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To: maceng2 who wrote (13653)	12/11/2001 1:42:55 PM
From: BigBull	Respond to of 281500

"Crazy" does the caves: time.com

To: maceng2 who wrote (13653)	12/11/2001 1:48:35 PM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 281500

British security 'negligent' over attack suspects By the BBC's Malcolm Brabant As the investigation into the attacks on America enters its fourth week, recriminations are starting about vital clues missed by intelligence agencies. Britain's security services have been accused of failing to detain one of the key suspects. In an attempt to show that Britain is now being extremely cooperative, the authorities have allowed American agents to begin questioning the pilot alleged to have taught four of the hijackers how to fly. The French authorities believe that Britain's security services have been at best inefficient, at worst negligent, in their attitude towards Islamic extremists. The French claim that as long ago as 1994 they urged the British to arrest Zacarias Moussaoui, who is currently being held in the United States on suspicion of being a key member of the hijack team. But nothing was done. Then, in 1999, the French reportedly warned the British that Mr Moussaoui had been trained in Osama Bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan, and urged them to trace him. But again nothing happened, although Mr Moussaoui was living openly in London and even claiming welfare benefit. American agents are also furious over what they say is the US authorities' failure to investigate him properly after his arrest in August, a month before the hijackings. The FBI had wanted to examine the hard drive of his computer, but the Justice Department refused to grant a search warrant because there did not seem enough evidence to suggest he was a terrorist threat. The agency is convinced it might have been able to thwart the attacks on New York and Washington if permission had been granted. Having learned their lessons in such a bitter way, there now appears to be unprecedented co-operation between security services. The FBI has been allowed into Bellmarsh prison in south London to question Lotfi Raissi, a 27-year-old pilot accused of training four of the hijackers at a flight school in Arizona. Mr Raissi is being held on remand while his extradition case proceeds. Normally American investigators would not be allowed this sort of access. But it is understood that the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, approved cutting through red tape. The justification, as one official said, was that "extraordinary times require extraordinary measures". Mosques under scrutiny The British civil rights group, Liberty, said that as long as Raissi's lawyer approved, they did not have a problem. Elsewhere in Britain, anti-terrorist police are continuing to question a 43-year-old man arrested at Waterloo station as he waited to board a Eurostar train through the Channel Tunnel. And it seems likely that militant mosques in Britain will come under intensified scrutiny from the security services and police. This follows the alleged confession of a key suspect under questioning by an anti-terrorist judge in Paris. Djamel Beghal, a 35-year old Algerian, reportedly told officials that during three years in Britain, he procured recruits from mosques in London and Leicester in central England. news.bbc.co.uk

To: maceng2 who wrote (13653)	12/12/2001 3:25:52 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Bombs fall as surrender deadline passes Al-Qaida forces at Tora Bora are due to surrender despite being targeted by a US B-52 bomber. After the air raid, Mohammed Lal, a senior commander with the US-supported Eastern Alliance, said the surrender had only been delayed and is still expected to take place. The aircraft attacked Osama bin Laden's mountain refuge about an hour after a deadline had passed. "They (al-Qaida) are running late. But they have agreed to come down the mountain in groups of between 20 and 40 men," Lal said. "We are clearing the area to make a safe place for their surrender." He said the al-Qaida fighters would lay down their weapons, walk a short distance to an alliance position where they would be searched. They would then be taken to the alliance's local command post at Agom village, about three miles to the southeast, where they would be detained. Lal said he did not know why the bombing had taken place. The alliance, which overran al-Qaida's positions on Tuesday, gave their mainly Arab opponents until 8am local time (3.30am GMT) to disarm and walk out of the Tora Bora area, saying they would otherwise face a massive attack. About 30 minutes after the surrender deadline had come and gone, the alliance's defence chief Mohammed Zaman said: "No Arabs have come out, yet." Zaman, who wants to hand the al-Qaida fighters over to the UN for prosecution, smiled and cocked his head when asked if US military personnel were operating in the area. ananova.com