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Mohdar Mohamed Abdullah Al Mohdar  Mohdar! was interviewed as
part of a proffer agreement in the Southern District_of New York;
Pursuant to the proffer Mohdar discussed traveling to the King .
Fahd Mosque in Culver City. Specifically, Mohdar reported that a
in late Spring early Summer 2000, Mohdar accoqganied Alhazmi and
Almihdhar on a trip from San Diego to Los Angeles to dropgg 
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Lufthansa,girlines Flight to Saudi Arabia. On the way to Los
Angeles, tHé*three stopped off at the King Fahd Mosque in Culver
City_before continuing to an unnamed motel where they would stay
the night prior to going to the airport.» While at the mosque,
Mohdar was.introdUced to a tall, thin unnamed individual with a
dark complexion and beige baseball cap that, when removed during-
introduction, revealed-a receding hairline. AImihdharso » »
referenced flight occurred on'O6/16/200l.i Los Angeles concludes
that Mohdar, Al Hazmi and Almihdhar attended the King Fahd Mosque
on O6/09/200l.l o " . _ A 1 lo. *- " V i,
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Mohdar has returned to California. Assistant-United States ,
Attorney Michael Wheat in San Diego is the point of contact ~;
regarding matters related to Mohdarl . _ , Y  g,
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lfli%QNF! iUsama Bin Laden/AlQaeda was identified by
several U. S; and foreign intelligence services as a major d.
supporter and financier of Islamic extremist-and terrorist, l
activities. As the son a wealthy Saudi construction magnate, his
personal fqntune is estimated to be in excess of $250 million;
Further he/is believed to be involved-in financing and support
to numerous terrorist organizations to include_the Islamic Group
 IG!; Egyptian Islamic Jihad  EIJ!, Hamas, the Algerian Armed ._
Islamic Group  GIA!, and Afghan war veterans who continue to
engage in terrorist activities, Bin Laden may also be supporting
Jamaat Al-Muslimeen and the Tablighi Jamaat.> Bin Laden acts_as
the equivalent of&#39;a state sponsor of terrorism for EIJ in three
important regards:I finance, logistical support and safe haven.
The vast Bin Laden network of commercial enterprises, properties,
and contacts a
ford the EIJ access.to safe houses, documents,
cover, and the means of travel.i He also operates through a
network of non-governmental organizations  NGOS! which help
facilitate the logistical support. &#39; 1_ i - _i »f,g
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NF! ,Bin Laden and his organization remain the top_
priority of the FBI and the intelligence community;&#39; In October
1999, the Secretary of State added Al4Qaeda to the list of  92 e
designated international terrorist organizations. _ .
>&#39;l - i &#39;  The Tablighi Jamaat, &#39; l s, , g
/ ,  , r§E[NF! The Tablighi Jamaat,  aka Tablighi~Jamaat, Tableeghi ~&#39;
amaat, Tabligh Movement, Jama*at AlTabligh, Jamaati Tabligh, l
&#39;AlDawa Al-Tabligh, Tabligh Eddawa Ellallah, and United Da&#39;wa! .
was a self-proclaimed non-violent missionary organization, with
its headquarters-in Pakistan¢~-However, contrary to its non-
violent self-proclamations, it has been associated with a number
of known terrorist organizations to include Usama Bin Laden&#39;s_ &#39;
network-in Afghanistan, the Armed Islamic Group  GIA! in Algeria,
the Filipino Moro National Liberation Front  FMNL! and the Moro_
Islamic Liberation Front  MILF! in the Philippinesjthe Muslim &#39;
Brotherhood in Egypt, Jamaat.Al-Muslimeen in Trinidad, and the
Harakat_UlAnsar  HUA! in Kashmir. f _, _" _ e 92
w*"=~}tQNF> The Tabliqhi Jamaat&#39;s stated goals-are no -l
Islamize society by gaining new converts and by drawing lapsed -
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Muslims back to what the group believes are true Islamic it x
standards of behavior. _The group&#39;s doctrine draws heavily from
Saudi Wahhabism, which follows a rigid interpretation of seventh
»century Islam, calls for a rigorous and literal apQlicationof-_
sharia and Koranic penalties for infractions, and espousesa4
complete break with Western society, its values, ands g ~
modernization} _- l » V t j~i, V ~ *
L&#39;s W%°&§?NF! According&#39;to_FBI information, the Tablighi l
Jamaat was assponsible for recruiting Islamic fundamentalists for
military training and fighting under the guise of Islamic
missionary work. According to source reports, recruits went to
Pakistan where they were linked up with unknown people who could
provide false documents for travel into Afghanistan, Kashmir and
the Jammu regions;l Training was believed to be conducted in ,
concurrence with the ruling Taliban forces of Afghanistan and&#39;
instructors provided by supporters of BIN LADEN.&#39; Indoctrination
normally lasted thirty to forty-five days. The person was then
either returned home or sent elsewhere to fight. ,¥ ~
ids ct~c;§{i While this training appeared on the surface to be
only for religious purposes; FBI investigations have revealed_ V
that some U.S. chapters of the Tablighi Jamaat appeared to be ,
recruiting Islamic fundamentalists for military training and
fighting under the guise.of Islamic missionary work. vOther UJS.
agencies have reported that Islamic extremists occasionally used
the Tablighi Jamaat&#39;s missionary status to acquire relevant
documents such as passports, visas, and residential permits, as
~well as for travel cover.l &#39; g . V  t I1. &#39;, * A
&#39; Email.¢onneotion to Hijacker Associates l . - .
g ,cni,itE3#NEil The following information are facts obtained in
the course of the investigation into the attacks on September ll,
2001. This information was-submitted to Federal court in support
of obtaining a court order for internet subscriber, i D6
transactional cand email content related to the account of  blbgt; pursuant to Title 18 U.s.c. ,2/O»3D: i
V - l.Special Agentswof.the Federal Bureau of
- Investigation have conducted interviews and&#39;* ~
reviewed reports and documents relating to the
wterrorist attacks. The investigation; in summary&#39;and in part, has revealed the following; l
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On September ll, 2001, American Airlines Flight
ll departed Boston Logan Airport bound for Los -
Angeles. American Airlines Flight ll was
subsequently hijacked and-at approximately 8é45 v
a.m.  EDT! crashed&#39;intQ the North Tower of.the 
_World Trade Center, New York City, causing any ~
explosion, fire and eventual collapse of the North
Tower. At approximately_9:O5 a.m., United -- . Y
&#39; yAirlines Flight 175, en route from Boston Logan
Airport bound for Los Angeles, was hijacked and v
subsequently crashed into the South Tower of thel
World Trade Center, causing a massive explosion,
fire, and eventual collapse of the South Tower; &#39;
At approximately 8:10 a m., American Airlines A
Flight 77 departed from Dulles International
Airport bound for Los Angeles, American Airlines-
Flight 77 was subsequently hijacked and at l_
approximately 9:39_a.m., Flight 77 crashed into
the Pentagon, Washington D.C., causing an I-
explosion and fire killing over 100 individuals."
At approximately lO:10_a.m., United Air1ines"§ A
Flight 93,_bound for San Francisco from Newark, 
New Jersey, was hijacked and subsequently crashed
in Stony Creek Township, Pennsylvania. Cellular,
telephone communications from passengers aboard 
Flight 77 identified the hijackers as being of
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On September_11, 2001, American Airlines  -r
representatives provided to the FBI Headquarters
the passenger manifest for American Airlines
Flight #77, The Arabic names Nawaf Al-Hazmi and
Khalid Al-Midhar were included on the passenger
manifest. 1The American Airlines records revealed
that Nawaf Al-Hazmi purchased an American Airlines
ticket on August 27, 2001 for travel on September.
ll, 2001 from Dulles International Airport to Los
Angeles aboard.Flight&#39;#77. On September 12, 2001,
American Airlines confirmed that both NawafAl~ 
Hazmi and Khalid Al-Mihdhar were aboard American
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United Airlines representatives provided to the
FBI Headquarters the passenger manifest for United
Airline Flight #175. The arabic name Marwan Al4l .
Shehhi.was_included on the passenger manifest.
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through a variety of sources that the hijackers 
used1sharpmobjects, including box cutters; and the
threat of bombs to assist in the takeover of the
airplanes. It has become public knowledge that the
terrorist.attacks on September ll, 2001, were *
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suspicious vehicle was found at the Dulles - -- ,
International Airport located in the Hourly Lot,
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and found to contain a medical prescription for
Khalid Al-Mihdhar, from] [
San Diego, California, a receipt for car service
at California Motor Works, San Diego, California,
signed by Khalid Al-Mihdhar, and an insurance card
under the name of,Khalid,AlMihdhar, 7091 Eskstrom
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assietance with their travel arrangements and 
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