Lebanese security officials told The Associated Press that they obtained "important information" from Hammoud's computer and CDs seized from his office at the Lebanese International University, where he taught economics.No word on his Islamic affiliation, Shia or Sunni. But the story says he pledged allegiance to Osama. Of note, the would-be terrorist's mother offered a rather weird defense:
The suspect's family denied that he had any al-Qaida links. His mother, Nabila Qotob, said Hammoud was an outdoorsy person who drank alcohol, had girlfriends and bore none of the hallmarks of an Islamic extremist.The same thing was said about WTC-one bomber Ramzi Yousef and his terrorist Uncle KSM, who planned 9/11. It's also possible such a perceived lifestyle is a requirement for anyone heading west for jihad.
It's interesting to note that several members of Saddam's former regime have long been rumored to be hiding in Syrian controlled Lebanon. One was recently captured. Ba'athists still operate there, one of whom is on Iraq's new most-wanted list. Following the money trail might be kinda interesting in the case of Mr. Hammoud.
SPEAKING OF DISPOSAL OF TERRORISTS 7/10/06
Although not necessarily to do with Mr. Hammoud, Powerline today quoted Ralph Peters on how to solve the terrorist prisoner problem:
Violent Islamist extremists must be killed on the battlefield. Only in the rarest cases should they be taken prisoner. Few have serious intelligence value. And, once captured, there's no way to dispose of them.It's amazing how unglued some folks become when talking about Gitmo or the CIA Secret Prisons, yet after 9/11 CIA drones took out several AQ leaders without arrest, indictment, trial or sentence. If there was any public outcry I don't remember it. Just recently a drone violated Pakistani soverignty looking for Ayman al-Zawahiri. It surely wasn't going to drop a subpoena on him.
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