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Africa North
Abu Anas al-Libi snatched
2013-10-06
A man suspected of being a leader of Al Qaeda and having a role in planning the bombings of the United States Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 was seized from the streets of Tripoli on Saturday by a team of armed men, officials familiar with the situation said.

The suspect, born Nazih Abd al Hamid al-Ruqhay and known by his nom de guerre Abu Anas el-Liby, has been high on the list of the United States government's most-wanted fugitives since at least 2000, when a New York court indicted him for his part in planning the embassy attacks. The F.B.I. had offered a bounty of up to $5 million for information leading to his capture.

The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of attempts to locate Abu Anas, declined to make public further details on his capture.
Posted by:Au Auric

#3  Since he will be tried in civilian courts, he will probably walk. Much of the evidence against him is probably based on intel sources that the government won't dare use in open court. Plus, they probably forgot to read him his Miranda rights before capturing him.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-10-06 22:33  

#2  Oh well done, Anging Hatfield6648!
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-10-06 17:18  

#1  Seek and ye shall find. Abu Anas al Libi in Libia," Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said in a statement. "He is currently lawfully detained under the law of war in a secure location outside of Libia. Abu Anas al Libi has been indicted in the Southern District of New York in connection with his alleged role in Al Qaeda's conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals and to conduct attacks against U.S. interests worldwide, which included Al Qaeda plots to attack U.S. forces stationed in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia, as well as the U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya." Multiple senior U.S. officials told Fox News that Libi is being held on a ship at sea. "Libi could be held at sea for a matter of weeks before he is turned over to law enforcement authorities," one senior U.S. official told Fox News.
ABC reported Seal Team 6 went in and did a rendition--something Obummer campaigned against. But they are still bringing him back to criminal courts instead of Gitmo.
Posted by: Anging Hatfield6648   2013-10-06 12:48  

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