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Pakistan to Extradite Al-Shaiba to U.S.
Ramzi bin Al-Shaiba [al-Shibh] is expected to be transferred to U.S. custody later Sunday, September 15, before being flown out of Pakistan. Another suspected leading Al-Qaeda figure seized in Karachi was also expected to be handed over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Wonder why there's still no name on him...? Pakistani intelligence agencies in close coordination with the FBI have been interrogating both men. The officer said the interrogation of Bin Al-Shaiba âis in the final phase and he can be extradited to the U.S. any time.â "Give my regards to Gi-i-i-i-i-tmo..." Actually, he's more likely to be dumped in Norfolk or someplace like that. They've got a lot they want to talk to him about... Intelligence officials said the Arabs detained in last weekâs raids were being held at a military facility near Karachi international airport. The bodies of two militants killed in a shootout Wednesday were still in a mortuary under tight guard. If you don't have the bodies, you can't prove they're dead... Sources said Pakistani authorities have delayed releasing the names and nationalities of the detained Arabs because they were still double-checking some identities with the FBI. The interior ministry says a total of 12 people were held but officials have identified only Bin Al-Shaiba, a Yemeni. Nobody's talking yet, huh? Except for al-Shibh, who's easily recognized because he looks like a dork... His arrest was seen as the biggest coup against the Al-Qaeda terror network since the capture of Osama bin Ladenâs key lieutenant, Abu Zubaydah, in Pakistan in March. My throat's sore for ululating. All the kiddies living near me have pimples from all the candy I've handed up. Traffic was backed up for eight miles by the time I got done dancing in the street... Pakistani officials working closely with the FBI mounted at least two raids last week, culminating with a raid on an apartment block Wednesday, September 11, which triggered off a fierce three-hour shootout. Sources said FBI help in tracing a satellite phone call led to the breakthrough. I wish they'd get into the habit of saying the neighbords turned them in. Every time they make a crack like that the sat phones shut down worldwide for six or eight months... Germany could also seek al-Shibh's extradition over the Hamburg connection, Interior Minister Otto Schily said Saturday. âWe obviously have an interest in seeing him extradited to Germany, but we have to reach an agreement with the other countries,â Schily said. Germany issued an international warrant for Bin Al-Shaibaâs arrest in September last year. "We should have them arrested and tried before the international criminal court!" Did a lot of good, didn't it? On Sunday, the Washington Post reported that Al-Shaiba was arrested without a struggle. He was arrested without a struggle after a gunfight? Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-09-15 |
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