More bad news for Bush haters

[Gonz]

Saudi Arabia announced that a disabled militant, suspected of being a top Al-Qaeda figure close to Osama bin Laden and who had been hiding along the Iran-Afghan border, has surrendered under a royal amnesty.

"The wanted Saudi Khaled bin Odeh bin Mohammed al-Harbi, alias Abu Suleiman al-Makki, who had been in the Iranian-Afghan border region, contacted the (Saudi) embassy" in Iran, an interior ministry official said, quoted on state media.

Harbi said he wanted to take up the amnesty offer, and was flown to Saudi Arabia in coordination with Iranian authorities after the embassy prepared the necessary documents for him and his family, the official said.

"Since he is paralyzed, he will be transferred directly to hospital to receive medical treatment," he said.

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[chcr]

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He is only the third militant to surrender since the one-month amnesty was offered on June 23, but does not figure on a most-wanted list of suspected Islamist militants

Just for balance.

 

[Gonz]

Your "balance" forgot to finish the sentence

Harbi is only the third militant to surrender since the month-long amnesty was offered on June 23, but does not figure on a most-wanted list of suspected Islamist militants, probably because he was not in the country.

Same source, AFP

 

[chcr]

Your "balance" forgot to finish the sentence



Same source, AFP

Guess we're both guilty of making it say what we wanted it to (gasp, I'm not infallible after all ). If he wasn't in the country, how does that help your Bush position? Doesn't really hurt it either, mind you.