AP: Sons of Osama bin Laden Arrested in S.E. Afghanistan???

FOXNEWS

[JohnHuang2]

Nothing follows...

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Two sons of Osama bin Laden were arrested in southeastern Afghanistan in a joint operation involving U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said. "They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other Al Qaida men were killed in the operation. Zehri refused to identify which forces were involved in the operation. "They were allied forces," he said refusing to identify the nationalities of the forces involved in the operation. Rabat is at the extreme tip of southwestern Afghanistan where the Afghan, Pakistan and Iran borders meet.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two sons of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) were arrested in southeastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) in a joint operation involving U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said.

"They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other Al Qaida men were killed in the operation.

Zehri refused to identify which forces were involved in the operation.

"They were allied forces," he said refusing to identify the nationalities of the forces involved in the operation. Rabat is at the extreme tip of southwestern Afghanistan where the Afghan, Pakistan and Iran borders meet.

Arrested were Saad and Hamza bin Laden, two of what are believed to be 14 to 18 sons of Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaida terrorist organization. Saad is believed closely tied to the operations of al-Qaida.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two sons of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) were arrested in southeastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) in a joint operation involving Pakistani and U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said.

"They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other al-Qaida men were killed in the operation.

Arrested were Saad and Hamza bin Laden, two of what are believed to be 14 to 18 sons of Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaida terrorist organization. Saad is believed closely tied to the operations of al-Qaida.

In Washington, U.S. counterterrorism officials strongly disputed reports saying bin Laden's sons were captured. They said they had no information that would suggest any of the sons had been detained.

Zehri refused to say which military units were involved.

"They were allied forces," he said, operating near Rabat in the extreme southwestern tip of Afghanistan where it borders Pakistan and Iran.

Some sources claim Bin Laden has at least 23 children by several wives. Saad is one the oldest, in his early 20s and has emerged as an al-Qaida leader and one of America's top two dozen targets in the network. Mohammed and Ahmed bin Laden also support their father's efforts, U.S. officials say.

[TLBSHOW]

start crossing them off the list.......

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Fast Facts: Most Wanted Al Qaeda Leaders


Thursday, January 23, 2003

Name, nationality and status of some major Al Qaeda figures:


Usama bin Laden, Saudi, supreme leader: At large.

Mohammed Atef, Egyptian, military chief: Killed in U.S. airstrike.

Ayman Al-Zawahri, Egyptian, bin Laden's doctor and spiritual adviser: At large.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Kuwaiti-Pakistani, suspected mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks: At large.

Abu Zubaydah, Palestinian-Saudi, terrorist coordinator: Captured.

Saif Al-Adil, Egyptian, bin Laden security chief: At large.

Shaikh Saiid Al-Sharif, Saudi, bin Laden's brother-in-law and Sept. 11 financier: At large.

Abd Al-Rahim Al-Nashiri, Saudi, Persian Gulf operations chief: Captured.

Tawfiq Attash Khallad, Yemeni, operational leader, suspected mastermind of USS Cole bombing in October 2000: At large.

Qaed Salim Sinan Al-Harethi, Yemeni, Yemen operations chief: Killed in U.S. airstrike.

Omar Al-Farouq, Kuwaiti, Southeast Asia operations chief: Captured.

Ibn Al-Shaykh Al-Libi, Libyan, training camp commander: Captured.

Saad bin Laden, Saudi, bin Laden's son: At large.

Abu Mohammad Al-Masri, Egyptian, training camp commander: At large.

Tariq Anwar Al-Sayyid Ahmad, Egyptian, operational planner: Killed in U.S. airstrike.

Mohammed Salah, Egyptian, operational planner: Killed in U.S. airstrike.

Abd Al-Hadi Al-Iraqi, training camp commander: Captured.

Abu Musab Zarqawi, Jordanian, operational planner: At large.

Abu Zubair Al-Haili, Saudi, operational planner: Arrested.

Abu Hafs The Mauritanian, operational and spiritual leader: At large.

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Kuwaiti, Al Qaeda spokesman: At large.

Midhat Mursi, Egyptian, responsible for research on weapons of mass destruction: At large.

Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi, financier: At large.

Hamza Al-Qatari, financier: Killed.

Ahmad Said Al-Kadr, Egyptian-Canadian, financier: At large.

Zaid Khayr, operational leader: At large.

Abu Salah Al-Yemeni: logistics, Killed.

Abu Jafar Al-Jaziri, aide to Abu Zubyadah: Killed.

Abu Basir Al-Yemeni, Yemeni, aide to Usama bin Laden: At large.

Abd Al-Aziz Al-Jamal, aide to al-Zawahri: At large.

Ramzi Binalshibh, Yemeni, planner and organizer of Sept. 11 attacks: Captured.

Zacarias Moussaoui, charged as conspirator with Sept. 11 hijackers: Arrested.

Zakariya Essabar, member of cell with chief Sept. 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta: At large.

Said Bahaji, member of cell with chief Sept. 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta: At large.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,71144,00.html

[finnsheep]

Two out of the eighteen he is believed to have. Hmmm. Sounds familiar. He is probably making more as we speak.

[SpinyNorman]

"But now I am forced to suckle from the 16 poisoned leathern teats of Gophahmet, Whore of Betrayal, until I burst from an unwholesome engorgement of curdled bile. This must be some sort of terrible mistake."

Shouldn't that be ...the 16 poisoned teats of Hillary, Whore of Betrayal,....?

I have often suspected that she had multiple nipples down her bloated abdomen, but I have just tried not to think about it. Good for the diet though........

[mickie]

US OFFICIALS DISPUTE REPORT OF CAPTURE OF OBL SONS.
on FNC.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Posted on 03/07/2003 2:59 AM CST by JustPiper

Great post. This is going to be a very interesting day.

[freedomson]

Hey Bob Lee Swagger, this is the first time I've ever seen your screen name. I love it!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

SNIP...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Two sons of Osama bin Laden were captured in southeastern Afghanistan in a joint operation involving Pakistani and U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said, yet U.S. officials strongly disagreed with the report.

"They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other al-Qaeda men were killed in the operation.

Arrested were Saad and Hamza bin Laden, two of what are believed to be 14 to 18 sons of Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization. Saad is believed closely tied to the operations of al-Qaeda.

In Washington, U.S. counterterrorism officials strongly disputed reports saying bin Laden's sons were captured. They said they had no information that would suggest any of the sons had been detained.

SNIP...

[Moby Grape]

Oh my....what will poor little Tom Thumb Dashle say now?....He said we are not making progress on the War on Terrorism....poor little guy...nothing is going right for him.

[twigs]

He messed with the wrong President!

My goodness yes! And so did the UN!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Dem talking points for Sunday Morning Talk Shows in April:

1. Bush still hasn't captured bin Laden.
2. The war in Iraq will be a quagmire.
3. North Korea is a big problem.
4. The economy is soft.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Hey Bob Lee Swagger, this is the first time I've ever seen your screen name. I love it!

Ol' Bob Lee's a hoot, no?

[SquirrelKing]

Hey Osama:

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear...

[JohnHuang2]

Bump :^)

[jaugust]

There is know way of predicting when someone which we send arms to will turn terrorist against us. Did you yourself foresee this happening? Did you have some sort of special insight into OBL? Should we not have helped the Afghani rebels fight off the then Soviet Army seeking to expand its own borders? Anyone can have 20/20 hindsight...

[Grampa Dave]

If this is true and the other events that I think will unwrap between now and the flushing of Saddamn, the Rats will have an overdose of your great acronymn: STFU!

[JohnHuang2]

Re# 207 -- thanks for posting the update.

[Marysecretary]

John, my friend, God is GOOD! The news just keeps getting better and better this week.

[js1138]

I hope the remaining followers of Laden give this some consideration. I doubt they will.

We, of course, still quake at the mention of the Red Brigade, the KGB, the SS, the Kamakazi. All of these fools have their day, courtesy of appeasers, but all fail in the end because they are totalitarians, and have no enduring support.

[BOBTHENAILER]

He's wearing himself out opposing President Bush imo.

Agreed. Watching Blix in his "Hans over Iraq" show now. This is the FREE carnival I can ever remember watching.

[twigs]

Brit Hume had Pelosi on last night answering questions about whether she supported war and Bush. I couldn't believe it! I've always seen her so composed--she just stammered and hawed in the worst kind of way and she knew it. The look in her eyes was priceless!