Abdussattar Shaikh; FBI counter-terrorism informant since '93;
Invited hijackers Hazmi, Midhar to share home for months; Housed 3 friends
of hijackers; Founder of
largest mosque in SD; Friend of al-Bayoumi, a Saudi agent and
'frontman' for the hijackers. |
Shaikh’s
FBI handler for 8 years; Veteran San Diego FBI counter-terrorism agent;
Gov't Officials told US News that Butler "had been monitoring a flow of
Saudi Arabian money that wound up in the hands of two of the 9/11
hijackers". Butler quit after FBI retaliation for speaking out. |
Multiple witnesses identify Atta as a visitor to Shaikh's home; They ID'd Atta
by FBI
photos before seeing him in the news; Neighbors used phrases such as
"definitely" "his eyes - you cannot mistake them" and "definitely was
here". Shaikh denies it. |
Hijacker,Pentagon; CIA had
been tracking since '99; Arrived in SD Jan '00; Described as key logistical
hijacker by al-Qaeda; Lived with the FBI's Shaikh for months; Deposited
$1,000s using al-Salmi's $$$; Shaikh helped open the account; Shared car
insurance with al-Salmi. |
Hijacker,Pentagon; NSA
and CIA tracking him since '98 in connection with Embassy bombings; CIA
observed his meeting with USS Cole bombers in Jan '00; Arrived in SD Jan
'00; Also lived with FBI informant Shaikh for months; |
Hijacker & Pilot,
Pentagon; Like Atta, visited the hijackers while they lived at the home of
Shaikh; The 911 Commission report confirms Hanjour's presence in SD
and an encounter with FBI informant Shaikh. Shaikh of course, denies it.
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Omar al-Bayoumi; Saudi agent; Friend of FBI's Shaikh; Brought
hijackers to SD and threw them a party; Lived with hijackers for two weeks;
Top FBI officials ‘firmly believed he had knowledge’ of the 911 plot; In its
'98 investigation the FBI interpreted his writings as ‘jihadist’. Left US in
August '01. |
Osama Basnan; Befriended
SD hijackers; He & Bayoumi are close family friends; Known terrorist
supporter since '92; Newsweek reported Basnan met with the Saudi Intel Chief in April '01; Basnan's wife got $10,000s from Saudi
Royalty from '99 to '01, signed checks over to Bayoumi's wife. |
Bayoumi's cover was as an
employee of a Saudi aviaiton firm. Bayoumi reported to Mohammed al-Salmi,
the uncle of hijackers roomate Yazeed al-Salmi; Uncle al-Salmi is Chief of
the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority; Uncle halted attempts to fire Bayoumi. |
Yazeed al-Salmi; Nephew of Bayoumi's 'boss';
Lived at Shaikh's home with hijackers, Bayoumi found home for him; Reported
to have known Hanjour since childhood; Quoted as saying "I knew
they were going to do something, that is why I got married"; Gave at least
$3,800 to hijackers. |
Mohdar Abdullah; Picked up hijackers in LA
with Bayoumi; close friends with hijackers; Also lived at Shaikh's home; FBI
found writings with references to "mass killings' 'burning flesh falling
from the sky' and 'hijacking'; Hijacker called him in late Aug. '01,
received word that "something big would happen soon" |
Omar Bkarbashat; Also lived with hijackers
at Shaikh's home; Fed stated "I think he knew it was going to happen";
Knew
hijacker Hanjour; Downloaded "stridently anti-American web pages to his
computer"; |
Osama Awadallah;
Hijackers' friend; Working at Texaco on SEPT 10, 2001 he stated "It's
finally going to happen" then a celebration, according to 911 Report. Name and Phone# found in hijackers car at Dulles Int'l; FBI found several photos of Osama
Bin Laden in his home. |
Osama
Mustafa; Owner
of Texaco where hijacker Hazmi and Abdullah, Bakarbashat and Awadallah
worked; Cheered upon hearing of 911 attacks; Friend of Bayoumi and Basnan;
Tied to 1997 terrorist plot in N. Carolina; Under FBI watch since
'91, then in '94 & '97. |
Iyad Kreiwesh; Manager of Texaco; FBI
spotted man with Bin Laden connections get into Kreiwesh's car at a mosque
in Jan 2000; As of August '01 he was "anticipating attention from law
enforcement" at the Texaco; |