November 04, 2005
Al-Qaeda Mustafa Setmariam Nasar Captured in Pakistan.
Nasar is an operative thought to be involved in the planning of the Madrid train bombings.
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CNN: The U.S. counter terrorism officials confirmed the man in custody was Nasar, a 47-year-old Syrian who also has Spanish citizenshipÂ… Â…One of the counter terrorism officials cautioned against overstating his importance in the terror network, saying Nasar was a "background" guy with a "number of contacts." "Nasar is best known for his writings," the official said. But the official added, "We're better off that he's captured."
Background info on Nasar.
TKB: Biography: Mustafa Setmariam Nasar, also known as Abu Musab al-Suri and Umar Abd al-Hakim, is a wanted man in both the United States and Spain. Nasar was born in 1959 in Syria where he joined the Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood, a fundamentalist organization, was heavily repressed by the Syrian government, prompting Nasar to write a book that would make him famous in Islamist circles, “The Syrian Experiment.” In the book, written under the pseudonym Abu Musab Suri, Nasar issued a call to action against the ruling Asad regime in Syria. He has also written under the pseudonym Umar Abd al-Hakim.
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Pakistan again. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm interesting. Maybe there's a lesson to be learnt here.
Posted by: Graeme at November 05, 2005 06:09 AM (WLPYW)
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The idiot attacks anyone. Syria, America, Spain, England, Saddam. Makes no difference to him. As long as (GOOD MUSLIMS) continue to pay the bill those like him will continue to plague the world. My point! Who pays for his travel and upkeep?
Posted by: greyrooster at November 05, 2005 07:14 AM (ZaAd/)
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Imagine that we keep finding our enemies harbored amongst our greatest "ally" in the region. Imagine, indeed.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 05, 2005 08:50 AM (0yYS2)
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Then it's a good thing they are our ally or there would be more in that region.
Posted by: Ernie Oporto at November 05, 2005 09:29 AM (WvUov)
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Actually, I think that Ernie is right about the Pakistan government. A part of it is engaging the terrorists hiding in the tribal region of Pakistan, and another is sympathetic toward the terrorists. But everyone must remember here that we have people in the US engaged in supporting the terrorists, financially and otherwise, traitors to their own country, walking the streets and continuing to help our enemy.
I don't think we should hold the Musharaff government to a higher standard than what we hold our own.
Posted by: jesusland joe at November 05, 2005 12:50 PM (rUyw4)
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Unfortunately a government suffering from bipolar disorder is not able to run a country, especially when it comes to matters of national security. You can't have one branch arresting terrorists while the other recruits and arms them. It will never work. Yes the Pakistanis have been responsible for most of the major arrests in that region, but like the Saudis, I don't think that they have earned the right yet to be cut any slack. Besides, this isn't about the Pakistani government believing that terrorism is an evil that needs to be stopped, it's about a regime that's under some pressure to clean up it's part of this mess (not just a regional mess, but a global one) and appear somewhat reformed so as to not become a pariah. A.Q. Khan sold nuclear know how to the Iranians and who knows who else, with the full knowledge of the Pakistani government. Will he face prosecution by a world body? No, since the Pakistani government has categorically stated that they will not be giving him up. Is he living out his retirement years quietly? Probably not.
So in conclusion, the criminal may have ratted out some of his buddies and seemingly cleaned up his act, but that doesn't mean that he should be given the keys to the vault.
Posted by: Graeme at November 05, 2005 06:25 PM (un8mG)
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Graeme: The key word here may be "captured in Pakistan".
We have our Gregs and Downing Street Morons they have their terrorists. Same thing.
Posted by: greyrooster at November 05, 2005 11:12 PM (ZaAd/)
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http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=572
Posted by: Route Irish at November 06, 2005 07:28 PM (Eh9tH)
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