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As for the trip to
Los Angeles, al-Bayoumi asked Bin Don either one or two days
before the two of them actually traveled to Los Angeles i f Bin Don would accompany al-
Bayoumi to the Saudi Arabian (Saudi) Consulate. Mr. Bin Don told the present
interviewers that al -Bayoumi specifically asked for assistance with his (al -Bayoumi’s) “I -
94.”
The I -94 is Immigration and Naturalization form that specifies the type of visa
and length of time the holder (al- Bayoumi) is allowed to remain in the United States. Mr.
Bin Don said that the trip to Los Angeles occurred on a “regular workday” and was not
on Friday or the weekend. At this time, Bin Don had known al-Bayoumi about one
month..
Mr. Bin Don said that al-Bayoumi drove his (al-Bayoumi’s) automobile to the
consulate in Los Angeles. Before arriving at the consulate, al -Bayoumi stopped at a
photographic shop on Sepulveda Boulevard, in Los Angeles to get photographs of him
suitable for a passport. Mr. Bin Don recalls that al -Bayoumi pulled his vehicle up to a
gated entrance to a parking garage that was under the Saudi Consulate. Al -Bayoumi
spoke in Arabic on the intercom microphone at the gate and t he gate was opened and al -
Bayoumi drove into the garage and parked. They parked in a normal parking place and walked towards a reception area. Both Bin Don and al- Bayoumi were dressed in Islamic
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approached this area, three men dressed in western business suits, walked out of the
reception area and greeted al -Bayoumi. The conversation was in Arabic and only lasted
for a brief period of time. Mr. Bin Don stated that he considered this a happenstance meeting and that the three men fr om the consulate were only being polite to another
“brother.” Mr. Bin Don and al-Bayoumi then entered the reception area. There was no receptionist present and al-Bayoumi used a telephone in the reception area to announce
his presence. Mr. Bin Don described the reception area as plain, with a few seats, an
airport type metal detector and an airport type X -ray machine.
Mr. Bin Don said that shortly after the call was placed by al -Bayoumi a m id-
eastern male, dressed in a western business suit, with a full beard, “two fists length” came out to the reception room and greeted al-Bayoumi in English. Al-Bayoumi introduced the
consular employee to Bin Don, but Mr. Bin Don no longer recalls the emplo yee’s name.
Al-Bayoumi and the employee spoke briefly about al- Bayoumi’s interest in obtaining
religious materials, including Korans from the consulate. Also mentioned in Mr. Bin
Don’s presence was the fact that al -Bayoumi had not been at the consulate for at least
three months. On the drive up to Los Angeles, al-Bayoumi told Mr. Bin Don that he, that is al-Bayoumi routinely traveled to the consulate to obtain Islamic religious materials.
Mr. Bin Don then stated that he “ran in to” the consular employee at a shopping
mall in Anaheim, CA within the last six months.
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thirty minutes al- Hazmi and al -Mihdhar left the restaurant. Mr. Bin Don said that they
did not have a motor vehicle. He does not recall the direction that they walked after
leaving the Mediterranean Café. Mr. Bin Don stated emphatically, that he had no
information from al-Bayoumi in advance that they would meet al- Hazmi and al -Mihdhar
at the Mediterranean Café. He further said that the meeting was “purely a coincidence” and that al -Bayoumi’s friendly nature was the reason that al -Bayoumi showed an inte rest
in the situation of al- Hazmi and al -Mihdhar. Mr. Bin Don and al- Bayoumi then left the
restaurant and returned to the King Fahad Mosque for the sunset prayer. Al-Bayoumi did
not offer to take al- Hazmi and al -Mihdhar to the mosque, nor did Bin Don see them at
the mosque for the sunset prayer. Bin Don and al-Bayoumi left Los Angeles before the evening prayer.
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organized. The party was held in the apartment occupied by al- Hazmi and al -Mihdhar.
Mr. Bin Don described the attendees at the party as, “many people from the community.” Mr. Bin Don described the behavior of al- Hazmi and al -Mihdhar as normal and that they
both appeared to be at ease. Mr. Bin Don videotaped the party at the request of al-Bayoumi, using al-Bayoumi’s video camera. Some of the guests at the party did not want
to be videotaped and Bin Don assumed that this was for religious reasons. Mr. Bin Don
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on what little conversation Bin Don could understand, al- Hazmi and al -Mihdhar told the
others that they were students. Mr. Bin Don said that every one at the party was a
“brother” that he recognized from attending prayer services at the ICSD.
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works as a with
days a week and works for as a on the
weekends. has a green card and is awaiting his
citizenship papers.
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residence.
When lived in Culver City at the
he roomed with three other people in the three bedroom
apartment: two and LNU and LNU and
an named LNU.
suggested that agents contact his former
roommate, LNU who got involved with everyone at KFM.
saw LNU in Los Angeles during this past
Christmas.
prayed at KFM everyday while he was
living in Los Angeles. recalled one African Imam and
one Saudi Imam at KFM while he was there. The Saudi Imam was
named Fahad LNU. Fahad used to send customers to when
he worked at because he gave them discounts.
When was living in , he was
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has not talked to him recently.
is divorced from his wife, .
has two children.
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was first approached by SAPO in the lobby of the police station.
The SAPO representative spoke to BENOMRANE in Swedish while
escorting BENOMRANE and the other interviewers to a private
meeting room. The SAPO representative then introduced the three
other interviewers to BENOMRANE. BENOMRANE was advised by agents
that he was not in any criminal or legal trouble, and that his
assistance was being sought relative to people he may have known
in Los Angeles during the time period of 1999-2002. BENOMRANE
was agitated, advised that he was ready and impatiently wanted to
know what questions the interviewers had for him.
Writer advised BENOMRANE that she was with the Los
Angeles Police Department, to which BENOMRANE replied "so".
Writer advised BENOMRANE that she had interviewed BENOMRANE
previously in Los Angeles while he was in custody, to which
BENOMRANE replied that he did not remember that incident.
BENOMRANE just wanted to "close the case" of that time period in
his life. BENOMRANE loved Los Angeles, including the lifestyle
and his ability to make money in the U.S., but did not want to
remember the time he spent in custody. The SAPO representative
advised that BENOMRANE's wife had just recently given birth to a
daughter the week before. It was also discussed that BENOMRANE's
BENOMRANE attended an English Language School in
1999. Writer asked BENOMRANE if that particular school was the
Concord Language School and BENOMRANE confirmed that it was. The
school was attended by many different types of people, including,
Tunisians, Koreans, and Japanese. BENOMRANE's first job
opportunities in Los Angeles included working as a cashier at an
AM PM gas station located at Exposition and Vermont. He also
worked for a security company run by a Libyan male named
BENOMRANE's security jobs included security at the Los Angeles
mosque located at Exposition and Vermont, known to writer as the
Masjid Ibn Alkhattab. BENOMRANE later worked at another AM PM Gas
Station in the Hollywood area. Through out the interview,
BENOMRANE's memory was sketchy. He remembered basic information
and when asked about specifics, ie: names of individuals, names
of Streets, BENOMRANE would confirm the more specific information
provided by the agents.
A Tunisian male that BENOMRANE met while in
Tunisia named helped
BENOMRANE get a job as a taxi driver for Metro Cab. An Iranian
male named owned Metro Cab. BENOMRANE received his
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Santa Ana jail during the same time period as BENOMRANE.
BENOMRANE saw while he was in Dubai. While in Dubai,
told BENOMRANE he wanted to leave Algeria and start a new
life.
BENOMRANE stated after the U.S. deported him to
Tunisia, he was interviewed by representatives of the Tunisian
government three or four times before he received permission to
travel to Dubai. The Tunisian government determined that he was
not a threat and he had no problems with the government in
Tunisia. BENOMRANE however, was no longer satisfied living his
life in Tunisia after all of the opportunity and money making
ability he had in the U.S. He decided to move to Dubai where
there was more opportunity. BENOMRANE met his current wife in
Dubai, who he described as Palestinian, but a resident of Sweden.
He met his wife through his wife's sister who worked in a cabin
crew of an airline. BENOMRANE described Dubai as a great city,
but with no guarantees. He did not associate with any Arabs
while in Dubai. Simple travel to visit his family in Tunisia
required permission from his supervisor, which bothered
BENOMRANE. While in Dubai BENOMRANE was approached by what he
BENOMRANE was shown a photograph of Mohammed AL-
MUHANNA BENOMRANE described AL-
MUHANNA as the imam that replaced ALTHUMAIRY at the King Fahd
Mosque. BENOMRANE did not believe that AL-MUHANNA believed in
violence against the U.S. When asked to compare ALTHUMAIRY with
AL-MUHANNA, BENOMRANE was hesitant and said that they were the
same, but that he preferred to listen to AL-MUHANNA'S prayers
because he had a nicer voice.
BENOMRANE was shown a photograph of
BENOMRANE met at
the King Fahd Mosque and described him as a Palestinian who
thought differently than BENOMRANE and his friends. did
not like America and wanted to return to Jordan. BENOMRANE and
his friends would sometimes eat with at a restaurant,
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Telephone numbers assigned to the Saudi Arabian Embassy (SAE) in
Washington, D.C., where Musaed al-Jarrah was the director of the Islamic Affairs Department,
had significant telephonic contact with al-Thumairy and al-Bayoumi while the hijackers were in
the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. There is evidence that al-Jarrah had possible links to al
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Omar Ahmed al-Bayoumi, and Musaed al-Jarrah. These subjects provided (or directed others to
provide) the hijackers with assistance in daily activities, including procuring living quarters,
financial assistance, and assistance in obtaining flight lesso ns and driver’s licenses . Operation
ENCORE seeks to prove these subjects provided such assistance with the knowledge that al-
Hazmi and al-Mihdhar were here to commit an act of terrorism.
Fahad al-Thumairy was the Imam at the King Fahad Mosque near Los Angeles,
California when al-Hazmi and al-Mihdhar first arrived in the United States. Al-Thumairy
immediately assigned an individual to take care of them during their time in the Los Angeles
area.
Omar al- Bayoumi was living in San Diego on a student visa, despite not
attending classes, and receiving a salary from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for job duties he
never performed. Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, the two hijackers had an allegedly
accidental meeting with al-Bayoumi, who claims to have been in Los Angeles on personal
business. At this meeting, al-Bayoumi advised the hijackers to relocate to San Diego, which they
did. Once in San Diego, al-Bayoumi assisted the hijackers with a place to live, opening a bank
account,
and also assigned two individuals to care for them, one of whom was Mohdar Abdullah.
Telephone numbers assigned to the Saudi Arabian Embassy (SAE) in
Washington, D.C., where Musaed al-Jarrah was the director of the Islamic Affairs Department,
had significant telephonic contact with al-Thumairy and al-Bayoumi while the hijackers were in
the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. There is evidence that al-Jarrah had possible links to al
Qaeda and tasked al-Thumairy and al-Bayoumi with assisting the hijackers.
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10. HOW DID KSM KNOW ABOUT THAT MOSQUE?
11. DID KSM GIVE PERMISSION FOR MIDHAR AND HAZMI TO
RELOCATE TO SAN DIEGO? IF PERMISSION WAS GRANTED, HOW WAS THAT COMMUNICATED?
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF SOHAIL ABDUL ANA'N AKA ZOHAIR ABDUL
MOHAMMED ABDUL ANAM SHORABI (GITMO PRISONER NUMBER 569) HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF HAZMI'S AND MIDHAR'S OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA,
WE REQUEST THAT SALEH BE ASKED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. LOS ANGELES HAS NOTED IN PRIOR DEBRIEFINGS OF SOHAIL
ABDUL ANA'N AKA ZOHAIR ABDUL MOHAMMED ABDUL ANAM SHORABI (GITMO PRISONER NUMBER 569), THAT HE IS FROM TAIZ, YEMEN. SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED ABOVE ARE ALSO FROM TAIZ, YEMEN, AND ALSO AROUND ARE SIMILAR IN AGE. THEREFORE, REQUEST THAT HE BE SHOWN ALL PHOTOGRAPHS AND QUESTIONED ABOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE AND CONTACT WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
2. HOW MUCH WAS SHORABI FAMILIAR WITH HAZMI AND MIDHAR'S
PREPARATION FOR THEIR OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
3. WHAT ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED AT THE MALAYSIA MEETING
(JANUARY 2000) IN ORDER TO PREPARE HAZMI AND MIDHAR TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES?
4. WHAT WAS KSM'S DIRECTION TO HAZMI AND MIDHAR WHEN
THEY ARRIVED IN LOS ANGELES?
5. WHO WAS THEIR POINT OF CONTACT UPON THEIR ARRIVAL?
6. WHO WAS ASSISTED THEM WHILE THEY WERE IN LOS ANGELES?
7. WERE THEY SUPPOSED TO GET AN APARTMENT OR STAY IN
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7. SINCE HAZMI AND MIDHAR DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH OR KNOW
THE CULTURE THAT WELL, WHO WAS GOING TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR DAY-TO-DAY NEEDS?
8. WHAT
LOS ANGELES MOSQUE DID KSM DIRECT THEM TO ATTEND?
9. HOW DID KSM KNOW ABOUT THAT MOSQUE?
10. DID KSM GIVE PERMISSION FOR MIDHAR AND HAZMI TO
RELOCATE TO SAN DIEGO? IF PERMISSION WAS GRANTED, HOW WAS THAT COMMUNICATED TO THEM?
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF BINALSHIBH HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF
HAZMI'S AND MIDHAR'S OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE REQUEST
THAT RAMZI BINALSHIBH BE ASKED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. DID YOU ASSIST KSM WITH PREPARATIONS FOR MIDHAR AND
HAZMI'S ARRIVAL IN LOS ANGELES? IF YES, WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE ASSISTANCE? IF NO, DID KSM EVER BRIEF YOU ON THE MIDHAR'S AND HAZMI'S
OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
2. WHAT WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FUAD OMAR BAZARAH?
3. DID BAZARAH'S FATHER ASSIST YOU IN
YOUR 1995 VISA APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES?
4. WERE YOU IN CONTACT WITH FUAD BARAZAH AFTER HE ARRIVED
IN THE UNITED STATES (IE TELEPHONE OR EMAIL)? WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE CONTACT?
5. WHICH YEMENI INDIVIDUALS BESIDES BAZARAH DID
BINALSHIBH KNOW IN CALIFORNIA?
PLEASE DIRECT RESPONSE AND QUESTIONS TO FBI LOS ANGELES
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HE WAS LEAVING. RATHER, BAZARAH DID NOT SEE BINALSHIBH IN
THE BANK FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS, AND BAZARAH THEN HEARD THAT
BINALSHIBH HAD DEPARTED FOR GERMANY. BAZARAH HAS NOT HEARD FROM
OR HAD CONTACT WITH BINALSHIBH SINCE THEIR LAST INTERACTION AT
THE BANK IN 1995.
BAZARAH LEARNED MORE ABOUT BINALSHIBH AFTER RETURNING
TO YEMEN IN OCTOBER 2001, BY WHICH TIME THE PRESS WAS REPORTING
ABOUT BINALSHIBH'S ROLE IN 9/11 AND THERE WERE MANY RUMORS
CIRCULATING ABOUT HIM. BAZARAH WAS IN YEMEN FROM APPROXIMATELY
OCTOBER 2001 TO JUNE 2002. WHILE THERE, BAZARAH HEARD THAT
BINALSHIBH HAD ONE BROTHER (NFI) AND THAT HIS MOTHER DIED AFTER
LEARNING OF BINALSHIBH'S INVOLVEMENT IN 9/11. BAZARAH ALSO
HEARD THAT BINALSHIBH WORKED WITH AL QAEDA, THAT HE WAS WITH
UBL, AND THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A HIJACKER IN THE 9/11
OPERATION. BAZARAH RECALLED TALKING TO HIS UNCLE SAID BAZARAH
IN PARTICULAR ABOUT THE REPORTS OF BINALSHIBH WORKING WITH AL
QAEDA. HE ALSO HEARD THAT BINALSHIBH HAD EITHER BEEN KILLED
DURING THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN OR THAT HE HAD BEEN CAPTURED IN
PAKISTAN.
BAZARAH WAS DEPORTED TO YEMEN IN DECEMBER 2004.
NOAMAN'S CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH BARAZAH, AND BARAZAH'S
CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH BINALSHIHB, MAKES NOAMAN'S INTRODUCTION
AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE TWO HIJACKERS WHILE THEY WERE IN
CALIFORNIA APPEAR TO BE MORE THAN COINCIDENTAL. NOAMAN WAS ALSO
RELATED TO , BELIEVED TO BE THE CAMERAMAN IN THE LAX
VIDEO, AND ANOTHER YEMENI, .
'S TELEPHONE NUMBER WAS FOUND IN MOHDAR
ABDULLAH'S WALLET AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST ON 09/24/2001.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 01/26/2006 To: Counterterrorism Attn:
From: San
Contact: Approved By: Drafted By: Case ID #:
Title:
Omar Abdi Mohamed,
aka Omar AlKhatib, Omar Khadib, Cumar Khadhiib,
Synopsis: Submission of LHM
Full Field Investigation Instituted: (USPER)
Administrative: Enclosed for for dissemination
is LHM ref. investigation of captioned subject.
Details:
Previous Investigation
(S) INS advised that OMAR ABDI MOHAMED was born on
in Somalia. MOHAMED was a resident of Canada from 1990 to
1995. His last known address in Canada was
, Ontario. His telephone number at that address was
MOHAMED was allowed entry into the United States on July
8, 1995. His status at that time was SR-1 (Lawful Alien Permanent Resident - Religious Worker). That status was granted as the result
of being offered employment by Masjidul Taqwa (Islamic Institution), 2575 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101, telephone (619) 239-6738. The offer was made by On April 11, 2000, MOHAMED
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Investigation further determined that
of the Masjid Taqwa in San Diego, California, sponsored Omar
Abdi Mohamed's religious worker entry into the US. was
approached by a blue eyed Somali who represented the San Diego
Somali
Muslim community. The blue eyed Somali, not ,
encouraged to sponsor Mohamed.
As Mohamed was arrested, a search warrant was served
on his residence. In this search several Arabic language documents on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, IFTA Office, letterhead with address 601 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20037, Telephone (202) 342-3700, were seized by investigating agents.
These documents were subsequently translated by a
San Diego Division Arabic language specialist. Of interest, these documents contain written directions from the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance to Omar Abdi Mohamed to collect information on Muslim converts and the Islamic publications produced by local mosques and the Somali community. The seized documents include mention of a contractual relationship between Mohamed and the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance; a Saudi Ministry checklist of Muslim convert reporting criteria; a request for reports on the Arab and Somali communities in Canada and San Diego; and a note of leadership personnel changes within the American Dawa Office.
Mohamed received, by his own admission, over $100,000
from the Saudi Ministry. Mohamed apparently began receiving this money in the mid 1990's, and was recently receiving $1,750.00 a month up and until he was arrested. After his arrest, it appears that the Ministry payments into Mohamed's bank account were discontinued.
With specific regards to captioned subject, the Saudi
Arabian Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance sent Mohamed a letter dated February 14, 1996, requesting Mohamed to "provide us with information about well known personalities in their respective communities who have converted to Islam. Especially on such figures like well known Christian ministers and clerics, government ministers, ambassadors, businessmen, doctors, engineers, laureates and intellectuals, and university instructors, individuals who play an influential role in their communities and are highly regarded." The Ministry attached a form with the mentioned letter that was to be filled with the converts full name prior to conversion to Islam, full name after conversion to Islam, and date of conversion to Islam, occupation prior to conversion, occupation after conversion, social activities prior to conversion, social activities after conversion, impact that his conversion to Islam had on others, current address, and other information. The
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Trial results
After two trials in 2006, Mohamed was found guilty
of six counts of immigration fraud and acquitted on three. Mohamed
was sentenced to 18 months (time served) on each of the six guilty
counts, assessed a fine, and was given two years supervised release. After his sentencing, Mohamed was remanded into ICE custody and is currently being held for possible revocation of his US permanent legal resident alien status and consequent deportation. The first deportation hearing is scheduled for January 31, 2006.
The following information is known regarding OMAR
ABDI MOHAMED:
Name: OMAR ABDI MOHAMED, AKA OMAR KHADIB Sex: Male Date of Birth: /1960 Place of Birth: Somalia SSN: CADLN INS A#: Height: 5'11" Weight: 180lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black Residence:
La Mesa, CA 91941
Occupation: President, Somali and East African Youth
Center 4979 University Avenue, #D, San Diego, CA 92105 (619) 282-0711
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LEAD(s): Set Lead 1: (Action)
COUNTERTERRORISM
AT WASHINGTON, D.C.
disseminate enclosed LHM as
appropriate. ♦♦
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Details: On January 20, 2004, Mohamed was arrested for
immigratio raud. Investigation by ICE determined that Mohamed
was in charge of the "Western Somali Relief Agency" (WSRA). WSRA was a fund raising entity that allegedly provided drought and humanitarian relief money to the people of Somalia and Ethiopia. During a US naturalization interview, Mohamed lied about receiving approximately $350,000 from Global Relief Foundation. The US Treasury Department has frozen the Global Relief Foundation's assets and accused it of providing financial support to terrorism. Mohamed is currently in Federal custody in San Diego.
Mohamed was identified
as the leader of the Al-Ittihad al Islamia (AIAI) in the
United States. AIAI was previously identified by FBIHQ as an Islamic extremist group active in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Northeastern Kenya. Later investigation indicated that Mohamed was removed from leadership of the AIAI because he was too radical, especially over Ethiopian issues.
Mohamed has maintained a low profile since the Office
of Foreign set Control (OFAC) closed down the Global Relief Foundation (GRF) in Chicago, Illinois.
Mohamed has closed his Western
Somali Relief Agency.
As Mohamed was arrested, a search warrant was served
on his residence. In this search several Arabic language documents on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, IFTA Office, letterhead with address 601 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20037, Telephone (202) 342-3700, were seized by investigating agents.
These documents were subsequently translated by a
San Diego D ision Arabic language specialist. Of interest, these documents contain written directions from the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance to Omar Abdi Mohamed to collect information on Muslim converts and the Islamic publications produced by local mosques and the Somali community. The seized documents include mention of a contractual relationship between Mohamed and the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance; a Saudi Ministry checklist of Muslim convert reporting criteria; a request for reports on the Arab and Somali communities in Canada and San Diego; and a note of leadership personnel changes within the American Dawa Office.
These Ministry letters to Muslim "Propagators" in
General, and "Propagator Mohamed" in specific, document requests dating in the mid 1990's from the Saudi Government Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance for information collection
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To: Counterterrorism From: San Diego Re: , 02/26/2004
on Muslims and the Muslim community in Canada, America, and the
Carribean. The seized documents do not indicate the end use of the information collected by the Ministry. But, assuming the personal and social information of influential converts (i.e. engineers, ambassadors, government ministers, pilots) was collected for a legitimate purpose, a great concern would be that radical elements within the Ministry could disseminate such legitimate information for illegitimate ends. If this collection effort is an ongoing policy, it stands to reason that Propagators have been reporting on military, law enforcement, and scientific Muslim converts for
For the purposes of captioned investigation, Mohamed
received, by his own admission, over $100,000 from the Saudi Ministry. Mohamed apparently began receiving this money in the mid 1990's, and was recently receiving $1,750.00 a month up and until he was arrested.
After his arrest, it appears that the Ministry payments
into Mohamed's bank account were discontinued.
With regards to Mohamed's employment by the Ministry,
in a hand written letter that had an "X" marked across the body of the text to indicate the letter may have been a draft Mohamed writes to Sheik bin Mohamad AlBalihi to complain that he has not received payment for a 15 month period. Mohamed requests that AlBalihi contact the appropriate Ministries to facilitate his reimbursement of salaries for that 15 month period.
One letter from the Ministry of Islamic Affairs,
Endowments, Dawa and Guidance that was addressed to Mohamed indicated that a housing and travel ticket allowance and a salary was to be paid to those Propagators working under contract outside their countries of origin.
The Propagators would lose their housing and
travel benefits if they became citizens of the country in which they were working. In several different letters, the Ministry indicates that Mohamed's "contract will be renewed" and provides him with raises or bonuses to "encourage you to double your effort and propagation related activities." One such letter from the Ministry had an enclosed check "as a financial award granted by his Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Abd al-Aziz Al-Saud, Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation, which he (ALSAUD) has authorized for all propagators belonging to this office" (Dawa office in America). This letter provided contact email addresses of [email protected], www.islamicpage.org, and www.islam.org.sa. The
letters were signed by the Director of the Dawa office in America Khalid bin Ibrahim AlSuwaylim.
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An indication of the extent of Saudi control over
their Propagators is given in a letter from the Ministry dated
November 18, 1996. The letter was issued by the Ministry "affirming that no propagator should leave his post or take leave
without first
obtaining a written authorization from the relevant authority. Whoever violates this guideline will be subject to disciplinary action to include termination of service.’’ The letter was signed
by the Director of the Dawa office in America Khalid bin Ibrahim AlSuwaylim.
With regards to the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs,
Endowments, Dawa and Guidance, requesting information about Muslim converts in the Islamic community: an undated and unsigned letter noted that the Director of Dawa activities conducted abroad received information that "during the past few years a number of Christian clerics and well known personalities have converted to Islam. The Director of Dawa is requesting that you provide him with the names of individuals who have converted to Islam in your locality." The letter requests the Muslim converts previous name, occupation and social status; the Islamic name that the person has acquired and the personal attributes of the individual that may be conducive to using him in propagation activities; the type of services that the individual has received and the party that provided the services; the languages in which the individual is proficient; the address of the individual where he can be reached; (the Propagators) impression about how to deal with the individuals who have converted to Islam and what services might benefit them."
With specific regards to captioned subject, the Saudi
Arabian Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance sent Mohamed a letter dated February 14, 1996, requesting Mohamed to "provide us with information about well known personalities in their respective communities who have converted to Islam. Especially on such figures like well known Christian ministers and clerics, government ministers, ambassadors, businessmen, doctors, engineers, laureates and intellectuals, and university instructors, individuals who play an influential role in their communities and are highly regarded." The Ministry attached a form with the mentioned letter that was to be filled with the converts full name prior to conversion to Islam, full name after conversion to Islam, and date of conversion to Islam, occupation prior to conversion, occupation after conversion, social activities prior to conversion, social activities after conversion, impact that his conversion to Islam had on others, current address, and other information. The letter was signed by Director of Dawa Office in America, Khalid bin
Ibrahim AlSuwaylim.
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Another Letter dated November 22, 1995, from the Saudi
Arabian Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance
addressed to "Propagator: Omar Abdo Al-Khatib" requests that Mohamed comply with the Ministry's solicitation of information regarding "certain parties and communities." According to the letter, the Ministry was interested in the Somali and Arab communities of Canada and San Diego. The request was signed by Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Suwaylim.
According to the letter, the report should cover the
following points:
1-Description of Community and its size. 2-History of the community and its areas of presence. 3-Reason why the community immigrated. 4-The leaders of the community and its well known figures. 5-Religious dogma of the community. 6-Organizational structure of the community. 7-Financial condition of the community. 8-Literacy rate and educational level of the community. 9-Schools and mosques of the community. 10-Organizations established by the community. 11-Organizations that cooperate with the community. 12-Influence that the community has in its locality. 13-Other observations about the community.
In one undated letter from the Ministry to Propagators
the conversion of non-Muslims is stressed. According to the letter, "Conversion of non-Muslims who are living in non-Muslim countries into the faith takes on critical importance since they are the inhabitants of the land. Among them is the doctor, the engineer, and the pilot, as well as others. By having these people convert to Islam, the effort to propagate the faith gains a tremendous boost in the country where this activity is being conducted."
With regards to the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs,
Endowments, Dawa and Guidance requesting information about the activities of local mosques, a letter dated March 20, 1996, and addressed to "all Propagators in America, Canada and the Islands of the Carribean Sea" states "due to the fact that a number of Islamic magazines are being published by Islamic centers that you are working with, and in order to strengthen the relation with these centers and to become acquainted with all the various Islamic activities that you are engaged in, we are requesting that you provide us with all the various publications or magazines or newsletters that are being published by the Islamic center or Association that you are working with." The requested material was asked to be sent to the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Islamic Affairs, IFTA Office, 601 New Hampshire Avenue N.W., Washington DC 20037. The letter was
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born 11/19/1970, was admitted into the United State on March 22,
2001, until May 21, 2001. Douglas’ port of entry was Los Angeles, California, and she arrived on American Airlines flight 7365. Douglas’ passport number was L9079185. Asset reporting placed Douglas with Mohamed in San Diego, California, during that time frame.
To date, investigation of Mohamed has not determined
the extent, if any, that he reported on the Muslim community and Muslim converts. However, San Diego opines that if Mohamed had not complied with Saudi directives with regards to requests for information and Islamic outreach, he would not have continued to receive his monthly payments from the Ministry. Also unknown is the extent, if any, that Saudi Arabia reimbursed Mohamed for his frequent domestic and international travel. Investigation at San Diego is ongoing.
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6 radical, i.e., advocating toppling various governments, including
Saudi Arabia. KHADIB was an AIAI leader, then was kicked out of the group for being too radical, especially over Ethiopian issues KAHDIB formed a radical Muslim splinter group whose name is unknown
The following information is known regarding Omar
Abdi Mohamed:
Name: Omar Abdi Mohamed, aka Omar Khadib Sex: Male Date of Birth: 1960 Place of Birth: Somalia SSN: CADLN INS A#: Height: 5'11" Weight: 180lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black Residence: La Mesa, CA 91941
Occupation: Director, Western Somali Relief
Agency 4979 University Avenue., #C
San Diego, CA 92105 (619) 282-6013
(619) 563-9443 President, Somali and East African Youth Center 4979 University Avenue, #D, San Diego, CA 92105 (619) 282- 0711
Objectives: The objectives of this investigation are
to: (1) develop additional facts demonstrating that Omar Mohamed continues to be a leader of the AIAI or a splinter terrorist group in the United States, (2) determine if Mohamed is a member of AL-QAEDA, (3) identify other AIAI and AL-QAEDA members and associates of Mohamed and neutralize their support of terrorist activities.
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(Rev. 01 -31-2003)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 01/24/2005 To: Counterterrorism Attn:
From: San Contact: Approved By: Drafted By:
Case ID #:
Title: Omar Abdi Mohamed,
aka Omar AlKhatib, Omar Khadib, Cumar Khadhiib, abu Hafsa;
Synopsis: Submission of LHM
Full Field Investigation Instituted:
Administrative: Enclosed for for dissemination is LHM ref. investigation of captioned subject. Details:
Previous Investigation:
INS advised that OMAR ABDI MOHAMED was born on
in Somalia. MOHAMED was a resident of Canada from 1990 to
1995. His last known address in Canada was
Ontario. His telephone number at that address was MOHAMED was allowed entry into the United States on July
8, 1995. His status at that time was SR-1 (Lawful Alien Permanent Resident - Religious Worker). That status was granted as the result
of being offered employment by Masjidul Taqwa (Islamic Institution), 2575 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101, telephone (619) 239-6738. The offer was made by Imam On April 11, 2000, MOHAMED
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plans, but according to Mohamed he went to Australia. Mohamed's
last travel was from September 2003 to December 25, 2003, believed that the trip took Mohamed to Australia.
Investigation further determined that
of the Masjid Taqwa in San Diego, California, sponsored Omar
Abdi Mohamed's religious worker entry into the US. was approached by a blue eyed Somali who represented the San Diego Somali Muslim community. The blue eyed Somali, not
encouraged to sponsor Mohamed.
As Mohamed was arrested, a search warrant was served
on his residence. In this search several Arabic language documents on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, IFTA Office, letterhead with address 601 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20037, Telephone (202) 342-3700, were seized by investigating agents.
These documents were subsequently translated by a
San Diego Division Arabic language specialist. Of interest, these documents contain written directions from the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance to Omar Abdi Mohamed to collect information on Muslim converts and the Islamic publications produced by local mosques and the Somali community. The seized documents include mention of a contractual relationship between Mohamed and the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance; a Saudi Ministry checklist of Muslim
convert reporting criteria; a request for reports on the Arab and Somali communities in Canada and San Diego; and a note of leadership personnel changes within the American Dawa Office.
Mohamed received, by his own admission, over $100,000
from the Saudi Ministry. Mohamed apparently began receiving this money in the mid 1990's, and was recently receiving $1,750.00 a month up and until he was arrested. After his arrest, it appears that the Ministry payments into Mohamed's bank account were discontinued.
With specific regards to captioned subject, the Saudi
Arabian Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance sent Mohamed a letter dated February 14, 1996, requesting Mohamed to "provide us with information about well known personalities in
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their respective communities who have converted to Islam.
Especially on such figures like well known Christian ministers and clerics, government ministers, ambassadors, businessmen, doctors, engineers, laureates and intellectuals, and university instructors, individuals who play an influential role in their communities and are highly regarded." The Ministry attached a form with the mentioned letter that was to be filled with the converts full name prior to conversion to Islam, full name after conversion to Islam, and date of conversion to Islam, occupation prior to conversion, occupation after conversion, social activities prior to conversion, social activities after conversion, impact that his conversion to Islam had on others, current address, and other information. The letter was signed by Director of Dawa Office in America, Khalid bin Ibrahim AlSuwaylim.
In a letter dated May 28, 1998,
wrote Saudi Arabia a handwritten request for funding a school they wanted to start in San Diego, California. The Ministry was contacting Mohamed so he could provide further information on the people and the circumstances surrounding the starting of the new school. According to the handwritten letter the five men were forced to flee their native lands because of the "infidels" and they wanted to start an Islamic school because "This land is the land of the infidels, and you are aware of that."
The Ministry also sent out notices of personnel
changes within the Saudi Dawa Office in America. One letter dated January 17, 1998, was sent to "inform you that the Director of Dawa for Europe, America and Australia has approved the nomination of Sheik Fahd bin Ibrahim AlThumairi to oversee the Propagators working in the state of California." San Diego notes that AlThumairi is the subject of According to LA LHM dated 1/24/2004,
the investigation of AL-THUMAIRY was predicated on FBI investigation determined that AL-THUMAIRY had substantial contact with OMAR AL-BAYOUMI. ALBAYOUMI had significant contact with two September 11th hijackers, Nawaf Al-Hazmi and Khalid Al-Mihdhar who lived in San Diego, California, in 2000.
To date, investigation of Mohamed has not determined
the extent, if any, that he reported on the Muslim community and Muslim converts. However, San Diego opines that if Mohamed had not complied with Saudi directives with regards to requests for information and Islamic outreach, he would not have continued to receive his monthly payments from the Ministry. Also unknown is the extent, if any, that Saudi Arabia reimbursed Mohamed for his
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LEAD(s): Set Lead 1: (Action)
COUNTERTERRORISM
AT WASHINGONT, D.C.
disseminate enclosed LHM as
appropriate. ♦♦
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As Mohamed was arrested, a search warrant was served
on his residence. In this search several Arabic language documents
on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, IFTA Office, letterhead with address 601 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20037, Telephone (202) 342-3700, were seized by investigating agents.
These documents were subsequently translated by a
San Diego Division Arabic language specialist. Of interest, these documents contain written directions from the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance to Omar Abdi Mohamed to collect information on Muslim converts and the Islamic publications produced by local mosques and the Somali community. The seized documents include mention of a contractual relationship between Mohamed and the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance; a Saudi Ministry checklist of Muslim convert reporting criteria; a request for reports on the Arab and Somali communities in Canada and San Diego; and a note of leadership personnel changes within the American Dawa Office.
Mohamed received, by his own admission, over $100,000
from the Saudi Ministry. Mohamed apparently began receiving this money in the mid 1990's, and was recently receiving $1,750.00 a month up and until he was arrested. After his arrest, it appears that the Ministry payments into Mohamed's bank account were discontinued.
With specific regards to captioned subject, the Saudi
Arabian Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance sent Mohamed a letter dated February 14, 1996, requesting Mohamed to "provide us with information about well known personalities in their respective communities who have converted to Islam. Especially on such figures like well known Christian ministers and clerics, government ministers, ambassadors, businessmen, doctors, engineers, laureates and intellectuals, and university instructors, individuals who play an influential role in their communities and are highly regarded." The Ministry attached a form with the mentioned letter that was to be filled with the converts full name prior to conversion to Islam, full name after conversion to Islam, and date of conversion to Islam, occupation prior to conversion, occupation after conversion, social activities prior to conversion, social activities after conversion, impact that his conversion to Islam had on others, current address, and other information. The letter was signed by Director of Dawa Office in America, Khalid bin Ibrahim AlSuwaylim.
In a letter dated May 28, 1998,
wrote Saudi Arabia a handwritten request for funding a school they wanted to start in San Diego, California. The Ministry was
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To: Counterterrorism From: San Diego Re: , 01/25/2007
contacting Mohamed so he could provide further information on the
people and the circumstances surrounding the starting of the new school. According to the handwritten letter the five men were forced to flee their native lands because of the "infidels" and they wanted to start an Islamic school because "This land is the land of the infidels, and you are aware of that."
The Ministry also sent out notices of personnel
changes within the Saudi Dawa Office in America. One letter dated January 17, 1998, was sent to "inform you that the Director of Dawa for Europe, America and Australia has approved the nomination of Sheik Fahd bin Ibrahim AlThumairi to oversee the Propagators working in the state of California." San Diego notes that AlThumairi is the subject of According to LA LHM dated 1/24/2004,
the investigation of AL-THUMAIRY was predicated on FBI investigation determined that AL-THUMAIRY had substantial contact with OMAR AL-BAYOUMI. ALBAYOUMI had significant contact with two September 11th hijackers, Nawaf Al-Hazmi and Khalid Al-Mihdhar who lived in San Diego, California, in 2000.
To date, investigation of Mohamed has not determined
the extent, if any, that he reported on the Muslim community and Muslim converts. However, San Diego opines that if Mohamed had not complied with Saudi directives with regards to requests for information and Islamic outreach, he would not have continued to receive his monthly payments from the Ministry. Also unknown is the extent, if any, that Saudi Arabia reimbursed Mohamed for his frequent domestic and international travel. Investigation at San Diego is ongoing.
Also found were two Arabic language certificate style
documents. One of these documents, as translated by San Diego, was issued to Omar Abdo Mohammad al-Khatib by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Islamic Affairs Endowments, Dawa and Guidance, Deputyship of Islamic Affairs Forum Program. The document was noted to be an "Attendance Certificate" for the "first forum for training Propagators in America that was organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 27/08/1998 to 04/09/1998". According to the document the attendees received training in Science of the Koran, Science of the Hadith, Islamic Dogma, the Jurisprudence of Islamic Law, Principles of the jurisprudence of Islamic Law, and Propagation." The document was signed by Mohamad bin Abed AlMuhsen AlTurki.
A second similar Arabic certificate was found from
the "Islamic African Center in Khartoum, the Dawa Branch, for a training course for Imams and Propagators held in coordination with the Saudi Fatwa body, the World Muslim League, and Imam Mohamed bin Saud Islamic University" from 06/08/1988 to 31/08/1988. This document also certified that Omar Abdi Mohamad attended the training
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EO14040-000388
EO14040-000389
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COUNTERTERRORISM
AT WASHINGTON, D.C.
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various governments, including Saudi Arabia. KHADIB was an AIAI
leader, then was kicked out of the group for being too radical, especially over Ethiopian issues. KHADIB formed a radical Muslim splinter group whose name is unknown Current Investigation:
On January 22, 2004, Omar Mohamed was arrested on
immigration charges of lying on his naturalization application and is currently in federal custody awaiting trial.
Mohamed's wife , born
in , California drivers license number
SSAN , telephone number was interviewed upon
Mohamed's arrest. stated they were married in 1986 and have
six children. Four of the children are Canadian citizens by birth and two are US citizens by birth.
Mohamed was employed by the San Diego City Schools
at a school on 54th and University (NFI). and Mohamed have no other business or employment. and Mohamed have no business interests or employment outside the US.
In July or August 1998, Mohamed and their two
oldest children traveled to Kenya. recalled they flew from San Diego to New York to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
recalled that her relationship with Mohamed
changed in 2000. In late 2000, Mohamed traveled to Australia. is not sure of his purpose of travel, but believed that Mohamed was traveling related to his relationship with an Australian woman.
According to Mohamed has relatives in Sydney,
Australia. Mohamed's fathers cousin lives in Sydney, and he also has relatives in Kenya. recalled that Mohamed had returned one time each year since 2000. did not know Mohamed's travel plans, but according to Mohamed he went to Australia. Mohamed's last travel was from September 2003 to December 25, 2003, believed that the trip took Mohamed to Australia.
Investigation further determined that
Fardan of the Masjid Taqwa in San Diego, California, sponsored Omar Abdi Mohamed's religious worker entry into the US. was approached by a blue eyed Somali
who represented the San Diego Somali
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Muslim community. The blue eyed Somali, not
encouraged to sponsor Mohamed.
As Mohamed was arrested, a search warrant was served
on his residence. In this search several Arabic language documents on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, IFTA Office, letterhead with address 601 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20037, Telephone (202) 342-3700, were seized by investigating agents.
These documents were subsequently translated by a
San Diego Division Arabic language specialist. Of interest, these documents contain written directions from the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance to Omar Abdi Mohamed to collect information on Muslim converts and the Islamic publications produced by local mosques and the Somali community. The seized documents include mention of a contractual relationship between Mohamed and the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance; a Saudi Ministry checklist of Muslim
convert reporting criteria; a request for reports on the Arab and Somali communities in Canada and San Diego; and a note of leadership personnel changes within the American Dawa Office.
Mohamed received, by his own admission, over $100,000
from the Saudi Ministry. Mohamed apparently began receiving this money in the mid 1990's, and was recently receiving $1,750.00 a month up and until he was arrested. After his arrest, it appears that the Ministry payments into Mohamed's bank account were discontinued.
With specific regards to captioned subject, the Saudi
Arabian Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance sent Mohamed a letter dated February 14, 1996, requesting Mohamed to "provide us with information about well known personalities in their respective communities who have converted to Islam. Especially on such figures like well known Christian ministers and clerics, government ministers, ambassadors, businessmen, doctors, engineers, laureates and intellectuals, and university instructors, individuals who play an influential role in their communities and are highly regarded." The Ministry attached a form with the mentioned letter that was to be filled with the converts full name prior to conversion to Islam, full name after conversion to Islam, and date of conversion to Islam, occupation prior to conversion, occupation after conversion, social activities prior to conversion, social activities after conversion, impact that his conversion to Islam had on others, current address, and other information. The letter was signed by Director of Dawa Office in America, Khalid bin Ibrahim AlSuwaylim.
In a letter dated May 28, 1998,
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wrote Saudi Arabia a handwritten request for funding a school they
wanted to start in San Diego, California. The Ministry was contacting Mohamed so he could provide further information on the people and the circumstances surrounding the starting of the new school. According to the handwritten letter the five men were forced to flee their native lands because of the "infidels" and they wanted to start an Islamic school because "This land is the land of the infidels, and you are aware of that."
The Ministry also sent out notices of personnel
changes within the Saudi Dawa Office in America. One letter dated January 17, 1998, was sent to "inform you that the Director of Dawa for Europe, America and Australia has approved the nomination of Sheik Fahd bin Ibrahim AlThumairi to oversee the Propagators working in the state of California." San Diego notes that AlThumairi is the subject of According to LA LHM dated 1/24/2004,
the investigation of AL-THUMAIRY was predicated on FBI investigation determined that AL-THUMAIRY had substantial contact with OMAR AL-BAYOUMI. ALBAYOUMI had significant contact with two September 11th hijackers, Nawaf Al-Hazmi and Khalid Al-Mihdhar who lived in San Diego, California, in 2000.
To date, investigation of Mohamed has not determined
the extent, if any, that he reported on the Muslim community and Muslim converts. However, San Diego opines that if Mohamed had not complied with Saudi directives with regards to requests for information and Islamic outreach, he would not have continued to receive his monthly payments from the Ministry. Also unknown is the extent, if any, that Saudi Arabia reimbursed Mohamed for his frequent domestic and international travel. Investigation at San Diego is ongoing.
Also found were two Arabic language certificate style
documents. One of these documents, as translated by San Diego, was issued to Omar Abdo Mohammad al-Khatib by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Islamic Affairs Endowments, Dawa and Guidance, Deputyship of Islamic Affairs Forum Program. The document was noted to be an "Attendance Certificate" for the "first forum for training Propagators in America that was organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 27/08/1998 to 04/09/1998". According to the document the attendees received training in Science of the Koran, Science of the Hadith, Islamic Dogma, the Jurisprudence of Islamic Law, Principles of the jurisprudence of Islamic Law, and Propagation." The document
was signed by Mohamad bin Abed AlMuhsen AlTurki.
A second similar Arabic certificate was found from
the "Islamic African Center in Khartoum, the Dawa Branch, for a training course for Imams and Propagators held in coordination with the Saudi Fatwa body, the World Muslim League, and Imam Mohamed bin
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 04/06/2010 To: Counterterrorism Attn:
New York Attn:
Attn:
San Diego Attn:
Washington Field Attn: From: San Diego Contact: Approved By:
Drafted By: Case ID #:
Title:
MIHDAR MOHAMMAD AL MIHDAR ZAID
CT - SUNNI EXTREMIST - MIDDLE EAST
MUSAED AL-JARRAH
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) was initiated in October 2002 based on
information indicating that the IIASA was one of seven "Saudi Arabian
Offices" located in the United States and on information indicating
that an address found during a 05/30/2002 joint CIA/FBI
raid of an Al-Qaeda
safe-house in included an address utilized
by an
individual that listed their employer as the IIASA and their supervisor as being ABDULLAH BIN LADEN. stated that the IIASA was associated with the WORLD ASSEMBLY OF MUSLIM YOUTH (WAMY), in Alexandria, Virginia and
with the ISLAMIC ASSEMBLY OF NORTH AMERICA (IANA) in
Michigan, which are also funded by the Saudi Government. was not aware if IIASA provided any monetary support to terrorist organizations or groups; however, the individuals that worked at the IIASA were obviously recruiting individuals into extremist views.
Bank records and documents seized from the search
of IIASA indicated a significant financial relationship between IIASA
and several entities in Mombasa, Kenya. Analysis of information provided by indicated that each of these Kenyan entities was associated in some manner with SIRAJUR RAHMAN NADWI. Information provided by revealed that in February 2000, a walk-in to a United States Embassy in Africa alleged that NADWI was involved in facilitating the movement of Al Qaeda operatives involved in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa.
In 2003, NADWI's P.O. Box number, 087764, in Mombasa,
was linked to telephone numbers connected to 2002 Mombasa bombing suspect SALAH ALI SALAH NABHAN. As of 2003, telephone 25411495803, registered to NADWI, was found in the address book of ABDOLRAHMAN BARZANJEE, an Islamic extremist who is claimed to be the head of Ansar Al-Islam (AI) in Europe. (Analyst note: BARZANJEE was the
3; he attended a party in San Diego for Flight
77 hijackers NAWAF ALHAZMI and KHALID ALMIHDHAR in 2000 and was paid by OMAR ALBAYOUMI for services as a visiting imam at the Kurdish Community Islamic Center.)
Another individual associated with IIASA, ABDULLAH
ALNOSHAN, and financially to
subject MUTAIB AL-SUDAIRY . ALNOSHAN
and at the
end of 1998 became the head of MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE (MWL) ( ).
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FBI-CIA Joint Assessment
Issued December 2004
The following document was previously produced in discovery in MDL 03-1570 (S.D.N.Y.)
pursuant to the protective order with redactions for classifica tion. The cover page, scope note,
and the full executive summary are being released at this time.
The remainder of the document is the subject of an ongoing declassification review by other U.S.
government agencies and departments consistent with Executive Order 14040 and will be posted
publicly at the conclusion of that review.
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