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CoLawman · 05-09-2008, 02:35

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| 09 May 2008 | 03:17 AM ET Font size: BAGHDAD (Thomson Financial) - The United States military denied on Friday that Al-Qaeda in Iraq chief Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, who carries a U.S. bounty of $5 million, had been captured by security forces.

On Thursday, state television Al-Iraqiya reported that a man calling himself as Muhajir was captured by Iraqi forces in the northern province of Nineveh. U.S. military spokeswoman Major Peggy Kageleiry said the detained individual was not Muhajir whose real name according to the military is Abu Ayyub al-Masri.

"They did not catch Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. Somebody with same name but not connected with him. It is not him," Kageleiry told AFP.

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CoLawman Area Commander Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,205	http://www.cnbc.com/id/24534688/for/cnbc \| 09 May 2008 \| 03:17 AM ET Font size: BAGHDAD (Thomson Financial) - The United States military denied on Friday that Al-Qaeda in Iraq chief Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, who carries a U.S. bounty of $5 million, had been captured by security forces. On Thursday, state television Al-Iraqiya reported that a man calling himself as Muhajir was captured by Iraqi forces in the northern province of Nineveh. U.S. military spokeswoman Major Peggy Kageleiry said the detained individual was not Muhajir whose real name according to the military is Abu Ayyub al-Masri. "They did not catch Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. Somebody with same name but not connected with him. It is not him," Kageleiry told AFP. __________________ We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will. Neville Chamberlain
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