The more I think about it, the more I think the mysterious person captured may be al-Zarqawi. I'm trying to connect these dots, but I may be dreaming too.
Al Qaeda may still be plotting against U.S. - reports
Thu 5 August, 2004 04:49
The White House said on Wednesday it had received "another new stream of intelligence reporting" on Friday that contributed to the decision to raise the terrorism alert level, brushing aside suggestions it relied solely on the dated information. (snipped)
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=559443§ion=news
Man said to be Zarqawi captured: Reports
An Iraqi website says US forces have captured its most wanted Islamic militant, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi.
Reports said the man was arrested in western Iraq near the border with Syria and his blood has been taken for testing in Baghdad for identification.
According a report by Xinhua, a man said to be Jordanian militant Abu Musab Zarqawi, whose Tawhid and Jihad group has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in Iraq, was captured during a joint operation by coalition forces and Iraqi police, a Kuwait newspaper reported Friday.
The newspaper quoted a senior Iraqi police official as saying that the US and Iraqi investigators are trying to identify the captive, who was seized at the border of Iraq and Syria, and has sent his DNA sample for test.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200407/30/eng20040730_151379.html
You are doing a good job connecting the dots, I believe if Zarqawi was in custody the gov't would hold off on announcing if for some time. There have been a lot of leaks from various sources alluding to it though. Then again, I have seen reports that UBL was captured at least 100 times. :)
It is interesting that we got the report of the arrest of the man trying to pass a letter from Zarqawi to UBL. One has to wonder what was in that letter... If he was trying to contact UBL, it was likely something very important (possibly alluding to attacks). The fact that the FBI is so worried about Car/Truck bombs makes me wonder if they had information that Zarqawi helped plan attacks in the US. His specialty seems to be in the area of large car/truck bombs (chem also), he has proven it is a very good technique in Iraq.