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AFI and MILNET present another in the series of in depth updates on the growing list of conspirators in the September 11 massacre of world citizens in New York and Pentagon employees at the U.S. Pentagon.  Like earlier reports in this series, AFI and MILNET take great care to tell the whole story with an easy to read analysis.  This report will focus on the people involved in the plot.
 

The List of Known Conspirators Grows

As facts begin to emerge about the planning and execution of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center and the U.S. Pentagon, it is clear that terrorist activities in the U.S. could have been written like a Cold War Era spy novel -- where would-be sabotage and subversion cells taught by the Soviet Union's KGB sneak into the U.S. and wreak havoc.  The sad truth is that in essence, this is exactly what happened, with the results we all must live with.

From sleepers, so called espionage "tradecraft", to covert funding operations, we see patterns emerging that are clearly a well funded, long term planning operation that was executed with a well timed punch at American psyche.  And all reminiscent of Tom Clancey, Ken Follet, or John LeCarre.  Perhaps John LeCarre's George Smiley would feel at home with these developments, but surely American leaders and citizens alike are shaking their head in wonder.

Amongst this tradecraft (ala LeCarre's "Moscow Rules") we have dead drops, money laundering and covert transfers and perhaps even "short" investments in the U.S. stock market made in the weeks prior to the attacks.  Even more irritating and damning, we have wide open wire transfers of sums that are supposed to attract attention and didn't, at least one transfer of $100,000 to a terrorist with an expired student visa, learning to fly commercial airliners in Florida.  George Smiley would be shaking his head in amazement.

And up to now, the basic chronology has been reported in pieces throughout the media, however, finally we are able to put faces and names with the planners and leaders.  And today Attorney General Ashcroft has seen fit to call off the investigation to focus the FBI on prevention or new attacks -- clearly an excellent idea, however risky.  One does wonder if the continued investigation might have also led to remaining sleepers "in country" waiting to be awakened by the next set of Osama Bin Laden orders.  But we all hope the new direction towards prevention will take those leads in hand now and use them to find existing cells and stop new cells from penetrating our Swiss cheese borders.

And while much is still left up to speculation since the executioners of thousands of American innocents themselves are dead, we can piece together enough information to make this would-be novel that much more than just what used to be considered wild fiction in an entertaining novel.
 

• Planning: From Bin Laden and a host of his chronies from other extremist terrorist organizations like the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, to new recruits from Islamic students worldwide and connections into a popular German University.
• Training:  Who, where and how did these people get the capability?
• Financials:  Again focusing on the people spread across the Middle East, the Balkans and Europe, the report will look at the individuals who have fed this small but monstrous organization.
• Targets of Opportunity: The report touches on other attempts the sleepers may have been contemplating while prepared to execute their orders.

As with the previous report in this series, ("The Islamic Terrorist Puzzle - Unravelling the Web of Violence"), this new report is free of charge to AFI subscribers at:

http://www.milnet.com/milnet/afi/The-Conspiracy.html

  ©  Copyright 2001, Michael Crawford, MILNET

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