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Iraq-Jordan
Zarqawi's brother-in-law, nephew arrested in Amman
2004-11-26
Jordanian authorities have detained two close relatives of fugitive Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who is near the top of Washington's list of most-wanted terrorists, Zarqawi's relatives said Thursday. Zarqawi's sister said her husband Saleh El Hami (nicknamed Abu Qudamah) and her nephew Mohammad Haraahsheh were detained two days ago from their houses in Zarqa. Government spokesperson Asma Khader said "no details were available as to the motives behind the detention."
"We will tell you no more!"
Abu Qudamah, an extremist cleric who met Zarqawi in Afghanistan in the early 1990's, has been detained many times over the past years. One of Zarqawi's nephews, Omar, 19, is now serving a three-year term for harbouring "provocative" ideas and plotting to carry out terrorist attacks.
Posted by:Steve White

#5  If I were King smn, my approach would be to take the King Soloman answer to Zarqawi...arrest his 'mama' and declare before the Islamic world that the next female prisoner's demise will be mirrored to her! Hey, even the LORD told Moses that Pharoah's next pronouncement would befall 'his own' firstborn!!
Posted by: smn   2004-11-26 1:52:59 PM  

#4  IIUC - same one - and yes DNA testing sounds logical
Posted by: Frank G   2004-11-26 8:22:54 AM  

#3  Is this the same relative they arrested a couple of weeks ago, or are they rounding up the whole family one by one.
Posted by: Steve   2004-11-26 8:15:13 AM  

#2  Only useful thing i can think of is DNA sample , but I would have thought DNA of Abu would have been taken years ago .
Posted by: MacNails   2004-11-26 4:51:45 AM  

#1  Don't know what good these detentions would do. Unlike the pussified governments of Spain and the Philippines, Zarqawi isn't likely to give himself up or reveal his whereabouts as a result of these developments.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-26 2:19:58 AM  

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