U.S.: Al-Qaida's Gulf Chief Caught

ABC News ^

[Mensch]

U.S.: Al-Qaida's Gulf Chief Caught U.S. Says It Has Captured al-Qaida's Persian Gulf Operations Chief

The Associated Press

W A S H I N G T O N, Nov. 21 — Al-Qaida leader Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the network's chief of operations in the Persian Gulf, has been captured, senior U.S. government officials said Thursday.

Al-Nashiri, a suspected mastermind of the USS Cole bombing in October 2000, was captured in an undisclosed foreign country earlier this month and is in U.S. custody, officials said.

He is the highest-ranking al-Qaida operative captured since the CIA, FBI and Pakistani authorities captured bin Laden's operations chief, Abu Zubaydah, in Faisalabad, Pakistan, in March.

U.S. officials had recently said a senior al-Qaida leader had been caught, but they had declined to identify him. On Sunday, Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said the leader was providing information to his interrogators.

[Mixer]

What was that the democRATS were saying about there being no progess in the war on terrorism?

[My2Cents]

I wish Daschle would make more disparaging remarks about our war on terror. Everytime he does, we experience a breakthrough.

[RightWhale]

What was that the democRATS were saying

Maybe someone should e-mail Sen Daschle with this news. He expressed some concern lately about being out of the loop.

[Wait4Truth]

But..but...but the algore said the other day that President Bush was "failing" in the war on terrorism...how can this be? Could the algore have been lying to the American people for political reasons???? Hehehehe...

[Cicero]

Yes, I think they've been saving this one for the right occasion.

[Wait4Truth]

I just love this. We have daschle, hillary and gore telling us that the President has failed in the war on terror; and then this happens. This just shows once again that the RATS are ridiculous. This is great news. This guy is a very big fish!

[BrooklynGOP]

Mazel Tov.

[TBall]

I wonder if Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri likes his pork pulled or chopped?

[Iowa Granny]

I own a pig farm. I am here to volunteer to take HIM. I have 3 sons,, they are big strapping farm guys,,, in their prime. I can assure you we could take really good care of this slime.

[Apple_Hills]

Would you really do that to your pigs?

[areafiftyone]

ooooooo you own a pig farm?? These Al-Qaeda guys just looooove PORK!!! ;-)

[mombonn]

Maybe someone should e-mail Sen Daschle with this news.

RATS get all their news from "seeing it in the paper."

They never hear it on tv, get an email, are advised of it by an aide, they never know a thing until they see it in the paper.

Remember, hill heard about monica when bill said, "You'll not going to believe this."

WAY TO GO, US MILITARY, PRESIDENT BUSH AND DON RUMSFELD!

[jerod]

Would you like a cigarette old man?

Here, have this one...arhhhhhhhhh!

[CindyDawg]

I am here to volunteer to take him

How about inviting the 17 families and the sailors of the USS COLE to the party? CD

[InvisibleChurch]

he's a rough, tough American-hating terrorist..he's made of tougher stuff than we've ever seen...i bet he scoffed at the idea of American imperialists ever taking him alive... he's real tuff, yup

[js1138]

I bet he's scoffed at ever talking to the U.S. also.

[Mensch]

[BOBTHENAILER]

I wish Daschle would make more disparaging remarks about our war on terror. Everytime he does, we experience a breakthrough.

My guess is we already have three more in the cooler.

They wait for tommy to stick his size 5 shoe in his little mouth, then leak the NEW news that is strangely a month or so old.

Brilliant tactic. Also gives them an opportunity to work 'em over for a while to see if they're gonna talk.

[Grampa Dave]

Why don't you ask Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri if he likes his pork pulled or chopped? Instead of 72 virgins, he gets to room with this clone of Rosie the Pig O'Donnell!