Slow Word of al-Qaida Escape Draws Ire

[cosmicone]

KABUL, Afghanistan - Prison doors and cells have been fortified at the U.S. military jail in
Afghanistan, a U.S. official said Wednesday as details emerged of an unprecedented breakout by a suspected al-Qaida leader and three others who picked locks and evaded a mine field.
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The
Pentagon's belated confirmation of the identity of one of the four who escaped in July, Omar al-Farouq, sparked anger in Southeast Asia where he was one of
Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants.

Some officials in Indonesia, where he was captured in 2002 before being handed over to U.S. authorities, accused Washington of failing to inform them of the escape.

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales described the apparent breakdown in communication as a "serious problem" and told CNN in an interview that it would be investigated.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051102/ap_on_re_as/al_qaida_escape

[maxsolomon]

1. tra la la

see, he wasn't SECOND in command. we kill the second in command. but the THIRD in command, who cares?

i bet he's having dinner with OBL in pakistan tonight. Musharraf probably sent some hash for dessert.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. it would be investigated

What ever happened to that Iraqi weapons bunker raid investigation bush promised just before the election?

[xchrom]

3. lol -- gonzales describes the communication breakdown

as a ''serious problem''.

yeah right alberto -- we believe you.
:eyes:

[sniffa]

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