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Hambali, alleged mastermind of al-Qaida's campaign of bombings in Southeast Asia, was plotting new terror attacks when he was captured this week, possibly against a Bangkok summit President Bush (news - web sites) is due to attend, Thailand's prime minister said Saturday. AP Photo Hambali, an Indonesian whose real name is Riduan Isamuddin, had planned to make Thailand a base for terror operations, but his arrest — and three of his associates since June — has uprooted his terror network Jemaah Islamiyah from the country, the Thai leader said. Thailand's porous, jungle and river frontiers and lax security at border...