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U.S.: Al-Qaida's Gulf Chief Caught
ABC News ^
Posted on 11/21/2002 11:55:20 AM PST by 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.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; rahimalnashiri
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posted on
11/21/2002 11:55:20 AM PST
by
Mensch
To: Mensch
What was that the democRATS were saying about there being no progess in the war on terrorism?
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posted on
11/21/2002 11:57:10 AM PST
by
Mixer
To: Mixer
I wish Daschle would make more disparaging remarks about our war on terror. Everytime he does, we experience a breakthrough.
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posted on
11/21/2002 11:58:05 AM PST
by
My2Cents
To: Mixer
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.
To: Mensch
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...
To: My2Cents
Yes, I think they've been saving this one for the right occasion.
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posted on
11/21/2002 11:59:47 AM PST
by
Cicero
To: RightWhale
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!
To: Mensch
Mazel Tov.
To: Mensch
I wonder if Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri likes his pork pulled or chopped?
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posted on
11/21/2002 12:05:25 PM PST
by
TBall
To: Mensch
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.
To: Iowa Granny
Would you really do that to your pigs?
To: Iowa Granny
ooooooo you own a pig farm?? These Al-Qaeda guys just looooove PORK!!! ;-)
To: RightWhale
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!
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posted on
11/21/2002 12:22:16 PM PST
by
mombonn
To: Mensch
Would you like a cigarette old man? Here, have this one...arhhhhhhhhh!
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posted on
11/21/2002 12:24:15 PM PST
by
jerod
To: Iowa Granny
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
To: Mensch
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
To: InvisibleChurch
I bet he's scoffed at ever talking to the U.S. also.
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posted on
11/21/2002 12:32:49 PM PST
by
js1138
To: BrooklynGOP
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posted on
11/21/2002 12:38:46 PM PST
by
Mensch
To: My2Cents; RightWhale
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.
To: TBall
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!
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