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| The Investigation |
| Al-Qaeda may have trained 11,000 in past five years |
| 2001-09-23 |
The NYT reports that investigators in the U.S. and abroad have identified more components of bin Laden's terrorist network, including a top lieutenant operating in Europe. (The Times doesn't mention the groups the WP cites in its lead.) Lest anybody think investigators are close to catching all of bin Laden's minion, the Times also notes that investigators believe that he has trained more than 11,000 supporters in just the past five years. Many of these men are members of Islamic separatist movements around the world. But the paper says officials believe that at least 3,000 are "hard-core terrorists." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |