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| Key terrorists passing through Thailand |
| 2003-11-26 |
| Looks like Hanbali didnât travel alone ... Thailand has put on its watch list the names of 220 foreigners, including key international terrorists linked with al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah who have passed through the Kingdom in the past three years, Thai intelligence sources told The Nation yesterday. After recent warnings from the US of a possible new round of terrorist attacks, Thai security officials went through stacks of immigration records from 2001 to the present, isolating the names. The names became significant when compared with most wanted lists supplied by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as other international security organisations. The sources said that the 220 names comprised 128 al-Qaeda followers, including 45 Iraqis and 16 Iranians, 13 members of Jemaah Islamiyah, three Egyptian Islamic militants and another 21 members of other terrorist groups. Thai and US intelligence officials are working closely to prevent anyone on the lists from slipping into Thailand to bomb socalled âsoftâ targets such as hotels, entertainment venues or offices of private companies. The US has said that although Thailand is considered a âlesserâ target of international terrorist is far from immune. The intelligence sources, who requested anonymity, said this was the first time Thailand had screened incoming and outgoing persons so meticulously. All available information on foreign visitors was analysed. Some of those listed have used Thailand as a safe haven during their yearlong campaign against soft targets around the world, the sources said, confirming that 10 terrorists with links to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah had visited Thailand in 2001 and 2002. The alleged terrorists who visited Thailand include Kuwaiti-Canadian Mahammed Mansour Jabarah who was arrested in Canada after the September 11 events, Hassan Igbal chaudury, a Pakistani, and two Yemeni men â Abdul Karem Ahmed Al Tuwayti and Abdul Hakim Mohamed Al Kumin. All are linked to al-Qaeda. The sources said the rest were six alleged members of Jemaah Islamiyah from Singapore who frequented Thailand â Mas Selamat Kesteri, Ahmed Sahgi, Hassan bin Ismail, Zainal Abidin Mohamed Rashid, Ishak Mohammed Noohu, Mohamed Hassan Bin Sayudin. All are on CIA wanted lists, the sources said, adding that each has a US$5 million (Bt200 million) bounty on his head. Thai authorities at all border checkpoints have already reinforced their procedures. The alleged terrorists came to Bangkok during 2001 and 2002, the sources said, adding that Mohammed Mansour Jabarrah was in Bangkok in January 2002 to allegedly plan for the Bali bombing. Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, also attended the meeting. He was captured by Thai police and the CIA in August in Ayutthaya. The intelligence sources admitted it had been difficult to monitor immigration sufficiently as most operatives used several forged passports and some crossed the porous borders without going through official entry points. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #9 .com, kick'n ass again. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-11-27 3:16:32 AM |
| #8 outta wedlock chile that he's behind on chile support payment LOL! I got painted as a racist by saying "Gawd's chillun" once, right LMM? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-26 5:23:43 PM |
| #7 In fact, you suck so much that small sucking objects orbit you. It's your accretion disk, man. It's a sucking mind wound That's what I like about Rantburg. Orbital dynamics, cosmology and health all in one carefully sculptured sentence. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-26 5:12:16 PM |
| #6 Damn, .com. That brought a tear to my eye it was so beautiful. I'm gonna have to remember some of that to use later -- "sucking mind wound" is classic! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-11-26 8:51:48 AM |
| #5 You forgot to mention that he sucks so much that the Real Mike Moore hired him as a advisor. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-26 8:44:11 AM |
| #4 LOL! NMM! You are a singular treasure! You're just so, uh, how shall I put it? Sucky. Yeah, that's it. I know it will come as a surprise to most Rantburgers, but it's not your amazing intellect that impresses me most about you - it's your astonishing suckiness. On the specifics, so as not to inadvertantly offend, it's something along this line of thought... What you say: sucks. How you think: sucks. Your contribution: sucks. Your pathetic political outlook: sucks. Your poor grammar: sucks. Your inability to write coherently: sucks. Your opening comment on any thread always being a blindly trite insult: sucks. Your automatic follow-up attack insult to anyone disagreeing with you: sucks. Your inability to engage constructively: sucks. Your inability to deal with anyone without further insulting them: sucks. Your inability to accept that you bring this shit on yourself: sucks. Your response when your suckiness is pointed out: sucks. Your wasted pointless time visiting Rantburg: sucks. Your suckiness is so powerful that you generate a giant sucking gravity well. In fact, you suck so much that small sucking objects orbit you. It's your accretion disk, man. It's a sucking mind wound. That's why I keep my distance. Nothing personal. See Dr. Steve for assistance. |
| Posted by: .com (Abu Trollslicer) 2003-11-26 6:10:17 AM |
| #3 .com----Prolly arrested with German sex tourists--but that's always OK--look at Swaggert, Baaker etc--as long as they're right wing and repented---hmm I bet Michael Jackson is going for the Repugnants very soon--they excuse anything (drugs for Rush) Gingrich screwing his secretary, JC Watts from OK with an outta wedlock chile that he's behind on chile support payments--Hyde screwing a friend's wife, Livingston of Louisiana screwing around----it's all ok as long as they are GOP--asshats |
| Posted by: NotMikeMoore 2003-11-26 4:48:05 AM |
| #2 Prolly in love! |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-11-26 2:01:33 AM |
| #1 .com? Abu Sabbatical? Why do we have you stationed there if you're gonna let this shit slip by while you amuse yourself with beautiful women and fruity alcohol beverages? sounds like the Thais get it.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-26 12:37:04 AM |