The Jihadi Boast of Male Pride exposed - Al-Libbi a top Qaeda Murderer hid behind a women's veil to evade capture, but failed

Witnesses described how armed undercover agents in burkas ambushed al-Libbi on Monday as he rode pillion on a motorcycle through a graveyard. Al-Libbi, who was disguised as a woman, shot at his pursuers.

Bystanders dived for cover as a dozen people — all in black burkas — returned fire. The 42-year-old militant with a $5 million (£2.6 million) price on his head fled to a nearby guesthouse shouting to staff that he was “a jihadi” and pleaded for help.

Amanullah Khan, the deputy superintendent of police in Mardan, said that his officers fired teargas into a room in which al-Libbi barricaded himself but it took 45 minutes before he surrendered.

He emerged after apparently making a number of calls on his mobile phone. “He came out unarmed with his hands in the air and his head slightly bowed,” Mr Khan said. He was hooded and bundled on to a special forces helicopter then flown to an army barracks in Rawalpindi for questioning.

An official said yesterday that al-Libbi had been asked two questions over and over again — “Where is bin Laden?” and “What were your plans?” — but had given no reply.

He is expected to be moved to what have been called “ghost prisons”, run by the United States, where al-Qaeda suspects are interrogated.

Once he had been traced, there was disagreement between the CIA and Pakistani officials on whether to shadow him so that he might lead them to bin Laden.

The authorities in Islamabad were not prepared to risk losing the man blamed for orchestrating two assassination attempts on President Musharraf in 2003 so they went ahead with their ambush. Al-Libbi was easy to pick out because of blotches on his face caused by a virulent skin condition.

Pakistani officials say that they have rounded up more than 20 suspects since his capture, including a former air force technician who escaped a military prison after being sentenced to death for his role in the plots to kill the President.

Al-Libbi is believed to have been in regular contact with bin Laden but used couriers to carry coded handwritten messages.

Well, so much for their bravery, of the fearless and fearsome soldiers of allah who defy death and welcome it, hiding in women’s clothing, Shame Shame. We ran a story some time back that Osama Bin Laden fled Tora Bora in a Hijab. Looks like Taqiya (deception) ranks higher than manly honor for the soldiers of Allah.

Story Credits : Timesonline Little Green Footballs