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2004-03-31 Europe

2 firms linked to al-Qaeda, Saudi intelligence

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-03-31 8:35:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Al Qaeda a proxy for Saudi intelligence? I thought state sponsored terrorism was a thing of the past (not).

Posted by virginian 2004-03-31 1:10:23 PM|| 2004-03-31 1:10:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I just love it when the assets of asshats are seized... They ARE going to seize the assets of these cretins all over Europe and the US, right?

Posted by .com 2004-03-31 1:14:02 PM|| 2004-03-31 1:14:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 2 firms linked to al-Qaeda, Saudi intelligence

There not the same thing?

Posted by tu3031 2004-03-31 7:41:55 PM|| 2004-03-31 7:41:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Two private Saudi companies linked with suspected Al Qaeda cells here and in Indonesia also have connections to the Saudi Arabian intelligence agency and its longtime chief, Prince Turki bin Faisal, according to information assembled by German intelligence analysts.

Turki bin Faisal is one of those suspected in the disappearance of blank Saudi passports. I am unable to find the original article connecting him with this and will try to supply it tommorow. Here is some of the information:

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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_4-7-2003_pg7_8

WASHINGTON: Osama bin Ladenâs al Qaeda network, whose operatives have used fraudulently obtained passports for international travel, has acquired stolen blank Saudi passports, the FBI said on Wednesday. In its weekly intelligence bulletin to local law enforcement officials, the FBI said the un-issued Saudi passports are authentic and have key security features that allow them to pass routine examination.

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Turki bin Faisal is also heavily involved with Mullah Omar and bin Laden:

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http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905698,00.html

However, the legal papers tell a different story. Based on sworn testimony from a Taliban intelligence chief called Mullah Kakshar, they allege that Turki had two meetings in 1998 with al-Qaeda. They say that Turki helped seal a deal whereby al-Qaeda would not attack Saudi targets. In return, Saudi Arabia would make no demands for extradition or the closure of bin Laden's network of training camps. Turki also promised financial assistance to Mullah Omar. A few weeks after the meetings, 400 new pick-up vehicles arrived in Kandahar, the papers say.

Kakshar's statement also says that Turki arranged for donations to be made directly to al-Qaeda and bin Laden by a group of wealthy Saudi businessmen. 'Mullah Kakshar's sworn statement implicates Prince Turki as the facilitator of these money transfers in support of the Taliban, al-Qaeda and international terrorism,' the papers said.

Turki's link to one of al-Qaeda's top money- launderers, Mohammed Zouaydi, who lived in Saudi Arabia from 1996 to 2001, is also exposed. Zouaydi acted as the accountant for the Faisal branch of the Saudi royal family that includes Turki. Zouaydi, who is now in jail in Spain, is also accused of being al-Qaeda's top European financier. He distributed more than $1 million to al- Qaeda units, including the Hamburg cell of Mohammed Atta which plotted the World Trade Centre attack.

Finally the lawsuit alleges that Turki was 'instrumental' in setting up a meeting between bin Laden and senior Iraqi intelligence agent Faruq al-Hijazi in December 1998. At that meeting it is alleged that bin Laden agreed to avenge recent American bombings of Iraqi targets and in return Iraq offered him a safe haven and gave him blank Yemeni passports.

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This guy is extremely bad news and needs to be brought up short in a hurry.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-03 4:39:41 AM|| 2004-04-03 4:39:41 AM|| Front Page Top

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