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To: AdmSmith
He is Abu Hamza, that is not a Burmese name http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-8-2004_pg1_3

Two Qaeda operatives arrested

By Mubasher Bukhari

LAHORE: Law enforcement agencies have arrested two more Al Qaeda suspects for a suicide attack on prime minister in-waiting Shaukat Aziz, intelligence sources told Daily Times. Three Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) members were also booked in Faisalabad on Monday for alleged links with Al Qaeda, Online reported.

"Muhammad Shafiq and Abu Hamza have been arrested from a hideout in North Cantt in Lahore," sources told Daily Times.

Jaish Muhammad activist Muhammad Adnan, who was arrested from Jauharabad near Khushab a couple of days ago, pointed out their hideout. Shafiq is said to be Taliban leader Mulla Omar's close aide while Hamza is an Al Qaeda member from Myanmar. "Both of them fled Wana in South Wazirastan Agency after the Pakistan Army launched an-terrorist operation there," sources said.

Investigators believe that both of them had strong links with the people who masterminded the attack on Mr Aziz in Fatehjang in Attock from where he is contesting a by-election to become Pakistan's prime minister. Three cell phones and thousands of US dollars were seized from them.

Meanwhile, the Punjab Elite Force and Faisalabad police arrested Qari Obaidullah Gurmani, Qari Noor Muhammad and Qari Imam Din from Mubarak mosque near Gao Shala Mor in Faisalabad.

Gurmani is the MMA president from Faisalabad, while Noor and Imam Din are prayer leaders of the mosque. MMA supporters protested the arrests and demanded the government provide evidence of their links with Al Qaeda. The police did not comment on the arrests.

Interior Minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat told the National Assembly last week that some Al Qaeda members were arrested from MMA offices. The MMA denied any links with the Al Qaeda network.
798 posted on 08/16/2004 10:09:21 PM PDT by AdmSmith
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http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/mirror/2004/08/17/18635.html

A journey into the home Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani 2004-08-17 07:48:46 By Mwaka Nakasula recently in Zanzibar

About a kilometer north east of the stone town of Zanzibar lies the home in which Tanzania's terror suspect is said to have grown up. Led by a guide, this reporter managed to locate the home at Kikwajuni Gogoni.

We enter the home and are welcomed by a young beautiful lady of Arab African descent who introduces herself as Arafa Khalfan. This reporter observes that the young lady has striking features of the man alleged to have master- minded the August 7, 1998 terror attack in the US embassies of Dar es Salaam and Nairobi.

Later on, I learn that she is the immediate young sister of the alleged terrorist. The living room of this rather humble home is furnished by two lounge suites and a 21-inch colour Tv set. There is no visible evidence of the family leading an outlandish lifestyle except for the fact that they are able to enjoy a few basic necessities of life such as water and electricity.

On the wall of the living room is a picture of Ahmed. It is in black and white and seems not to be a recent photo as the frame has gathered quite a lot of dust. This is a description of the home in which the man alleged to have financed the operation of the Al-Qaeda network with 'Blood Diamonds' is living.

May I kindly talk to your mother? I ask. Yes, most certainly, she tells me. She enters another room and after about five minutes or so I am graced by the sight of a woman who appears to be in her late 40s. She welcomes us in a rather low tone with simply one word 'Karibu'.

From the very onset of my introduction as a journalist from a local media group she appears to very uncomfortable. "I wish the media could just leave me alone. Talking about my son just reminds me of the good days that we shared together. No pen and notebook please" she grumbles. She pauses for a minute or so and in a dramatic turn of events she allows me to take notes of her sons life history.

She reveals to me that she and Ahmed's father never enjoyed a stable marriage and were later to divorce after the brith of their four children, Ahmed being the first. During the years of their separation Ahmed lived with his father until 1998 when his father died. "He later on moved in with me and we stayed together as a happy family toghther with other his half brothers and sisters" until he left for Dar es Salaam.

Describing his personality she had this to say "My son has a very mild tempter, does not drink and smoke and is highly religious. I say so because up till the time he left home he followed all Moslem religious rites such as praying five times a day and fasting. Apart from that he is a man who enjoyed good neighbourly relations and has never been implicated in a crime", she says.

His sister Arafa confirmed his mothers sentiments by adding that, "Never did I ever see Ahmed drink or smoke.In fact he spent most of his time teaching us Mathematics and Science," she said.

Did he have any special friends I asked? "I wouldn't say so because he led a rather reserved kind of life and had no special friend. I never even saw him with a girl friend," recalls Arafa.

What reasons did he give for leaving Zanzibar I ask? "I guess the main reason that led to his depture for Dar es Salaaam was due to the fact that he was unemployed for quite a long time. He told me that while in Dar es Salaam he would be helping out in a business owned by a certain friend of his called Rashidi," said Bi Said.

Uptil this moment none of his family members really know who Rashidi is neither do they know where his shop is located. In 1998 Ahmed was to leave the country for an unknown destination.

"After he left there no communication at all from him and I kept on wondering where he could be. The next thing an told is that he has been arrested in a part of the world I never dreamt he could be." Said Bibi Said.

She recalls to the Mirror what happened on that fateful day. "We learnt of his arrest from certain relatives of ours who live in Dar es Salaam. They got the news from a foreign news channel. That was the most fateful day of my life," she reveals.

She reveals to me that up till now she has not yet gotten over the arrest of her son and that her last wish is to be reunited with him again as soon as possible.
799 posted on 08/16/2004 10:31:29 PM PDT by AdmSmith
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To: AdmSmith; jeffers; Boot Hill; POA2

"Al-Qa'ida Announces Sheikh Usama Bin Ladin, Aiman al-Zawahiri To Make Public Appearance Soon"

http://alphabetcity.blogspot.com/2004/08/bin-laden-zawahiri-tape-soon-surprise.html


801 posted on 08/17/2004 4:50:53 AM PDT by nuconvert (Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.)
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