Yet, it is equally certain that U.S. authorities could and should have done more to stop him. Mohamed himself once remarked that "Americans see what they want to see, and hear what they want to hear."[35] Mohamed exploited that vulnerability with brazen charm.
But his skills -- formidable as they were -- do not represent a complete explanation of his success. There is more to the story.
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J.M. Berger was lead researcher for a September 2006 National Geographic Channel documentary on the life of Ali Mohamed. Look for additional installments of the Unlocking 9/11 series on INTELWIRE through the fall and winter of 2006.
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NOTES:
[1] Statement of Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney, Northern District Of Illinois, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, June 16, 2004
[2] All Cloonan material in this story is drawn from National Geographic Presents Triple-Cross, bin Laden's Spy in America, original air date Monday, August 28, 2006. INTELWIRE's J.M. Berger was lead researcher for the documentary. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/triplecross/
[3]Mohamed's possible relationship to Khalid Shaikh Mohamed will be examined in a forthcoming INTELWIRE story.
[4] National Geographic Presents Triple-Cross, bin Laden's Spy in America, original air date Monday, August 28, 2006
[5] Op cit.
[6] See INTELWIRE report: Unlocking 9/11; Who Called The Shots In WTC 1993?, http://intelwire.egoplex.com/unlocking911-1-ali-mohamed-wtc.html
[7] Islamic Jihad 'Confessions' Described, FBIS-NES-1999-0309, March 6, 1999
[8] See also Report Warned Of Suicide Hijackings, CBS.com, May 17, 2002, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/18/attack/main509488.shtml
[9] US v. Usama bin Laden et al, S(7) 98 Cr. 1023, February 21, 2001
[10] St. Petersburg Times, Pilot led a quiet life in Orlando, Chuck Murphy, October 28, 2001
But his skills -- formidable as they were -- do not represent a complete explanation of his success. There is more to the story.
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J.M. Berger was lead researcher for a September 2006 National Geographic Channel documentary on the life of Ali Mohamed. Look for additional installments of the Unlocking 9/11 series on INTELWIRE through the fall and winter of 2006.
NOTES:
[1] Statement of Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney, Northern District Of Illinois, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, June 16, 2004
[2] All Cloonan material in this story is drawn from National Geographic Presents Triple-Cross, bin Laden's Spy in America, original air date Monday, August 28, 2006. INTELWIRE's J.M. Berger was lead researcher for the documentary. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/triplecross/
[3]Mohamed's possible relationship to Khalid Shaikh Mohamed will be examined in a forthcoming INTELWIRE story.
[4] National Geographic Presents Triple-Cross, bin Laden's Spy in America, original air date Monday, August 28, 2006
[5] Op cit.
[6] See INTELWIRE report: Unlocking 9/11; Who Called The Shots In WTC 1993?, http://intelwire.egoplex.com/unlocking911-1-ali-mohamed-wtc.html
[7] Islamic Jihad 'Confessions' Described, FBIS-NES-1999-0309, March 6, 1999
[8] See also Report Warned Of Suicide Hijackings, CBS.com, May 17, 2002, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/18/attack/main509488.shtml
[9] US v. Usama bin Laden et al, S(7) 98 Cr. 1023, February 21, 2001
[10] St. Petersburg Times, Pilot led a quiet life in Orlando, Chuck Murphy, October 28, 2001
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