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On the morning of 11 September 2001, four airliners traveling over the United States
were hijacked. The flights hijacked were: American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and United Airlines Flight 93. At approximately 8:46 a.m.,
American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, resulting
in the collapse of the tower at approximately 10:25 a.m. At approximately 9:03 a.m., United
Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, resulting in the
collapse of the tower at approximately 9:55 a.m. At approximately 9:37 a.m., American Airlines
Flight 77 crashed into the southwest side of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. At
approximately 10:03 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Stoney Creek Township, Pennsylvania. These crashes and subsequent damage to the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon resulted in the deaths of 2972 persons in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
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According to court transcripts and evidence fiom United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui,
the detainee was closely associated with three of the hijackers responsible for the "9/11" attacks,
Mohammed Atta (Atta), Marwan Al-Shehhi (Al-Shehhi) and Ziad Jarrah while they lived in
Hamburg, Germany during the late 1990's and early 2000. The detainee, Atta and Al-Shehhi are
known to have lived at or frequented one particular address during the same time period, 54 Marienstrasse 2 1073, Hamburg, Germany.
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Airline and immigration records indicate that from November 1999 through February
2000, the detainee, Mohammed Atta, Marwan Al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah all traveled from
Germany to Pakistan.
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Sayf al-Adl is a senior al Qaida military commander with a long-term relationship
with Usama bin Laden. Sayf al-Adl's role in the organization has been as a trainer, military
leader, and key member of Usama bin Laden's security detail.
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The diary of Sayf al-Adl was recovered during a raid in Saudi Arabia in 2004. The
diary details the detainee's involvement in the 11 September 2001 terrorist plot and subsequent
attack. The detainee is listed as a "highly professional jihadist" along with "9-11 hijackers",
Mohammed Atta and Ziad Jarrah. The diary states that the three were briefed on an operation
involving aircraft by Abu Hafs, a senior al Qaida planner. The detainee, Mohammed Atta, and
Ziad Jarrah subsequently met with Usama bin Laden about the plan. Following the meeting, al
Qaida began arrangements for the detainee, Mohammed Atta and Ziad Jarrah to receive pilot
training. The detainee handled administrative details for the "9-11 hijackers" while they were in
the United States and the detainee served as an al Qaida Europe based liaison.
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The detainee was identified in a video tape of potential suicide operatives.
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The detainee attempted to obtain a United States visa on four occasions from May
2000 to November 2000 for the purpose of attending flight school in the United States. Each
application was rejected by United States Department of State.
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The detainee attempted to enroll in the Florida Flight Training School, where "9-11
hijacker" Ziad Jarrah was a student. The detainee put down a 2,350 United States dollars deposit
for flight training.
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Ziad Jarrah repeatedly attempted to assist the detainee's travel to the United States and
enrollment in the Florida flight training center.
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The detainee also attempted to enroll at the Florida-based aviation language school.
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The detainee, while in Germany, wired "9-11 hijacker" Marwan Al-Shehhi (who was
in the United States) 2708.33 United States dollars on 13 June 2000 via moneygram.
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The detainee, while in Germany, wired "9-11 hijacker" Marwan Al-Shehhi (who was
in the United States) 1803.19 United States dollars on 2 1 June 2000 via moneygram.
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The detainee, while in Germany, wired "9-11 hijacker" Marwan Al-Shehhi (who was
in the United States) 1760.61 United States dollars on 26 July 2000 via Western Union.
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The detainee, while in Germany, wired "9-11 hijacker" Marwan Al-Shehhi (who was
in the United States) 4,118.13 United States dollars on 25 September 2000 via Western Union.
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In June 2002, the detainee was personally interviewed by Yosri Fouda (Fouda), an
investigative journalist for Al-Jazeera television. The interview took place over the course of 48
hours in Karachi, Pakistan. Also present at the meeting was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM),
a senior al Qaida planner. Fouda conducted the interview in person with both the detainee and
KSM. The detainee and KSM detailed how the "9-11 attacks" were planned and executed during
the course of the interview. KSM identified the detainee as the coordinator of the "9-11
attacks." The detainee displayed items he claimed were "souvenirs" of the "911 1 attacks." The
items included: an air navigation map of the American eastern seaboard, flight simulator CDRoms
and Boeing manuals and a flight instruction book the detainee claimed had "9-11 hijacker"
Mohamed Atta's handwritten notes. The detainee stated Mohamed Atta (Atta) left them in the
Hamburg, Germany, apartment he shared with the detainee. The detainee stated that he later met
with Atta in July, 2001 in Madrid, Spain, to finalize the operational details of the "9-11 plot."
The detainee stated he received a phone call on 29 August 200 1 from Atta that gave the date for
the "9-11 attacks." After learning this, the detainee ordered active al Qaida cells in Europe and
elsewhere to evacuate and then he fled to Pakistan.
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An unsigned letter found at the detainee's point of capture, and addressed to the
detainee, asks follow on questions related to the detainee's Al-Jazeera interview detailing the
"9-11 attacks."
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An article from the London Sunday Times published on 8 September 2002 listed
excerpts from a 112 page document entitled "The Reality of the New Crusaders' War." The
detainee passed the document to Al-Jazeera reporter Yosri Fouda with a request for the
document to be translated into English and entered into the Library of Congress. According to
the London Sunday Times the document is al Qaida's written attempt to justify the "9-11
attacks" through Islamic teaching.
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The London Sunday Times article published on 8 September 2002 listed excerpts from
"The Reality of the New Crusaders' War" which contained statements from Taliban leader
Mullah Mohamed Omar and Usama bin Laden which encourages jihad in service of the ousted
Taliban regime.
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The detainee was captured in a safe house. Items also recovered at the safe house at
the time of the detainee's capture were high explosives, sheet explosives, a large quantity of
improvised detonation devices, passports for Usama bin Laden's family members, a handwritten
note to a senior al Qaida operative, identification cards for a senior al Qaida operative,
identification cards for Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Haznawi, a "9-11 hijacker," and contact information
for several known al Qaida operatives.
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Documents captured in a raid of a separate al Qaida safe house were identical to
documents captured along with the detainee. The documents included training manuals, security
information and combat related subjects.
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Letters and personal effects of a senior al Qaida operative were discovered in the safe
house where the detainee was arrested.
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Letters found at the detainee's point of capture detailed a plan to egress Pakistan with
forged identification. This plan was in conjunction with a senior al Qaida operative.
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A letter captured on an al Qaida courier detailed a senior al Qaida operative's
instructions to the detainee to identify operatives to send to the United States or United Kingdom.
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The detainee wired approximately 15,000 United States dollars to Zacharias Moussaoui while Moussaoui was enrolled in pilot training.
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