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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 11/01/2005 : 21:12:57
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So a top-priority imprisoned terrorist conveniently "escapes" before he can testify in court against the U.S. soldier who (allegedly) abused him.quote:
FORT BLISS, Texas - A man once considered a top al-Qaida operative escaped from a U.S.-run detention facility in Afghanistan and cannot testify against the soldier who allegedly mistreated him, a defense lawyer involved in a prison abuse case said Tuesday.
Omar al-Farouq was one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants in Southeast Asia until Indonesian authorities captured him in the summer of 2002 and turned him over to the United States.
A Pentagon official in Washington confirmed Tuesday evening that al-Farouq escaped from a U.S. detention facility in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 10. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.
An Army lawyer for Sgt. Alan J. Driver, a reservist accused of abusing Bagram detainees, asked Tuesday where al-Farouq was and what the Army had done to find him in time for Driver's court proceedings.
Capt. John B. Parker, a prosecutor, said al-Farouq and three others escaped from the Bagram detention center and have not been found. "If we find him ... we will make him available," Parker said.
Ok, excuse me for considering this a little fishy. I say the government quietly got rid of al-Farouq (what's one less terrorist?) to avoid the bad publicity and incitement that would come with his testimony. However, I will admit I have no proof and file this under Conspiracy Theories.
"What do you mean they disappeared him? That's not even good English!"
--Yossarian, Catch-22.
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Edited by - H. Humbert on 11/01/2005 21:16:51
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