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More on the WH self-immolator
Mr. Alanssi, it turns out, is the prosecutors' central witness against Sheik Ali Hassan al-Moayad, a Yemeni cleric and Islamic political leader accused of funneling millions of dollars to Al Qaeda and Hamas. In early 2003, Mr. Alanssi helped investigators lure Mr. al-Moayad and an assistant to Frankfurt, Germany, for a meeting with another FBI informant. During the meeting, Mr. Alanssi served as translator for the men, in conversations that are now the main evidence against Mr. al-Moayad and his codefendant, Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed.Nice crowd he hangs out with. Prosecutors planned to call Mr. Alanssi to testify against the two men in Brooklyn at their trial, set to start in January. Prosecutors now face the prospect of calling a disturbed witness who has expressed deep resentment toward the FBI and an unwillingness to cooperate further with the government. In another potentially damaging setback, the Washington Post reported yesterday that Mr. Alanssi described a series of inducements he said the FBI promised him. D'oh! RTWT. Posted by: someone 2004-11-17 |
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