(Al Somood) Sheikh Abu Yahya al-Liby: "The Truth About What Happens Behind the Bars"

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Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Evan Kohlmann Monday, 08 September 2008 05:58

The NEFA Foundation is releasing additional content drawn from Al-Somood, a monthly Islamic magazine published by the Taliban’s media center. In this piece, dated August/September 2006, Sheikh Abu Yahya al-Liby reveals "The Truth About What Happens Behind the Bars." Al-Liby, who was being held by the U.S. government, escaped from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in July 2005. Dell Dailey, the State Department’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism, has said that “Abu Yahya is a senior Al-Qaida member, a top strategist for the group, and trusted and presented as one of the group’s most effective promoters of jihad.” Al-Liby's article provides insights into his time in U.S. custody. For instance, he writes that authorities focused on a number of questions, including whether there was "any information about new operations that the Mujahidin are preparing for against American interests" and "where Sheikh Osama Bin Laden, Doctor Ayman Al-Zawahiri and other leaders are hiding..."

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