Timing of Ghailani’s arrest considered ‘intriguing’

[acmavm]

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_31-7-2004_pg7_47

Saturday, July 31, 2004

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By Khalid Hasan

WASHINGTON: The timing of the announcement by Pakistan of the arrest of the al Qaeda suspect, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, coincide as it did with the big night of the Democratic party convention, is raising a few eyebrows here.

President Pervez Musharraf said Friday that the arrest was made on Sunday. Why the information was held back for five days he did not make clear.

Typical of the speculation underway is the comment posted on one Internet website. “If this is what was offered in July, just wait for November, the presidential election month.” However, the announcement of the arrest had no effect whatever on the concluding day of the Democratic convention in Boston where John Kerry accepted the nomination of his party.

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The New Republic reported that a White House aide told Pakistani intelligence chief Ehsan ul-Haq that the best days to announce the killing or capture of any target would be July 26, 27 or 28, coinciding with the first three days of the Democratic National Convention in Boston. The magazine cited an unidentified subordinate of Gen. Ehsan as a source.
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Even the Paks find this whole incident pretty strange.

[havocmom]

1. the bushistas are not fooling anybody but the bushistas

and there is no dealing with them :eyes:

[Swede]

2. Except for 40% of the population.

[havocmom]

3. the 40% who comprise the bushistas

Like I said, nobody else is swallowing the party line. Many Republicans are not going with the ticket this year from what we are hearing from people talking about friends/family.

[LittleApple81]

4. Keith Olbermann had the guy from the New Republic yesterday and

they were laughing about this... Keith said: "you missed it by one day... maybe it is lack of coordination across time lines?"
LOL!!!!

[Wilber_Stool]

5. Have you seen his picture?

He looks to be about 12 years old.