Al-Qaeda safe houses, Karachi
The American intelligence analysts who compiled the justifications for continuing to detain the captives taken in the "war on terror" made dozens of references to al Qaida safe houses, in Karachi, Pakistan. Some of the references: refer to instances when important documents, particularly various lists of individuals, were captured in al Qaida safe houses, or al Qaida guest houses, in Karachi. A list of 324 Arabic names, associated with senior al Qaida operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, being one of the most commonly referenced. refer to instances when suspects were captured in an al Qaida safe house in Karachi. The bin Attash brothers, who were interrogated in the CIA's archipelago of covert black sites, were captured in a Karachi safe house. refer to instances when a suspect temporarily stayed in a Karachi safe house or guest house. According to the 9/11 Commission, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed rented a safe house in Karachi specifically to house the men who would later hijack the jetliners on September 11, 2001. The 9-11 Commission reported that Mohammed rented the safe house with funds from Osama bin Laden. Captured in a Karachi safe house or guest house American and Pakistani counter-terrorism officials conducted an extensive series of