Operative Sought al-Qaida's Help in Iraq

To: Cap Huff; Calpernia

41 posted on 02/09/2004 2:56:45 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)

I have been thinking about this all day and was hoping someone wold post a thread this morning....When he came on the first question to him was about Bush's appearance on MTP and his defending his position on WMD...the Gen's reply was *all that's gonna change in 60 to 90 days*...they kept asking him what that meant and the Gen replied *you'll see in 60 to 90 days, I can't say anymore than that*....

42 posted on 02/09/2004 3:03:20 PM PST by mystery-ak (*terrorism has been exaggerated*....Kerry....We must defeat him, our lives depend on it.)

43 posted on 02/09/2004 3:10:54 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)

44 posted on 02/09/2004 3:12:57 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Excellant job on this thread, Ernest!
Thanks for all the great info, and articles.
Please ping me when you get positive articles like this.

45 posted on 02/09/2004 8:32:32 PM PST by FBD (...Please press 2 for English...for Espanol, please stay on the line...)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I read where you have the answer to your question. This thread is a 'keeper'. Thanks for posting it.

46 posted on 02/09/2004 9:09:28 PM PST by windchime (Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

An anti-American operative

Translation: Lying Murdering scumbag.

47 posted on 02/10/2004 9:25:52 PM PST by Valin (Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Cap Huff

The Americans declined to identify the suspect. But the discovery of the disc coincides with the arrest of Hassan Ghul, a Pakistani described by American officials at the time as a courier for the Qaeda network. Mr. Ghul is believed to be the first significant member of that network to have been captured inside Iraq

Trivia time: The discovery of the disc also seems to coincide with the capture of Husam Al-Yemeni...

JANUARY 23, 2004 : (REPORT : HUSAM AL-YEMENI, AN ANSAR AL-ISLAM LEADER ASSOCIATED WITH ZARQAWI, IS CAPTURED) WASHINGTON -- U.S. forces in Iraq captured a leader of the insurgency who is believed to be a close associate of Abu Musab Zarqawi, described by some as a key link between the al-Qaida terrorist network and toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a senior American official said Friday.
U.S. troops captured Husam al-Yemeni last Thursday, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He is described by U.S. officials as the leader of an insurgency cell in Fallujah, west of Baghdad. The official said al-Yemeni is the highest-level member of Ansar al-Islam captured so far. The group comprises mainly ethnic Kurds from northern Iraq with alleged ties to al-Qaida.
Zarqawi is a high-priority target for U.S. forces in Iraq. He is a Jordanian operative the CIA describes as a close associate of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Zarqawi is suspected of coordinating anti-U.S. operations in Iraq, although his whereabouts are unknown.
The official who disclosed al-Yemeni's capture on Friday said he could provide no more details, including the location where the prisoner was caught inside Iraq. - "Insurgent leader captured by U.S. said to be linked to al-Qaida," by Robert Burns, Associated Press, 01/23/04

48 posted on 07/11/2004 8:30:10 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)

To: piasa; Dog; Cap Huff

Let me jog some of the others memories.

Thanks.

49 posted on 07/11/2004 8:43:51 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (.New Linux SUSE Pro 9.1 user here.)

To: piasa; Ernest_at_the_Beach

Piasa what is the question??

50 posted on 07/12/2004 3:48:40 AM PDT by Dog

Nothing, really. It's just that not much coverage went to this other capture which occured about the samme time and I added it to the thread for that reason. It seems some early sources aren't sure who the disc was really found with since the DOD wasn't talking at the time, but assumed it was Ghul only because of the timing and Gul's M.O.

51 posted on 07/12/2004 3:56:06 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)

Ping me if you ever have a question it's ok..

Hey there is an ongoing thread you should start following a bunch of us are hanging out there posting different articles. Someone just posted that there is major fighting going on in the Wana area again.

I'll ping you.

52 posted on 07/12/2004 4:00:47 AM PDT by Dog

Thanks, I appreciate it.

53 posted on 07/12/2004 4:05:41 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)

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