The capture of Abdul Hadi al Iraqi is a big piece of good news, as Allahpundit elucidates admirably.

And from ABC:

He was captured by the CIA in late 2006 and held at a secret CIA detention facility until this week, when he was transferred to Gitmo and Department of Defense custody.

During his time with the CIA, Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi was interrogated and revealed useful information about al Qaeda plots, which, officials say, have been disrupted as a result.

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Addendum 8:19 pm: I hope that aspiring suicide bombers are noting, by the way, that Abdul Hadi al Iraqi joins a long list of al-Qaeda bigs who failed to martyr themselves when a golden opportunity presented itself. Of-course, we prefer to catch them alive for their intelligence value, but how hard is it for an armed and dangerous terrorist to force his would-be captors to kill him? Yet, when faced with a choice between the amorous affections of 72 virgins, or falling into the arms of United States agents and those awful interrogation techniques, it seems the latter is generally more appealing to the kinds of terrorists who give the orders.

Also, in a sad piece of irony, although Mr. al Iraqi is believed to be closely linked to the 7/7 Tube bombings in London, the British may be unable to talk to him about those events due to the British government’s previously expressed objections to the existence of Gitmo. According to The Times:

Abd al-Hadi has also been linked to a number of other foiled al-Qaeda plots to carry out attacks in Britain. But the Security Service, which has previously sent officials to question detainees at Guantanamo Bay, may not have the opportunity to question him directly.

The Government’s recently adopted position in favour of closing Guantanamo Bay is likely to act as a bar on agents travelling there. British Intelligence would have to rely on relaying questions it would like asked by American interrogators.

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