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2005-12-04 Afghanistan

New details emerge in al-Farouk's great escape

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-12-04 00:15|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A Death Row inmate ~~walked out of~~ escaped from prison last month in Texas. Got caught again over in Shreveport full of whiskey. Time to go back to the old 40lb ball and chain to the ankle again.

Posted by RG 2005-12-04 04:15|| 2005-12-04 04:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Military officials, many of whom spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the incident are classified, said...
According to a classified, one-page military report on the escape that was reviewed by The New York Times...
former Bagram prisoner... said he had heard during his detention there that American intelligence officers had once proposed staging an escape to release a detainee whom they wanted to act as a double agent against Al Qaeda... several American officials strongly dismissed the idea that that had happened with Mr. Faruq and the others.

I most sincerely hope the reason military officers are speaking sub rosa, and showing classified documents, to the New york Times is because they are either trying to plant double agents or because they want to destroy the ability to function of the escapees. Otherwise I cannot understand why military officers would be speaking off the record to such people, who have so clearly proven themselves to be on the other side.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-12-04 04:29|| 2005-12-04 04:29|| Front Page Top

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