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| 2004-07-29 | |
Pakistan said Friday it had arrested a senior al Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa that killed hundreds of people. Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat identified the man as Ahmed Khalfan Ghailini and said he was a Tanzanian national wanted for the synchronized bombings that killed more than 200 people at the U.S. embassy in Kenya and 11 at the embassy in Tanzania. "He carried head money of $25 million," Hayat told Reuters.
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| Posted by:Liberalhawk |
| #30 "Better make the beer Buds. I'll have a Becks any way! |
| Posted by: Anonymous5945 2004-07-30 12:08:45 AM |
| #29 Jesus. Has anyone been watching the left's reaction to this? It's (pardon my French) fucking unbelievable! They're actually upset about this! Why? The TIMING! Apparently there are days on which we're not allowed to announce the capture of terrorists. Unbelievable. Un-be-freaking-lievable. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-07-29 10:21:45 PM |
| #28 #27....The surgeon left South Africa on July 10th on a tourist visa. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5944 2004-07-29 7:35:54 PM |
| #27 There was a surgeon captured with Ghailani. I found this article South Africans detained. During the raid, police recovered AK-47s, handgrenades, ammunition, computers, maps and several vests containing an estimated 10kg of plastic explosives and several unknown chemical liquids in vials strapped to the devices.
Why was a surgeon with this group? |
| Posted by: Anonymous5944 2004-07-29 7:33:26 PM |
| #26 Lh is right, there are at least hundreds of thousands of blacks in Pakistan, primarily located in Karachi. At least one community has been in what is now Pakistan back before there was a Pakistan, and they practice a religion that mixes Islam and tradition African beliefs (which doesn't go down well with the Mullahs) |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2004-07-29 7:28:49 PM |
| #25 LH: Ive been to Jericho in the West Bank, and most of the people there look like Africans, unlike most Pals Jericho is also usually peaceful and pretty much left alone by the IDF... is this part of the reason? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-29 7:26:56 PM |
| #24 He is just a cog. The price on his head is because he's a succesful cog. I'll bet there are a few Kenyans with big smiles on their faces right now. I think it might be nice of us to turn him over to Kenya after we are through with our questioning. |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2004-07-29 6:31:42 PM |
| #23 How the hell can a black African hide in Pakland? So long as your an infidel-hating, blood-lusting, woman-beating jihadi, race doesn't matter. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-07-29 5:45:42 PM |
| #22 no a report in RUSSIAN news agency said Zarqawi (NOT, repeat NOT, to be confused with Zawahiri) was caught in western IRAQ. Thats been denied by coalition forces. Ghailani WAS caught near Islamabad, in Punjab, the heart of Pakistan. As for a black man hiding in Pakland, really. Theres been movement in the Islamic world for hundreds of years. Ive been to Jericho in the West Bank, and most of the people there look like Africans, unlike most Pals. Presumably descended from slaves. And of course people move around in the third world today, for university, madrassah, work, etc. You wouldnt stop someone automatically in Pakland just cause they looked african, i dont think. Paul? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 5:06:00 PM |
| #21 Thanks for answering my question. Brett's point is therefore an excellent one. The internet is a wonderful thing! |
| Posted by: JDB 2004-07-29 5:05:33 PM |
| #20 Something still smells funny here. The original report was that Zarqawi was found in western Pakistan, right? Is Gujarat in western Pakistan? And 8 & 9 have good points. Any chance both stories are true-just one story got out when it wasn't supposed to (yet)? |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-07-29 4:59:49 PM |
| #19 "He carried head money of $25 million," Hayat told Reuters. I do so like a fine turn of phrase. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-29 4:59:32 PM |
| #18 thanks to the management for cleaning this post up. BTW latest report is there was only a $5million price on his head. Better make the beer Buds. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 4:59:06 PM |
| #17 Holy shit! Gary Coleman's a TERRORIST! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-29 4:50:30 PM |
| #16 AKA "Foopie"? |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-07-29 4:41:03 PM |
| #15 is Ghailani in fact black? quite |
| Posted by: snellenr 2004-07-29 4:32:19 PM |
| #14 Rex Mundi & Snellenr: LOL |
| Posted by: Heisenbergmayhavebeenhere 2004-07-29 4:31:22 PM |
| #13 Egsssellent Smithers....now bring me the panties! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-07-29 4:30:04 PM |
| #12 I dunno. He's either black or he needs to spend way less time on the beach. |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-07-29 4:29:07 PM |
| #11 Brett, Not to be pedantic but is Ghailani in fact black? Many Indians (Hindus and Muslims) were induced to come work in Africa during the Victorian period. Ghandi started his political career in South Africa and Idi Amin chased out many Indian-descended Ugandan citizens. Maybe Ghalaini's passport says Tanzania but his features are Indo-Pakistani. I'm just sayin'... |
| Posted by: JDB 2004-07-29 4:23:03 PM |
| #10 How the hell can a black African hide in Pakland? In a properly fitted burqa? |
| Posted by: snellenr 2004-07-29 4:19:23 PM |
| #9 How the hell can a black African hide in Pakland? |
| Posted by: Brett_the_Quarkian 2004-07-29 4:04:09 PM |
| #8 I mean, Kerry's convention has been all about how he is the great warrior who will protect us in the war on terror, that Bush has screwed the pooch, and JFK will get it right. If that is the theme, how can the media ignore this significant victory in the war on terror? (this question, like the last, is rhetorical; but Raj' answer is correct and advances him to the final round). |
| Posted by: sludj 2004-07-29 4:03:34 PM |
| #7 note - the Paki Interior Minister now CONFIRMS it was Ghailani. Yes, this is a win, I agree. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 4:01:50 PM |
| #6 It will be interesting to see how much play the capture gets from the major media during their convention coverage tonight. What is 'Fat Fucking Chance', Alex? |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-07-29 3:58:51 PM |
| #5 I, like a lot of other people, have been reading the 9/11 commision report. It is very well put together, and seems to me to be very fair. There is quite a bit in there about the embassy bombings and the Clinton administration's inability to achieve much in response to the bombings. All those Kerry supporters who have been reading the 9/11 report will have to take note that this major achievement (the capture) occurred as a result of the Bush administration's diplomacy and relationship with Pakistan. It will be interesting to see how much play the capture gets from the major media during their convention coverage tonight. |
| Posted by: sludj 2004-07-29 3:55:54 PM |
| #4 perhaps this should be retitled "Ghailani jugged?" if thats possible, the title as it stands is a bit of a tease. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 3:54:02 PM |
| #3 thugburg calls Ghailani a cog, but hes got a high price on his head cause of the embassy bombings. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 3:51:11 PM |
| #2 When I saw the headline I thought the conspiracy theorists at The New Republic were right. Maybe an additional, new announcement that OBL has been nabbed will come an hour before Kerry's acceptance speech. |
| Posted by: sludj 2004-07-29 3:46:41 PM |
| #1 Al Arabiya satellite news channel quoted Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as saying the suspect was arrested Sunday. "The Pakistani president said the arrested person is Tanzanian who is married to an Uzbek woman, and who is wanted by the United States," the station said. Al Arabiya said the suspect may be Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian who is on the FBI's most wanted "terrorists" list for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings by al Qaeda of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Ghailani was among seven people about whom the United States said in May it was seeking information amid fears of a possible attack in the near future. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 3:44:35 PM |