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U.S. pursues Syria link to staff arrested at Guantanamo Bay
Washington Times ^ | 9/29/03 | AP

Posted on 09/29/2003 1:09:31 AM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:47 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The government is trying to determine whether Syria is engaged in espionage against the United States in light of an investigation of security breaches at a prison camp in Cuba, a top White House aide said yesterday.

"We're looking into it, and we'll see what's there," said Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's national security adviser.


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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ahmadalhalabi; chaplain; espionage; gitmo; guantanamobay; jamesyee; spyring; syria; yousefyee

1 posted on 09/29/2003 1:09:31 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks
Actually this guy could make things somewhat easier for us. Most prisoners at guantanamo aren't big enough to supply any worthwhile info to Syria through him. Find out which ones there are big enough fish to qualify for a such a risk and began the interrogations all over again.
2 posted on 09/29/2003 1:18:56 AM PDT by DainBramage
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To: kattracks; Sabertooth; Fred Mertz; piasa
I wonder if the Grand Mufti of Syria and his Abu Nour Institute in Damascus (at which Yee studied) could have run an agent without the knowledge and approval of the Syrian government.
3 posted on 09/29/2003 12:35:32 PM PDT by aristeides
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To: aristeides
Thanks for the heads up. I believe the answer to your speculation is yes.
4 posted on 09/29/2003 8:46:58 PM PDT by Fred Mertz
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