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Yazid Sufaat.
The government of Malaysia made a curious announcement this week: Yazid Sufaat, a known al Qaeda operative, and four other alleged terrorists have been released from jail. It is not clear why ...
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Bill Roggio: Al Qaeda's anthrax scientist
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... Friday, 12 December 2008 Malaysia releases a dangerous terrorist from jail. The case highlights the dangers of turning over terrorists to their home countries. Originally published at The Daily Standard. read ...
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