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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/03/international/asia/03laho.html
Pakistan Remains Haven for al-Qaeda
(New York Times) - The recent arrests in Pakistan of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian operative of al-Qaeda accused of involvement in the bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, and Pakistani computer engineer Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan illustrate how senior members of the terrorist network continue to successfully hide in Pakistan, confirming suspicions that foreign members of al-Qaeda have been able to safely operate from Pakistan's remote tribal areas for at least the past 18 months.