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The Grand Turk
CIA seizes Osama bin Laden's son-in-law after Turkey deportation: Report
2013-03-07
Ulululululu *breath* ulululululululu!
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was seized by CIA agents and taken to the United States after Turkey deported him to Jordan this month, a Turkish newspaper reported on Thursday.

Abu Ghaith, the former spokesman of the al-Qaida network, was seized last month at a luxury hotel in Ankara after a tip-off from CIA and was held there by the police despite a US request for his extradition.

Turkish authorities deported Abu Ghaith to Jordan on March 1 to be sent back to Kuwait but he was seized by CIA agents in Jordan and taken to the United States, the Hurriyet newspaper said.

His deportation coincided with a visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Ankara as part of a regional tour, it added.

The Turkish foreign ministry declined to comment on the report while the US embassy in Ankara told AFP: "We're aware of the reports."

Ankara considers Abu Ghaith a "stateless" person as he was stripped of his Kuwaiti nationality after appearing in videos defending the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and threatening further violence.

The United States wanted him extradited over his alleged connection to the attacks.
Posted by:tipper

#7  His deportation coincided with a visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Ankara to deposit the check.
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-03-07 22:27  

#6  Thanks tipper. For a second there I wasn't sure which was worse: a non-story about super scary secret CIA prisons or Abu the Mouth and Jawn chatting it up on a long flight.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-03-07 14:53  

#5  update
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith to appear in court Friday
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, who has served as al-Qaida spokesman, was captured and has been brought to the United States, two administration officials and a federal law enforcement official said Thursday.

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith is being held in New York, and will appear in court Friday to face federal charges, the law enforcement official said.

A sealed indictment lays out charges against him, the administration officials said.

Abu Ghaith was captured within the past week in Jordan, according to a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Peter King of New York.

Congress was notified when Ghaith was taken into U.S. custody, the administration officials said.

The U.S. Treasury Department has described Abu Ghaith as "the official spokesman of al-Qaida since his appointment to that position after the attacks of September 11, 2001."

He appeared in videos as "the mouthpiece of bin Laden," the department said.
Posted by: tipper   2013-03-07 14:36  

#4  On an unmarked plane

Or possibly on the honoourable Jawn's official plane -- the timing is right.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-03-07 14:25  

#3  On an unmarked plane to a secret prison?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-03-07 12:22  

#2  HI JUNIOR!!!
Posted by: DarthVader   2013-03-07 11:22  

#1  Streaming video, books, movies, Abu Ghaith media interviews from the Broadmoor ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-03-07 10:43  

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