THIRD WORLD RELIEF AGENCYA story in the New York Times yesterday focused on the Third World Relief Agency, a Bosnian "charity" with links to the Saudi government on one hand, and to Al Qaeda on the other. For several months now, I've been studying the key document for that story as part of the documentary, Sarajevo Ricochet, a Norwegian TV production dealing with the war in Bosnia and its connection to terrorism.I am available for media outlets looking for someone who can knowledgeably discuss this document, Third World and its connection to Al Qaeda. You can contact me through the Multifaceted Media Group Web site. ATF RAIDS WHITE SUPREMACISTS IN THREE STATES AFTER UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONAn undercover ATF sting raided white supremacists in at least three states on Thursday in an investigation connected to the 2004 letter bombing of Don Logan, an African-American who worked for a diversity program in Scottsdale, Arizona.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms infiltrated "several" undercover agents into white supremacist circles as part of the investigation, according to court records. TERROR PLOT TARGETED NEWBURGH AIR BASE WHERE HIGH-VALUE QAEDA DETAINEES LANDED An Air Force based allegedly targeted by terrorists in Newburgh, N.Y., was used as a landing site to transport high-value Al Qaeda detainees into U.S. custody. The Justice Department alleges four Newburgh Muslims were planning to use "surface-to-air missile system to destroy military aircraft at the New York Air National Guard Base located at Stewart Airport in Newburgh, New York." That air base was used in August and October of 1998 to receive two key operatives in the 1998 East African Embassy Bombings case -- Al Qaeda members Khalfan Khamis Mohamed and Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-'Owhali.
9/11 COMMISSION'S PAKISTAN INTERVIEWS In light of recent developments in Pakistan, it's useful and interesting to take a look at some of the interviews conducted in Pakistan by the 9/11 Commission, which spoke with State Department hands, Pakistani officials at various levels and local journalists. What immediately grabs you about these accounts is the breathtaking state of denial among Pakistani officials. One wonders what they think now.
THE PLOTS OF SALEH AL MARRI Information in an affidavit revealed in the court case of former enemy combatant Al Saleh Kahlah al-Marri reveals a number of interesting allegations. In addition to collecting more than 1,000 credit card numbers (as part of an assignment from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to hack into U.S. financial systems), Al Marri was compiling research on poisons for use in a potential chemical WMD attack on U.S. soil.
SECRET 9/11 BRIEFING TO WORLD LEADERS Shortly after 9/11, U.S. embassies around the world were instructed to deliver a top-secret briefing to world leaders on the attacks of September 11. The report was a snapshot of everything the U.S. knew about al Qaeda at the time, including highly sensitive and classified intelligence helping prove the case that Al Qaeda had carried out the attack. The briefing also implicated Al Qaeda for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1995 thwarted Bojinka plot. Embassies were instructed on Oct. 2, 2001, to deliver "oral briefings only and not [repeat] not leave the document" in hard copy form.
NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE JIHAD MAGAZINE A new English-language Jihad Magazine was released online, featuring articles adapted from the writings and videos of Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri, as well as original content such as military training tips, an analysis of the attitudes of American Muslims, and a fanciful piece about the prospect of EMP grenades (electromagnetic pulse) which could disrupt American military technology during combat situations.
YEMEN THREAT FULFILLED Three weeks ago, Ayman Al Zawahiri made an unusually direct and explicit call for attacks on Western interests in Yemen. Last weekend, a suicide bomber struck tourist in Yemen. Officials said today they believe the attacker was affiliated with Al Qaeda. There are two lessons in this. First, that we should pay attention to what Zawahiri says, and second, that corporate Al Qaeda has not been rendered toothless, as some have argued.
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INTELFILES (the INTELWIRE document blog) has posted the final installment of the FBI's secret 9/11 files, chronologically indexed. These documents were obtained by INTELWIRE through a Freedom of Information Act for all documents cited in the footnotes of the Final Report of the 9/11 Commission.
Abu Mansour Al Amriki is the newest American to show up in an Al Qaeda-linked organization, namely the Somalian Al Shabab militia, which was highlighted a few weeks ago in a communique from Al Qaeda's nominal No. 2, Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Abu Mansor is shown taking part in an ambush of what was characterized as Ethiopian and Somali troops at a location the video calls "Bardal," or Bargaal. "Our main objective, one of the things that we seek for [indiscernible] is to die as martyrs," said Mansour. He also encouraged viewers to send their own children to join the ranks of martyrs in Somalia.
New Oklahoma City bombing documents released by the FBI say a domestic terrorist group known as "The Order" had been defunct for 10 years, even though the Bureau was conducting two active investigations on related groups from 1990 to 1993. And one of those two groups, the Texas Reserve Militia, was linked to Andreas Strassmeir, an associate of Timothy McVeigh. The new documents were released as part of a FOIA lawsuit by Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue.
Previously secret State Department cables reveal the history of U.S. diplomatic pressure on Osama bin Laden, in secret meetings with top Taliban leaders, including a close aide to the infamous Mullah Omar (right), now in hiding because of his role protecting Al Qaeda before and after the September 11 attacks. These documents, published exclusively on INTELFILES.com, also illuminate negotiations with Saudi Arabia and the Sudan regarding bin Laden's activities. The documents were cited in the footnotes of the Final Report of the 9/11 Commission. 
