Posted on 10/01/2003 10:59:42 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:51 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
U.S. officials believe they have identified a young former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda's new chief of terror operations in the Persian Gulf.
Abu Hazim al-Sha'ir, a 29-year-old Yemeni now believed to be living in Saudi Arabia, is one of a new crop of al Qaeda operatives who are trying fill the roles of senior bin Laden lieutenants who have been captured or killed since September 11, according to officials from U.S. counterterrorism agencies who discussed the intelligence on the condition of anonymity.
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Naw, it couldn't be Saudi Arabia. Must be a misprint............FRegards
Naw, it couldn't be Saudi Arabia. Must be a misprint............FRegards
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