Texas jail and turned over to federal agents, Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, said on Friday.
"A confirmed al Qaida terrorist, an Iraqi national, was held in the Brewster County jail," Rep. Culberson told ABC Radio host Sean Hannity. "He was captured in Mexico. This was within the last six weeks. He was turned over to the FBI."
The Texas Republican said he obtained the stunning information about the terrorist's capture "from the sheriffs who were directly involved.
"In fact, one was the sheriff' who incarcerated him in the Brewster County jail [and who]confirmed this as well," he explained. The same sheriff also confirmed "that this guy is on the FBI's al Qaida list," he added.
The al Qaida operative "had been in Mexico, living just about 60 miles east of El Paso," Rep. Culberson said. "He was captured in a little town called El Porvenir, right across from Fort Hancock."
Rep. Culberson said the detainee had been living in Mexico for up to a year, where the terrorist "was taking careful notes on the movement of people, police officers, wildlife etc. "
The Iraqi national "had apparently aggravated a neighbor in Mexico, who turned him into Mexican authorities," he explained. Mexican officials then turned him over to the U.S. officials, who temporarily housed him in the Brewster County jail."
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"12 FUGITIVE ALIENS ARRESTED BY ICE IN ATLANTA"
ICE! ^ | November 18, 2005 | ICE!
Posted on 11/20/2005 5:58:38 PM PST by Calpernia