Bayoumi is also said to have "extensive ties to the Saudi government."(Page 423). "In a review of telephone toll records, the FBI learned that Bayourni called Saudi Government establishments in the United States almost 100 times" during the month before and the first four months of the two hijackers' stay in San Diego (Jan.-May, 2000) including "contact with at least three individuals" at Bandar's Saudi Embassy. (Page 423). He also "was in frequent contact with the Emir at the Saudi Ministry of Defense, responsible for air traffic control."(Page 423). "The FBI received numerous reports from individuals in the Muslim community, dating back to 1999, alleging that Bayourni may be a Saudi intelligence officer."(Page 416).
A 60 Minutes segment about the 28 pages, first broadcast this past April and then rebroadcast in June, measurably increased the pressure on the Obama administration to release the pages. In this segment, former Senator Bob Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee that co-authored the 28 pages and spearheaded the movement for declassification, tells 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft that one reason he believes Bayoumi was a Saudi Intelligence agent is that "he'd been listed even before 9/11 in FBI files as being a Saudi agent."
In 1999, an America West flight had to be emergency landed due to two attempts by a Saudi named Qudhadeein to enter the cockpit. This Saudi was on his way to a party at the Saudi Embassy. His airline ticket was paid for by the Saudi Embassy. This Saudi had "connections to terrorism." The "FBI's Phoenix office now suspects [this] may have been a 'dry run' to test airline security." (Page 419).
More from the New York Post: "Case agents I've interviewed at the Joint Terrorism Task Forces in Washington and San Diego " as well as detectives at the Fairfax County (Va.) Police Department who also investigated several 9/11 leads, say virtually every road led back to [Bandar Bush's] Saudi Embassy in Washington, as well as the Saudi Consulate in Los Angeles."
The New York Post details Bandar Bush's itinerary two days after 9-11: In order to urgently evacuate dozens of Saudi officials as well as Osama bin Laden family members from the U.S., "Bandar made the [successful] request for escorts directly to FBI headquarters on Sept. 13, 2001 -- just hours after he met with [President George W. Bush when] the two old family friends shared cigars on the Truman Balcony while discussing the attacks." A news photo taken on Sept. 13 shows Bush and Bandar as well as Cheney and Rice comfortably sitting in wicker chairs on the Truman Balcony of the White House. Literally in broad daylight, these four criminals are basking in the success of the 9-11 operation. Their Global War on Terror could now commence under the guise of self-defense.
The 28 pages identify Abdullah bin Laden, Osama bin Laden's half-brother, as working for Bandar's Saudi Embassy (Page 418). Abdullah is said to be "the subject of several FBI investigations" and appears connected to two other hijackers during the run-up to 9-11. (Page 432). "[Abdullah] is the President and Director of the World Arab Muslim Youth Association (WAMY) " According to the FBI, there is reason to believe that WAMY is 'closely associated with the funding and financing of international terrorist activities and in the past provided support to individuals wishing to fight in the Afghan War.' WAMY "has possible connections to " Hamas, Algerian extremists, and Philippine militants." (Page 433).
A former FBI agent in San Diego involved in the investigation of 9-11 told the Senate and House Intelligence Committees that "probably 70-80 percent of the population of Saudi Arabia support Osama Bin Ladin." (Page 435). The former chief of the CIA's unit "established in 1996 to focus specifically on Osama Bin Ladin" testified that "it was clear from about 1996 that the Saudi Government would not cooperate with the United States on matters relating to Osarna Bin Ladin." (Page 438). He cited as an example Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law, who he identified as "an important figure in Al Qaeda." The U.S. extradited him to Jordan "for his role in a bombing in Jordan." But the Saudis "bought off" the Jordanians for his return to Saudi Arabia where he now "travels and operates freely." (Page 439).
"When a high-level officer was asked how the September 11 attacks might have been prevented, he cited greater Saudi cooperation -- (Page 438).
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