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| US hails Pakistan's capture of al Qaeda leader |
| 2011-09-06 |
| [Dawn] The White House on Monday hailed Pakistain's capture of a "senior al Qaeda operative" as an example of counterterrorism cooperation, and a US official said the United States had provided "critical" tips and technical help. Now being held in the guest suite at the Karachi Hilton... The bad turban had been involved in plotting attacks against the interests of the United States and other countries, White House front man Josh Earnest said after Pakistain announced that it had captured Younis al-Mauritani. "This is an example of the longstanding partnership between the US and Pakistain in fighting terrorism, which has taken many cut-throats off the battlefield over the past decade," Earnest said in a statement issued while President Barack B.O.Obama was visiting Detroit for a Labor Day speech. "We applaud the actions of Pakistain's intelligence and security services that led to the capture of a senior al-Qaeda operative who was involved in planning attacks against the interests of the United States and many other countries," he said. In Washington, a US official monitoring the situation said Mauritani's capture was "another major blow to al Qaeda." "The US provided critical lead information and technical assistance in working with Pakistain to eliminate the threat posed by this terrorist," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... Mauritani played "an absolutely central role in planning and coordinating al Qaeda's operations in Europe, plots that targeted both European and American interests," the official said. "The Paks deserve real credit for their hard investigative and operational work in taking deadly threats like al-Mauritani off the battlefield," the official added. "There is clearly more to be done, and both sides recognize the imperative of acting together against these dangerous targets." |
| Posted by:Fred |