Blog 5: U.S. Captures Suspect in Twin Embassy al
Qaeda Bombings
An accused al Qaeda operative was captured by the
United States forces according to CNN on Sunday (Karadsheh, Cruickshank, &
Shoichet, CNN.com). The wife of an accused al Qaeda operative stated that, “masked
men ambushed her husband when he was on the way home from morning prayers (Karadsheh,
et. al CNN)”. Additionally, the U.S. Defense Secretary referred to Abu Anas al Libi,
the accused al Qaeda member as "one of the world's most wanted terrorists”,
however his wife disputed that he was ever involved in any bombings. She went
on to defend her husband by stating that he was innocent and that he was absent
from al Qaeda since 1996.
Al Libi has been suspected of participating in the
two U.S. Embassy bombings that took place in Africa back in 1998. The fact that
al Libi’s wife stated:
“I am sure of what I am saying. He did not
take part in any bombing anywhere in the world”, yet he participated in the
jihad in Afghanistan. .... He was a member of al-Qaeda and he was personal
security for (Osama) bin Laden -- that's true -- but he did not take part in
any operation (Karadsheh, et. al, CNN)” speaks volumes.
I do not
believe that any person could be an accomplice to a crime and be innocent,
especially a personal body guard to Bin Laden. How do we know that his wife is
not trying to cover for him? Something seems very shady to me. It is possible
to get married to a person and not really know who you married. In countries
following the Arabic/Muslim traditions marriages are prearranged. You never
really know someone until you have lived with them. Shouldn’t a red flag have
gone off in the wife’s head though, regardless of marital tradition? If I knew
that I was going to be a wife of an Al Qaeda member I would have had to find
another option, however it is hard to say what one would or would not do if you
have not walked in their shoes.
Moreover,
the mission was conducted with the knowledge of the Libyan government according
to a U.S. government official, (CNN). The Pentagon stated that ““the U.S. military
was holding al Libi in a “secure location”” outside Libya. A U.S.
official told CNN that he was taken to a U.S. Navy warship after his capture, (Karadsheh,
et. al,CNN).” I honestly think this is a governmental conspiracy thing. I am not a political person, nor am I a governmental conspiracy theorist, but something about this does not seem right. I mean when we put it all in perspective, The United States created al Qaeda when we gave Iraq guns to protect itself against rebels to form a somewhat democracy. Now all of a sudden, we captured a suspect in the Twin Embassy bombings?! It seems like the U.S. is a frienemy in some cases.
Karadsheh,
J. Cruickshank, P. & Shoichet
C. E., CNN
updated 4:27 PM EDT, Mon October 7,
2013, CNN.com
retrieved October 11, 2013 from
Erica Warren
10/11/13
4:45PM
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