U.S. Says It Detained Al-Qaida Operative in Iraq

From Saturday's Los Angeles Times; no link yet. Take it for what it's worth, and note the lack of specificity.

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WASHINGTON -- A man believed to be an al-Qaida operative, found with 11 surface-to-air missiles, has been arrested in Iraq by U.S. troops and has acknowledged that he had been training with Ansar al Islam fighters to use the weapons against American forces, a senior U.S. official said Friday.

The arrest marks the first time the U.S.-led coalition has apprehended someone believed to be a member of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network who is operating in Iraq.

The unnamed suspect was captured during an Aug. 20 raid in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, the capital, along with two other unnamed men, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. At least one of the other two men was believed to be a member of the extremist group Ansar al Islam, the official said.

Intelligence officials said they found the suspected al-Qaida member's account, given during interrogation, ``credible.''

They declined to characterize how senior the alleged operative was or whether he had directed attacks on American troops or other sites before his capture.

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How do you spell damage control! There is nothing, repeat nothing, the Bush admin and their thugs could say that I would find credible!

stinky, stitched together with the fbi/cia? sting/capture of the terra-ist here just last week.
now i can sleep knowing it's all wrapped up and proper.

dp

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WOW the Al-Qaida-Iraq missing link found! Will there be a National Geographic Special on this homonid?

Who's to say that the guy didn't show up after Operation Occupation?

Answer: not one damn person. Especially since we're hearing that al Qaeda are now showing up in Iraq, the new terrorist funland.

Thanks, Your Shrubiness. You fucking turned Iraq into a terrorist haven. What side are you ON, anyway?

Oh, that's right. You're a terrorist, too.

...are the product of bush's war. The "uniter not a divider" united the Shia and the Sunni sects, too.

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