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| Follow-up: Bin Laden Confidant Surrenders to Saudis |
| 2004-07-14 |
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI (AP) - Jul 13, 11:33 PM EDT A confidant of Osama bin Laden, seen on a videotape with the al-Qaida chief as he talked about the Sept. 11 terror attacks, surrendered to Saudi diplomats in Iran and was flown to the kingdom Tuesday. Khaled bin Ouda bin Mohammed al-Harby, a potentially valuable asset in the war on terror because of his closeness to bin Laden, was shown on Saudi TV being pushed in a wheelchair through the Riyadh airport. Al-Harby is the most important figure to surface under a Saudi amnesty promising to spare the lives of militants who turn themselves in. "Thank God, thank God ... I called the embassy and we were very well-received," al-Harby told Saudi TV in the airport terminal. "I have come obeying God, and obeying the (kingdom's) rulers." Rough. Private jet. No cops. Yep, he's really in for it now. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #7 Lo, do I see my ancestors before me as I die... and with any luck, al-Hardly will see his soon too! |
| Posted by: Side Stepped 2004-07-14 9:08:57 PM |
| #6 Ed, if there's any justice in the world, Leon Klinghoffer has a grandson who is a Marine. I'd let him do the honors. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-07-14 11:17:38 AM |
| #5 Maybe the CIA can send him cruise tickets on the Mediterranean. Tell him to bring the wheel chair. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-07-14 9:24:39 AM |
| #4 What did somebody call the amnesty the other day, "Cake or Die"? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-14 9:21:49 AM |
| #3 We'll get access to him one way or another. That or we start the ANWR drilling. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-07-14 7:44:48 AM |
| #2 REAL REASON: He knew he was about to be "Yassined"! Smart tactical move... |
| Posted by: smn 2004-07-14 2:46:28 AM |
| #1 Me thinks he's going to lose that wheelchair. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-07-14 1:34:34 AM |