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Reported death of terrorist raises suspicions
Skeptics wonder how al Qaeda leader could go largely unnoticed
By Paul Haven
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, December 11, 2005

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan For a man reputedly at the forefront of al Qaeda's global terror operations with one finger in plots to target America and another in attempts to assassinate Pakistan's president Hamza Rabia kept a remarkably low profile.
The Egyptian wasn't on the FBI's list of the world's 15 most wanted terrorists, nor had he made Pakistan's most wanted list. In fact, there had been little public mention of Rabia before he was reportedly killed Dec. 1 in an explosion at his tribal hideout.
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How could a man so powerful, in such a critical position, escape attention for so long?
Skeptics are demanding more information about Rabia's role in suspected plots, and pointing to what they see as a troubling trend in Pakistan and the United States of hyping counterterrorism successes that might not be as big as claimed.
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