Monday, August 28, 2006

Bin Laden on FBI list, but not for 9-11

An interesting story in today's Washington Post and one that is sure to serve as fodder for conspiracy theorists- Osama bin Laden is on the FBI's Most Wanted List for his role in the 1998 embassy bombing in Kenya that killed Sgt. Kenneth Hobson of Lamar, but not for his role in 9-11.

The curious omission underscores the Justice Department's decision, so far, to not seek formal criminal charges against bin Laden for approving al-Qaeda's most notorious and successful terrorist attack. The notice says bin Laden is "a suspect in other terrorist attacks throughout the world" but does not provide details.


The article adds:

"The indictments currently listed on the posters allow them to be arrested and brought to justice," the FBI says in a note accompanying the terrorist list on its Web site. "Future indictments may be handed down as various investigations proceed in connection to other terrorist incidents, for example, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001."

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