Posted on 04/27/2007 8:00:02 AM PDT by areafiftyone
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Friday it has custody of one of al-Qaida's most senior and most experienced operatives, an Iraqi who was attempting to return to his native country when he was captured.
Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman, said the captive is Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi. He was received by the Pentagon from the CIA, Whitman said, but the spokesman would not say where or when al-Iraqi was captured or by whom.
The Pentagon took custody of him at Guantanamo Bay this week, Whitman said.
Whitman said the terror suspect was believed responsible for plotting cross-border attacks from Pakistan on U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and that he led an effort to assassinate Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
"Abd al-Hadi (al-Iraqi) was trying to return to his native country, Iraq, to manage al-Qaida's affairs and possibly focus on operations outside Iraq against Western targets," Whitman said, adding that the terror suspect met with al-Qaida members in Iran. He said he did not know what time period al-Iraqi was in Iran.
The Pentagon said al-Iraqi was born in Mosul, a city in northern Iraq, in 1961. Whitman said he was a key al-Qaida paramilitary leader in Afghanistan in the late 1990s and during 2002-04 led efforts to attack U.S. forces in Afghanistan with terrorist forces based in Pakistan.
And we’re not making any progress in the war on terror. (she said sarcastically)
Bravo!
And we’re not making any progress in the war on terror. (she said sarcastically)
Bravo!
We are one signature away from ending this war - Barrack Hussein Obama
Pelosi and Reid must be very upset of the capture of one of their key allies.
Please delete this post. I believe another freeper beat me to it! Thanks!
Reid’s handmaiden CAPTURED
torture him. i mean, make dogs bark at him and play loud music.
...but its “just a coincidence” that Ramazi Youseff (WTC (# bombing) was an Iraqi-born Saudi too. And Zarqawi found his way there to Iraq from Afghanistan.
Tis amazing how the pieces are falling into place isn’t it? No wonder the democrats have been in a tizzy lately- they are nervous as heck about being proved wrong again.
This is great stuff that the Republicans can shove in the face of Harry Reid while calling for his resignation.
They will teach him all about CIA water sports. Can I watch?????
great! I think there are many in our country who would give a rats behind if we caught OBL at this point. We are a nation of anger, hate and discontent. Sadly!
yes yes. and after they are done water boarding, they will further torture him by giving him a prayer rug, quran, a nice orange chicken dish for dinner with bottled water.
yeah but don’t put underwear on his head-that is going to far and most likely violates the Geneva convention.
You forgot the panties...according to the MSM those damn panties were apparently the worst form of torture ever wreaked on mankind.
Personally, I have not worn panties over my head.
I have worn what lies beneath over my head.
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