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| | Is There More to the Capture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Than Meets the Eye? |
 | | Mohammed was dead, was captured, was there and got away, was there and was allowed to get away.” [Los Angeles Times, 12/22/02] Asia Times has claimed Mohammed was killed, and since his arrest continue to strongly suggest that he is already dead. |
 | | Mohammed’s arrest suggested that American counterterrorism agents were capable of significant direct action after months when the government’s security apparatus seemed caught in the throes of reorganization.” [New York Times, 3/2/03 (B)] “The arrest came as Americans had been expressing diminished confidence in the nation’s ability to defeat al-Qaeda…. |
 | | Numerous recent reports say, “Mohammed was carrying the names and phone numbers of members of al-Qaeda sleeper cells in North America when he was apprehended, according to intelligence officials.” [AFP, 3/3/03, MSNBC, 3/3/03, Los Angeles Times, 3/3/03] It is even mentioned that a dozen of these sleepers in the US are already under surveillance. |
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