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Last Update: 02/08/2004 13:41

Al-Qaida computer reveals plans to target U.S. and Britain

By The Associated Press

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan- Pakistani intelligence agents found plans for new attacks against the United States and Britain on a computer seized during the arrest of a senior Al-Qaida suspect wanted for the 1998 twin U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa, the information minister said.
The plans were found in e-mails on the computer of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian arrested July 25 after a 12-hour gunbattle in the eastern city of Gujrat, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told The Associated Press on Monday.
"We got a few e-mails from Ghailani's computer about [plans for] attacks in the U.S. and U.K.," he said.
Ahmed said authorities have also arrested another top Al-Qaida suspect believed to be a computer and communications expert, and that that man was cooperating with investigators.
Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayyat confirmed that Ghailani was sharing "vital" information, but he would not comment on what it was.
"He has given us vital information, but we cannot share specifics," Hayyat said. An intelligence official said the information about a U.S. attack appeared to be centered on New York. He spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Al Qaeda computer revealed latest threat


By Philip Johnston
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH


E-mails on a computer belonging to an al Qaeda agent in Pakistan show that five American targets, including the New York Stock Exchange and the Washington headquarters of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, have been methodically surveyed.
The discovery, which prompted a warning of impending terrorist attacks by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on Sunday, show that al Qaeda retains the long-term ability to plan spectacular attacks.
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Chillingly precise intelligence — the most detailed evidence of an al Qaeda plot since the September 11 attacks — also spoke of threats to unspecified targets in Britain, Pakistani officials said.
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French Muslim family takes path to militancy
Craig S. Smith NYT Monday, August 2, 2004
When Chellali Benchellali moved to France 41 years ago, his path seemed clear enough. Escaping the misery of his native Algeria, he hoped to get a job, marry, raise a family and blend into the French melting pot.
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British Arrest 13 in Anti-Terror Sweep

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By BETH GARDINER, Associated Press Writer

LONDON - Police conducted anti-terrorism raids in London and several towns Tuesday, arresting 13 people believed involved in preparing terrorist acts.
London's Metropolitan Police said the afternoon and evening arrests were "part of a pre-planned, ongoing intelligence-led operation."
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A Slick Islamist Heads to Jail
By Daniel Pipes
FrontPageMagazine.com | August 3, 2004

In 2002, the spokesman for FBI director Robert Mueller memorably described the American Muslim Council (AMC) as the “the most mainstream Muslim group in the United States.” A year later, the Catholic bishops called the AMC “the premier, mainstream Muslim group in Washington.”
Its founder and long-time chief, Abdurahman Alamoudi, was a Washington fixture. He had many meetings with both Clintons in the White House and once joined George W. Bush at a prayer service. He arranged a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner for congressional leaders. He six times lectured abroad for the State Department and founded an organization to provide Muslim chaplains for the Department of Defense. One of his former AMC employees, Faisal Gill, serves as policy director at the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence division.
In brief, as the Washington Post describes him, Alamoudi was “a pillar of the local Muslim community.”
But the one-time high-flyer last week signed a plea agreement with the U.S. government admitting his multiple crimes in return for a reduced sentence. His confession makes for startling reading.
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Pakistan hands over 1998 bomber to U.S.
By Anwar Iqbal
UPI South Asian Affairs Analyst
Published 8/3/2004 7:37 PM


WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Pakistan is believed to have handed over a key al-Qaida operative, Ahmad Khalfan Ghailani, to U.S. authorities who have taken him to an undisclosed location, U.S. and Pakistani intelligence sources told United Press International Tuesday.
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Enjoy your stay in Gitmo/Diego Garcia/ Baghram Airbase :evil: