Top bin Laden operative escaped U.S. custody

Top bin Laden operative escaped U.S. custody, prosecutor says The Associated Press, Nov. 1, 2005 by Alicia Caldwell FORT BLISS, Texas An Afghan prisoner believed to be a top al-Qaida operative escaped from a U.S.-run detention facility and cannot testify against the soldier who allegedly mistreated him, prosecutors said Tuesday. Omar al-Farouq, considered Osama bin […]