« on: January 18, 2009, 09:36:55 AM »
Interesting . . .
Bin Laden son Saad left Iran, now in Pakistan- US
Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:20pm EST
By Randall Mikkelsen
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's son Sa'ad, a prominent figure in the murky relationship between Iran and al Qaeda, has left that country and is believed to be in Pakistan, U.S. intelligence said.
"The person you are talking about (Sa'ad bin Laden) has left Iran. He's not there. He's probably in Pakistan," Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell told reporters on Friday.
Sa'ad bin Laden, who is believed to have played a role in several al Qaeda attacks, was reported to have been living in Iran since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 that ousted the Taliban government shielding al Qaeda.
He is believed to have been under house arrest in recent years, but some reports say he also may have acted as an intermediary with Iran. The U.S. government lists him as having been born in 1982.
The United States and Saudi Arabia have sought the repatriation of al Qaeda members in Iran.
The rest of the article is at:
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN16315046The article goes on to say something about Iran possibly holding onto Saad as a "bargaining chip" of sorts.
But, he's out of Iran . . . and back in Pakistan. Probably safer, because he's in among Sunnis.
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