Posted on 10/19/2005 10:33:30 PM PDT by indianrightwinger
Iraqis Nab Alleged Top Terror Financier Wednesday, October 19, 2005
CAIRO, Egypt — Iraqi police on Wednesday arrested Saddam Hussein's (search) nephew in Baghdad, charging that he served as the top financier of Iraq's (search) rampant insurgency, senior Iraqi security officials said.
Yasir Sabhawi Ibrahim (search), son of Saddam's half brother Sabhawi Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, was arrested in a Baghdad apartment, several days after Syrian authorities forced him to return to Iraq, the officials told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from Cairo. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to deal with the media.
One of the officials, who works as a coordinator between Iraqi authorities and U.S. military intelligence, described the purported financier as the most dangerous man in the urgency. The other official, who is a senior member of the Iraqi Defense Ministry, said the arrest was a serious blow to terrorist networks.
Both officials said Syrian authorities "pushed" Ibrahim into Iraq but did not hand him over to authorities.
The Syrians were aware of his whereabouts in Baghdad and informed U.S. authorities, who then passed the information to Iraq security forces who carried out a "fast, easy" raid on the fugitive's apartment, the Defense Ministry official said.
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Methinks Syria is feeling the USA breathing down its neck!
"Both officials said Syrian authorities "pushed" Ibrahim into Iraq..."
That's almost better news than his actual capture!
Me thinks you right. And it's not just Syria.
Syria kept the money and could use it to finance Hamas.
No worries... Israel can easily take care of Hamas.
Now that's gonna sadden a lot of folks,.... and none of 'em are here in FR.
UN resolutions against Syria are coming. So, no wonder.
Lebanon (Hariri) murder investigation outcome!
HA HA another one bite the dust HEY SR I hearing this dude know stuff LOL! rack this arrest
Do you think the UN will actually step up to the plate?
France and US are jointly promoting sanctions against Syria.
Once France is on-board, which other spineless country is left on the council to block? :-)
OH MAN I hearing that he not close to Saddam relationship wise maybe we need Dr Phil straighting this out LOL!
Excellent!
Germany?
France you mean spinless French this too funny LOL!
China and Russia. Although not for invertabrate reasons.
No VETO power.
Angela is pro-US. She won't be dumb to protect Syria, which is deeply involved in the murder of another country's former leader.
From the reports, the two proposed resolutions sanctioning Syria are likely to pass. Can't find the link, but one report said that even Egypt and Arab countries have told Syria that they can't do much.
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