The Terrorist
Aug 22nd, 2006 at 7:21 pm by Susie
Via Danny Schecter, this:
The Briton alleged to be the ‘mastermind’ behind the airline terror plot could be innocent of any significant involvement, sources close to the investigation claim.
Rashid Rauf, whose detention in Pakistan was the trigger for the arrest of 23 suspects in Britain, has been accused of taking orders from Al Qaeda’s ‘No3’ in Afghanistan and sending money back to the UK to allow the alleged bombers to buy plane tickets.
But after two weeks of interrogation, an inch-by-inch search of his house and analysis of his home computer, officials are now saying that his extradition is ‘a way down the track’ if it happens at all.
It comes amid wider suspicions that the plot may not have been as serious, or as far advanced, as the authorities initially claimed.
Analysts suspect Pakistani authorities exaggerated Rauf’s role to appear ‘tough on terrorism’ and impress Britain and America.
A spokesman for Pakistan’s Interior Ministry last night admitted that ‘extradition at this time is not under consideration’.
The story’s a couple of days old, but you’ll notice you’re not hearing about it in the American media…
The Times may run it yet … after the election …
Kind regards,
Dog, etc.
searching for home
I also don’t see in the American media any actual chemists discussing the supposed bomb formula.
From what chemists in the British press are saying, it would be close to impossible to make the explosive on a plane, because unless the operation is carried out at a low temperature you would get a premature explosion that might injure the would-be terrorist but would scarcely damage the plane.
You could make it at home in a bathtub full of ice, as long as you didn’t mind running a substantial risk of blowing yourself up before you got to where you were going, because the stuff is not very stable. But going on a plane with a couple of 20 pound bags of ice is bound to call attention to yourself.
Is everything connected to Bushco total bullshit?
I’m beginning to suspect so.