Pakistan is cooperating more closely with Washington --- they're either with us or against us - right?
On Mar 7, 5:55 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/07/world/main6275953.shtml > > U.S.-Born al Qaeda Arrest News Incorrect Confusion Over Militant's Identity > Sparked Reports of Gadahn Arrest; Some Media Say It is Another U.S.-Born > Terrorist > > * (CBS) * *Last Updated 5:25 p.m. ET* > > An "important Taliban militant" was arrested today in Pakistan. But that is > where the confusion started. > > Earlier it was reported by Pakistani media that intelligence agents had > arrested Adam Gadahn, the American-born spokesman for al Qaeda, in an > operation in the southern city of Karachi. > > It was further reported by the Associated Press and Reuters that Gadahn had > been arrested, sourcing security officials. > > *CBS News* was told by sources in the Pakistan government that it was > Gadahn, even after U.S. officials refused to confirm it was the California > native for whom a $1 million reward has been posted. > > Now, *CBS News' Farhan Bokhari* in Islamabad writes that earlier reports the > detained individual was Gadahn proved false. According to a Pakistan > security official who spoke with *CBS News* on condition of anonymity, the > arrested individual is in fact "a Taliban militant leader who is known as > Abu Yahya." > > The official said evidence compiled from an interrogation of the suspect and > information exchanged with U.S. officials verified the man's identify. > > The reassessment only added to the confusion surrounding the arrest of a man > earlier described by other unnamed Pakistani security officials as Gadahn. > > "In the light of our latest information, I can say, this is not looking like > Gadahn. But it is still the arrest of an important Taliban militant," said > the Pakistani security official who spoke to *CBS News* late Sunday. > > The New York Times, sourcing American and Pakistani officials, reports that > the man arrested was Abu Yahya Mujahdeen Al-Adam, and describes him as an al > Qaeda commander who was born in Pennsylvania. > > Western diplomats in Islamabad, responding to the latest twist to this > increasingly confusing saga, said the arrest is not insignificant. "Even if > this is not Adam Gadahn, it is still not an unimportant development. But > let's hold our breath before we come to a final conclusion. We may be > groping in the dark 'til someone, especially the Pakistanis who are holding > this man, agree to present him publicly," said one western diplomat in > Islamabad who spoke to *CBS News* on condition of anonymity. > > Gadahn, who is also known by various aliases (including Yahya Majadin Adams > and Azzam al-Amriki), has posted videos and messages calling for the > destruction of the West and for strikes against targets in the United > States, the most recent surfacing today, in which he praised the U.S. Army > major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood, Texas and urged other > U.S. Muslims to use him as a role > model<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/07/world/main6274928.shtml>. > > Gadahn grew up on a goat farm in Riverside County, Calif., and converted to > Islam at a mosque in nearby Orange County, before moving to Pakistan in > 1998, where he is believed to have attended an al Qaeda training camp, and > served as a translator and consultant for the group, > > He is wanted by the FBI, which has posted a $1 million reward for > information leading to his arrest or conviction for treason. > > Reports of the arrest of Gadahn followed recent detentions of several Afghan > Taliban commanders in Karachi, which have been viewed as a sign that > Pakistan is cooperating more closely with Washington in its fight against > insurgents. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
