Monday, April 6, 2009

The "Grandfather Of Bomb Makers" Is Still A Free Man

This undated artist sketch provided by the FBI shows a likeness of Abu Ibrahim. Ibrahim, a master bomb maker whose real name is Husayn al-Umari, was indicted in Washington, D.C., more than two decades ago for a fatal airline bombing that tore apart a 16-year-old boy and injured more than a dozen others. Long forgotten and even presumed dead by some, Ibrahim is very much alive, according to an Associated Press investigation based on extensive interviews with federal law enforcement and former intelligence officials who have tracked him in Iraq. The FBI is eager to catch Ibrahim and has ramped up efforts to find him, releasing an age-enhanced sketch of Ibrahim to the AP, the first known picture of him ever made public. (AP Photo/FBI)(AP)March 19, 2009

AP INVESTIGATION: Notorious Terrorist Indicted In US Eludes Capture In Iraq, Slips Into Syria -- L.A. Times

NEW YORK (AP) — As Pan Am Flight 830 descended toward Honolulu and passengers finished their breakfast, a blinding burst of light washed over them. And then, "BOOM!"

The 747 shuddered violently. Confusion erupted as the airliner nose-dived. Screams and thick smoke filled the cabin. Oxygen masks dropped.

In the rear of the plane, 16-year-old Toru Ozawa lay on his back in the aisle. His lower abdomen had been ripped open, his intestines seeping out. The explosion had also sheered off one of his legs. He called out for his mother and father; they watched in horror as he died.

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My Comment: The key phrase is the following ....

"This is an unfinished war on terrorism and he's part of that war," said Bob Baer, a former top CIA agent who worked clandestinely in the Middle East

There will always be unfinished business .... but it would be sweet to get this murderer.

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