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Saudis Straddling Both Sides


(Newsweek) Ali Abd al Rahman al Faqasi al Ghamdi, the Afghan veteran captured by the Saudis for his key role in the May 12 bombings in Riyadh, comes from the same Saudi tribe as two of the 9-11 hijackers. He appears to have taken instructions for the attack from senior Qaeda leaders in Iran - possibly including military commander Saif Al-Adel and Saad bin Laden, one of Osama's sons. U.S. investigators believe al Ghamdi received help from bin Laden sympathizers within the Saudi National Guard. Last week's dramatic commando-style raid in Malawi netted five terror suspects including a Saudi national who was the local director of the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Special Committee for Relief, a charitable foundation overseen by Saudi Arabia's longtime defense minister.
2003-07-01 00:00:00
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