Al-Qaida escapee turns up in online video

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

CAIRO, Egypt - An al-Qaida militant who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan turned up in an online video posted Wednesday, assailing the Saudi royal family for its alliance with the United States.

The 45-minute video of Abu Yahia al-Libi, who broke out of the Bagram Air Base prison north of Kabul in 2005, was monitored by the IntelCenter, a U.S. government contractor that watches for al-Qaida messaging.

According to its transcript, al-Libi, whose nom de guerre means "the Libyan" in Arabic, gives a lengthy diatribe, accusing Saudi royals of seeking the White House's "praise" and "gratitude."

The authenticity of the video, which showed a black turbaned, bearded al-Libi, in a camouflage uniform, and also a map of the Saudi Arabian peninsula, could not be verified.



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[keopeli]

1. ...the authenticity of the video...could not be verified. end of story. Does the AP hate us? n/t