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Source: http://nytimes.com/2004/08/02/politics/02intel.html
Captured Qaeda Figure Behind Warning
(New York Times) - The unannounced capture of a figure from al-Qaeda in Pakistan several weeks ago led the CIA to the rich lode of information that prompted the terror alert on Sunday. Captured information demonstrated in extraordinary detail that Qaeda members had for years conducted sophisticated and extensive reconnaissance of the financial institutions cited in the warnings.