Posted on 06/14/2009 5:31:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Yemeni authorities have arrested the financier of Al-Qaeda operations in the country and in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, an official said Sunday, as cited on the defence ministry news website.
"The arrested man is named Hassan Hussein bin Alwan, a Saudi national, and he is the financier for attacks launched by Al-Qaeda organisation in Yemen and Saudi Arabia," the unnamed security official told September Net website.
"He is considered one of the most dangerous members of Al-Qaeda," he added.
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Somebody forgot to pay the baksheesh.
Today:
Al-Qaeda financier arrested in Yemen: official
Tomorrow:
Al-Qaeda financier arrested in Yemen escapes custody: official
If Yemen’s thinking to get anything out the Obama admin for the guy, I hope they hold their breath while they wait.
Have they Mirandized him yet?
How many hundreds of Billions in US bearer bonds did he have?
I presume Yemini officials will adopt Obama’s stance against harsh interrogation techniques. /s
Obama’s still okay with Rendition, though, isn’t he? Supposedly.
Barack Obama to allow anti-terror rendition to continue
Gitmo, baaaaad.
Rendition, goooood.
Snort.
Don’t know, unless the transportation is done by UAW or ACORN workers.
Here’s the digg link, for those who digg:
http://digg.com/d1tmWx
Somebody post the odds on how long it will take for him to “escape”.
In Yemen a person under interogation would in all likelihood consider waterboarding as a relief from other aggressive interogation methods.
ping
No kidding. Nowadays you could easily be right on target.
Nice catch!
Will they let the Sauds interrogate him too? (He’ll wish he had a waterboard option.)
Reuters link
Yemen says arrests Saudi financer of al Qaeda
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090614/wl_nm/us_yemen_al_qaeda
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