Reply #1: Bushco says U. S. didn't know anything until last Thursday but a reporter

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on CNN from Pakistan earlier today said Pakistan had been working on the information for WEEKS. There was an article linked here on DU about a week ago alleging that U.S. had requested or pressured Pakistan to make every effort to bring in a high profile Al Queda member before the end of July, specifically July 27,28, or 29th which of course coincided with the convention.

The arrest was announced in the press last Thursday morning. However since the actual details of the terrorist info is 6 months to 4 years old with no specific timeframe for an imminent attack, it seems quite possible that Pakistan made the arrest some time ago and was holding the info but was coordinating release of the info until now per U.S. request.