May 4, 2005

JUST KEEP WINNING:

Top Al-Qaida Operative Arrested in Pakistan (Benjamin Sand, 04 May 2005, VOA News)

Abu Farraj al-Libbi, a top al-Qaida operative and close associate of Osama bin Laden who is wanted for two attempts to assassinate Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, has been arrested in Pakistan.

Pakistani Information Minister Shiekh Rashid Ahmed confirmed the arrest of Abu Farraj al-Libbi.

"We arrested [him] yesterday with four other people," said Shiekh Rashid Ahmed.

The Libyan native, considered third in charge of al-Qaida, had a $1 million bounty on his head.

Posted by Orrin Judd at May 4, 2005 1:03 PM
Comments

So he's the one that tried to off Musharraf.
Seems to me that Mr. al-Libbi isn't going to live long enough to spill many beans. The Pakistani ISI probably knows him too well, and would like to not see that confirmed.

Posted by: Mikey at May 4, 2005 1:31 PM

Clearly, the ISI sees him as expendable. I'm sure they have 1000 other terrorists ready to take his place in the 'Kill Musharraf' sweepstakes.

Posted by: bart at May 5, 2005 8:26 AM
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