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| Naming Khan could have jeopardized sting |
| 2004-08-06 |
| U.S. officials revealed the name of captured al Qaeda suspect Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan while he was still cooperating with Pakistani authorities, a Pakistani intelligence source told Reuters on Friday. Khan e-mailed comrades on Sunday and Monday as part of an ongoing Pakistani sting operation against Osama bin Laden's network, the source said. But his name appeared in the New York Times on Monday following anonymous briefings, raising suggestions the U.S. officials' disclosure could have jeopardised the sting. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #3 Reuters is reporting that Khan had been turned, was providing deep information and was outed way too soon .... a real loss as a result of the partisan bitterness this election year. |
| Posted by: rkb 2004-08-06 9:21:03 PM |
| #2 thanks, unnamed suckup to NYT and the Times itself! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-06 8:50:08 PM |
| #1 "could have jeopardised the sting" seems like an odd choice of words. From the sound of it, the leakers completely wrecked it. |
| Posted by: Wuzzalib 2004-08-06 8:27:01 PM |