New Tape: Some See Less Menacing Bin Laden

April 24, 2006 --

Some See Less Menacing Bin Laden
Tapes Used to Precede Action, but Now May Show Him 'Reduced to Being a Commentator on Islamic News' (ABC News)

Sources: Al Suri Had "Important Info" About Bin Laden, Al Zawahri
Marwan al Suri, the al Qaeda operative who was killed in a gun battle with Pakistani security forces last week, had "important information" about al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al Zawahri, Pakistani security sources told al Hayat newspaper. The sources said the information could've led to revealing the al Qaeda leaders' locations or at least to how they communicate with the supporters in Afghanistan, the tribal areas and the rest of the world. (Al Hayat)

Al Qaeda Mystery Man Described in Documents
When Mohamedou Ould Slahi's name appeared on the list released last week of Guantanamo Bay detainees, the Pentagon was officially confirming that one of Al Qaeda's most mysterious figures had been in custody since late 2001. (LA Times)

Iran's President Recruits Terror Master
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, attended a meeting in Syria earlier this year with one of the world's most wanted terrorists, according to intelligence experts and a former national security official in Washington. (Sunday Times)

Govt Confirms US Citizen's Deportation
A CIA plane might have been used in the task. (The Daily Star - Bangladesh)

Editorial: The Strange Disappearance
Ever since Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, was picked up from the capital by plainclothesmen and whisked away to USA reportedly by FBI a few questions have been haunting the minds of the people. (The Daily Star - Bangladesh)

Yemeni Al Qaeda Convict Who Broke out of Prison Surrenders to Authorities
A Yemeni member of al Qaeda, one of 23 who escaped from a prison here earlier this year, has surrendered to authorities, security officials said Sunday. (AP)