A rare live capture of a big fish
Bin Laden son-in-law charged in N.Y. court

Federal law enforcement officials did not elaborate on the details of Ghayth’s arrest, but Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., who first confirmed the operative’s capture, said he was taken into custody a week ago in Jordan.

An interesting detail….

Soon after Sept. 11 and following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, then al Qaeda’s base of operations, U.S. authorities said Ghayth fled to Iran, along with other members of the terror group.
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Bruce Hoffman, director of Georgetown University’s Center for Peace and Security Studies, said Ghayth—one of the few recent al Qaeda leaders to be captured alive—may be able to provide important information on al Qaeda’s relationship with Iran and how the terror group moved money and people throughout the region.