Reply #89: Here is a BBC on this Khan guy

[Jose Diablo]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3541952.stm

A Pakistani computer expert with alleged al-Qaeda links appears to have provided information leading to a string of arrests in his own country and the United Kingdom.

Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan was detained in the Pakistani city of Lahore on 12 July.

Pakistani authorities give varying accounts of his alleged role, but certain officials say Mr Khan is a key piece in the al-Qaeda jigsaw.

It was from his computer, they say, that intelligence officials were able to follow an e-mail trail leading directly to a Tanzanian wanted for the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa.

As for the leak messing-up catching these guys:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/terror.wrap/

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The effort by U.S. officials to justify raising the terror alert level last week may have shut down an important source of information that has already led to a series of al Qaeda arrests, Pakistani intelligence sources have said.

Until U.S. officials leaked the arrest of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan to reporters, Pakistan had been using him in a sting operation to track down al Qaeda operatives around the world, the sources said.

In background briefings with journalists last week, unnamed U.S. government officials said it was the capture of Khan that provided the information that led Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to announce a higher terror alert level.

Khan is a computer expert who officials said helped Osama bin Laden communicate with his terror network.

I don't know whats worse these idiot Republicans or the terrorists. Reminds me of that character "Fearless Fosdick", the inept cop in Lil Abner comics from the 40-70's