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Terror kingpin in Gulf named
Washington Times ^ | Thursday, October 2, 2003

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.


(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abuhazimalshair; alqaeda
Thursday, October 2, 2003

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1 posted on 10/01/2003 10:59:42 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2; M Kehoe
"...Abu Hazim al-Sha'ir, a 29-year-old Yemeni now believed to be living in Saudi Arabia..."

Naw, it couldn't be Saudi Arabia. Must be a misprint............FRegards

3 posted on 10/02/2003 12:56:12 AM PDT by gonzo
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To: JohnHuang2; M Kehoe
"...Abu Hazim al-Sha'ir, a 29-year-old Yemeni now believed to be living in Saudi Arabia..."

Naw, it couldn't be Saudi Arabia. Must be a misprint............FRegards

4 posted on 10/02/2003 12:58:55 AM PDT by gonzo (God said to Abraham:"Kill me a son". Abe said: "God, you must be puttin' me on."...)
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Oops........FRegards
5 posted on 10/02/2003 12:59:37 AM PDT by gonzo (God said to Abraham:"Kill me a son". Abe said: "God, you must be puttin' me on."...)
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6 posted on 10/02/2003 1:01:05 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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