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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate?

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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (6413)	3/31/2006 9:00:03 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) of 9838

Pakistani Man Admits To Drugs-For-Missiles Plot CBS ^ \| Mar 30, 2006 \| AP (AP) SAN DIEGO A Pakistani man has admitted he was part of a plot to obtain and sell Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to the Taliban and al-Qaida. Syed Mustajab Shah pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Diego to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and to another count of conspiracy to distribute drugs as part of the same plot. Two other men pleaded guilty to the same charges in March of 2004 and are scheduled to be sentenced on Monday. Shah admitted that he tried to sell five tons of hashish and a half-ton of heroin in exchange for cash and four shoulder-fired Stinger missiles, which he and the other defendants intended to sell to members of the Taliban. Prosectuors say Shah knew at the time that the Taliban also meant al-Qaida. Shah is scheduled to be sentenced in June

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