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June 25, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24535-2003Jun23.html?nav=hptop_tb

Qatari Man Designated an Enemy Combatant

(Washington Post) A Qatari man described by federal prosecutors as an al Qaeda "sleeper operative" was designated an enemy combatant by President Bush and turned over to the U.S. military. Ali S. Marri, who arrived in the U.S. the day before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was trained in computer hacking and the use of poisons. He was sent to the U.S. to help settle al Qaeda members arriving for follow-up attacks, captives reportedly have told interrogators. Marri's wife, Maha, is a Saudi citizen who was transported out of the U.S. in November by the Saudi Embassy, angering FBI agents and prosecutors who had confiscated her passport and issued her a grand jury subpoena.

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