By Matthias Gebauer
CIA and FBI celebrate the arrest of an alleged aluminium-Qaida-terrorist as large triumph. But the proof situation is more than poor.
There are hardly indications for the allegedly planned nuclear notice.
REUTERS The US citizen Jose Padilla alias Abdullah aluminium-Mujahir is to have planned nuclear notices. There are not many proofs for it so far .
Washington/Chicago - when Jose Padilla landed alias Abdullah aluminium-Mujahir on 8 May 2002 with the Swissair flight 0008 of Zurich on the airport Chicago O'Hare, it already sat in the trap. Several agents FBI the 31-jaehrigen American on the flight into the USA had accompanied, already in Zurich its luggage had already scanned and even person control on the airport had exactly observed. Arrived on American soil, they hesitated not for a long time and arrest their goal person. Later the US Minister of Justice John Ashcroft celebrated three weeks on Monday of this week the arrest of the Padilla than large success, converted to the Islam. Thus, Ashcroft by telephon by TV message from Moscow, was thus prevented a notice with a "dirty bomb" (Dirty Bomb) on the US capital Washington. "in one initial phase" the plan present, which Abdullah aluminium-Mujahir with a further accomplice in Pakistan is to have forged, is meanwhile by several sources occupied, so Ashcroft. The "post office" states "Agency Teamwork" And still somewhat surprising the punishing pursuers had to communicate on the one hand to officially and later through plentifully anonymous quoted sources: The case shows up completely clearly the very good co-operation of CIA and FBI, their boss at present because of mutual handicap in the apron of the 11. September before a congress committee to defend must. The "Washington post office" spoke in the headline of "Agency Teamwork", which had led to the arrest.
AP FBI boss Robert Mueller and Justizchef John Ashcroft had to sound themselves in the last weeks much criticism at their Ermittlern Much reason to the joy thus with the Ermittlern and their bosses.
So far there are however only few proofs for the alleged atomic terror plan. Neither with suspecting explosive or concrete guidances was found to the building of bombs, nor it gives so far witnesses, who describe the planned coup. That the man had 8000 with the arrest 10,526 dollar in cash with itself it is only stated and with the tariff only had indicated, as indication against it. As important tip givers of the user intermediaries meanwhile of all prominent US newspapers the aluminium-Qaida-man Abu Zubaydah is called, which had been arrested in March in Pakistan. In a statement at the end of of April is to have spoken Abu Zubaydah after reports the "Washington post office" and the "New York Times" of several men, who told it in Pakistan of a planned notice with radioactive. It however only could describe the men, so the newspapers. As from the text book At this point a search history according to the reports of the US media, which could originate from a text book of the CIA and FBI, begins. Allegedly, then report both newspapers agreeing from more anonymous, but, starting from this time the co-operation of the two traditionally disliked Schlapphut organizations functioned to high-ranking source in such a way "well like never". While the CIA verified the data erschnueffelten abroad, the FBI compared the reference points with the case records from the USA - a co-operation, which went before 11 September in several cases thoroughly beside it.
REUTERS The FBI Agentin Coleen Rowley brought the determination authorities under pressure by its statement against their bosses
Not so in this case. Because already few days later determined both together: One of the men described by Abu Zubaydah is the US citizen Jose Padilla alias Abdullah aluminium-Mujahir, the other one already in Pakistan because of passport falsification an arresting. Finally, then the "Washington post office" quotes not in particular a secret service man mentioned, one to the aluminium-Qaida-man Abu Zubaydah photo of the two submitted and he her did not identify. Thereupon one observierte Abdullah aluminium-Mujahir and found out that he traveled from Egypt to Switzerland and from there to the USA, where one arrested him.
Doubt about proofs
Thus again everything seems to be correct at CIA and FBI already few days after the heavy reproaches against the authorities, then one could believe, the rivaling Schnueffelapparate zusammengerauft itself and work hand in hand. But at this hypothesis there are justified doubts, because several indications point out that at the spectacular arrest, which protected the USA allegedly before a notice with radioactive it is somewhat putrid. However the fact that the Ermittler Abdullah aluminium-Mujahir wants to place before a military court, is correct sceptically. The "New York Times" speculates completely openly whether the reason could be that the investigators do not have enough proofs, in order to speak the man before a civilian court guiltily. Before the military courts interspersed by George W. Bush after 11 September the simple would be - to the emergency by decree of the president. From the road-criminal to the Gotteskrieger?
AFP/DPA The presumed Top terrorist Osama is shop - it is to put behind all plans
Also the career of the 31-jaehrigen American does not fit so at all into the picture of the terrorist in the order Osama, endeavored around inconspicuousness, is shop. Only for few years Jose Padilla is called suddenly Abdullah aluminium-Mujahir, after he converted in the prison to the Islam. Before in New Yorker quarters Brooklyn was dozenfold to the world emigrant son come because of highway robbery, would attack and other acts of violence become remarkable, as the "Washington post office" reports in detail. After its nut/mother with it moved to Chicago, it is to have stated even a road gang with the name "Latino Kings". As from a completely usual road-criminal then a Gotteskrieger is to have become sudden, remains open in all sheets. Like always anonymous sources report however of several meetings with prominent aluminium-Qaida-fighters in Pakistan, to training with explosive and weapons in Afghanistan and of the alleged plan to commit a notice in Washington. Allegedly, then continue to report the anonymous official ones, it with a stay in a aluminium-Qaida-house in Lahore also in the InterNet on radioactive substances investigated. There are, confessed real vouchers for it so far however not also director of FBI Robert Mueller on Monday. Which goal pursues the aluminium-Qaida-witness?
REUTERS Chalid sheikh Mohammed was likewise unmasked by the dubious witness Abu Zubaydah. For it now world-wide one searches
Is just as doubtful the role alleged principal witnesses. Because against all being silent walls with the aluminium-Qaida-suspicious ones, otherwise reported, the arrested Abu Zubaydah seems after the reports of the Geheimdienstler too plaudern like a wasserfall. Only in the past week it had unmasked the alleged terror wire-puller Chalid sheikh Mohammed, on whom the US government exposed now a Belohung of 25 million dollar by its statement. Also the "Washington post office" places itself this question. One possible answer, so the "post office", is that the man believes, which the USA would not find the men, whom he loads heavily. "we understand its play not yet", quote the sheet later an again anonymous Geheimdienstler, "it want to be not helpful." The fact that the aluminium-Qaida-man and being shop trusted friend the Ermittler possibly err in was so far not mentioned to lead want. All these doubts will use Abdullah aluminium-Mujahir alias Jose Padilla probably not much. It sits meanwhile in the high safety military prison in the Charlston Naval Weapons station of the US army in South Carolina. Since he is not a normal accused, but when "hostile fighter" was classified against the USA, he is not right to a lawyer and a quite short process will probably experience, which takes place under exclusion of the public. Which he has to really do with the terror network of the aluminium-Qaida, and which it wanted really in Pakistan, will remain possibly unclear.
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