...notify somebody.

This is a picture of Mohammad Haydar Zammar, who according to reports this week in the Washington Post and Der Spiegel , helped organize and recruit hijackers for the September 11 attacks.

The 41-year-old 300-lb. Syrian-born German citizen has been missing since October 27. The Post implies that he is in U.S. or cooperative custody somewhere, most likely outside the U.S. German officials claim they don't know where he is. Which would be interesting, since anybody holding him would be obligated to inform the nearest German consulate. U.S. intelligence imply they're keeping an eye on him, won't say anything more.

Does all of this mean:
a) The U.S. wants to interrogate this man without German interference?
b) The Germans want plausible deniability to not have to intervene on this guy's behalf?
c) He's still on the loose and dangerous?

Mohammad, if you happen to read this, please call your wife in Hamburg. She is worried sick about you. The rest of us are worried sick that you might be plotting your next act of mass murder.

UPDATE 6/18: The Washington Post reports that Zammar is being held in Syria. (found by way of Glenn Reynolds)