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Mohammed Arrest a Big Score for U.S. Intelligence

NPR | By Melissa Block,

Michele Kelemen

Published March 3, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

The Bush administration thinks it might have a treasure trove of information about al Qaeda following the Saturday arrest of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. He's allegedly the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and a man long sought by the United States. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports, and NPR's Melissa Block talks with Tim McGirk who's following the story for Time Magazine.

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