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| Buffalo Boy among those zapped in Yemen... |
| 2002-11-09 |
| An American man, who was among the six suspected al Qaeda terrorists killed by a U.S. missile in Yemen, may be linked to an alleged sleeper terror cell in the United States, a U.S. government source told CNN Friday. U.S. officials said the CIA did not know that the American, Ahmed Hijazi, was in the vehicle Monday before it launched a Hellfire missile from a Predator drone. "It doesn't change anything," an official said. "If you're an American citizen, it doesn't mean you get a free pass to be a terrorist." As a matter of fact, that makes bangin' you the more satisfying... A law enforcement source said, "It will be up to the State Department to confirm whether he is in fact linked to the cell" in the Buffalo, New York, suburb of Lackawanna. According to the source, a link is "actively being sought." Six men — all U.S. citizens — were indicted on charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, specifically, al Qaeda. Prosecutors say the men traveled to Pakistan and then to al Qaeda terror training camps in the spring and summer of 2000, then returned to their homes in New York. At least one man — identified as Kamal Derwish and referred to as "Mr. Big" ... "Raskolnikov! Not Mister Big! You don' think squirrel and moose in on this, do you, Natasha?" ... by law enforcement sources — was still being sought, believed to be in Yemen or somewhere else in the region. Derwish was described as the recruiter for the cell and, like the other suspects, lived in suburban Lackawanna at one time. It is unclear whether Hijazi could be that man or another suspect with alleged ties to the "Lackawanna Six." Five of the six men already indicted in western New York are being held without bail. A sixth man — Sahim Alwan — was granted bond but has not yet posted it. "Alas, poor Derwish..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |