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INTELWIRE EXCLUSIVE

Female Al Qaeda Suspect Diagnosed With Depressive Type Psychosis

Aafia SiddiquiFirst on INTELWIRE:

Al Qaeda suspect Aafia Siddiqui has been diagnosed with depressive type psychosis, a disorder which has been used in the past in arguments over whether a defendant is competent to stand trial.

Story and documents

TODAY'S NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB

New feature: Frequently updated headlines on extremism and terrorism.

INTELWIRE EXCLUSIVE

Behind the Handshake

Declassified documents detail run-up to Donald Rumsfeld's 1983 meeting with Saddam Hussein

Around the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a photo of Donald Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam Hussein began circulating on the Web. Declassified documents recently obtained by INTELWIRE under the Freedom of Information Act reveal details of the discussion behind the handshake, how the meeting came to be, and the strength of U.S. support for Saddam Hussein under the Reagan Administration.

Full story

State Department cable detailing Rumsfeld-Saddam meeting

INTELWIRE EXCLUSIVE

The PATCON Operation

  • FBI infiltrated miltia groups in early 1990s
  • Undercover agents posed as violent extremists
  • Links to OKC, Eric Rudolph, Iran-Contra, Ayran Nations, The Order
  • Investigation shut down shortly after Waco
  • 'Interlocking' aimed to overthrow U.S. government

    Undercover FBI agents posing as white supremacists gathered alarming intelligence about the militia movement during the early 1990s, according to documents obtained by INTELWIRE.

    But FBI headquarters abruptly terminated the undercover operation -- code-named PATCON -- just three months after the disastrous siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.

    PATCON was the centerpiece of an extensive investigation of militia and white supremacist groups in Arizona, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas. From 1991 to 1993, at least three undercover agents working under the auspices of the FBI posed as members of a fictional white supremacist group seeking closer ties with established organizations.

    Full Story | Read The Documents

    INTELWIRE WEBLOG

    Al Qaeda Turns 20

    Mainstream media misses a landmark anniversary.

    Read the blog entry

    Hamdan Trial Documents

    Some key documents from the military tribunal of Osama bin Laden's driver.

    Read the blog entry

    Origin of the word 'Bojinka'?

    Examining one new possible explanation for the disputed origin of the word for KSM bomb plot.

    Read the INTELWIRE Weblog

    INTELWIRE EXCLUSIVE

    Terrorists Add Strongest Encryption To Technology Toolbox


    Al Qaeda-linked militants have rolled out improved security software that provides military-grade encryption for terrorists communicating online. A copy of the software, Mujahideen Secrets 2, was obtained by INTELWIRE. It can be used to encrypt chat sessions, as well as e-mail, Web forum postings and electronic communications. The application can also easily be loaded on a USB stick, allowing militants to encrypt communications from otherwise insecure locations such as Internet cafes.

    INTELWIRE WEBLOG

    D.C. Madam: Investigative Files

    INTELWIRE has obtained about 40 pages of investigative files related to Deborah Jean Palfrey, the so-called "D.C. Madam" who died in an apparent suicide earlier this year.

    Click here to read more

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    INTELWIRE EXCLUSIVE

    INTELWIRE Releases FBI Records Cited In 9/11 Commission Report

    New Docs Highlight Saudi Link To Hijackers

    INTELWIRE has obtained more than 1,700 pages of FBI documents cited in the end notes of the Final Report of the 9/11 Commission.

    They reveal a wealth of new details about the hijacker's movements, possible links between the hijackers and the government of Saudi Arabia, and connections to extremist figures in the United States, including blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman.

    The package covers a wide variety of topics, including the movements of the hijackers over more than 10 years, people who associated with the hijackers in the U.S., FBI interviews with the victims, transcripts of phone calls to the hijacked flights, intelligence obtained by overseas agencies and much, much more.

  • FBI documents cited in 9/11 Report End Notes, by Chapter (big files)
  • 9/11 Report End Notes (offsite, opens in new window)

    FBI documents cited in 9/11 Report End Notes, Chronological
  • 9/11 Report End Notes (offsite, opens in new window)
  • Documents by Chapter (big files)
  • Documents, 1995 to 2000
  • Documents, 1/1/2001 to 9/10/2001
  • Documents, 9/11/2001
  • Documents, 9/12/2001 to 12/31/2001
  • Documents, 2001 to present (under construction)

    Related story:

    Document Indicates California Resident Who Helped 9/11 Hijackers Was Closely Linked To Saudi Government


    Related FBI documents:

  • Hijackers' Timeline
  • Hijackers' pal Omar al-Bayoumi and the Saudi government
  • More information on Omar Al-Bayoumi
  • Still more on Omar Al-Bayoumi
  • Analysis of 9/11 Hijacker's Cell Model
  • FBI Report on Conflict Diamonds and Al Qaeda
  • Summary of Information (1999): Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
  • Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's Education at American Colleges

    TOPIC INDEX OF INTELWIRE DOCUMENTS

  • Mohammed Jamal Khalifa
  • Ali Mohamed
  • Terror Detainees
  • 9/11 Attacks
  • WTC Bombing (1993)
  • History of Al Qaeda
  • Jose Padilla
  • Zacarias Moussaoui
  • Millennium Bombing
  • African Embassy Bombings
  • Benevolence Foundation
  • U.S. Intervention in Bosnia
  • Al Qaeda in Bosnia (2008)
  • PATCON (FBI Undercover Op)
  • Oklahoma City Bombing
  • Aryan Republican Army
  • Texas Reserve Militia
  • Special Forces Underground
  • Meir Kahane
  • The Siege At Mecca
  • Egyptian Extremism
  • Sadat Assassination
  • Political Islam, Extremism
  • Toronto Terror Cell
  • Assassin Cult
  • Miscellaneous Terrorism
  • INTELWIRE EXCLUSIVES

    The 1994 Attempt To Kill Bin Laden

    Legend has it that a team of assassins tried to kill Osama bin Laden in the Sudan in 1994. But a newly released State Department cable recasts that story as a cry for help gone wrong -- the outcome of a shouting match over Islamic ethics between a murderous Libyan militant and the man who is today the world's most-wanted terrorist leader.

    Read the story | Read the document

    NEW INTELWIRE SOURCEBOOKS

    Al Qaeda In America

    INTELWIRE has released the Al Qaeda In America Sourcebook, the first volume in a series documenting al Qaeda's terrorist sleeper network in the United States.

    The latest INTELWIRE Sourcebook presents more than 430 pages of court records and intelligence documents about al Qaeda sleeper agents in the United States, including American citizens Ali Mohamed, Wadih El Hage, Jose Padilla, and more. It also includes an exclusive, never-before-published analysis of al Qaeda's American sleeper network by INTELWIRE's J.M. Berger. These primary sources are required reading for journalists, counterterrorism professionals, academics and independent researchers. The volume is also accessible to general readers.

    Preview Table of Contents.

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    Islamic Extremism in Egypt

    More than 200 pages of declassified State Department documents offer a view of Islamic extremist groups and movements in Egypt that is unparalleled in depth and detail, including reports of direct interviews with members of Al Gama'at Islamiyyah and Takfir Wal Hijra. Ideal for academic coursework, this volume provides an incredible grounding in the arcane workings of Egypt's elaborate Islamist political and (at times) terrorist networks.

    Preview Table of Contents

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  • INTELWIRE Sourcebook: List of Al Qaeda Members
  • List of Al Qaeda Members (Compact)

    INTELWIRE SOURCEBOOKS

  • Al Qaeda In America
  • The Siege at Mecca Sourcebook
  • Islamic Extremism in Egypt
  • Mohammed Jamal Khalifa Sourcebook
  • Ali Mohamed Sourcebook
  • The Sadat Assassination
  • Gitmo Detainees Vol. 1 Sourcebook
  • Benevolence Foundation Sourcebook
  • List of Al Qaeda Members (Summer '07)
  • Who's Who in Terrorism, Winter '06

  • INTELWIRE WEBLOG

  • Indictment of Aafia Siddiqui
  • OKBOMB Docs, Strassmeir, Gamaat Islamiyah
  • Rumbles Around Awakening
  • Obama Threat: The Legacy of the Order
  • Al Qaeda's 20th Anniversary
  • Anthrax investigation, key documents
  • Hamdan Trial Documents
  • Origin of the word Bojinka?
  • FOIA Reveals D.C. Madam Investigative Files
  • State Department Report On Wagdy Ghoneim

    NEW DOCUMENTS

  • 1984: 990 Form, U.S. Council for World Freedom
  • 2001 to 2007: U.S. civilians killed; Iraq, Afghanistan
  • 9/11/2008: Psychiatric Evaluation of Aafia Siddiqui
  • 9/3/2008: Letter to the court, Aafia Siddiqui
  • 9/2/2008: Aafia Siddiqui indictment
  • 4/28/1995: State Dept OKBOMB Query to Bonn
  • 2/29/1996: Affidavit of Andreas Strassmeir
  • 4/27/1995: State Dept OKBOMB Query, Hong Kong
  • 4/20/1995: Gamaat Islamiya call on OKC
  • 4/20/1995: Brussels call on OKC
  • 4/23/1995: Riyadh call on OKC
  • 5/18/1995: FBI, FD-302, OKBOMB, FEMA Report
  • 5/31/1995: FBI, FD-302, Murrah Building Demolition
  • 3/28/96: FBI, FD-302, OKBOMB, Wayne Green
  • FBI 9/11 Investigation, 1/1/02 to 4/30/02
  • Indictment of Tharin Gartrell (Obama threat)
  • Indictment of Nathan Johnson (Obama threat)
  • Indictment of Shawn Robert Adolf (Obama threat)
  • 8/11/1988: Founding of Al Qaeda
  • Anthrax/Ivins investigation, affidavit, 10/31/2001
  • Anthrax/Ivins investigation, affidavit, 10/31/2007
  • Salim Hamdan affidavit (bin Laden's driver)

    INTELWIRE ON TV

    VIDEO CLIP: J.M. Berger discusses Mohammed Jamal Khalifa with Al Jazeera English. Click here to view.

    INTELWIRE EXCLUSIVES

  • Behind the Rumsfeld-Saddam Handshake
  • Terrorists Add Strong Encryption To Toolbox
  • PATCON: The FBI's Secret War With The Militia
  • The 1994 Attempt To Kill Osama Bin Laden
  • U.S. Secretly Met Blind Sheik's Disciples
  • The Infiltrator and 9/11: Ali Mohamed
  • Jamal Khalifa: Life and Death Secrets

    INTELWIRE SOURCEBOOKS

  • Al Qaeda In America
  • The Siege at Mecca Sourcebook
  • Islamic Extremism in Egypt
  • Mohammed Jamal Khalifa Sourcebook
  • Ali Mohamed Sourcebook
  • The Sadat Assassination
  • Gitmo Detainees Vol. 1 Sourcebook
  • Benevolence Foundation Sourcebook
  • List of Al Qaeda Members (Summer '07)
  • Who's Who in Terrorism, Winter '06

    INTELWIRE WEBLOG

  • Yet Another OKBOMB Informant
  • Mainstream Media Playing Catch-Up On Al-Libbi
  • The Perils of Awakening
  • New OKC documents
  • Zarqawi Mentor Maqdisi Free Again
  • The Problem With FOIA...
  • 'Islamic Terrorists' vs. 'Christian Terrorists'?
  • I'm Sorry, But I Want That Mug
  • Meir Kahane's Biological Terror Ambitions
  • Spy Satellites "Delayed," But History Says Otherwise
  • Video: Militants Who Besieged Mecca In 1979
  • Judge Muksaey And Bin Laden's Top Spy

    ABOUT INTELWIRE

    INTELWIRE.com is a clearinghouse for analysis, investigative reports and exclusive research documents relating to the War on Terror, domestic and international extremism, and Middle Eastern politics.

    J.M. BERGER, WEBMASTER

    INTELWIRE's J.M. Berger has covered terrorism and related issues for the National Geographic Channel, National Public Radio, Public Radio International and more. As a freelance reporter, he has written for the San Francisco Examiner, the Boston Globe and others.

    Resume | | LinkedIn

    SPECIAL REPORT

    PATCON Revealed: An Exclusive Look Inside The FBI's Secret War With The Milita Movement

    The FBI used undercover agents and an extensive network of informants as part of a secret campaign to penetrate the militia movement during the early 1990s, according to documents obtained by INTELWIRE. Members of the targeted groups were linked to the Iran-Contra scandal, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and Olympic Park Bomber Eric Rudolph.

    MORE DOCUMENTS

  • 5/20/92: State Dept. (DOS) Threat Summary, Algerian Crisis, Terror Attack
  • 8/21/92: DOS Intel Summary, Algeria, Syria
  • 2/4/92: DOS Cable, Arab Afghans in Algeria
  • 4/27/1991: DOS Report, Political Islam in Algeria
  • 1970s: Order of St. John banking Scam
  • 10/31/07: FBI Opposes Terry Nichols Testimony
  • 7/15/93: FBI Teletype, Order of St. John (OSJ)
  • 12/21/90: FBI Memo, Texas Reserve Militia (TRM)
  • 7/26/90: FBI PATCON Undercover Operation
  • 1/10/91: FBI Lab Report, Texas Reserve Militia
  • 2/4/92: Letter From FBI's Larry Potts to US Army
  • 1/22/92: FBI Teletype, TRM, Civilian Material Assistance (CMA)
  • 1/3/92: FBI Memo, Danny Coulson to Potts, PATCON
  • 1/8/92: FBI Memo, Coulson to Potts, PATCON
  • 10/1/92: FBI Teletype, PATCON, Theft of Stingers
  • 11/21/91: FBI FD-302, CMA Convention
  • 12/26/92: FBI Memo, CMA, TRM, Interlocking
  • 12/10/91: FBI FD-302, Threat To FBI In Phoenix
  • 12/10/91: FBI FD-302,CMA Convention
  • 2/5/92: FBI Teletype, OSJ
  • 4/1/92: FBI, PATCON OSJ Compound Infiltration
  • 1/22/92: FBI Teletype, CMA
  • 7/1/92: FBI Memo, OSJ, John L. Grady

    PERENNIAL FAVORITES

  • Torture & White House Ethics Vid
  • How Al Qaeda Recruited U.S. Vets
  • The 1994 Attempt To Kill Osama Bin Laden
  • U.S. Secretly Met Blind Sheik's Disciples
  • 9/11/2026: A Look Ahead With CIA's Michael Scheuer
  • The Trentadue Files: FOIA on OKC
  • Trentadue Documents Reveal OKC Informants
  • U.S., Interpol Tracked Khalifa Before Killing
  • 1994 Arrest of OBL Brother-In-Law Khalifa
  • Al Qaeda Spy Crafted 9/11 Network
  • New Link Between Ali Mohamed And 9/11
  • Who Masterminded 1993 WTC Bombing?
  • Channel Change in the Middle East
  • Al Qaeda And OKC: Unfinished Investigation
  • Did Nichols and Yousef meet?
  • Yahya Al-Libbi: A New Leader Steps Up
  • 1991 Memo Warned of 'Turner' Bombing
  • CIA Gave OKC Imagery, Data Leads To FBI
  • No 'Dirty Bomb' in Padilla Questioning
  • Takfir Cult Linked To 1979 Mecca Siege
  • More INTELWIRE Stories

    THE AL QAEDA NETWORK

  • Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Confesses 9/11, WTC 1993 | (Transcript)
  • Minutes of al Qaeda Founding
  • Toronto Terror Cell's al Qaeda Links
  • London Air Bomb Design Traces To Yousef
  • Taliban Fundraising Web Site

    AL QAEDA & THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

  • Moussaoui Had Phone # For CIA Mercs
  • How Al Qaeda Recruited U.S. Vets

    TERRORIST SECTS

  • Takfir Cult Linked To Mecca Siege
  • Al Qaeda and The Assassins
  • Al Qaeda Recruited Christians in Cebu

    IRAQ WAR

  • 'Sidewalk beheadings' hit Iraq |
  • Nick Berg Conspiracy Theories
  • American-Made: Al Qaeda's New Caliphate
  • Rumsfeld: 'Inhuman' Acts At Abu Ghraib
  • Class Action: More Abu Ghraib Horrors
  • Cell Phone Video of Saddam Hanging

    BOSNIA

  • CIA Chief Watched Al Qaeda Arm In Bosnia
  • Richard Perle Linked To MPRI Bosnia Hire

    AL QAEDA'S AMERICANS

  • American's Star Rises In al Qaeda
  • Jose Padilla: Backgrounder
  • FBI Interrogation: Jose Padilla
  • U.S. v Omar Abdel Rahman Transcript
  • Azzam the American: Background, Video
  • Photos: Padilla as 'Enemy Combatant'

    J.M. BERGER AUDIO

    INTELWIRE Webmaster J.M. Berger works as a freelance producer of nationally syndicated news programming. Here are links to public radio news reports he helped produce.

  • Al Qaeda's Online Secrets
  • Iraq: The Last Nation-State?
  • U.S. Fatwa Against Terrorism
  • Interrogation at Gitmo
  • The Trial of Saddam Hussein
  • London Bombing Standoff
  • Brits Pursue Bombing Leads
  • 7/7 Traced To Saudi
  • Controversial Iraq War Drama
  • The Death of King Fahd

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