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"Bill Case" |
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10 Aug 2004 09:31:42 AM |
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Bush leak allowed al-Qaeda suspects to escape |
Holding true to his premise to put politics first in slandering his
opponents and jeprodizing public safety, Bushies outed a turned al qaeda
operative.
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we,"
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people,
and neither do we."
......... Bush, while campaigning in Aug., 2004
Leak allowed al-Qaeda suspects to escape
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The disclosure to reporters of the arrest of an
al-Qaeda computer expert allowed several wanted suspects from Osama bin
Laden's terror network to escape, government and security officials said
Tuesday.
Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, a 25-year-old Pakistani computer engineer, was
nabbed in a July 13 raid in the eastern city of Lahore. He then led
Pakistani authorities to a key al-Qaeda figure and cooperated secretly by
sending e-mails to terrorists so investigators could trace their locations.
His arrest was first reported in American newspapers on Aug. 2 after it was
disclosed to reporters by U.S. officials in Washington. Later, the Pakistan
government also confirmed his capture but gave no other details.
Two senior Pakistani officials said the reports in "Western media" enabled
other al-Qaeda suspects to get away.
"Let me say that this intelligence leak jeopardized our plan and some
al-Qaeda suspects ran away," one of the officials said on condition of
anonymity.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that Khan's
name had been disclosed to reporters in Washington "on background," meaning
that it could be published, but the information could not be attributed by
name to the official who had revealed it.
The Pakistani officials said that after Khan's arrest, other al-Qaeda
suspects abruptly changed their hide-outs and moved to unknown places.
The first official described the publication of the news of Khan's arrest as
"very disturbing."
"We have checked. No Pakistani official made this intelligence leak," he
said.
Without naming any country, he said it was the responsibility of "coalition
partners" to examine how a foreign journalist was able to have an access to
the "classified information" about Khan's arrest.
The official refused to comment whether any U.S. official was responsible
for the leak.
On Monday, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., asked the White House to explain
why the name of Khan was revealed.
The disclosure on Aug. 1 came as the Bush administration was defending its
decision to warn about possible attacks against U.S. financial buildings in
New York, Washington and Newark, N.J.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan cautioned Monday that information may
be more limited about future raids against al-Qaeda suspects.
Khan led authorities to Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - a Tanzanian with a $25
million American bounty on his head for his suspected involvement in the
1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in east Africa - and the capture of about 20
other al-Qaeda suspects. The arrests also prompted a series of raids in
Britain and uncovered past al-Qaeda surveillance in the United States.
Pakistani officials over the weekend have said they are searching for two
North Africans: Abu Farj, a Libyan, and Hamza, an Egyptian, who are believed
to have spent some time in Pakistan with Ghailani.
A Pakistani security official, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity,
said Tuesday that despite failing to capture some al-Qaeda suspects after
Khan's arrest, the country's security agencies were chasing them and would
eventually get them.
The official would not reveal the names or nationalities of the fugitives
who evaded arrest.
Ghailani and Khan are still in the custody of Pakistan - a key ally of the
United States in its war on terrorism.
Officials say Ghailani and Khan's computer contained photographs of
potential targets in the United States and Britain, including London's
Heathrow Airport and underpasses beneath London buildings.
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in a newspaper interview that
his country had been "90 percent" successful in nabbing suspects in a number
of high-profile attacks.
"We have achieved an unprecedented 90% success to unearth elements involved
in terrorist attacks against myself, prime minister-in-waiting Shaukat Aziz
and in other high-profile cases," Musharraf was quoted as saying by The
News, a Pakistani English-language daily, Musharraf.
Pakistan has seen a string of bombings and suicide attacks over the past
year, including two suicide bombings by Islamic militants that the president
narrowly escaped in December, and another last month targeting Aziz, the
current finance minister and prime minister designate. Aziz was unhurt but
seven others were killed in that attack.
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| User: "Fester" |
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12 Aug 2004 06:23:14 AM |
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The disclosure to reporters of the arrest of an
al-Qaeda computer expert allowed several wanted suspects from Osama bin
Laden's terror network to escape, government and security officials said
Tuesday.
Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, a 25-year-old Pakistani computer engineer, was
nabbed in a July 13 raid in the eastern city of Lahore. He then led
Pakistani authorities to a key al-Qaeda figure and cooperated secretly by
sending e-mails to terrorists so investigators could trace their
locations.
His arrest was first reported in American newspapers on Aug. 2 after it
was
disclosed to reporters by U.S. officials in Washington. Later, the
Pakistan
government also confirmed his capture but gave no other details.
Two senior Pakistani officials said the reports in "Western media" enabled
other al-Qaeda suspects to get away.
"Let me say that this intelligence leak jeopardized our plan and some
al-Qaeda suspects ran away," one of the officials said on condition of
anonymity.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that Khan's
name had been disclosed to reporters in Washington "on background,"
meaning
that it could be published, but the information could not be attributed by
name to the official who had revealed it.
The Pakistani officials said that after Khan's arrest, other al-Qaeda
suspects abruptly changed their hide-outs and moved to unknown places.
The first official described the publication of the news of Khan's arrest
as
"very disturbing."
"We have checked. No Pakistani official made this intelligence leak," he
said.
Without naming any country, he said it was the responsibility of
"coalition
partners" to examine how a foreign journalist was able to have an access
to
the "classified information" about Khan's arrest.
The official refused to comment whether any U.S. official was responsible
for the leak.
On Monday, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., asked the White House to
explain
why the name of Khan was revealed.
The disclosure on Aug. 1 came as the Bush administration was defending its
decision to warn about possible attacks against U.S. financial buildings
in
New York, Washington and Newark, N.J.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan cautioned Monday that information
may
be more limited about future raids against al-Qaeda suspects.
Khan led authorities to Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - a Tanzanian with a $25
million American bounty on his head for his suspected involvement in the
1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in east Africa - and the capture of about
20
other al-Qaeda suspects. The arrests also prompted a series of raids in
Britain and uncovered past al-Qaeda surveillance in the United States.
Pakistani officials over the weekend have said they are searching for two
North Africans: Abu Farj, a Libyan, and Hamza, an Egyptian, who are
believed
to have spent some time in Pakistan with Ghailani.
A Pakistani security official, who also spoke on the condition of
anonymity,
said Tuesday that despite failing to capture some al-Qaeda suspects after
Khan's arrest, the country's security agencies were chasing them and would
eventually get them.
The official would not reveal the names or nationalities of the fugitives
who evaded arrest.
Ghailani and Khan are still in the custody of Pakistan - a key ally of the
United States in its war on terrorism.
Officials say Ghailani and Khan's computer contained photographs of
potential targets in the United States and Britain, including London's
Heathrow Airport and underpasses beneath London buildings.
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in a newspaper interview
that
his country had been "90 percent" successful in nabbing suspects in a
number
of high-profile attacks.
"We have achieved an unprecedented 90% success to unearth elements
involved
in terrorist attacks against myself, prime minister-in-waiting Shaukat
Aziz
and in other high-profile cases," Musharraf was quoted as saying by The
News, a Pakistani English-language daily, Musharraf.
Pakistan has seen a string of bombings and suicide attacks over the past
year, including two suicide bombings by Islamic militants that the
president
narrowly escaped in December, and another last month targeting Aziz, the
current finance minister and prime minister designate. Aziz was unhurt but
seven others were killed in that attack.
And here's how it happened. Dean and other Dems started crying about how
the mean-old Repubs were using the terror alert as a political tool.
Despite the fact that they lacked any evidence or access to the classified
intel the alert was based on, they managed to convince a significant number
of useful idiots that this was the case. To debunk this lie, the WH
provided the NY Times with off-the-record info about Khan. The NYT violated
their trust and printed what they learned.
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| User: "JTEM" |
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12 Aug 2004 07:15:15 AM |
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"Fester" <not@home.com> wrote
And here's how it happened.
Interesting spin you've got there. You actually do a pretty
good job of condemning Bush...
Dean and other Dems started crying about how the
mean-old Repubs were using the terror alert as a
political tool.
Like it isn't?
To debunk this lie, the WH provided the NY Times with
off-the-record info about Khan.
So, for what you describe as purely political reasons, the
Bush campaign releases the information to the press, then
pretends to be surprised with the press publishes the
information.
Or are you saying that they're just so damn incompetent that
they were actually surprised that the information they gave
the press was published?
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| User: "Drew Nicholson" |
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12 Aug 2004 06:57:53 AM |
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"Fester" <not@home.com> wrote in message
news:CqISc.191713$tH1.9541964@twister.southeast.rr.com...
And here's how it happened. Dean and other Dems started crying about how
the mean-old Repubs were using the terror alert as a political tool.
Despite the fact that they lacked any evidence or access to the classified
intel the alert was based on, they managed to convince a significant
number
of useful idiots that this was the case. To debunk this lie, the WH
provided the NY Times with off-the-record info about Khan. The NYT
violated
their trust and printed what they learned.
The White House _is_ using terror alerts as a political tool. Every time a
major poll is released or there's about to be bad news for the White House,
a Terror alert is called.
And your last sentence proves that you don't know anything about journalism.
Off the Record means "print this but don't quote me." It doesn't mean "I've
got a secret to tell you and no one else". What would be the point of
debunking the lie just to the NYT and then not wanting them to print it? So
that the guys who fired Jayson Blair (is that the right name?) would feel
better?
Gimme a break.
--
Drew
----
"When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public
property." Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "JTEM" |
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12 Aug 2004 07:17:48 AM |
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"Drew Nicholson" <anicholson16@comcast.net> wrote
What would be the point of debunking the lie just to the
NYT and then not wanting them to print it?
It's that famous "Retard" defense that the Republicans
rely so heavily on.
"Bush doesn't use terrorism for political gain," they'll
tell you, "He's just such a frigging retard he didn't know
that the New York Times is a newspaper. He thought
they were a watch company."
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| User: "Bill Case" |
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12 Aug 2004 09:51:24 AM |
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"Fester" <not@home.com> wrote in message
news:CqISc.191713$tH1.9541964@twister.southeast.rr.com...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The disclosure to reporters of the arrest of
an
al-Qaeda computer expert allowed several wanted suspects from Osama bin
Laden's terror network to escape, government and security officials said
Tuesday.
Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, a 25-year-old Pakistani computer engineer, was
nabbed in a July 13 raid in the eastern city of Lahore. He then led
Pakistani authorities to a key al-Qaeda figure and cooperated secretly
by
sending e-mails to terrorists so investigators could trace their
locations.
His arrest was first reported in American newspapers on Aug. 2 after it
was
disclosed to reporters by U.S. officials in Washington. Later, the
Pakistan
government also confirmed his capture but gave no other details.
Two senior Pakistani officials said the reports in "Western media"
enabled
other al-Qaeda suspects to get away.
"Let me say that this intelligence leak jeopardized our plan and some
al-Qaeda suspects ran away," one of the officials said on condition of
anonymity.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that
Khan's
name had been disclosed to reporters in Washington "on background,"
meaning
that it could be published, but the information could not be attributed
by
name to the official who had revealed it.
The Pakistani officials said that after Khan's arrest, other al-Qaeda
suspects abruptly changed their hide-outs and moved to unknown places.
The first official described the publication of the news of Khan's
arrest
as
"very disturbing."
"We have checked. No Pakistani official made this intelligence leak," he
said.
Without naming any country, he said it was the responsibility of
"coalition
partners" to examine how a foreign journalist was able to have an access
to
the "classified information" about Khan's arrest.
The official refused to comment whether any U.S. official was
responsible
for the leak.
On Monday, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., asked the White House to
explain
why the name of Khan was revealed.
The disclosure on Aug. 1 came as the Bush administration was defending
its
decision to warn about possible attacks against U.S. financial buildings
in
New York, Washington and Newark, N.J.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan cautioned Monday that information
may
be more limited about future raids against al-Qaeda suspects.
Khan led authorities to Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - a Tanzanian with a $25
million American bounty on his head for his suspected involvement in the
1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in east Africa - and the capture of
about
20
other al-Qaeda suspects. The arrests also prompted a series of raids in
Britain and uncovered past al-Qaeda surveillance in the United States.
Pakistani officials over the weekend have said they are searching for
two
North Africans: Abu Farj, a Libyan, and Hamza, an Egyptian, who are
believed
to have spent some time in Pakistan with Ghailani.
A Pakistani security official, who also spoke on the condition of
anonymity,
said Tuesday that despite failing to capture some al-Qaeda suspects
after
Khan's arrest, the country's security agencies were chasing them and
would
eventually get them.
The official would not reveal the names or nationalities of the
fugitives
who evaded arrest.
Ghailani and Khan are still in the custody of Pakistan - a key ally of
the
United States in its war on terrorism.
Officials say Ghailani and Khan's computer contained photographs of
potential targets in the United States and Britain, including London's
Heathrow Airport and underpasses beneath London buildings.
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in a newspaper interview
that
his country had been "90 percent" successful in nabbing suspects in a
number
of high-profile attacks.
"We have achieved an unprecedented 90% success to unearth elements
involved
in terrorist attacks against myself, prime minister-in-waiting Shaukat
Aziz
and in other high-profile cases," Musharraf was quoted as saying by The
News, a Pakistani English-language daily, Musharraf.
Pakistan has seen a string of bombings and suicide attacks over the past
year, including two suicide bombings by Islamic militants that the
president
narrowly escaped in December, and another last month targeting Aziz, the
current finance minister and prime minister designate. Aziz was unhurt
but
seven others were killed in that attack.
And here's how it happened. Dean and other Dems started crying about how
the mean-old Repubs were using the terror alert as a political tool.
Despite the fact that they lacked any evidence or access to the classified
intel the alert was based on, they managed to convince a significant
number
of useful idiots that this was the case.
To debunk this lie, the WH
provided the NY Times with off-the-record info about Khan. The NYT
violated
their trust and printed what they learned.
Dumass, they gave it on *background* which means "use the info but don't
credit to me".
Using terror alerts and outing intel sources for political purposes damages
US national security. Among other things, it stops cooperation from other
countries who don't want their ops and personel compromised.
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| User: "Fester" |
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12 Aug 2004 06:31:27 PM |
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"Bill Case" <Billc548@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:MtLSc.18984$cK.2572@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
"Fester" <not@home.com> wrote in message
news:CqISc.191713$tH1.9541964@twister.southeast.rr.com...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The disclosure to reporters of the arrest
of
an
al-Qaeda computer expert allowed several wanted suspects from Osama
bin
Laden's terror network to escape, government and security officials
said
Tuesday.
Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, a 25-year-old Pakistani computer engineer,
was
nabbed in a July 13 raid in the eastern city of Lahore. He then led
Pakistani authorities to a key al-Qaeda figure and cooperated secretly
by
sending e-mails to terrorists so investigators could trace their
locations.
His arrest was first reported in American newspapers on Aug. 2 after
it
was
disclosed to reporters by U.S. officials in Washington. Later, the
Pakistan
government also confirmed his capture but gave no other details.
Two senior Pakistani officials said the reports in "Western media"
enabled
other al-Qaeda suspects to get away.
"Let me say that this intelligence leak jeopardized our plan and some
al-Qaeda suspects ran away," one of the officials said on condition of
anonymity.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that
Khan's
name had been disclosed to reporters in Washington "on background,"
meaning
that it could be published, but the information could not be
attributed
by
name to the official who had revealed it.
The Pakistani officials said that after Khan's arrest, other al-Qaeda
suspects abruptly changed their hide-outs and moved to unknown places.
The first official described the publication of the news of Khan's
arrest
as
"very disturbing."
"We have checked. No Pakistani official made this intelligence leak,"
he
said.
Without naming any country, he said it was the responsibility of
"coalition
partners" to examine how a foreign journalist was able to have an
access
to
the "classified information" about Khan's arrest.
The official refused to comment whether any U.S. official was
responsible
for the leak.
On Monday, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., asked the White House to
explain
why the name of Khan was revealed.
The disclosure on Aug. 1 came as the Bush administration was defending
its
decision to warn about possible attacks against U.S. financial
buildings
in
New York, Washington and Newark, N.J.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan cautioned Monday that
information
may
be more limited about future raids against al-Qaeda suspects.
Khan led authorities to Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - a Tanzanian with a
$25
million American bounty on his head for his suspected involvement in
the
1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in east Africa - and the capture of
about
20
other al-Qaeda suspects. The arrests also prompted a series of raids
in
Britain and uncovered past al-Qaeda surveillance in the United States.
Pakistani officials over the weekend have said they are searching for
two
North Africans: Abu Farj, a Libyan, and Hamza, an Egyptian, who are
believed
to have spent some time in Pakistan with Ghailani.
A Pakistani security official, who also spoke on the condition of
anonymity,
said Tuesday that despite failing to capture some al-Qaeda suspects
after
Khan's arrest, the country's security agencies were chasing them and
would
eventually get them.
The official would not reveal the names or nationalities of the
fugitives
who evaded arrest.
Ghailani and Khan are still in the custody of Pakistan - a key ally of
the
United States in its war on terrorism.
Officials say Ghailani and Khan's computer contained photographs of
potential targets in the United States and Britain, including London's
Heathrow Airport and underpasses beneath London buildings.
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in a newspaper
interview
that
his country had been "90 percent" successful in nabbing suspects in a
number
of high-profile attacks.
"We have achieved an unprecedented 90% success to unearth elements
involved
in terrorist attacks against myself, prime minister-in-waiting Shaukat
Aziz
and in other high-profile cases," Musharraf was quoted as saying by
The
News, a Pakistani English-language daily, Musharraf.
Pakistan has seen a string of bombings and suicide attacks over the
past
year, including two suicide bombings by Islamic militants that the
president
narrowly escaped in December, and another last month targeting Aziz,
the
current finance minister and prime minister designate. Aziz was unhurt
but
seven others were killed in that attack.
And here's how it happened. Dean and other Dems started crying about
how
the mean-old Repubs were using the terror alert as a political tool.
Despite the fact that they lacked any evidence or access to the
classified
intel the alert was based on, they managed to convince a significant
number
of useful idiots that this was the case.
To debunk this lie, the WH
provided the NY Times with off-the-record info about Khan. The NYT
violated
their trust and printed what they learned.
Dumass,
Oh how very clever. Here's a bit of advice that even a 'dumass' can give
you, Your war hero, Kerry's' ***** might not taste so bad if you blew him
first.
they gave it on *background* which means "use the info but don't
credit to me".
But it wasn't on backround, it was off the record.
Using terror alerts and outing intel sources for political purposes
damages
US national security. Among other things, it stops cooperation from other
countries who don't want their ops and personel compromised.
Is this the offical Katamites for Kerry line, or are you speaking on
backround? The truth of the matter, is that by propagandizing the lie that
the warnings were a Republican plot, it is they who place people in danger.
It is they who encourage people to ignore the very warnings that they
complain they should have recieved prior to previous attacks. Sorry, but it
is the Dems who are 'playing politics' with national security.
Now go back to playing catcher.
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| User: "Bill Case" |
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12 Aug 2004 07:13:09 PM |
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"Fester" <not@home.com> wrote in message
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"Bill Case" <Billc548@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:MtLSc.18984$cK.2572@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
"Fester" <not@home.com> wrote in message
news:CqISc.191713$tH1.9541964@twister.southeast.rr.com...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The disclosure to reporters of the arrest
of
an
al-Qaeda computer expert allowed several wanted suspects from Osama
bin
Laden's terror network to escape, government and security officials
said
Tuesday.
Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, a 25-year-old Pakistani computer engineer,
was
nabbed in a July 13 raid in the eastern city of Lahore. He then led
Pakistani authorities to a key al-Qaeda figure and cooperated
secretly
by
sending e-mails to terrorists so investigators could trace their
locations.
His arrest was first reported in American newspapers on Aug. 2 after
it
was
disclosed to reporters by U.S. officials in Washington. Later, the
Pakistan
government also confirmed his capture but gave no other details.
Two senior Pakistani officials said the reports in "Western media"
enabled
other al-Qaeda suspects to get away.
"Let me say that this intelligence leak jeopardized our plan and
some
al-Qaeda suspects ran away," one of the officials said on condition
of
anonymity.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that
Khan's
name had been disclosed to reporters in Washington "on background,"
meaning
that it could be published, but the information could not be
attributed
by
name to the official who had revealed it.
The Pakistani officials said that after Khan's arrest, other
al-Qaeda
suspects abruptly changed their hide-outs and moved to unknown
places.
The first official described the publication of the news of Khan's
arrest
as
"very disturbing."
"We have checked. No Pakistani official made this intelligence
leak,"
he
said.
Without naming any country, he said it was the responsibility of
"coalition
partners" to examine how a foreign journalist was able to have an
access
to
the "classified information" about Khan's arrest.
The official refused to comment whether any U.S. official was
responsible
for the leak.
On Monday, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., asked the White House to
explain
why the name of Khan was revealed.
The disclosure on Aug. 1 came as the Bush administration was
defending
its
decision to warn about possible attacks against U.S. financial
buildings
in
New York, Washington and Newark, N.J.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan cautioned Monday that
information
may
be more limited about future raids against al-Qaeda suspects.
Khan led authorities to Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - a Tanzanian with a
$25
million American bounty on his head for his suspected involvement in
the
1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in east Africa - and the capture of
about
20
other al-Qaeda suspects. The arrests also prompted a series of raids
in
Britain and uncovered past al-Qaeda surveillance in the United
States.
Pakistani officials over the weekend have said they are searching
for
two
North Africans: Abu Farj, a Libyan, and Hamza, an Egyptian, who are
believed
to have spent some time in Pakistan with Ghailani.
A Pakistani security official, who also spoke on the condition of
anonymity,
said Tuesday that despite failing to capture some al-Qaeda suspects
after
Khan's arrest, the country's security agencies were chasing them and
would
eventually get them.
The official would not reveal the names or nationalities of the
fugitives
who evaded arrest.
Ghailani and Khan are still in the custody of Pakistan - a key ally
of
the
United States in its war on terrorism.
Officials say Ghailani and Khan's computer contained photographs of
potential targets in the United States and Britain, including
London's
Heathrow Airport and underpasses beneath London buildings.
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in a newspaper
interview
that
his country had been "90 percent" successful in nabbing suspects in
a
number
of high-profile attacks.
"We have achieved an unprecedented 90% success to unearth elements
involved
in terrorist attacks against myself, prime minister-in-waiting
Shaukat
Aziz
and in other high-profile cases," Musharraf was quoted as saying by
The
News, a Pakistani English-language daily, Musharraf.
Pakistan has seen a string of bombings and suicide attacks over the
past
year, including two suicide bombings by Islamic militants that the
president
narrowly escaped in December, and another last month targeting Aziz,
the
current finance minister and prime minister designate. Aziz was
unhurt
but
seven others were killed in that attack.
And here's how it happened. Dean and other Dems started crying about
how
the mean-old Repubs were using the terror alert as a political tool.
Despite the fact that they lacked any evidence or access to the
classified
intel the alert was based on, they managed to convince a significant
number
of useful idiots that this was the case.
To debunk this lie, the WH
provided the NY Times with off-the-record info about Khan. The NYT
violated
their trust and printed what they learned.
Dumass,
Oh how very clever. Here's a bit of advice that even a 'dumass' can give
you, Your war hero, Kerry's' ***** might not taste so bad if you blew him
first.
they gave it on *background* which means "use the info but don't
credit to me".
But it wasn't on backround, it was off the record.
Using terror alerts and outing intel sources for political purposes
damages
US national security. Among other things, it stops cooperation from
other
countries who don't want their ops and personel compromised.
Is this the offical Katamites for Kerry line,
Oh ***** you you scummy yellow little *****. The catamizer around here was
apparently your daddy you fucking punk.
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| Title: Re: Bush leak allowed al-Qaeda suspects to escape |
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"Bill Case" <Billc548@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:i%4Sc.16759$cK.13567@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
Holding true to his premise to put politics first in slandering his
opponents and jeprodizing public safety, Bushies outed a turned al qaeda
operative.
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we,"
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people,
and neither do we."
........ Bush, while campaigning in Aug., 2004
Leak allowed al-Qaeda suspects to escape
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The disclosure to reporters of the arrest of an
al-Qaeda computer expert allowed several wanted suspects from Osama bin
Laden's terror network to escape, government and security officials said
Tuesday.
Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, a 25-year-old Pakistani computer engineer, was
nabbed in a July 13 raid in the eastern city of Lahore. He then led
Pakistani authorities to a key al-Qaeda figure and cooperated secretly by
sending e-mails to terrorists so investigators could trace their
locations.
His arrest was first reported in American newspapers on Aug. 2 after it
was
disclosed to reporters by U.S. officials in Washington. Later, the
Pakistan
government also confirmed his capture but gave no other details.
Two senior Pakistani officials said the reports in "Western media" enabled
other al-Qaeda suspects to get away.
"Let me say that this intelligence leak jeopardized our plan and some
al-Qaeda suspects ran away," one of the officials said on condition of
anonymity.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that Khan's
name had been disclosed to reporters in Washington "on background,"
meaning
that it could be published, but the information could not be attributed by
name to the official who had revealed it.
The Pakistani officials said that after Khan's arrest, other al-Qaeda
suspects abruptly changed their hide-outs and moved to unknown places.
The first official described the publication of the news of Khan's arrest
as
"very disturbing."
"We have checked. No Pakistani official made this intelligence leak," he
said.
Without naming any country, he said it was the responsibility of
"coalition
partners" to examine how a foreign journalist was able to have an access
to
the "classified information" about Khan's arrest.
The official refused to comment whether any U.S. official was responsible
for the leak.
On Monday, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., asked the White House to
explain
why the name of Khan was revealed.
The disclosure on Aug. 1 came as the Bush administration was defending its
decision to warn about possible attacks against U.S. financial buildings
in
New York, Washington and Newark, N.J.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan cautioned Monday that information
may
be more limited about future raids against al-Qaeda suspects.
Khan led authorities to Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - a Tanzanian with a $25
million American bounty on his head for his suspected involvement in the
1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in east Africa - and the capture of about
20
other al-Qaeda suspects. The arrests also prompted a series of raids in
Britain and uncovered past al-Qaeda surveillance in the United States.
Pakistani officials over the weekend have said they are searching for two
North Africans: Abu Farj, a Libyan, and Hamza, an Egyptian, who are
believed
to have spent some time in Pakistan with Ghailani.
A Pakistani security official, who also spoke on the condition of
anonymity,
said Tuesday that despite failing to capture some al-Qaeda suspects after
Khan's arrest, the country's security agencies were chasing them and would
eventually get them.
The official would not reveal the names or nationalities of the fugitives
who evaded arrest.
Ghailani and Khan are still in the custody of Pakistan - a key ally of the
United States in its war on terrorism.
Officials say Ghailani and Khan's computer contained photographs of
potential targets in the United States and Britain, including London's
Heathrow Airport and underpasses beneath London buildings.
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in a newspaper interview
that
his country had been "90 percent" successful in nabbing suspects in a
number
of high-profile attacks.
"We have achieved an unprecedented 90% success to unearth elements
involved
in terrorist attacks against myself, prime minister-in-waiting Shaukat
Aziz
and in other high-profile cases," Musharraf was quoted as saying by The
News, a Pakistani English-language daily, Musharraf.
Pakistan has seen a string of bombings and suicide attacks over the past
year, including two suicide bombings by Islamic militants that the
president
narrowly escaped in December, and another last month targeting Aziz, the
current finance minister and prime minister designate. Aziz was unhurt but
seven others were killed in that attack.
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| User: "Bubba Test" |
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| Title: Re: Bush leak allowed al-Qaeda suspects to escape |
10 Aug 2004 09:45:07 AM |
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jdjjy
"Bill Case" <Billc548@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:i%4Sc.16759$cK.13567@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
Holding true to his premise to put politics first in slandering his
opponents and jeprodizing public safety, Bushies outed a turned al qaeda
operative.
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we,"
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people,
and neither do we."
........ Bush, while campaigning in Aug., 2004
Leak allowed al-Qaeda suspects to escape
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The disclosure to reporters of the arrest of an
al-Qaeda computer expert allowed several wanted suspects from Osama bin
Laden's terror network to escape, government and security officials said
Tuesday.
Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, a 25-year-old Pakistani computer engineer, was
nabbed in a July 13 raid in the eastern city of Lahore. He then led
Pakistani authorities to a key al-Qaeda figure and cooperated secretly by
sending e-mails to terrorists so investigators could trace their
locations.
His arrest was first reported in American newspapers on Aug. 2 after it
was
disclosed to reporters by U.S. officials in Washington. Later, the
Pakistan
government also confirmed his capture but gave no other details.
Two senior Pakistani officials said the reports in "Western media" enabled
other al-Qaeda suspects to get away.
"Let me say that this intelligence leak jeopardized our plan and some
al-Qaeda suspects ran away," one of the officials said on condition of
anonymity.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that Khan's
name had been disclosed to reporters in Washington "on background,"
meaning
that it could be published, but the information could not be attributed by
name to the official who had revealed it.
The Pakistani officials said that after Khan's arrest, other al-Qaeda
suspects abruptly changed their hide-outs and moved to unknown places.
The first official described the publication of the news of Khan's arrest
as
"very disturbing."
"We have checked. No Pakistani official made this intelligence leak," he
said.
Without naming any country, he said it was the responsibility of
"coalition
partners" to examine how a foreign journalist was able to have an access
to
the "classified information" about Khan's arrest.
The official refused to comment whether any U.S. official was responsible
for the leak.
On Monday, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., asked the White House to
explain
why the name of Khan was revealed.
The disclosure on Aug. 1 came as the Bush administration was defending its
decision to warn about possible attacks against U.S. financial buildings
in
New York, Washington and Newark, N.J.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan cautioned Monday that information
may
be more limited about future raids against al-Qaeda suspects.
Khan led authorities to Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - a Tanzanian with a $25
million American bounty on his head for his suspected involvement in the
1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in east Africa - and the capture of about
20
other al-Qaeda suspects. The arrests also prompted a series of raids in
Britain and uncovered past al-Qaeda surveillance in the United States.
Pakistani officials over the weekend have said they are searching for two
North Africans: Abu Farj, a Libyan, and Hamza, an Egyptian, who are
believed
to have spent some time in Pakistan with Ghailani.
A Pakistani security official, who also spoke on the condition of
anonymity,
said Tuesday that despite failing to capture some al-Qaeda suspects after
Khan's arrest, the country's security agencies were chasing them and would
eventually get them.
The official would not reveal the names or nationalities of the fugitives
who evaded arrest.
Ghailani and Khan are still in the custody of Pakistan - a key ally of the
United States in its war on terrorism.
Officials say Ghailani and Khan's computer contained photographs of
potential targets in the United States and Britain, including London's
Heathrow Airport and underpasses beneath London buildings.
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in a newspaper interview
that
his country had been "90 percent" successful in nabbing suspects in a
number
of high-profile attacks.
"We have achieved an unprecedented 90% success to unearth elements
involved
in terrorist attacks against myself, prime minister-in-waiting Shaukat
Aziz
and in other high-profile cases," Musharraf was quoted as saying by The
News, a Pakistani English-language daily, Musharraf.
Pakistan has seen a string of bombings and suicide attacks over the past
year, including two suicide bombings by Islamic militants that the
president
narrowly escaped in December, and another last month targeting Aziz, the
current finance minister and prime minister designate. Aziz was unhurt but
seven others were killed in that attack.
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