Author: John AdamsJohn Adams Date: Jun 3, 2008 08:41
Fartass Jewad wrote:
> Osama's associate in US military custody: Pentagon
>
> * US spokesman says Rahim helped prepare Tora Bora hideout, assisted Qaeda's
> exodus from area
>
> WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Friday it had taken custody from the
> Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of an Afghan national who helped arrange
> Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden's escape from Tora Bora in 2001.
>
> Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman would not say when or where Muhammad Rahim
> was captured or how long he was held by the CIA, but said he was transferred
> to US military custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba earlier this week.
>
> "He is one of [Osama Bin Laden's] most trusted facilitators and procurement
> specialists. He helped prepare Tora Bora as a hideout for Osama Bin Laden.
> He assisted Al Qaeda's exodus from the area in late 2001," Whitman said.
>
> He also attempted to procure chemicals for a plan to attack US-led coalition
> forces in Afghanistan and to recruit people with access to US military ...
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