[Coop]

Folks, here's an article only a few hours old, with some excellent new (to me, anyways) info:

PESHAWAR - Pakistani agents continued their hunt for two pro-Taleban clerics who dined with top Al Qaeda operatives the night of last week’s US missile strike, hoping to determine who was killed in the attack.

Pakistani officials say Faqir Mohammed and Liaqat Ali were likely responsible for burying - and concealing - the bodies of as many as four Al Qaeda operatives killed in the US assault that targeted, but missed, the network’s No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahri.

Mohammed reportedly returned near the scene of the attack in Pakistan’s tribal region two days later to lead an anti-US protest.

“The government is actively hunting for them,” a senior government official with high-level access to information on the Damadola attack said on Thursday.

“Once we have them in custody, more will definitely be revealed” about that night, said the official

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In May last year, security forces raided [Mohammad and Ali's] homes in Hewai, arresting at least a dozen suspected terrorists from Uzbekistan. They were not present then.

...The News, a widely circulated Pakistani national newspaper, quoted Mohammed as saying earlier this week that he “would offer refuge” to al-Zawahri “if he made a request.” “It is my wish to meet al-Zawahri because he is a soldier of Islam,” it quoted him as saying.

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Well, a little open-source reporting likely contributed to us crashing Mohammed's little dinner party. LOL! I'm happy to note that at least two different articles this morning are now reporting only 13 civilians killed and 4-5 terrorists. As opposed to the nearly constant bleating of some terrorists and 18 innocents! I think the final tally will show ten women and children killed (and I do have sympathy for them, I really do) and ten dirt-bag terrorists and associates assuming room temperature.

Article here

[Cap Huff]

We ought not to think that open sources are always common knowledge:

Secret Information In Plain Sight (CIA finding high value intel online)

[Cap Huff]

And guess who else may be getting his news from the internet:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561500/posts?page=24#24

[Coop]

In May last year, security forces raided [Mohammad and Ali's] homes in Hewai, arresting at least a dozen suspected terrorists from Uzbekistan. They were not present then.

Folks, I've been hitting the search engines looking for info on this May 05 incident. So far, zilch. I thought one of you, especially SV with his frequent compilations, might recall or have access to some more info. Thanks in advance!

[nuconvert]

And the moral of the story is.....don't have dinner with terrorists. And don't bring your kids.

[Dog]

Here is what you are looking for......scroll seven articles down...

http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/may2005-daily/04-05-2005/main/update.shtml

[Straight Vermonter]

That is not a story I remember.

[Dog]

They arrested one of Faqir Mohammeds relatives in Damadola....he was arrested with another guy(who they accused of planting landmines).

Remember that explosion of a landmine..... injuring 2 "goobers" at place called Jangevi 5 km from Damadola?. Could it be connected to the hit on Zawahiri?