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...even the closest allies, it seems, always work together. Italian prosecutors have issued warrants for the arrest of 13 alleged American c.i.a. operatives suspected of abducting Osama Mustafa Hassan, an Islamic cleric in Milan, in order to take him to Egypt. Prosecutors allege that the 2003 operation was an "extraordinary rendition," in which terror suspects are seized and sent to other countries for interrogation and, in some cases, according to former captives, torture. At the time of his abduction, Hassan was under investigation by Italian authorities for alleged links to al-Qaeda. The Italians say they have photocopies...
WHEN WILL WE GET OSAMA BIN LADEN? That is a question that goes far deeper than you know. In the chain that you need to successfully wrap up the war on terror, we have some weak links. And I find that until we strengthen all the links, we're probably not going to be able to bring Mr. bin Laden to justice. We are making very good progress on it. But when you go to the very difficult question of dealing with sanctuaries in sovereign states, you're dealing with a problem of our sense of international obligation, fair play...
Despite the outcome, the Egyptians defended their decision to take action when they did. "We were compelled to do the best we could to save those lives," declared Osama el Baz, Mubarak's political adviser. "We had to fight terrorism, and fight it hard." --By William E. Smith. Reported by Erik Amfitheatrof/Valletta and Dean Fischer/Cairo
...hard man to break. Defiant from the start, he told his captors that he had been in Afghanistan to pursue his love of falconry. But the young Saudi prisoner who wouldn't talk was not just any detainee. He was Mohammed al-Qahtani, a follower of Osama bin Laden's and the man believed by many to be the so-called 20th hijacker. He had tried to enter the U.S. in August 2001, allegedly to take part in the Sept. 11 attacks. But while Mohammed Atta, the eventual leader of the hijackers, was waiting outside in the Orlando, Fla., airport...
...Qahtani: Osama bin Laden...