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Friday, March 8, 2013

U.S. | FBI Collaboration with Jordanian intelligence U.S. confirms the capture of Osama Bin Laden's son in law in Jordan


Republican Congressman Peter King has confirmed that U.S. intelligence agents in Jordan have captured the son of Osama Bin LadenSulaiman Abu Ghaith as Turkish newspaper "Hürriyet". Abu Ghaith, occasional spokesman for al Qaeda , could face several charges in the United States, according to sources close to the investigation quoted by the newspaper The Wall Street Journal. In press statements cited by the newspaper, King said that officials of the U.S. security agencies have informed him of the capture, "which shows again that is dismantling the core of Al Qaeda""This goes right to the heart of Al Qaeda because it is the son of Bin Laden .'s a psychological victory for us and a psychological defeat for Al Qaeda, "the New York congressman, who until recently chaired the National Security Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives The U.S. government has not informed until the catch, which is part of the research undertaken in the aftermath of 11 September 2001 on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. Abu Ghaith, whose capture was the result of collaboration between Jordanian autortidades and FBI, has been transferred to New York , according to Reuters. The detainee is in a detention center waiting to be charged and eventually brought to trial in federal court. It is likely that the trial be held in the District Court in Manhattan, a few blocks from the World Trade Center Abu Ghaith was taken on March 1 passed to Jordan , from where he tried to lead his native country, Kuwait, which stripped him of his citizenship in 2001, according to the account of 'Hürriyet. On the way he was intercepted by the CIA , which followed his movements since it detected its presence in Turkey in January. Washington even had asked Ankara to extradite suspected member of Al Qaeda, according to the Turkish newspaper. The Turkish press reported in early February Abu Ghaith's arrest at a hotel in Ankara , after illegally entering Turkey from Iran. In the absence of evidence of crimes committed in Turkey, was released by police but handed over to the immigration authorities. After refusing to accept that Iran was deported to his country, Turkey decided to send him to Jordan. Earlier this week, the newspaper Kuwait Times reported on strict control measures in Kuwait City airport for passengers from Turkey, fearing that Abu Ghaith could be among them.

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