Major Al Qaeda Leader Arrested in Pakistan May Be in U.S. Custody
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
KABUL, Afghanistan — A top Al Qaeda leader whose links stretch from Afghan terror training camps to extremist networks operating throughout Europe has been detained in neighboring Pakistan and possibly handed over to American authorities, according to a U.S. law enforcement official.
Mustafa Setmarian Nasar, a Syrian who also holds Spanish citizenship, was captured in a November 2005 sting in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta that left one person dead, said the American official, who declined to be identified further because the matter is sensitive.
The official, who spoke to The Associated Press late last week, said Nasar, a leading extremist ideologue also known as Abu Musab al-Suri, may now be in U.S. custody but did not specify where. He declined to comment further.
[…]He has been described by the U.S. Justice Department as a former trainer at Usama bin Laden’s camps in Afghanistan who helped teach extremists to use poisons and chemicals.
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Meanwhile, on a related note, among the top four stories at the Canadian state-run media web site, the multi-cajillion-dollar CBC.ca “people’s” web site, is not that one, but rather this one:
“Minor damage to Canadian vehicle in bombing near Kabul”
Chin up! And do try to keep a little perspective, won’t you, you little devils?
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