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| Iran to put al-Qaida suspects on trial,. No, Really! |
| 2004-01-23 |
| Iran plans to put about a dozen jailed al-Qaida suspects on trial, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi has said. "They are currently in prison. Their relations are cut off from outside and they are going to be tried," Kharrazi told Reuters on Friday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "Right after our fair elections take place" It was the first time that Iran had said it would put suspects of Usama bin Ladin’s network on trial. First they said there were no al-Qaida, then they said they were holding them, but they were’t operating. The most important al-Qaida figure that Western intelligence agencies say may be in Iran is an Egyptian - Saif al-Adel, the network’s security chief. Kharrazi declined to comment on whether Iran was holding al-Adel, saying he could not name any of the suspects for security reasons. "I can say no more" Asked if they were important figures, he said: "Al-Qaida members are very important to everyone these days because of operating in different places." That made some sense, I guess. Washington has said al-Qaida fighters based in Iran plotted suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia last May and has demanded Iran help bring them to justice. Iran denies al-Qaida operated from its territory. So, you are going to put your secret suspects on secret trial before a secret islamic court and hand down secret sentences and lock them up in a secret location for a secret period of time? Thanks, that makes me feel better. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 nothing to see here! Justice was done. I can say no more.....yeah, I feel better too |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-1-23 9:47:00 PM |
| #1 yeah right. I can hear the Judge now: GUILTY!!! pay the clerk the $25.00 fine and sin no more. Next Case! |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-1-23 2:28:42 PM |