Hambali Handed Over to U.S. After Thai Arrest

The interior of a shipping container on Diego Garcia must be 130-150 degrees these days. Slow roasted Al-Qaida, au jus.

Thanks for the good news ping, my friend

his face altered by plastic surgery

Who performed it, what is the money trail?

Are you angry about him being handed over to the US rather than to the country in which he holds citizenship?

Thailand has an interesting history, and is one of the few Asian nations never to be conquered by another local or foreign power, if I recall correctly.

They live in a tough neighborhood and value their freedom. Who else are they going to cast their cards in with? The Chinese? The Russians? The French?

They also make damn good curries. ;)

Thailand has been a quiet but faithful ally in the war on Terror.

The Thais have never been colonized, and they'll not let the Islamists take over their country.

I'd not want to be a terrorist in the hands of the Thai military police.

They also make damn good curries.

A fact of which I am well aware.
Mrs ASA Vet is Thai, and owns a Thai restaurant.

"I think one of the Army bases in the outback of Alaska would be a much better idea."

I think Gitmo was chosen to avoid some legal issues in the US. Maybe there's some Airforce camp in Antarctica that would do.

Iran "captures" al-Qaeda members and keeps them, which translates to, "We support terrorism and are pretending to arrest them!"

Lucky you!

I've learned to cook some Thai dishes - I make a mean Panang as well as very authentic Thom Kha. I'm a very big fan (big in terms of fandom, not girth) of South and East Asian food.

"Arrest" means "Protect them from Infidels."

After Afghanistan and Iraq, I think the rest of the world is starting to get with the program! If we had apologized and cowered in fear under a President Gore, I shutter to think how much different it would be. Thank you W!

President Bush hailed the capture. "He's a known killer. Hambali was one of the world's most lethal terrorists. He is no longer a problem," he said.

I wonder what Hambali was doing in Thailand. Hookers probably.

But does he have an Austrian acent?

Since this guy enjoys bombs, he should be strapped on the nose a cruise missile face forward and eyes taped open.

Thanks for the ping.

Too bad the Bush adminstration spent so much time toppling $oddomite and forgetting about the al Qaeda terrorists! (Massive Sarcasm Off!)

Update:

Its the Terrorist Scumbag Scorecard

Name	Function	Status	Location

SHURA MAJLIS
The Shura Majlis serves as the board of directors for al-Qaeda, with bin Laden assuming the position of the chief executive officer. While it existed in rudimentary form prior to the creation of the International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders in 1998, the structure underwent a dramatic change during the summer of 2001 when both Gamaa al-Islamiyyah and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad formally merged with al-Qaeda’s command structure and their leaderships were integrated into the former organization. Location is listed if known.
Osama bin Laden	Emir-General	Possibly killed at Tora Bora in Dec. 2001, now believed to be at large	Unknown but frequently reported to be in the Baluchistan area of Pakistan.
Ayman al-Zawahiri	Second-in-Command/Egyptian Islamic Jihad Emir	At Large	Bangladesh as of September 2002
Thirwat Salah Shirhata	Egyptian Islamic Jihad Deputy Emir	At Large	Unknown
Rifa'i Taha Musa	Gamaa al-Islamiyyah Secretary-General	At Large	Unknown
Mustafa Hamza	Gamaa al-Islamiyyah Deputy Emir	At Large	Unknown
Mohammed Atef	Supreme Military Commander	Dead (November 2001)	Hell
Saif al-Adel	Former second-in-command of al-Qaeda's military, became Supreme Military Commander after Atef's death.	At Large	Iran as of August 2002
Abd al-Aziz al-Jamal	Former top aide to Ayman al-Zawahiri, now Deputy Military Commander under Saif al-Adel.	At Large	Iran as of August 2002
Abu Zubaydah	Global Operations Chief	Apprehended (April 2002)	In Custody
Abu Jafar al-Jaziri	Deputy Global Operations Chief	Dead (April 2002)	Hell
Abu Musab Zarqawi	Former Southeast Asian Operations Chief, currently Global Operations Chief, replacing Zubaydah.	At Large	Variously reported as being in both Iran and northern Iraq as of Febuary 2003
Abu Zubair al-Haili	North African Operations Chief	Apprehended (June 2002)	In Custody
Tawfiq Attash Khallad	Leader of USS Cole Operation, South Asian Operations Chief	At Large	Unknown
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri	Middle East Operations Chief	Apprehended (November 2002)	In Custody
Abu Mohammed al-Masri *	East African Operations Chief	At Large	Unknown
Tariq Anwar al-Sayyid Ahmad	Balkans Operations Chief	Dead (February 2002)	Hell
Mohammed Salah	Senior Explosive Expert, Central African Operations Chief	Dead (December 2001)	Hell
Mahfouz Ould al-Walid (aka Abu Hafs the Mauritanian, aka "Mr. Mauritania")	Theologian	Formerly believed dead, now believed to be at large	Iran
Zaid Khayr	Operations Chief (?)	At Large	Unknown

THE INNER CIRCLE**
These are bin Laden’s aides, security chiefs, and immediate family members. While only a handful of those listed possesses any true value to al-Qaeda, their capture will demonstrate just how close the United States is to tracking down and apprehending or eliminating the al-Qaeda leader and his top lieutenants.
Amin al-Haq	Shura Majlis Security Chief	At Large	Unknown
Abdallah Tabarak	Tora Bora CINC	Apprehended (December 2001)	In Custody
Saif al-Din al-Ansari	Theological Advisor to Osama bin Laden	At Large	Unknown
Abu Ubeid al-Qurashi	Military Advisor to Osama bin Laden	At Large	Unknown
Abu Bashir al-Yemeni	Political Advisor to Osama bin Laden	At Large	Unknown
Saad bin Laden	Spawn of Satan, Operations Chief, heir Apparent	Reported to be Apprehended, likely still at Large	Iran
Mahammed bin Laden	Spawn of Satan, Security Chief	At Large	Iran
Hamza bin Laden	Spawn of Satan	Reported to be Apprehended, likely still at Large	Iran
Saif bin Laden	Spawn of Satan	At Large	Iran

TERRORIST TRAINING CAMP COMMANDERS
Prior to Operation Enduring Freedom, al-Qaeda maintained training facilities in Afghanistan, Indonesia, Sudan, the Philippines, northern Albania and Chechnya. Al-Qaeda recruits are divided into four groups: mujahideen (foot soldiers), shahideen (suicide bombers), takfiri (sleepers), and ansar (support personnel), each with their own specialized training and indoctrination. Capturing the terrorist training camp commanders is of utmost necessity to the success of the War on Terror.
Sheikh Ibn al-Liby (Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi)	Terrorist Training Camp Commander	Apprehended (January 2002)	In Custody
Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi	Terrorist Training Camp Commander	Apprehended (April 2002)	In Custody
Fathur Rahman al-Ghozi	Terrorist Training Camp Commander	Apprehended (December 2001)	In Custody
Abdul Aziz	Terrorist Training Camp Commander	At Large	Unknown
Abdul Rahin Ayub	Terrorist Training Camp Commander	At Large	Unknown
Parlindugan Siregar	Terrorist Training Camp Commander	At Large	Indonesia
Omar Bandon	Terrorist Training Camp Commander	At Large	Indonesia
Syawal	Terrorist Training Camp Commander	At Large	Indonesia

THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE
Al-Qaeda has at its disposal a great deal of money from a wide variety of sources that include everything from legitimate businesses to an elaborate network of Islamic charities and NGOs created for the purpose of supplying funds to the organization. This committee is responsible for the administration and distribution of the group’s funds, as well as transferring assets to avoid their being frozen.
Sheikh Saiid al-Masri (Mustafa Ahmed al-Hisawi)	Head of the Financial Committee	Apprehended (March 2003)	In Custody
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa	Financier and envoy to the Saudi Bin Laden Group	At Large	Saudi Arabia as of October 2002
Saad al-Sharif	Financier / OBL's Brother in Law	At Large	Unknown
Ahmed Saeed al-Kadr	Financier	At Large	Unknown
Khalil Saeed Deek	Financier	At Large	Unknown
Wan min Wan Mat	Financier	Apprehended (September 2002)	In Custody
Abdul Rahim Riyadh	Financier	Apprehended (February 2002)	In Custody
Abu Salah al-Yemeni	Financier	Dead (February 2002)	Hell
Hamza al-Qatari	Financier	Dead (March 2002)	Hell
Sheik Mohammed Al Hasan Al-Moayad	Financier / Cleric	Apprehended (January 2003)	In Custody
Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed	Financier / Cleric	Apprehended (January 2003)	In Custody
Abu Yasir al-Jaziri	Financier	Apprehended (March 2003)	In Custody

THE GOLDEN CHAIN
While al-Qaeda’s sources of funding are manifold, its largest sources of funding are found in twelve wealthy Saudi businessmen who are known within the organization as “the Golden Chain” and contribute millions every year. So long as this chain of financing remains intact, the group will remain able to regroup and reform itself to strike again. Also included within this list are al-Qaeda’s official contacts within both the Saudi Bin Laden Group as well as those elements of House Saud that support the group’s aims. All publicly known members are listed and other names will be added as soon as they become available.
Khalid bin Mafouz	Former CEO of the Saudi National Commercial Bank	At Large	Saudi Arabia
Saleh Abdullah Kamel	Co-founder of the al-Shamal Bank	At Large	Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Suleiman al-Rajhi	CEO of al-Rajhi Bank	At Large	Saudi Arabia
Abdel Abdul Jalil Batterjee	Founder of the Benevolence International Foundation	At Large	Saudi Arabia
Wael Hamza Julaidan	Chairman of the Pakistan branch of the Muslim World League	At Large	Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi	Founder of the al-Haramain Foundation	At Large	Saudi Arabia
Yassin al-Qadi	Chairman of the al-Haramain Foundation	At Large	Saudi Arabia

DIPLOMATIC CORPS
In order to remain in touch with its plethora of affiliate organizations worldwide, al-Qaeda maintains a corps of “terrorist ambassadors,” operations chiefs whose duty is to maintain and coordinate operations with local affiliate groups. This list is incomplete and will be revised accordingly as more data becomes available.
Abdelwahid Ahmed Alwan	Ambassador to the GSPC	Dead (November 2002)	Hell
Hamid Saadaoui	Successor to Abdelwahid Ahmed Alwan	At Large	Algeria
Abu Leith al-Lybi	Ambassador to the GIA	At Large	Algeria
Saif al-Islam al-Masri	Ambassador to the al-Ansar	Apprehended (May 2002)	In Custody
Salah Hajir	Ambassador to the Asbat al-Ansar	At Large	Lebanon
Qari Akka	Ambassador to the IMU	At Large	Unknown
Abu Iyad	Ambassador to the UFCM	At Large	Georgia
Omar al-Farouq	Ambassador to Jemaah Islamiyyah	Apprehended (Summer 2002)	In Custody
Syafullah al-Yemeni	Successor to Omar al-Farouq	At Large	Indonesia

MEDIA COMMITTEE
This group acts as al-Qaeda’s unofficial spokesmen and are responsible for the spread of its ideology throughout the Islamic world. Other unofficial members of the committee not listed on this list are members of the Khalifah, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, and Salafist movements.
Suleiman Abu Ghaith	Spokesman	At Large	Unknown
Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri	Head of Supporters of Sha’riah	At Large	United Kingdom
Sheikh Omar al-Bakri	Head of al-Muhajiroun	At Large	United Kingdom
Sheikh Abu Qatada al-Philisteeni	Spokesman	Apprehended	In Custody

WMD COMMITTEE
Al-Qaeda employs a number of Muslim scientists of various nationalities, principally Egypt, to assist them in the creation and procurement of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.
Midhat Mursi	Emir of the WMD Committee	At Large	Unknown
Abu Khabab	Chief chemical weapons scientist	At Large	Unknown
Assadalah Abdul Rahman	Chief of WMD procurement	At Large	Unknown
Abu Bashir al-Yemeni	Unknown	At Large	Unknown

MILITARY COMMITTEE
Al-Qaeda maintains, in addition to its considerable legions of terrorist cells, a number of quasi-military formations spread across the globe in Algeria, Eritrea, Somalia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Most of its military commanders are veterans past Islamic insurgencies and are considered primary targets for anti-terrorism efforts. This remains a work in progress and anyone with definitive information on the Bosnian, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Azerbaijan-based al-Qaeda would be obliged to contact me.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed	Emir of the Martyrdom Battalion	Apprehended (March 2003)	In Custody
Hanbali (Nurjaman Riduan Isamuddin)	South East Asia Operations Chief	Apprehended (August 2003)	In Custody
Abdel Azeem al-Muhajir	Tunisia Operations Chief	At Large	Pakistan
Faisal Abdullah Mohammed	Somalia Operations Chief	At Large	Somalia
Bilal bin Marwan	Arabian Sea Commander-in-Chief	At Large	Iran
Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi	Yemen Operations Chief	Dead November (2002)	Hell
Mohsen al-Fadli	Kuwait Commander-in-Chief	Apprehended	In Custody
Abdel Hari al-Iraqi	Afghanistan Commander-in-Chief	At Large	Unknown
Abdullah Saidov (Sayyid Abdullah Nuri Masood)	Tajikistan Operations Chief	At Large	Uzbekistan (Ferghana Valley)
Mohammed Sharif Himmatzade	Military advisor to Abdullah Saidov	At Large	Uzbekistan (Ferghana Valley)
Imam Samudra	Java Commander-in-Chief	Apprehended (November 2002)	In Custody
Mas Selamat Kastari	Singapore Commander-in-Chief	Apprehended (February 2003)	In Custody
Khalid Ansari	Australia Operations Chief	At Large	Unknown
Ahmed Zaoui	New Zealand Operations Chief	At Large	Unknown
Essid Sami ben Khemais	Southern Europe Commander-in-Chief	Apprehended	In Custody
Lionel Dumont	France Operations Chief	At Large	Unknown
Abdel Karim al-Hadouti	Belgium Operations Chief	At Large	Algeria as of November 2001
Fouzi al-Hadouti	Aide to Abdel Karim, senior explosives expert	At Large	Algeria as of November 2001
Ali Ahmeti	Kosovo/Macedonia Operations Chief	At Large	Kosovo
Saqar al-Jadawi	Military Commander	At Large	Unknown
Mohammed Omar Abdel Rahman	Military Commander	Apprehended (March 2003)	In Custody
Ahmed Omar Abdel Rahman	Military Commander	Apprehended (December (2001)	In Custody

AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION LEADERS
Al-Qaeda is, above all else, an organization of organizations, and uses lesser terrorist groups as affiliates and franchises in order to accomplish its objectives on a local level. Hezbollah is not included on this list because it remains an equal partner with al-Qaeda, not an affiliate or subordinate organization.
CHECHNYA
Shamil Basayev	Emir of the United Forces of the Caucasian Mujahideen (UFCM)	At Large	At Large
Amir ibn al-Khattab	Emir of al-Ansar	Dead (March 2002)	Hell
Abu al-Walid	Deputy Emir of al-Ansar	At Large	Dagestan, Russian Federation
Amir Badalov	Azeri Jamaat leader	At Large	Georgia
Rovshan Kitab-Ogly	Azeri Jamaat military commander	At Large	Georgia
ALGERIA
Antar Zouabri	National Emir of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA)	Dead (Febuary 2002)	Hell
Rachid Abu Tourab	Deputy Emir of the GIA	At Large	Algeria
Hassan Hattab	Emir of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)	At Large	Algeria
LEBANON
Abdullah Shreidi	Asbat al-Nour leader	At Large	Lebanon
Ahmad al-Karim al-Sadi	Asbat al-Ansar leader	At Large	Lebanon
CENTRAL ASIA
Mullah Omar	Supreme Leader of the Taliban	At Large	Unknown
Mullah Hahsan Mahsum	Emir of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement	At Large	Uzbekistan (Ferghana Valley)
Ismail Kadir	ETIM envoy to Afghanistan	Apprehended (July 2002)	In Custody
Juma Namangani	Emir of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan	Reported dead in November 2001, but the Kyrgz Security Council believes him to be alive	Uzbekistan (Ferghana Valley), if alive
Tahir Yuldosh	Deputy Emir of the IMU	At Large	Pakistan
Mohammed Taher Baldash	Military Commander of the IMU	At Large	Pakistan
SOUTH ASIA***
Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani	Emir of Jamaat ul-Fuqra	At Large	Pakistan
Fazlur Rehman Khalil	Harakat ul-Ansar/Harakat ul-Mujahideen commander	At Large	Pakistan
Bakht Zamin Khan	al-Badr commander-in-chief	At Large	Pakistan
Sharib Zubair	Harakat ul-Mujahideen al-Ami	Apprehended (September 2002)	In Custody
Sayyid Salahuddin	Emir of the Hizb ul-Mujahideen	At Large	Pakistan
Maulana Masood Azhar	Jaish-e-Mohammed commander	At Large	Pakistan
Hafiz Saeed	Lashkar-e-Tayyaba leader	Apprehended (December 2001)	In Custody
Hafiz Khalid Walid	Lashkar-e-Tayyaba deputy leader	At Large	Pakistan
Mohammed Latif	Lashkar-e-Tayyaba commander	At Large	Pakistan
Maulana Fazlur Rahman	Head of Jamaat-e-Islami	At Large	Pakistan
Sheikh Jamil ur-Rahman	Tehrik ul-Mujahideen emir	At Large	Pakistan
Riaz Basra	Lashkar-e-Jhangvi	Apprehended (January 2002)	In Custody
THE PHILIPPINES
Hashim Salamat	Secretary-General of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)	At Large	Philippines
Eid Kabalu	MILF spokesman	At Large	Philippines
al-Haj Murad Ibrahim	MILF assistant secretary-general	At Large	Philippines
Ghazali Jaafar	MILF military commander	At Large	Philippines
Sammy al-Mansoor	MILF chief of staff	At Large	Philippines
Khadafi Janjalani	Emir of Abu Sayyaf	At Large	Philippines
Radulan Sahiron	Abu Sayyaf military commander	At Large	Philippines
Isnilon Hapilon	Abu Sayyaf operations chief	At Large	Philippines
Hamsiraj Sali	Abu Sayyaf liaison to Iraq	At Large	Philippines
Mujib Susukan	Abu Sayyaf military commander	Dead (Febuary 2003)	Hell
Maid Sampang	Abu Sayyaf explosives expert	Apprehended (January 2003)	In Custody
Mark Bolkerin Gumbahale	Abu Sayyaf explosives expert	Apprehended (October 2002)	In Custody
Adjid Moro	Abu Sayyaf procurement officer	Apprehended (January 2003)	In Custody
Mariano Lomarda	Leader of Rajah Solaiman group	Apprehended (March 2003)	In Custody
Nedhal Falah Awwad al-Dhalain	Financier for Rajah Solaiman group	Apprehended (May 2002)	In Custody
Ahmad Abdellatif Jubran	Responsible for several bombings in PI, Linked to Mohammed Jamal Khalifa	Apprehended (May 2002)	In Custody
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Abubakar Bashir	Jemaah Islamiyyah spiritual leader	Apprehended (October 2002)	In Custody
Mukhlas (Ali Gufron)	Jemaah Islamiyyah operations chief	Apprehended (October 2002)	In Custody
Mohammed Iqbal Abdurraham (Abu Jibril)	Jemaah Islamiyyah deputy operations chief	At Large	Unknown
Zulkarnaen	Jemaah Islamiyyah military commander	At Large	Unknown
Azahari	Jemaah Islamiyyah explosives expert	At Large	Unknown
Habib Rizieq Shihab	Islamic Defense Front leader	Apprehended (October 2002)	In Custody
Ibrahim Maidin	Jemaah Islamiyyah recruiting officer	At Large	Unknown
Agus Dwikairna	Founding member of Rabitatul Mu-jahidin, Associate of al-Zwahari and Omar al-Farouq	Apprehended (March 2002)	In Custody
Abdul Jamal Balfas	Member of Rabitatul Mu-jahidi	Apprehended (March 2002)	In Custody
Tamsil Linrung	Member of Rabitatul Mu-jahidi	Apprehended (March 2002)	In Custody


THE CELL
The September 11 attacks were the most sophisticated operation in the modern history of terrorism and as such required a sophisticated network of al-Qaeda operatives spanning from Germany to Malaysia. Some of these individuals have been taken into custody, but a disturbing number continue remain at large.
Zacarias Moussaoui	Martyrdom Battalion operative	Apprehended (August 2001)	In Custody
Ramzi Binalshibh	9/11 operations chief	Apprehended (September 2002)	In Custody
Mounir al-Motassadeq	9/11 operations planner	Apprehended	In Custody
Zakariya Essabar	9/11 operations planner	At Large	Unknown
Said Bahaji	9/11 operations planner	At Large	Unknown
Abdelghani Mzoudi	9/11 financier	Apprehended (Febuary 2003)	In Custody
Mohammed Galeb Kalaje Zouaydi	9/11 financier	Apprehended (April 2002)	In Custody
Aftab Ansari	9/11 financier	At Large	Pakistan
Yazid Sufaat	Al-Qaeda operative	Apprehended (November 2002)	In Custody
Abdulaziz Saudi al-Rasheed	Al-Qaeda operative	Apprehended (August 2002)	In Custody
Sheikh Ahmed al-Hawashi	Al-Qaeda recruiter	At Large	Saudi Arabia

THE FBI’S MOST WANTED TERRORISTS
Contrary to popular belief, many of the individuals on the FBI’s most wanted list are not senior al-Qaeda leaders but are rather either low-level terrorists who have been involved in previous attacks on US installations. The focus of this list, however, is to take note of the non-al-Qaeda terrorists on the FBI list.
Imad Fayez Mugniyah	Hezbollah, Islamic Revolutionary Guards, global operations chief	At Large	Alternates between Lebanon (Bekaa Valley) and Iran
Ali Atwa	Hezbollah (Iran), Coalition for Revolutionary Justice operative	At Large	Lebanon (Bekaa Valley)
Hasan Izz-Al-Din	Hezbollah (Iran), Coalition for Revolutionary Justice operative	At Large	Lebanon (Bekaa Valley)
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser	Khobar Towers Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Anas Al-Liby	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Abdul Rahman Yasin****	1993 WTC Bombing	At Large	Unknown
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mughassil	Khobar Towers Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Ali Saed Bin Ali El-Hoorie	Khobar Towers Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Saif Al-Adel	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown
Ibrahim Salih Mohammed Al-Yacoub	African Embassy Bomber	At Large	Unknown

Others of Interest
These are terrorist who are named for some reason in the media but do not fit into the above categories.
Abikar Mohammed Ali	Mombosa	Apprehended (March 2003)	In Custody


Note: Abu Mohammed al-Masri’s fate has been the subject of a great deal of speculation due to the fact that it is a fairly common nom de guerre among al-Qaeda operatives. Some of the data is still sketchy, but it appears that he is not the same as the Yemeni al-Qaeda operative who served as the network’s representative to the Algerian GSPC. Israeli officials have stated that he may have been one of the suicide bombers involved in the Mombasa attack in November 2002, but this has not been confirmed. Note: Osama bin Laden is said to have had up to four wives and as many as twenty-three sons, though only four have been named by counter-terrorism sources. According to Time Magazine, documents recovered from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s residence indicate that during December 2001 most of bin Laden’s family escaped into Iran with at least several hundred al-Qaeda fighters, a charge made by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the time. The CIA has several intelligence reports citing Saad bin Laden as having met with senior members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Tehran in Febuary 2003. NOTE: The list of Pakistani al-Qaeda affiliates is incomplete, largely because they change their names so often in an effort to evade their financial assets being seized. **Currently "at large" because he was released by the Clinton Justice Department after "cooperating" in the investigation of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. It turns out that he was actually an Iraqi intelligence agent, and is believed to have fled to Baghdad.

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All we need is another announcement by Daschle that the war on terrorism is misguided and making no progress.

"He used a Spanish passport with a long, confusing Spanish name."

Ahmed Mohammad Barcelonahead?