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Posted on 02/09/2009 3:41:05 PM PST by Velveeta
A portrait of liars and terrorists/will we ever learn?
Known to Guantanamo officials as Detainee No. 372, al-Shihri was captured on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in December 2001. He denied being a terrorist and claimed to have traveled to Afghanistan two weeks after the 9/11 attacks to deliver money for the Red Crescent.At Guantanamo, he told officials that he had never even heard of al-Qaeda until he arrived in Guantanamo, and declared that “Usama bin Laden had no business representing Islam.” He promised that if released he would return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, reunite with his family and work in their used furniture store.
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But al-Shihri never became a furniture salesman. Instead, last January, he appeared in a series of jihadist videos identified as al-Qaeda’s second in command on the Arabian Peninsula.
http://bit.ly/7hoXaz
I’m really puzzled as to why there are no pictures of the first man accompanying the bomber to the airport......I’ve been looking for info but nothing much.
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The FBI was not pleased with Haskell when they conducted a follow-up interview yesterday in Michigan. They showed him close-up photographs of various people, including Mutallab, the accused bomber. “They kind of tried to trick me,” Haskell explained. The agents tried to pass off two photos of Mutallab as different people. Kurt asked the agents if they were attempting to impeach his story and smear him.
The Indian man was not included in the photographs. Neither was another Indian man who Haskell told the media had helped the bomber board the plane despite the fact that he had no passport. The sharp dressed Indian lied about the bomber’s circumstances, claiming he was a Sudanese refugee.
Be Ever Vigilant!
KABUL (AP) - U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with a year ago as 30,000 additional troops began pouring in for a stepped-up offensive and the Taliban fought back with powerful improvised bombs.
A tally by The Associated Press shows 304 American service members had died as of Dec. 30, up from 151 in 2008. The count does not include eight U.S. civilians killed by a suicide bomber on a base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Also, the annual death toll of international troops, including U.S. forces, surpassed 500 for the first time in the war. The total this year was 502 compared with 286 in 2008, according to the AP count.
Among other forces, Britain took the worst blow in 2009 with 107 deaths and Canada lost 32, including four who died Wednesday when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb. Other countries in the international military operation lost a total of 59 service members.
I seriously wonder how many of us were feeling extreme disease yesterday morning due to somehow sensing that Rush was about to get violent chest pains and be hospitalized?
Chilling. Just frightening.
I also have been curious about her location, I suppose she can always say she’s busy helping plan her daughter’s wedding, but I’m really curious how many of the recent utterly inane reactions by The.Prez were somehow orchestrated by her. She’s close to the action, he’s in the boondocks, ya know?
New York-to-Paris Flight Diverted to Maine: Officials say a New York-to-Paris flight carrying 180 passengers was di... http://bit.ly/4Q8sPp
That plane diversion was a few days ago - but wondering if there was some kind of sabotage or just something else not checked properly in maintenance???
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