By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI (AP) - Jul 13, 11:33 PM EDT
A confidant of Osama bin Laden, seen on a videotape with the al-Qaida chief as he talked about the Sept. 11 terror attacks, surrendered to Saudi diplomats in Iran and was flown to the kingdom Tuesday. Khaled bin Ouda bin Mohammed al-Harby, a potentially valuable asset in the war on terror because of his closeness to bin Laden, was shown on Saudi TV being pushed in a wheelchair through the Riyadh airport. Al-Harby is the most important figure to surface under a Saudi amnesty promising to spare the lives of militants who turn themselves in. "Thank God, thank God ... I called the embassy and we were very well-received," al-Harby told Saudi TV in the airport terminal. "I have come obeying God, and obeying the (kingdom's) rulers."
Rough. Private jet. No cops. Yep, he's really in for it now. |