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Reply #3: I wondered about this when I heard the initial story
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GAspnes
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Thu Aug-14-03 10:45 AM
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3. I wondered about this when I heard the initial story |
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A sting operation almost always is used to flip the crook to follow the trail higher -- either to the supplier or the purchaser(s).
This arrest was promoted as a blow against Al-Qaeda, then quickly reverted to 'just a sting'. The publicity had such a political overtone of 'see how good a job Ashcroft is doing' that it seemed to be exploiting the arrest for PR instead of investigative work.
Wonder who leaked. Someone high up would be my guess.
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