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| Al-Qaeda suspect one of Daniel Pearl's killers |
| 2002-09-17 |
| An al-Qaeda militant arrested with alleged Sept. 11 organizer Ramzi Bin al-Shibh has been identified as one of the killers of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl. The identification was made by a Pakistani held but not charged in the kidnap-slaying. The Pakistani, Fazal Karim, was taken to an intelligence agency safe house where 10 suspects, including Bin al-Shibh, were held. The official refused to identify Pearl's alleged killer by name but said he was not among the five people, including Bin al-Shibh, who were handed over to U.S. authorities Monday and flown out of the country. That's interesting, but probably a by-product of confusion. The WaPo article today said the same guy had fingered Khalid Sheikh Mohammad as the knife artist. Does that mean Khalid's in custody of the Paks? If true, Karim's statement would be the first evidence that al-Qaeda may have been involved in Pearl's abduction and killing. Seems the circumstantial evidence has been pointing that way for a good, long time. Like since December... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |