*Since they never rat each other out, messing
with computers and cellphones is the only
way Al Qaeda guys ever get busted.
*They should stick to the heroin, small arms
and belt bombs. Trusting nerd kids to hack for them,
that only gets them rounded up.
Arrested computer expert top al-Qaeda planner
www.chinaview.cn 2004-08-05 14:01:09
†††† ISLAMABAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhuanet) – A computer expert, captured in Pakistan last month, was one of the al-Qaeda terrorist network's top planners and he had plotted to attack London's Heathrow airport, said a Pakistani security official.
??Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan, 25, alias Abu Talha, arrested in eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on July 12, "is in the top hierarchy of al-Qaeda's external operations wing," the official was quoted by English-language newspaper The News as saying on condition of anonymity.
††††The suspect had created websites and secret email codes for al-Qaeda operatives to communicate with each other, said the official, adding that he had also been actively plotting attacks.
††††"He was involved in planning for attacks at London Heathrow airport some time ago and was wanted by US government," the official said.
††††The US authorities had offered a reward up to 5 million US dollars for his capture, he added.
