- Algeria: Abdelmalek Droukdel

- Australia: Mohamed Haneef

- Australia: Shane Kent et al.

- Australia: Belal Khazaal

- Australia: Faheem Lodhi

- Australia: Izhar Ul-Haque

- Bahrain: Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy et al.

- Bosnia: Mirsad Bektasevic et al.

- Bahrain: Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy et al.

- Canada: Abu Sufian Al-Salamabi Muhammed Ahmed 'Abd Al-Razziq

- Canada: Fahim Ahmad et al.

- Canada: Hassan Almrei

- Canada: Adil Charkaoui

- Canada: Mohamed Harkat

- Canada: Mourad Ikhlef

- Canada: Mahmoud Jaballah

- Canada: Moussa Mohamed Kalifa

- Canada: Abdullah Ahmed Khadr

- Canada: Mohammad Momin Khawaja

- Canada: Mohamed Zeki Mahjoub

- Canada: Said Namouh

- Canada: Mohammad Ashraf Siddiqui

- Canada: Mahmoud Yadegari

- China: Abdul Haq

- Cote D'ivoire: Abd Al Menhem Qubaysi

- England: Bilal Abdulla & Mohammed Asha

- England: Abdulbasit Abdulrahim et al.

- England: Ismail Abdurahman et al.

- England: Sabeel Ahmed

- England: Raingzieb Ahmed

- England: Waheed Ali et al.

- England: Omar Altimimi

- England: Sajid Badat

- England: Dhiren Barot el al.

- England: Brahim Benmerzouga & Baghdad Meziane

- England: Kamel Bourgass

- England: Omar Brooks et al.

- England: Abdullah al-Faisal

- England: Yeshiemebet Girma et al.

- England: Mohamed Hamid et al.

- England: Farid Hilali

- England: Tanvir Hussain et al.

- England: Andrew Ibrahim

- England: Muktar Said Ibrahim et al.

- England: Aabid Khan et al.

- England: Mohammed Ajmal Khan

- England: Parviz Khan et al.

- England: Omar Khyam et al.

- England: Krenar Lusha et al.

- England: Samina Malik

- England: Abu Bakr Mansha

- England: Abu Hamza al-Masri

- England: Yassin Nassari

- England: Omar Othman

- England: Operation Pathway

- England: Sohail Qureshi

- England: Abdul Rahman

- England: Kazi Nurur Rahman

- England: Mizanur Rahman et al.

- England: Lofti Raissi v. Metropolitan Police

- England: Mohamed Raissi v. Metropolitan Police

- England: Irfan Raja et al.

- England: Nicky Reilly

- England: Shella Roma

- England: Andrew Rowe

- England: Younis Tsouli et al.

- European Union Court of Justice: Yassin Abdullah Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v Council and Commission

- Germany: Redouane El Habhab

- Germany: Fritz Martin Gelowicz et al.

- Guantanamo Bay: Shaker Abdur-Raheem Aamer

- Guantanamo Bay: Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani

- Guantanamo Bay: Ali Abdul Aziz Ali

- Guantanamo Bay: Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul

- Guantanamo Bay: Sufyian Barhoumi

- Guantanamo Bay: Ramzi Binalshibh

- Guantanamo Bay: Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarek Bin 'Attash

- Guantanamo Bay: Jamil el-Banna

- Guantanamo Bay: Ali Abdul Aziz Ali

- Guantanamo Bay: Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi

- Guantanamo Bay: Omar Deghayes

- Guantanamo Bay: Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani

- Guantanamo Bay: Mohamed Atiq Awayd al-Harbi

- Guantanamo Bay: Salim Hamdan

- Guantanamo Bay: Mohammed Hashim

- Guantanamo Bay: Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi

- Guantanamo Bay: Mohammed Jawad

- Guantanamo Bay: Mohamed al Kahtani

- Guantanamo Bay: Mohammed Kamin

- Guantanamo Bay: Omar Ahmed Khadr

- Guantanamo Bay: Majid Khan

- Guantanamo Bay: Binyam Ahmed Mohamed

- Guantanamo Bay: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

- Guantanamo Bay: Noor Uthman Muhammed

- Guantanamo Bay: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri

- Guantanamo Bay: Jabran Said Bin al Qahtani

- Guantanamo Bay: Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi

- Guantanamo Bay: Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul

- Guantanamo Bay: Abdeneur Samuer

- Guantanamo Bay: Ghassan Abudllah al Sharbi

- Guantanamo Bay: Sa'id Ali Jabir Al Khathim Al Shihri

- Guantanamo Bay: Abu Zubaydah

- Iran: Sa'ad Bin Laden et al.

- Ireland: Abbas Boutrab

- Israel: Jamal Akal

- Israel: Hassan Yonas Awis

- Israel: Marwan Barghoutil

- Ireland: Said Maduhi

- Israel: Mousa Abu Marzook

- Israel: Union of Good

- Kuwait: Revival of Islamic Heritage Society

- Lebanon: The Waad Project

- Pakistan: Al Rashid Trust

- Pakistan: Muhammed Saeed et al.

- Philippines: Angelo Ramirez Trinidad et al.

- Scotland: N.A.K.

- Scotland: Mohamed Atif Siddique

- Scotland: Saber Zeghdaou

- Singapore: Muhammad Zamri bin Abdullah et al.

- Singapore: Abdul Rashid bin Anwarul et al.

- Singapore: Mas Selamat bin Kastari

- Singapore: Rijal Yadribin Jumari

- Somalia: Al-Shabaab

- Somalia: Issa Osman Issa et al.

- Syria: Abu Badran Turki Hishan al Mazidih et al.

- Syria: Sa'ad Uwayyid 'Ubayd Mu'jil al Shammari

- Syria/Iraq: Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi et al.

- Syria/Iran: Al-Zawra Television et al.

- Uzbekistan: Najmiddin Kamolitdinovich Jalolov and Suhayl Fatilloevich Buranov

- Venezuela: Ghazi Nasr al Din and Fawzi Kan'an

 

• Abdelmalek Droukdel (Algeria):

- U.S. Treasury Department Press Release: Specially Designated Global Terrorist (Added 12/4/07) According to Treasury, Droukdel, the leader of Al-Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), "reportedly supervised the April 2007 AQIM bombings of the Prime Minister's office and police facilities in Algiers, killing 33. AQIM merged with Al-Qaida in September 2006. For background, see the NEFA Special Report, "Two Decades of Jihad in Algeria: the GIA, the GSPC, and Al-Qaida."

• Mohamed Haneef - Now-Cleared London/Glasgow Suspect - Operation Rain (Australia):

- Transcript of Press Conference Held by Australian Federal Police Commission (AFP) Mick Keelty on Haneef Charges On July 14, 2007, AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty announced that Dr. Mohamed Haneef had been charged with providing support to a terrorist group, in connection with his alleged role in the London/Glasgow plots.

- Australian Federal Police Press Release on Inaccurate Reports re: Haneef's Purported Involvement in Gold Coast Attack On July 22, 2007, the AFP issued a press release stating "the Australian Federal Police (AFP) state that media reporting today of Dr Mohamed Haneef’s alleged involvement in a plot to conduct an attack on the Gold Coast is inaccurate."

- Australian Federal Police Press Release on Media Reports re: Police Notes in Haneef's Diary A July 23, 2007 AFP press release notes that "media reporting today alleging that AFP members have made handwritten notes in the diary of Dr Haneef is not correct."

- Australian Federal Police Press Release on Withdrawal of Charges On July 27, 2007, the AFP announced it was withdrawing the charges filed against Haneef.

- Australian Department of Immigration & Citizenship Dossier This document notes that Haneef is associated "with two of the United Kingdom suspects [Sabeel and Kafeel Ahmed] believed to be involved in the London incident and the Glasgow bombings." The dossier also provides a wealth of background information on Haneef.

- Australian Federal Police Interview Transcript I This is an 142-page transcript of a July 3, 2007 AFP interview of Haneef.

- Australian Federal Police Interview Transcript II This is a 378-page transcript of a July 13-14, 2007 AFP interview of Haneef.

- Australian Federal Police Emails These are internal AFP emails, released under the Freedom of Information Act, discussing the plan of action for handling the Haneef case.

- Australian Federal Police Press Release Stating Haneef is not a Person of Interest (Added 8/29/08) After an extensive investigation (see interview transcript #1 and interview transcript #2), the Australian Federal Police  (AFP) determined that Dr. Mohamed Haneef is no longer a "person of interest" in the London/Glasgow Plots. AFP stated, "The Australian Federal Police (AFP) can confirm that today it advised Mr Rod Hodgson, Solicitor acting on behalf of Dr Mohamed Haneef, that the AFP has recently informed the Attorney-General and the Minister for Home Affairs that Dr Haneef is no longer a person of interest."

- Australian Federal Police Submission to the Clarke Inquiry (Added 10/25/08) In a report to the Clarke Inquiry probing the investigation of since-cleared London/Glasgow suspect Dr. Mohamed Haneef, the Australian Federal Police  (AFP) revealed that "located during a search of Dr Haneef’s premises was a brochure apparently published in 2005 (at which time Dr Haneef was resident in the UK) from the UK branch of an international organisation, which is a prescribed terrorist organisation in a number of countries. The brochure includes a reference to '…the brutal invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq… the killing and murder of our brothers and sisters and the brutality of British and American foreign policy'…” What's more, "examination of Dr Haneef’s laptop revealed a number of audio files containing lectures by an author who has been linked to Al Qa’ida. In one of the lectures the author expresses a militant view of jihad, explaining that fighting jihad in the path of Allah is the primary meaning of the word if it is used unqualified. The lecturer goes on to say that undertaking jihad in the cause of Allah is the most virtuous act a Muslim can carry out. Further the author argues that no act of violence carried out by Muslims can ever reach the level of violence and evil committed against the Muslims. He further justifies his support for fighting jihad in the path of Allah by arguing that it is divinely sanctioned."

• Shane Kent et al. - Operation Pendennis (Australia):

- Australian Federal Police Press Release on Charges On November 17, 2005, Australian authorities arrested seventeen individuals in News South Wales and Victoria and charged them with an array of offences, including Acts in Preparation of a Terrorist Act and being a member of a Terrorist Group. Alleged cell members reportedly trained for jihad at camps in Victoria’s remote bush land and at a New South Wales cattle station. Following the arrests, New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney commented, “I am satisfied that we have disrupted what I would regard as the final stages of a terrorist attack or the launch of a terrorist attack in Australia.”

- Australian Federal Police Press Release on Additional Arrests In March 2006, three Melbourne men were arrested in connection with the Operation Pendennis probe. According to the press release, "All three men were charged with intentional membership of a terrorist organisation under section 102.3(1) of the Criminal Code Act of 1995 and intentionally make funds available to a terrorist organisation under section 102.6(1) of the Act."

- Attorney General on Case Status This document lists the individuals charged in the investigation.

• Belal Khazaal (Australia):

- New South Wales Supreme Court: Judgment - On Motion for Access to Documents - (Regina v Khazaal [2006] NSWSC 1353 (read judgment on NSW Caselaw) This October 2006 ruling by the New South Wales Supreme Court dismissed a motion by the Australian government seeking "to obtain a permanent injunction to restrain Adam Houda and Peter Lange from continuing to act for Belal Saadallah Khazaal ('the accused') in relation to his trial on two charges alleging the commission of terrorist offences." Khazaal has been charged with two offences "the first was a charge that he made a document between 20 and 23 September 2003, namely, a book, connected with preparation for, the engagement of a person in, or assistance in a terrorist act, knowing of that connection. The second charge was that between 22 September 2003 and May 2004, the accused incited the commission by others of an offence, namely an offence of engaging in a terrorist act, contrary to s 101 of the Criminal Code."

- New South Wales Supreme Court: Judgment - Application to Restrain Counsel and Solicitor In December 2006, another government motion seeking to "restrain" Peter Lange and Adam Houda from representing Khazaal was dismissed.

• Faheem Lodhi (Australia):

- Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2005-2006 Discussing Conviction In April 2004, Faheem Lodhi -- a Pakistani-born Australian citizen who conspired with Lashkar-e-Taiba trained terrorist Willie Brigitte -- was arrested and charged with terrorism offences. According to authorities, Lodhi possessed two maps of the Australian electricity supply system in connection with a plan to bomb that system. Similarly, he possessed aerial photographs of Australia defense establishments in connection with a bomb plot targeting those locations. He also "sought information concerning the availability of materials capable of being used for the manufacture of explosives." Finally, he possessed a "document containing information concerning the ingredients for and the method of manufacture of poisons, explosives, detonators and incendiary devices and concerning 'intelligence' which was connected with preparation for a terrorist act..." In June 2006, Lodhi was found guilty of three terrorism offences.

- New South Wales Supreme Court: Judgment (On Notice of Motion re: Indictment) In December 2005, the New South Wales Supreme Court adjourned a Notice of Motion until January 2006. This document summarizes some of the evidence against Lodhi: "The Crown case is that the accused provided Brigitte with a pre-paid mobile telephone service in a false name...The Crown alleges that the accused assisted Brigitte after his arrival in Sydney, particularly with accommodation...Brigitte had also shown the accused a map of Australian Nuclear sites (which the accused borrowed for a period of time) and which was subsequently found in Brigitte’s possession. There will also be evidence of material found at Brigitte’s premises after his arrest, which demonstrated not only an interest in nuclear sites but also other material relating to military and intelligence issues."

- New South Wales Supreme Court: Judgment - Motion for Declaration that Part 3 of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 is Invalid In February 2006, the New South Wales Supreme Court ruled that the "third challenge to the constitutional validity of Part 3 of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 should fail."

- New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal: Judgment In April 2006, the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal refused to dismiss the indictment against Lodhi.

- New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal: Judgment In another April 2006 ruling, the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal rejected a different Lodhi challenge to the government's case.

- New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal: Judgment Rejecting Lodhi's appeal of his conviction and sentence in December 2007, the court ruled that Lodhi secured maps "in connection with a proposal for an enterprise that would involve bombing part of the Australian Electricity Supply System." Moreover, according to the court, "there was ample evidence...that the appellant held his intentions with great vigour and firmness as a consequence of deeply fanatical views."

• Izhar Ul-Haque (Australia):

- New South Wales Supreme Court Ruling Invalidating ASIO Interviews In November 2007, the Supreme Court of New South Wales ruled that two November 2003 ASIO interviews of Izhar Ul-Haque -- a medical student at the University of New South Wales who allegedly trained with Lashkar-e-Taiba and was associated with convicted terrorist Faheem Lodhi -- were inadmissible. The court stated, "I am satisfied that...[ASIO agents] B15 and B16 committed the criminal offences of false imprisonment and kidnapping at common law and also an offence under s86 of the Crimes Act 1900. It follows, a fortiori, that they committed the tort of false imprisonment. Their conduct was grossly improper and constituted an unjustified and unlawful interference with the personal liberty of the accused." The charges against Ul-Haque were dropped.

• Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy et al. (Bahrain):

- U.S. Treasury Department Press Release: Specially Designated Global Terrorist (Added 12/4/07) The U.S. Treasury Department designated Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy, 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali, and Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al-Khaliq for providing financial and material support to Al-Qaida. As Treasury explained, "Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy and 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali were convicted by the Bahraini High Criminal Court in January 2008 for financing terrorism, undergoing terrorist training, facilitating the travel of others abroad to receive terrorist training, and for membership in a terrorist organization. Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al-Khaliq was arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January 2007 on charges of being a member of the terrorist groups al Qaida and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)."

• Mirsad Bektasevic et al. (Bosnia):

- Indictment Filed in April 2006, this indictment alleges that the cell, which was composed of a Swedish citizen, a Turkish national, and three Bosnians, planned “to commit a terrorist act in…Bosnia and Herzegovina or some other European country” to force the withdrawal of “forces from Iraq and Afghanistan.” According to the indictment, when Bosnian authorities raided an apartment where some of the cell members were staying, they discovered a pistol with a silencer, ammunition, a “video recording displaying how to make an improvised explosive device,” and an audiotape containing the following message: “These brothers are ready to attack and inshallah, they will attack Al-Qufar who are killing our brothers and Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan, Shishahn and many other countries. These weapons are going to be used against Europe, against those whose forces are in Iraq and in Afghanistan.” Cell members also acquired at least twenty kilograms of explosives, which two of the men “partially cut, shaped and prepared for the…suicide belt.” While investigators never explicitly identified a target, media reports speculated the target may have been the British Embassy in Sarajevo.

- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Press Release on Indictment

- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Press Release on Not Guilty Pleas All of the accused, except Amir Bajir, pled not guilty at a  May 3, 2006 hearing.

- Verdict Mirsad Bektasevic was convicted of terrorism charges and sentenced to fifteen years and four months in prison. Abdulkadir Cesur was found guilty of terrorism charges and sentenced to thirteen years and four months in jail. Bajro Ikanvic was convicted of terrorism counts and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. Senad Hasanovic was convicted of illicit possession of weapons or explosives and received a two year and six month jail term. The verdicts were rendered in January 2007.

- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Press Release on Convictions and Sentencing

- Modified Verdict Mirsad Bektasevic's sentence was reduced to eight years and four months in prison. Abdulkadir Cesur's jail term was shortened to six years and six months in prison. Bajro Ikanvic was given four years imprisonment. And Senad Hasanovic was re-sentenced to six months in jail. The modified verdicts were announced in June 2007.

- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Press Release on Modified Verdict

- NEFA Foundation "Target: America" Report "Irhaby007's American Connections" A key figure in the Bosnian cell was Swedish citizen Mirsad Bektasevic, who used the Internet name “Maximus” and whose voice “more than rather likely” was on the tape threatening attacks. Bektasevic reportedly served as an online recruiter for the Iraqi jihad and communicated via email with convicted British jihadi webmaster Younis Tsouli (a.k.a Irhaby007) and his British co-conspirators. Further, the Bosnian indictment notes that both Tsouli and Waseem Mughal “were in possession of a Swedish telephone number…and Bosnian telephone number…used by” Bektasevic.

• Abu Sufian Al-Salamabi Muhammed Ahmed 'Abd Al-Razziq (Canada):

- U.S. Treasury Department Press Release: Specially Designated Global Terrorist In July 2006, Treasury named Al-Razziq, a Canadian and Sudanese citizen, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, noting, "`Abd Al-Razziq has provided administrative and logistical support to al Qaida, and has been identified as being close to Abu Zubayda, a former lieutenant of Usama bin Ladin, involved in al Qaida recruitment and training."

• Fahim Ahmad et al. - Project OSage (Canada):

- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Press Release on Charges In June 2006, Canadian authorities arrested seventeen individuals on terrorism-related charges.

- Transcript of Royal Canadian Mounted Police News Conference Elaborating on the charges against the Canadian cell, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Mike McDonell told the media that these “individuals…were planning to commit a series of terrorist attacks against solely Canadian targets in southern Ontario.” He added, “this group took steps to acquire three tons of ammonium nitrate and other components necessary to create explosive devices. To put this in context, the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people took one ton of ammonium nitrate. This group posed a real and serious threat. It had the capacity and intent to carry out these attacks.” Media reports have speculated that the cell considered an array of plots, including a plan to behead Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as well as to bomb the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Toronto office of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Press Release on Additional Charges In August 2006, Alkhalel Mohammed Aboud was charged in connection with the Project OSage probe.

- NEFA Foundation "Target: America" Report "Irhaby007's American Connections" In March 2005, Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, who were indicted in Georgia in July 2006 for providing material support to terrorists, traveled to Toronto “to meet with likeminded Islamic extremists.” According to court filings, the men stayed until March 13th and “met regularly with at least three subjects of an FBI international terrorism investigation.” Press reports have identified two of those individuals as Fahim Ahmad and Jahmaal James, both of whom were charged in the Project OSage probe. Further, Ahmed and Sadequee “stayed with an individual with whom they were conspiring concerning…plots against civilian and military installations in the United States.” During interviews with FBI agents, Ahmed admitted that while in Canada the men “discussed strategic locations in the United States suitable for a terrorist strike, to include oil refineries and military bases.” The Ahmed indictment notes that after returning from Canada, Ahmed and Sadequee specifically talked about “the possibility of attacking Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia.” Court filings allege that while in Canada, the men “also plotted how to disable the Global Positioning System in an effort to disrupt military and commercial communications and traffic.”

• Hassan Almrei (Canada):

- Reasons for Order and Order In December 2005, Hassan Almrei, a Syrian national detained in Canada on a Security Certificate, requested to be released from detention. A judge ruled, "in balancing the interests of national security and personal liberty, I conclude that his release is not appropriate at this time." A Senior CSIS analyst testified before the court that "Almrei continues to pose a threat to the security of Canada. That is based, in part, on his past activities both in having participated in a jihad and in his participation in document forgery." Another CSIS analyst testified that "Almrei has a pedigree as an individual who has been in Afghanistan, who has been through training camps, who has been a member of the paramilitary forces of Ibn Khattab in Tajikistan and has experience as a foot soldier."

• Adil Charkaoui (Canada):

- Reasons for Judgment In this December 2004 ruling, a Canadian court addressed the case of Adil Charkaoui, a permanent resident arrested in May 2003 on a Security Certificate. The government believes that "the appellant is a member of the terrorist organization of Osama Bin Laden and that he has engaged, is engaging or will engage in terrorist activities." The court ruled that "we are of the opinion that the conclusions of the designated judge must be upheld and that the appeal should be dismissed with costs."

- Supreme Court Ruling This ruling concluded that the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27 (“IRPA”) "unjustifiably violates s. 7 of the Charter by allowing the issuance of a certificate of inadmissibility based on secret material without providing for an independent agent at the stage of judicial review to better protect the named person’s interests. I also conclude that some of the time limits in the provisions for continuing detention of a foreign national violate ss. 9 and 10(c) because they are arbitrary."

- Supreme Court Ruling (Added 7/5/08) Canada's Supreme Court ruled that CSIS had erred in destroying notes it took during interviews of Adil Charkaoui, a Canadian permanent resident arrested in May 2003 on a Security Certificate and an alleged member of Al-Qaida: "the destruction by CSIS officers of their operational notes compromises the very function of judicial review. To uphold the right to procedural fairness of people in C’s position, CSIS should be required to retain all the information in its possession and to disclose it to the ministers and the designated judge." However, "the application for a stay of proceedings is dismissed."

• Mohamed Harkat (Canada):

- Reasons for Order This March 2005 ruling explains why Harkat's Security Certificate is "reasonable." Harkat was first detained in December 2002. According to CSIS, "prior to arriving in Canada, Mr. Harkat engaged in terrorism by supporting terrorist activity, but he concealed from Canadian authorities that he had supported Islamic extremists and travelled to Afghanistan. He is a supporter of Afghani, Pakistani and Chechen extremists. Mr. Harkat supported terrorist activity as a member of the terrorist group known as the Bin Laden Network, which includes Al Qaida. Before and after he arrived in Canada Mr. Harkat was and is linked to individuals believed to be in this network." Further, "Mr. Harkat was a supporter of the Front islamique du salut ('FIS') in Algeria. When the FIS severed its links with the Groupe islamique armée ('GIA'), he indicated that his loyalties were with the GIA." Finally, "Mr. Harkat has associated with Abu Zubaida since the early 1990s...In March 2003, the service was advised that Abu Zubaida was able to identify Mr. Harkat by his physical description and his activities, including the fact that Mr. Harkat operated a guest house in Peshawar, Pakistan in the mid 1990s for mujahedeen travelling to Chechnya."

- Order Denying Release from Detention This December 2005 ruling notes that Harkat was also employed by the Muslim World League in Pakistan. Justice Dawson mused, “it is again difficult to believe that someone in Mr. Harkat's circumstance would be paid $18,000 U.S. while working in a refugee camp in Pakistan." Additionally, Harkat traveled "from Ottawa to Toronto, by van, with Ahmed Khadr, a high ranking associate of Osama Bin Laden..." The judge dismissed Harkat's application for release from detention.

- Order Releasing Harkat from Detention In May 2006, a judge ruled, "there has been an unexplained delay in the process necessary to determine whether Mr. Harkat may be removed from Canada. This delay has prolonged Mr. Harkat’s detention and constitutes a distinct departure from the circumstances previously before the Court. It follows that this second application for release is properly brought by Mr. Harkat." Harkat was thus ordered released if he abided by a number of conditions.

• Mourad Ikhlef (Canada):

- Reasons for Order and Order Ikhlef was detained on a security certificate due to his alleged ties to the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and Ahmed Ressam. The court ruled in this document, "Said Atmani, Fatah Kamel, Adel Boumezbeur and Ahmed Ressam were all members of the same group of friends who met quite regularly in various apartments in Montréal. Mourad Ikhlef and his brother and Abdel Boumezbeur, all of whom testified at the hearing, also belonged to the group. It is worth noting that these four individuals, the ones named at the beginning of the paragraph, were found guilty by a French court of, inter alia, criminal association with a view to preparing an act of terrorism. Participation as an alleged member of a cell of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in Montréal must not be taken lightly." The court added, "the information that I had the opportunity to consider in camera and that I am not at liberty to disclose unequivocally supports the opinion that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Mourad Ikhlef was and still is a member of a terrorist group whose ramifications extend to the other terrorist organizations referred to earlier, inducing the organizations connected with Osama Bin Laden." In 2003, he was deported to Algeria.

• Mahmoud Jaballah (Canada):

- Ontario Superior Court of Justice: The Ruling on the Application to Stay the Habeas Corpus Proceedings This August 2005 ruling notes that "Mahmoud Es-Sayyid Jaballah is believed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Solicitor General to be a member of the Egyptian Al Jihad who is in close contact with persons who are leaders of that organization." Jaballah was initially detained on a Security Certificate in March 1999; a new Security Certificate was issued in August 2001 based on new information. That new information included: "the presence of Mr. Jaballah's telephone number in the possession of Mohamed Zeki Mahjoub, a senior member of the Egyptian Al-Jihad and the Vanguards of Conquest, organizations that explicitly advocate violence as a means of establishing an Islamic state; information that Mr. Jaballah spent time in Afghanistan; and the information that certain people who had contact with Mr. Jaballah were active operatives with senior responsibility in Egyptian Al-Jihad and Al Qaeda, some of whom were involved in communications concerning the terrorist bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998." In March 2009, a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) document revealed that Jaballah taught Ahmed Khadr's children in Pakistan. CSIS wrote, "Jaballah met Khadr and his spouse, Maha El-Samnah, while in Pakistan, where the Khadr children were his students...This is important, as Jaballah denied knowledge of Khadr prior to meeting him in Toronto, where he described Khadr as a mere acquaintance."

- Reasons for Order: Regarding Continuing Detention and the Charter This February 2006 ruling dismissed Jaballah's application for release from detention, as a judge concluded that "Jaballah continues to be a danger to national security." This document reveals that "there are telephone records of some 75 calls from his telephone to London England, mainly to the International Office for Defence of the Egyptian People, believed to be an office with an operational link for Al Qaeda." Jaballah also allegedly had repeated contact with Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri.

- Reasons for Order and Order: Re Lawfulness of September 23, 2005 Decision on Application for Protection This March 2006 ruling established "that the decision of September 23, 2005 denying Mr. Jaballah’s application for protection was lawfully made."

• Moussa Mohamed Kalifa (Canada):

- Immigration and Refugee Board Adjudication Division: Decision This October 2001 summarizes the case against Kalifa noting: "We then heard from the assistant chief of the anti-terrorism section of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. According to that witness, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service had information that Mr. Kalifa is a member of a fighting Islamic group, the FIG in Libya. Moreover, on August 6, 2001, the Intelligence Service received information from the Italian authorities that Mr. Kalifa is the leader of a cell of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, the GSPC in Italy, and furthermore that he was or is involved in a planned attack against U.S. institutions." The adjudicator concluded, "Given that Mr. Kalifa is still claiming refugee status at this point, I am making a conditional deportation order against Mr. Kalifa under section 32.1(5)."

• Abdullah Ahmed Khadr (Canada):

- U.S. Complaint A complaint filed in a Massachusetts court charged Khadr with possession of a destructive device in furtherence of a crime of violence while in Afghanistan and Pakistan in October 2004.

- U.S. Indictment Khadr, whose father "was a trusted associate" of Usama Bin Laden, was charged with conspiring to kill a U.S. national outside the U.S. According to the indictment, Khadr "purchased AK-47 ammunition, PK ammunition (for use in Russian PK machine guns), rocket propelled grenades, rockets, and 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds. Khadr distributed such munitions...for use by Al Qaeda and other fighters in killing United States and Coalition Forces military personnel and other United States nationals in Afghanistan..."

- Affidavit of FBI Special Agent Gregory Hughes According to Hughes, who interviewed Khadr, Khadr was born in Canada in 1981 but moved with his family to Pakistan. He admitted attending the Khalden training camp in Afghanistan. In 2003, his father had been vested "with operational responsibility for organizing attacks against United States and Coalition Forces in the border area of Afghanistan near Shagai, Pakistan." While he told Hughes that "Canada should not be attack unless that country did something against Muslims to warrant it, Khadr said that the United States was a different matter..."

- U.S. Superseding Indictment A superseding indictment charged Khadr with providing material support to terrorists.

- Ontario Supreme Court of Justice: Reasons for Judgment In January 2006, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice explained why it denied Khadr bail pending extradition proceedings. This filing states, "Mr. Khadr failed to satisfy me that he would likely appear for his extradition hearing if I released him on bail. On the contrary, I believe there is a substantial risk he would flee this jurisdiction if released."

- Ontario Supreme Court of Justice: Reasons on Motion This November 2006 document ordered "that the Attorney General file and serve on behalf of the United States of America its application record containing affidavits upon which it intends to rely not later than ten days before the commencement of the week which the motion to exclude evidence and the application for stay of proceedings brought by Mr. Khadr is to be heard."

• Mohammad Momin Khawaja - Project Awaken (Canada):

- Reasons for Order Momin Khawaja, a one-time contractor at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, was arrested in Ottawa in March 2004 and charged in connection with his role in a British cell that plotted attacks in the U.K.; five of those cell members were convicted of terrorism charges in April 2007 in England. This document describes evidence provided by Mohammed Junaid Babar, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani origin who pled guilty to providing material support to Al-Qaida in a New York courtroom in June 2004 and later testified against the British cell. In this document, a Canadian judge ruled, "I conclude that the Attorney General has met the onus upon him to establish that the disclosure of most of the information at issue would be injurious to national security or to international relations...However, I have also concluded that in the particular context of this application where the respondent faces serious criminal charges for which he could receive a lengthy sentence of imprisonment should he be convicted; the public interest in disclosure outweighs the public interest in non-disclosure to the extent that it would be appropriate to provide a summary of the information as contemplated by subsection 38.06(2) of the Act."

- Reasons for Judgment (Added 10/30/08) In October 2008, Khawaja was convicted in Ontario Superior Court on five terrorism-related charges. The judge wrote, "In all the circumstances of the case, there is no doubt that Momin Khawaja did facilitate a terrorist activity. Khyam and his associates were, as I have found, a terrorist group as defined. Momin Khawaja was aware of the groups purposes, and whether he considered them terrorism or not, he assisted the group in a many ways in the pursuit of its terrorist objective."

- Minister of Public Safety Press Release on Sentencing (Added 3/15/09) In March 2009, Khawaja was sentenced to ten-and-a-half years in prison. Minister of Public Safety Peter Van Loan stated, "This case was the first ever charged under the Anti-terrorism Act. This successful prosecution under the Act sends a clear message that Canada does not tolerate terrorist activity and works vigorously to prevent terrorist attacks and prosecute terrorist offenders."

• Mohamed Zeki Mahjoub (Canada):

- Reasons for Order and Order In November 2005, a Canadian judge ruled that "Mr. Mahjoub has not satisfied me that his release would not pose a danger to national security or to the safety of any person." The judge further noted, "Mr. Mahjoub was a high-ranking member of the VOC [Vanguard of Conquest], which is a faction of the AJ [al-Jihad, a.k.a. Egyptian Islamic Jihad]. Mr. Mahjoub was a member of the Shura council of the VOC, and as such would normally participate in the decision-making process of that terrorist organization...Mr. Mahjoub had significant contacts with persons associated with international Islamic terrorism including Osama Bin Laden, Ahmad Said Khadr, Essam Hafez Marzouk, Ahmed Agiza, and Mubarak Al Duri. He also had contact with Mahmoud Jaballah." Moreover, "Mr. Mahjoub testified at the inquiry...that while residing in Sudan, he worked for Osama Bin Laden and had met with him on a number of occasions."

• Said Namouh (Canada):

- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Press Release on Charges In September 2007, Canadian authorities charged Said Namouh, who moved to Canada in 2003 after marrying a Quebec resident, with conspiring for the purpose of delivering, placing, discharging or detonating an explosive in a place outside Canada; according to investigators, Namouh worked with an individual in Austria to set off a car bomb at an undetermined location. Testimony during a hearing for Namouh revealed that he was heavily involved as an Al-Qaida online propagandist, collaborating closely with the Global Islamic Media Front. As RCMP Investigator Michael Hanigan testified, "they are in a way the spokesmen for al-Qaeda." When authorities searched Namouh's Canadian residence, they discovered mountains of jihadist videos and photos. Talking online, Namouh explained that he purposely laid roots in the small town of Maskinonge, pointing out that many mosques in Ottara and Montreal are monitored by police and the presence of Muslim informants further complicates the environment. Namouh wrote, "executing a project is very easy here."

• Mohammad Ashraf Siddiqui (Canada):

- Reasons for Judgment and Judgment This January 2007 ruling evaluated the case of Mohammad Ashraf Siddiqui, who "while at college...attended meetings of a Mohajir student organization, which...ultimately became the Mohajir Quomi Movement (MQM)." The document explains, "the Applicant contended that the original MQM was dedicated to defending the Mohajir against discrimination from the Sindh and Punjabi majority in Pakistan. In 1990 the MQM divided into the MQM-A (the main group to which the Applicant continued to belong) and the MQM-H (the dissident offshoot)...he was kidnapped by the MQM-H and held for five days." In 1999, he was granted refugee status in Canada; but, in 2001, when he applied for permanent residence, an official asserted that he "was inadmissible on security grounds for 'being a member of an organization that there are reasonable grounds to believe engages, has engaged or will engage in acts” which include acts of subversion by force and terrorism." Significantly, "at the time of the Applicant’s hearing before the Board, another Board member in a decision regarding Javed Memon (A5-00256) had examined the same package of documents as were before the Applicant’s Board and reached the conclusion that the evidence was insufficient to support a reasonable belief that the MQM-A had engaged in terrorism between 1990 and 1992." Thus, the judge concluded, "the decision under review is patently unreasonable and breaches the principles of fairness. It will be quashed and the matter remitted to a different panel of the Board for a new determination."

• Mahmoud Yadegari (Canada):

- RCMP Press Release on Arrest (Added 4/19/09) Following a joint investigation with U.S. authorities, the RCMP announced the arrest of Toronto resident Mahmoud Yadegari for attempting "to procure and export items known as 'pressure transducers.' This device, which is used in the production of enriched uranium, has a legitimate commercial use but can also be used for military applications. The police investigation shows that steps to conceal the identification specifications of these transducers were taken in order to export the items without the required export permits." Yadegari is a Canadian citizen.

• Abdul Haq (China):

- U.S. Treasury Department Press Release: Specially Designated Global Terrorist (Added 4/21/09) In designating Abdul Haq, the overall leader and commander of the Eastern Turkestan Islamic Party (ETIP), the U.S. Treasury Department stated that "Abdul Haq raised funds, recruited new members and further developed the terrorist organization. In early January 2008, Haq directed ETIP's military commander to attack various Chinese cities, particularly focusing on the cities holding the Olympic Games. Under Haq, trained terrorists planned to sabotage the Olympic Games by conducting terrorist attacks within China before the Olympics began. Since late 2007, Abdul Haq sent terrorists to the Middle East to raise funds and buy explosive materials for terrorist attacks against Chinese targets outside China. Abdul Haq became the leader of ETIP following the death of the previous ETIP leader in October 2003. As of 2005, Haq was also a member of al Qaida's Shura Council." (For information on the Turkestan Islamic Party, see these NEFA releases.)

• Abd Al Menhem Qubaysi (Cote d'Ivoire):

- U.S. Treasury Department Press Release: Specially Designated Global Terrorist (Added 5/29/09) In designating Abd Al Menhem Qubaysi, the U.S. Treasury Department stated that "Qubaysi is a Cote d'Ivoire-based Hizballah supporter and is the personal representative of Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Qubaysi communicates with Hizballah leaders and has hosted senior Hizballah officials traveling to Cote d'Ivoire and other parts of Africa to raise money for Hizballah. Qubaysi plays a visible role in Hizballah activities in Cote d'Ivoire, including speaking at Hizballah fundraising events and sponsoring meetings with high-ranking members of the terrorist organization. Qubaysi also helped establish an official Hizballah foundation in Cote d'Ivoire which has been used to recruit new members for Hizballah's military ranks in Lebanon." At the same time, Treasury designated Kassim Tajideen, identifying him as "an important financial contributor to Hizballah who operates a network of businesses in Lebanon and Africa. He has contributed tens of millions of dollars to Hizballah and has sent funds to Hizballah through his brother, a Hizballah commander in Lebanon. In addition, Kassim Tajideen and his brothers run cover companies for Hizballah in Africa. In 2003, Tajideen was arrested in Belgium in connection with fraud, money laundering, and diamond smuggling."

• Bilal Abdulla & Mohammed Asha - London/Glasgow Plots - Operation Seagram (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Charges In July 2007, the Crown Prosecution Service charged Bilal Abdulla with conspiracy to cause explosions due to his involvement in the botched June 2007 London bombing and the follow-up attack on Glasgow Airport. (Also see the case of Dr. Mohamed Haneef.)

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Verdicts (Added 12/17/08) In December 2008, Bilal Abdulla was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and cause explosions in connection with his June 2007 plan to set off car bombs in London's West End and the failed follow-up attack on Glasgow Airport. Co-defendant Mohammed Asha was acquitted on both charges. Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division lawyer Karen Jones commented, "It was extremely lucky for everyone that night that the bombs failed to go off – otherwise it is dreadful to imagine what might have happened. It is all the more shocking that one of those involved is supposed to save lives and  heal the sick, not kill or endanger the lives of innocent people." He was sentenced to at least 32 years in prison.

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Verdicts (Added 12/17/08) Deputy Assistant Commissioner John McDowall, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command and Senior National Co-ordinator for Counter Terrorism,  stated, "Bilal Abdulla planned to murder many innocent people when he set out to attack central London. He and Kafeel Ahmed, who died in the attack on Glasgow Airport, wanted to capture public attention, both in the UK and abroad. They would certainly have done this had their murderous plans come to fruition. We believe that the bombs  in London were to have been the first in a series of similar attacks. Abdulla and Kafeel Ahmed had at least two other vehicles and further supplies of gas, petrol and other items for constructing bombs."

• Abdulbasit Abdulrahim et al. - LIFG (England):

- U.S. Treasury Department Press Release on Designations (Added 10/30/08) In October 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department designated three U.K.-based members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG). One of the individuals, Abdulbasit Abdulrahim, "was one of the most important LIFG members working on LIFG finances in the U.K., where the greatest amount of funding for the LIFG originated", as of 2005. According to Treasury, "The LIFG is believed to have participated in the planning of the May 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings, and LIFG has  been linked to the 2004 Madrid attacks."

• Ismail Abdurahman et al. - 7/21 Bombing Support (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Police Press Release on Convictions and Sentencing (Added 2/4/08) Siraj Yassin Abdullah Ali, Ismail Abdurahman, Abdul Waxid Sherif, Wahbi Mohamed and Muhedin Ali were convicted in a British court of assisting the 7/21 London plotters, whose attempts to follow-up the 7/7 suicide bombers' deadly attacks fortuitously failed. Two of the convicted individuals are brothers of would-be bombers. The conspirators offered support in a variety of ways, including providing lodging, food, and travel documents. What's more, according to the Met Police, "before 21/7 Siraj Ali and Wahbi Mohammed knew there were plans to bomb London and failed to alert to the authorities." In February 2008, Mohammed (the brother of Oval bomber Ramzi Mohammed) received a seventeen year prison term; Abdul Waxid Sherif (the brother of Shepherd's Bush bomber Hussain Osman) was sentenced to ten years in prison. Siraj Ali was sentenced to 12 years, Abdurahman to 10 years, and Muhedin Ali to seven years. In July 2007, 7/21 plotters Muktar Ibrahim, Yasin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Hussain Osman were sentenced to life in prison. In November 2007, co-conspirator Manfo Kwaku Asiedu pled guilty to conspiracy to cause explosions likely to endanger life and was sentenced to 33 years in prison.

- (NEFA Briefing) The July 21, 2005 London Transport Bombings: An In-Depth Look at the Planning, Execution, and Failure of the Attack (Added 7/16/08) Drawing on police surveillance photos, extensive CCTV footage, and other exhibits released by the Metropolitan Police Service during the course of the conspirators' trial, the report offers an unprecedented glimpse into the planning and execution of a terrorist attack. The briefing includes surveillance photos of the bombers training for jihad at a camp in Cumbria; pictures of the conspirators purchasing massive quantities of hydrogen peroxide; as well as images of their bomb factory, the interiors of the trains they attempted to blow up, their unexploded devices, and their flight from authorities. Further, the report documents the extensive support network that aided the bombers in the lead-up to and aftermath of the failed attack.

• Sabeel Ahmed (England):

- Farewell Email from Kafeel Ahmed (Added 4/12/08) Prosecutors in England have released the transcript of an email written by Kafeel Ahmed to his brother, Sabeel Ahmed, shortly before Kafeel crashed his burning Jeep Cherokee into a terminal at Glasgow Airport in June 2007. Sabeel Ahmed, a doctor from Bangalore, India who was working at a British hospital, read the email the night of the attack, but failed to alert authorities. He pled guilty to possessing information that could have prevented an act of terrorism and received an 18 month prison sentence.

• Raingzieb Ahmed (England):

- Greater Manchester Police Press Release on Charges In September 2007, Raingzieb Ahmed was charged under the Terrorism Act 2000. According to the press release, "between 22 April 2004 and 24 August 2006 [Ahmed] directed the activities of an organisation which was concerned in the commission of acts of terrorism." During that same time frame, he possessed "three books containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism..." Finally, between 1 January 2006 and 24 January 2007, he possessed "a rucksack containing traces of explosive." Ahmed had been held in Pakistan for over a year due to suspected links to terrorism, and he was arrested at Heathrow Airport upon his return to England.

- Greater Manchester Police Press Release on Conviction (Added 12/18/08) The conviction of Rangzieb Ahmed for directing terrorism as a member of al-Qaeda marked the first such conviction in England and Wales. His co-defendant, Habib Ahmed, was also found guilty of membership of al-Qaeda and of possessing books and a document for a purpose connected with terrorism. Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Porter stated, "We believe that he [Rangzeib] was intent on masterminding terrorist attacks and would have considered mass murder part of his duty. We don't know where Rangzieb's next target would have been, or what exactly he was working towards, but we are sure he was attack-planning. What we do know is that he and Habib Ahmed had close contact with Al-Qaeda's senior figures, and were arranging for British citizens to visit terrorist camps and meet those willing to fund terrorism. There is no doubt Rangzieb Ahmed was at the centre of the Al-Qaeda web, and was using his position to manipulate people, drawing them in too." Habib Ahmed's wife, Mehreen Haji was found not guilty of arranging funding for the purposes of terrorism.

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Conviction (Added 12/18/08) Mark Topping, reviewing lawyer in the Crown Prosecution Service's Counter Terrorism Division, commented: "Rangzieb Ahmed was an important member  of al-Qaeda and in a position to direct some of its activities. In one recorded conversation he described himself as ‘more than a manager'. He was involved in a mission which was called off when al-Qaeda's director of operations  was killed and Rangzieb Ahmed returned to the UK." Rangzieb Ahmed and Habib Ahmed have been linked to numerous other radicals, including one-time Al-Qaida number three Hamza Rabia, Mamoun Darkazanli, Khalid Habib, Yassin Omar, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Abdul Rahman, Aslam Awan, Mohammed Zillur Rahman, Omar Bakri, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, Maulana Shah Abdullah Aziz, and Shah Mehboob Elahi.

• Waheed Ali et al. (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Conviction (Added 5/22/09) In March 2009, Waheed Ali, Sadeer Salim and Mohammed Shakil were acquitted of conspiracy to cause an explosion. The Crown Prosecution Service had argued that the "men conspired together and with Mohammed Siddique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer, Jermaine Lindsay, Hasib Hussain and others in the months leading up to the bombings in London on 7 July 2005. Sue Hemming, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division, said: "Although there was no direct evidence that these men were involved in the terrible events of 7/7, we felt there was sufficient evidence to show they were involved in reconnaissance and planning for an attack of some kind..." Waheed Ali and Mohammed Shakil were convicted of conspiracy to attend terrorism training.

- Metropolitan Police Press Release on Conviction (Added 5/22/09) According to the Met Police, "In July 2001 Waheed Ali went to Pakistan with Mohammed Siddique Khan - the man who bombed a tube train at Edgware Road. In July 2003, Mohammed Shakil and Mohammed Siddique Khan undertook firearms training with machine guns, rocket propelled grenade launchers and AK47 assault rifles at a camp in Pakistan." DAC John McDowall, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command and Senior National Co-ordinator Counter Terrorism, commented, "Mohammed Siddique Khan and Mohammed Shakil told other attendees that their aim was to fight in Afghanistan. They were proficient in the use of and handling of terrorist weapons, and were certainly not enjoying a day out in a beautiful and mountainous area of Pakistan, as was suggested in court. Shakil himself accepted that the camp at Malakand was a serious business, whose purpose was to train willing volunteers to fight and kill in Afghanistan on behalf of the Taliban, a cause to which both he and Ali were, and remain, sympathetic. Ali and Shakil clearly associated with and shared the terrorist beliefs of the London bombers." Further, "DAC McDowall reiterated that while those directly responsible for the July 7 bombings died in the attacks, we remain convinced that others must have been involved in the planning."

• Omar Altimimi (England):

- Greater Manchester Police Press Release on Conviction In May 2007, a British jury convicted Omar Altimimi of six offences under the Terrorism Act 2000 and two offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Porter, head of the Greater Manchester Police Counter Terrorism Unit, remarked: "We will never know who Altimimi really is. He developed a range of identities, which would allow him to expand his terrorist activities. He is a congenital liar and has lied throughout this investigation...Altimimi arrived in Bolton and then used his wife and children in a bid to blend into the community appearing as an ordinary family. But behind closed doors he was downloading shocking videos of executions, bomb-making recipes and information on how to establish a terrorist cell. He appears to have been a 'sleeper' remaining in the shadows waiting and preparing for action...We will never know exactly what Altimimi was preparing to do but it was clear he had support and links with terrorists across the world." This press release reveals that the Altimimi investigation spanned fourteen countries.

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release Susan Hemming, head of the CPS Counter Terrorism Division, noted that "this case originally started out as a fraud investigation but was widened once police began looking at computers belonging to Altimimi and found files on them relating to terrorist activities and information." Altimimi was arrested at the same time as Yusuf Abdullah, who has pled guilty to acquiring $54,610 of criminal property.

- ID Card Altimimi used three different names and eight bank accounts. This ID card shows him using one of those names.

• Sajid Badat - Would-Be Shoe Bomber (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Guilty Plea In April 2005, Sajid Badat, a British Al-Qaida operative, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in England after pleading guilty in February 2005 to conspiracy to destroy, damage or endanger an aircraft. Badat conspired with Richard Reid in a plot, directed by 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), to down two U.S.-bound commercial airliners with shoe bombs in December 2001. According to this document, "when officers arrested Badat at his Gloucestershire home in November 2003 they found high explosives and detonator cord, component parts of a device that had been disassembled...Badat, who received training in Afghanistan and Pakistan, had been given an explosive device specially designed to evade airport security." Unlike Reid, who failed in his attempt to bomb American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami, Badat lost his nerve and withdrew from the plot at the last moment, telling police he wanted to “get away from danger and introduce some calm in his life.”

- DOJ Press Release on Indictment In October 2004, Badat was indicted in Massachusetts federal court on a number of
charges, including conspiracy to destroy an aircraft and conspiracy to commit homicide.

- U.S. State Department Press Release Designating Badat a Foreign Terrorist The U.S. State Department designated Badat a "Foreign Terrorist" in December 2005.

- Director of National Intelligence Information on Badat's Ties to KSM and 'Ammar al-Baluchi In announcing the transfer of 14 “high value terrorist detainees” from CIA “black sites” to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Director of National Intelligence revealed the role played by KSM’s nephew ‘Ammar al-Balucchi: “In late 2001 in Afghanistan, KSM directed ‘Ammar to be the communications intermediary between al-Qa’ida and ‘shoe bombers’ Richard Reid and Saajid Badat.” (In addition to assisting the shoe bomb plot, ‘Ammar “played an important role” in the 9/11 plot “by transferring money to US-based operatives and acting as a travel facilitator to hijackers transiting the UAE…”)

- NEFA "Target: America" Report "KSM's Transatlantic Shoe Bomb Plot"

• Dhiren Barot et al. - Operation Rhyme (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Charges In August 2004, Dhiren Barot, Nadeem Tarmohamed, Qaisar Shaffi, Mohammed Naveed Bhatti, Abdul Aziz Jalil, Omar Abdul Rehman, Junade Feroze, and Zia Ul-Haq were charged in England with conspiring to commit murder. Matthew Phillip Monks was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Barot Sentencing Barot, who attended terrorist training camps in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Philippines, pled guilty in October 2006, admitting he conspired to commit murder in the U.K. and the U.S. In November 2006, Barot was jailed for life, though that sentence was reduced to thirty years on appeal. According to the Met Police, Barot and his cell plotted mass-casualty, coordinated attacks in the U.K., “including detonating a dirty bomb, launching an attack on a train and packing three limousines with gas cylinders and explosives before setting them off in underground car parks." Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of the Met Counter Terrorism Command, said, “He is a full-time terrorist. His training showed through. He used anti-surveillance, coded messages and secret meetings...”

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Barot Sentencing This press release pointed out that "the charge of conspiracy to murder covered a four year period and included a wide range criminal activity, involving plans for attacks in the UK and attacks on buildings in the USA, including: the IMF and World Bank buildings, Washington; the New York Stock Exchange and Citigroup buildings, New York; and the Prudential Building, Newark, New Jersey."

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Qaisar Shaffi Conviction In June 2007, Shaffi, a member of "one of the most dangerous terrorist cells in the UK," was convicted of conspiracy to murder. Junade Feroze, Zia Ul Haq, Abdul Aziz Jalil,  Omar Abdur Rehman, and Nadeem Tarmohamed, pled guilty to causing explosions before Shaffi's trial.

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Conviction and Sentencing of Barot's Support Cell In June 2007, Qaisar Shaffi was sentenced to 15 years in jail. The six other support cell members were sentenced to between 15 and 26 years in prison. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of the Met Counter Terrorism Command, commented, “…they were the planning team and were needed by Barot to contribute expertise in areas that he was lacking. They were the trusted few who researched, carried out reconnaissance and supported Barot. Each had a different role to play. Barot needed minders and drivers - people who could look after him as he carried out reconnaissance and conducted his meetings. He needed people to carry out research,15 gain access to specialist libraries, supply vehicles, false identities and travel documents, bank accounts, money and safe houses. These terrorists were skilled in anti-surveillance techniques, the use of coded messages and arranging secret meetings. Indeed, on one occasion Feroze and Jalil travelled literally hundreds of miles to use an internet café before returning to London to continue with their planning. “

- U.S. Indictment of Barot et al. In April 2005, U.S. prosecutors announced the indictment of Dhiren Barot, Nadeem Tarmohamed, and Qaisar Shaffi on charges of conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, providing material support to terrorists, and conspiring to destroy buildings. Barot and his coconspirators conducted chillingly detailed surveillance on the Citigroup Center, the New York Stock Exchange, the Prudential Plaza, the International Monetary Fund Building, and the World Bank. By striking at the heart of the U.S. economy, Barot hoped to further Usama Bin Laden's goal of "bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy" and, in the words of a senior Justice Department official, "kill as many Americans as possible."

- DOJ Press Release on Barot Indictment

- Picture of Dhiren Barot (Added 3/6/08) The Met Police released this charge photo of Dhiren Barot.

- Met Police Fact Sheet on Junade Feroze and Picture (Added 3/6/08) According to the Met Police, Feroze "was amongst Barot's most trusted associates...Through his family's business he had access to vehicles, tyres and gas canisters which would have been useful in carrying out the attacks." Further, "his attendance at talks and lectures given by the radical and convicted clerics Abdullah-el-Faisal and Abu Hamza, together with material found both at his home and the Safestore in Blackburn (rented in a false name) established that he subscribes to an extreme form of ideology."

- Met Police Fact Sheet on Zia Ul Haq and Picture (Added 3/6/08) This fact sheet states that "Ul Haq helped Barot with the UK and US terrorist planning." Additionally, "handwritten notes found in the garage at Bolton Road, Harrow, were in Ul Haq's handwriting and had his fingerprints on them. The notes were about the properties and explosive effects of compressed gas cylinders, the principal explosive referred to in the UK attack plans."

- Met Police Fact Sheet on Abdul Aziz Jalil and Picture (Added 3/6/08) Jalil "was amongst Barot's most trusted associates...and provided the support Barot needed to be able to operate in the UK." His "laptop contained files relevant to the recovered terrorist plans and it was used to view the four American attack proposals in February 2004."

- Met Police Fact Sheet on Omar Abdur Rehman and Picture (Added 3/6/08) The Met Police assesses that "Rehman was of considerable use in preparing the attack plans. While he was working at the Ramada hotel renovation work was being carried out. This gave him the opportunity to observe the fire alarm system and the means of disabling - this is referred to in the early draft of a section of the UK attack plans."

- Met Police Fact Sheet on Qaisar Shaffi and Picture (Added 3/6/08) Shaffi traveled with Barot to the U.S. on Barot's second reconnaissance trip.

- Met Police Fact Sheet on Nadeem Tarmohamed and Picture (Added 3/6/08) Tarmohamed twice traveled to the U.S with Barot to conduct reconnaissance. Reflecting the close relationship between the two, Barot dedicated his book "The Army of Madinah in Kashmir" to Tarmohamed, and the two held joint held joint credit cards. A search of his home turned up a hard drive "which contained files showing he had helped Barot produce the attack plans."

- Met Police Fact Sheet on Mohammed Naveed Bhatti and Picture (Added 3/6/08) Bhatti provided support to the conspiracy, which entailed "the use of his home to store the planning materials, access to the computer at Bolton Road, Harrow, financial, transportation etc."

- Barot's Targeting Package on the Citigroup Center (Added 3/6/08) Barot authored a forty-five page targeting package on the Citigroup Center, located on Manhattan's East Side. In his notes on the Center, Barot suggested five tactics for carrying out an attack: A) “Park a vehicle next to one of the columns.” B) “Park a vehicle directly on Lexington Avenue near the front entrance.” C) “Rent office space inside Citigroup itself.” D) “Arson (hijacking petrol/oil tankers or anything similar and steering in…)…also be advised that Kerosene burns more powerfully than an ordinarily fueled fire (although it may not be hot enough to melt steel unless used in very large quantities).” E) “Flying object.” Barot excitedly described the significant amount of glass in the building: “...this building is almost completely made to resemble a glass house – which could be devastating in an emergency scenario…when shattered, each piece of glass becomes a potential flying piece of cutthroat shrapnel!!”

- Barot's Targeting Package on the New York Stock Exchange (Added 3/6/08) Barot assembled a 28-page targeting package that reveals a thorough attention to detail. He wrote, “approximately 13 vehicles pass by the main NYSE entrance per minute,” and “approximately 14 persons pass by the NYSE every minute – on each side of the sidewalk.” Turning his attention to the building’s vulnerabilities, Barot wrote, “remember to note that there are windows behind the six columns at the main entrance on Broad Street…This may render it a little fragile – depending on the type of glass. However, it is quite high up.”

- Barot's Targeting Package on the Prudential Plaza (Added 3/6/08) Barot’s cell researched the possibility of attacking the Prudential Plaza in Newark, New Jersey. In the thirty-seven page package he compiled on the Prudential Plaza, Barot argued that “the most obvious technique to utilize…if you do not mind history repeating itself, would be a limousine in the V.I.P. underground car park with all except the front seats removed...” This tactic is advantageous because “large vans or anything of similar size may not fit through the entrance” and “only limousines can be seen entering/leaving this area anyways (black ones). Moreover an added benefit for utilizing this method is that the underground V.I.P. car park is situated directly underneath the center of the main offices that rise up." While the limousine operation was Barot’s preference, Barot added that “arson in general may be the best chance."

- Barot's Targeting Package on the International Monetary Fund & World Bank (Added 3/6/08) Barot’s 28-page targeting package on the IMF demonstrates a methodical surveillance effort. Barot also provided information on the surrounding area, listing the proximity of military bases, fire stations, police stations, schools/libraries, hospitals, and airports. Proposing “escape routes,” he wrote, “public transport/Taxis etc. or your own means. Overall, Barot described a challenging security environment, commenting, “the IMF building and the entire area has more security attending than any top corporation that you might think of, since the authorities are committed to its protection.” Barot assessed that the “closest you will probably get to the building is by visiting the IMF Center” or by “go[ing] into the World Bank bookshop.” While much of Barot’s notes on the World Bank have been redacted by British authorities, the document does state, “outside the building there is no extended pavement, i.e. vehicle ramming is possible.” Suggesting sources for further research, he wrote that “the most comprehensive source of information about the Bank’s work is its Public Information Center."

- Barot's "Rough Presentation for Gas Limos Project" (Added 3/6/08) Given Barot’s suggestion that operatives detonate explosives in a limousine parked in the Prudential Center’s basement, it is worth noting that Barot produced a detailed report on the specifics of what he termed the “Gas Limos Project.” Identifying his goals at the outset, Barot established five primary objectives: 1) Able to benefit Deen; 2) To be able to inflict mass damage and chaos; 3) Ease of procurement (for materials); 4) Relatively safe for handling; 5) Internationally applicable (transferable). For Barot, “ease of procurement” was critically important due to the fact that “in much of the western world it is not always possible/feasible to obtain real destructive ingredients, e.g. common explosives.” Thus, “from the beginning the project was based on being an improvised destructive device, hence the choice of gas.” Turning his attention to the method of hiding/delivering the IED, he laid out requirements for a vehicle, including being able to drive into underground parking areas and navigate tight corners. Additionally, the vehicle must have tinted windows “to hide the IED” and “must be able to…look the part” since “many car parks, especially in central areas are frequented by expensive executive cars that are driven by VIPs and businessmen.”

- "Final Presentation" (Added 3/6/08) This document summarizes Barot's research on the production of a radiation dispersal device (RDD), or "dirty bombs."

- "Hazard" (Added 3/6/08) This document is similar to the "Final Presentation" and "represents the product of open source research into the use of radioactive materials for terrorist purposes."

- Barot's "The Army of Madinah in Kashmir" (Added 3/6/08) Using the name ‘Esa al-Hindi, Barot authored a book titled "The Army of Madinah in Kashmir." In that book, Barot wrote: “The United States of America today as we know it could be described as the tip of the spear against al-Islam in modern times. It is the foremost member of the elite Grand Seven (these are predominantly a collection of caucasian, racist, supremacist nations) in the United Nations, and has the greatest sway over the right to vote. Being in the driving seat of this alliance, one would think it quite easy for her to strongly urge…the government of New Delhi to bring to a cessation its mass violations of numerous U.N. policies.”

- Photo of Bhatti's Computer Room and Photo of Bhatti's Garage #1 and Photo of Garage #2 and Photo of Garage #3 and Brunei Univ. ID Card and Petrol Tanker Driver Advertisement (Added 3/6/08) The Met Police notes that authorities searching Bhatti's address in Bolton Road, Harrow discovered "documents and files on computer hard drives [that] contained research material for the targeting plans." Also at Bhatti's address, investigators discovered a fake Brunei University ID card with Barot's picture on it, which Barot used to conduct research; Bhatti was a student at Brunei. Authorities discovered a hiring notice for an oil tanker driver at Bhatti’s home.

- Photo of Visa Application in False Name and Photo of Feroze's Home (Added 3/6/08) When searching Feroze's home, authorities found a Pakistani visa application in the fake name of Haris Feroze. Barot utilized that visa, along with a forged passport, to travel to Pakistan in February 2004.

- Photo of Ul Haq's Will and Photo of Ul Haq's Home#1 and Photo of Ul Haq's Home #2 (Added 3/6/08) Seized during a search of Ul Haq's home, this will states: "Ask bro's and sisters to forgive me."

- Photo of Jalil's Handwritten Instructions #1 and Photo of Instructions #2 and Photo of Instructions #3 and Application for Large Goods Vehicle License (Added 3/6/08) Seized during a search of Ul Haq's home, this will states: "Ask bro's and sisters to forgive me." Authorities also found an application for a Large Goods Vehicle license, filled out in the name of Abdul Aziz Jalil.

- Photo of Rehman's Notes on Fire Alarm Systems (Added 3/6/08) When searching Rehman's residence, investigators found notes on fire alarm systems.

- Photo of Hazardous Chemicals - Desk Reference Book and Photo of Hazardous Chemicals Handbook (Added 3/6/08) According to the Met Police, these books "were traced to University College Library Science Section and detectives were able to match possession of some of the books to Barot through fingerprints. The information gained from this book assisted Barot to develop his 'gas limos' project..."

- Photo of Barot's Handwritten Notes on Military Training #1 and Photo of Training Notes #2 and Photo of Training Notes #3 (Added 3/6/08) According to the Met Police, these notes were "made by Barot" and are "consistent with receiving pseudo military training in field craft, weapons, ambushes, and the preparation and placement of explosives, home made explosives and improvised explosive devices. These were linked to Barot by fingerprints, handwriting, and forensic linguistics."

- Map of Barot's Surveillance Route in NYC and Key to Route (Added 3/6/08) According to the Met Police, these notes were "made by Barot" and are "consistent with receiving pseudo military training in field craft, weapons, ambushes, and the preparation and placement of explosives, home made explosives and improvised explosive devices. These were linked to Barot by fingerprints, handwriting, and forensic linguistics."

- Barot's World Bank Book (Added 3/6/08) According to the Met Police, these notes were "made by Barot" and are "consistent with receiving pseudo military training in field craft, weapons, ambushes, and the preparation and placement of explosives, home made explosives and improvised explosive devices. These were linked to Barot by fingerprints, handwriting, and forensic linguistics."

- NEFA "Target: America" Report "The East Coast Buildings Plot"

• Brahim Benmerzouga & Baghdad Meziane (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service - Leicestershire - Annual Report: 2002/2003 (Added 7/30/08) The CPS wrote, "Following the events of 11 September 2001 in New York, a police inquiry was conducted into the activities of a group of North Africans living in Leicester. Most of them had entered the UK using false French identity cards, claimed asylum in one name and then using further false identification claimed benefit and obtained work in other names. Brahim Benmerzouga and Baghdad Meziane were convicted of funding terrorism and conspiracy to defraud. A third defendant, Farid Belaribi was also indicted for conspiracy to defraud. Equipment used to produce fake ID was found at his home and in a car belonging to Benmerzouga, along with laptop computers containing programmes for operating credit card magnetic strip reader/writers which are used to clone cards...Belaribi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud at Leicester Crown Court in July, but denied all knowledge of the group’s links to terrorism."

In a November 2008 trial in Canada, Det. Insp. Andrew Elliott of the Leicestershire Constabulary discussed a number of notable details about the case. For one, Kamel Faoud, a suspect in a 2001 plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Paris, was charged along with Benmerzouga and Meziane. Further, according to Elliott, "When we did an inquiry on the credit-card details we found expenditures of £230,000 (about $436,000)...All of them were fraudulent transactions...There was also a solar panel, a cellphone, terrorist propaganda, fundamentalist literature about suicide bombing and al-Qaeda training manuals. I believe the money was being sent through two hawala (money-transfer network) branches to al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan." Faoud was convicted in France. 

• Kamel Bourgass - Ricin Plot (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Conviction In April 2005, Bourgass was convicted of "plotting to manufacture homemade poisons and explosives with the intention of causing fear and injury to those who come into contact with them." According to the Met Police, "the investigation established that Bourgass was part of a conspiracy largely based in London who aimed to carry out terrorist acts in this country using poisons and explosives. The necessary recipes and ingredients for making poisons were all found at the flat in Wood Green. Police were advised that the poisons and instructions were scientifically viable and potentially deadly. The amounts envisaged were small, but could easily be increased in the production process." The press release notes that "a final target has never been identified."

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Conviction In addition to his terrorism conviction, Bourgass was convicted in 2004 for "the murder of policeman Stephen Oake, the attempted murder of two of his Greater Manchester Police colleagues and the wounding of a third officer. This occurred during the arrests of Bourgass and others in a flat in Manchester in January 2003, when Bourgass made a determined attempt to escape..." He has been sentenced to life in prison.

- Appeals Court Judgment Upholding Conviction In July 2005, Bourgass' appeal -- challenging "what is said to have been the wrongful admission of some of the material relevant to the conspiracy case which was deployed in the murder trial -- was rejected. This filing includes Bourgass' statement on the murder of Stephen Oake: "I'd picked up the knife to scare them but they were not scared. I did not know what to do. They swarmed on me. At that split second I thought that maybe they were going to beat me to death because I held a knife. One of the officers who lunged at me did not have a baton. I do not know who I caught with the knife. It was chaos."

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Appeals Court Ruling Upholding Conviction The Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald QC commented, "the prosecution has been vindicated in its approach to this case. It was entirely right the jury was told that Bourgass knew he had left a mountain of evidence in the Wood Green flat and that this was the key motivation for him to launch his murderous attack. He was convicted of murder on overwhelming evidence."

• Omar Brooks et al. (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Convictions (Added 4/18/08) In April 2008, the Metropolitan Police Service announced that six men have been convicted on a number of terrorism-related charges. Omar Brooks (a.k.a. Abu Izzadeen), Simon Keeler, Ibrahim Abdullah Hassan, and Abdul Saleem were convicted of inciting people to commit acts of terrorism overseas. Brooks, Keeler, Abdul Muhid, and Shah Jalal Hussain were also convicted of terrorism fundraising. The Met Police explains, "the charges arise from speeches and preaching the men were involved in at London's Regents Park Mosque on November 9 2004. The defendants had gone to the Mosque to observe Ramadan. During the late afternoon and evening their speeches became progressively more inflammatory and insulting in tone...During their speeches the men incited people to fight British and American forces in Iraq. They also encouraged people to donate money to fund terrorism. Their comments crossed the boundary of freedom of expression. Their views, were by ordinary standards intolerant, racist, and anti-Semitic, the jury heard. All of the defendants were either a member of, or associated with, a group called Al Muhajiroun which was considered to be an extremist group. This group no longer exists."

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Sentencing (Added 4/22/08) Omar Brooks received a four and a half year sentence; Abdul Rehman Saleem was sentenced to three years nine months. Shah Jalal Hussain received a two year prison term. Simon Keeler was sentenced to four and a half years. Ibrahim Hassan was sentenced to two years nine months, while Abdul Muhid received a two year prison sentence

• Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal (England):

- Appeals Court Ruling Upholding Conviction In March 2004, the Supreme Court of Judicature, Court of Appeal explained its rationale for dismissing the appeal of Abdullah al-Faisal, who was convicted in 2003 for soliciting the murder of Jews and Hindus. The court wrote, "from about February 1998, at a number of public meetings, the appellant addressed audiences of predominantly young Muslim males about Islam and the way in which Muslims should conduct their lives. Some of these meetings were recorded on tape and the tapes were distributed to a number of specialist bookshops. It is the content of the appellant's speeches on those tapes on which the charges of soliciting to murder were based. In his speeches, the appellant encouraged his listeners to kill. He encouraged them to wage Jihad against the enemies of Islam as he deemed them to be. He asserted that it was compulsory for all Muslims to undertake Jihad and that the meaning of that word was the killing of those who did not believe in the Islamic faith (Kaffars). In particular, the appellant urged his audiences to strike against Americans, Hindus and Jews." According to Home Secretary John Reid, 7/7 bomber Germaine Lindsay was "strongly influenced" by Al-Faisal. Al-Faisal was deported to Jamaica in May 2007.

• Yeshiemebet Girma et al. - 7/21 Bombing Support (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Convictions (Added 6/11/08) A jury convicted the wife, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law of failed 7/21 bomber Hussain Osman for "assisting an offender and failing to give information to the police." According to the Crown Prosecution Servce, "the jury at the Old Bailey heard that Yeshiemebet Girma and her accomplices assisted her husband in many ways after the attacks, by helping him escape to Brighton, disposing of incriminating materials relating to Osman and researching the media and internet to discover whether the police were aware of Osman's involvement in the events of 21/7." Mohamed Kabashi, the boyfriend of Osman's sister-in-law, pled guilty to both charges. Two defendants were acquitted. Osman's brother, Abdul Waxid Sherif, was previously convicted for his role in assisting Osman and was sentenced to ten years in prison.

- (NEFA Briefing) The July 21, 2005 London Transport Bombings: An In-Depth Look at the Planning, Execution, and Failure of the Attack (Added 7/16/08) Drawing on police surveillance photos, extensive CCTV footage, and other exhibits released by the Metropolitan Police Service during the course of the conspirators' trial, the report offers an unprecedented glimpse into the planning and execution of a terrorist attack. The briefing includes surveillance photos of the bombers training for jihad at a camp in Cumbria; pictures of the conspirators purchasing massive quantities of hydrogen peroxide; as well as images of their bomb factory, the interiors of the trains they attempted to blow up, their unexploded devices, and their flight from authorities. Further, the report documents the extensive support network that aided the bombers in the lead-up to and aftermath of the failed attack.

• Mohamed Hamid et al. - U.K. Jihad Training Camps - Operation Overamp (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Convictions (Added 2/26/08) A British court convicted Mohammed Hamid (a.k.a. Osama Bin London) of soliciting to murder and providing terrorism training for running terrorist training camps in the British countryside. All four of the failed 7/21 bombers attended Hamid-organized training sessions, as well as prayer meetings at his home; authorities noted 155 calls and text messages that were exchanged between Hamid and the would-be bombers. Further, Hamid and 7/21 plotter Muktar Ibrahim managed an Islamic bookstall together. Atilla Ahmet, identified as Abu Hamza's "right-hand man" and a leader of the Supporters of Shariah, pled guilty to three counts of soliciting murder. Other convicted conspirators in this network include Kibley Da Costa, Kader Ahmed, Mohammed al Figari, Mohammed Kyriacou, Mustafa Abdullah, and Yassin Mutegombwa, and Hassan Mutegombwa. 

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Convictions (Added 2/26/08) This press release notes that "the training and discipline learned on the trips, combined with the teaching provided by Hamid and Ahmet and others, was preparing those taking part for Jihad." Additionally, "at meetings at Hamid's home the group would talk about preparing for life as fighters, discipline and training. It was at these gatherings that Hamid and Ahmet encouraged the group to murder people who do not believe in the Islamic faith." The group was infiltrated by an undercover officer; bugging devices in Hamid's home provided further evidence.

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Conviction of Hassan Mutegombwa (Added 3/1/08) Sentenced to ten years in prison in November 2007 on terrorism charges, Hassan Mutegombwa was arrested during the Operation Overamp investigation; news of his conviction had been restricted by the court until the completion of proceedings against other members of the network. According to the Met Police, "the court heard that on July 23 2006 Mutegombwa asked an undercover officer called Dawood, for £266 to help 'a brother' pay for a one-way flight to Africa so that he could carry out 'hidra'. Mutegombwa told Dawood he would not get his money back as 'the brother' wasn't returning, and the only time he would see him again, would be on judgement day...On July 25 when Mutegombwa was stopped at Heathrow Airport his luggage contained desert camouflage trousers, desert boots, a hooded top with, 'Soldier of Allah' written on the rear, a khaki sleeveless top, a camouflage Afghan headscarf, five pairs of calf length socks and fingerless black gloves...The court was told that the clothes found in the luggage were typical of those worn by insurgents in combat areas in Afghanistan and Iraq, and details were also given of overland travel routes from Uganda to Somalia...Mutegombwa was described in court as a vocal and respected member of the group of men after he was heard on a recording device which had been placed in a house where the men regularly met." NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann testified as an expert witness on behalf of Crown Prosecutors in this trial.

- Metropolitan Police Service Fact Sheet on Conspirators (Added 3/1/08) This document summarizes the charges laid against each conspirator and the relevant outcome.

- Metropolitan Police Service Timeline (Added 3/1/08) This document provides a timeline of key events in the Operation Overamp investigation.

- Transcript of Covert Audio Recording: Hamid and Ahmet (Added 3/1/08) In this July 23, 2006 covertly recorded conversation between Hamid and Ahmet at the Jameah Center in East Sussex, Hamid comments on the 7/7 London suicide bombings that killed 52 people: "Fifty two, that's not even a breakfast for me."

- Photo of Mohamed Hamid and Photo of Atilla Ahmet and Photo of Kibley Da Costa and Photo of Kader Ahmed and Photo of Mohammed al Figari and Photo of Mohammed Kyriacou and Photo of Mustafa Abdullah and Photo of Yassin Mutegombwa and Photo of Hassan Mutegombwa (Added 3/1/08) The Met Police released these charge photos.

- Photo of Mohamed Hamid's Living Room #1 and Photo of Hamid's Living Room #2 and Photo of Hamid's Bedroom and Photo of Hamid's Garden (Added 3/1/08) The Met Police released these photos of 2 Almack Road, E2, Hamid's home where he hosted many meetings "to talk about preparing for life as fighters, discipline and training."

- (NEFA Briefing) The July 21, 2005 London Transport Bombings: An In-Depth Look at the Planning, Execution, and Failure of the Attack (Added 7/16/08) Drawing on police surveillance photos, extensive CCTV footage, and other exhibits released by the Metropolitan Police Service during the course of the conspirators' trial, the report offers an unprecedented glimpse into the planning and execution of a terrorist attack. The briefing includes surveillance photos of the bombers training for jihad at a camp in Cumbria; pictures of the conspirators purchasing massive quantities of hydrogen peroxide; as well as images of their bomb factory, the interiors of the trains they attempted to blow up, their unexploded devices, and their flight from authorities. Further, the report documents the extensive support network that aided the bombers in the lead-up to and aftermath of the failed attack.

• Farid Hilali - 9/11 (England):

- Royal Courts of Justice Ruling Issuing Writ of Habeas Corpus (Added 1/30/08) Farid Hilali was arrested in England in September 2003 and has been accused by Spanish officials of having connections to Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas. Yarkas' conviction in Spain for involvement in the 9/11 conspiracy was overturned in 2006. In April 2007, a British court ruled that the "the applicant's subsequent detention pursuant to the [Spanish] extradition order is unlawful and a writ of Habeas Corpus must be issued."

- Lords of Appeal Opinion re: Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Added 1/30/08) In January 2008, a British appeals court ruled that Farid Hilali -- detained in England and wanted in Spain "for participation in a terrorist organisation and the assassination of the victims of the three terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001" -- can be extradited to Spain. There are reportedly intercepted August 2001 telephone conversations between Hilali and accused Al-Qaida operative Imad Eddin Barakat] Yarkas. According to court documents, "on 6th August the applicant was alleged to have said that he was going to do important things in a month's time. On 26th August, the applicant was alleged to have said that he was taking lessons and had entered 'the aviation sector'. He claimed that they had 'slit the throat of the bird'. There were further conversations between the two men in late September, when the applicant appeared to be warning Yarkas that he thought he was being watched by the police." As mentioned above, Yarkas' conviction in Spain for involvement in the 9/11 conspiracy was overturned in 2006.

• Tanvir Hussain et al. - Bojinka 2 - Operation Overt (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Conference on Arrests On August 10, 2006, a Met Police press release announced that "a major terrorist plot to allegedly blow up aircraft in mid-flight has been disrupted in a joint pre-planned intelligence-led operation by the Met's Anti-terrorist Branch and Security Service. It is believed that the aim was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on board the aircraft in hand luggage. It is also believed that the attacks would have been particularly targeted at flights from the UK to the USA."

- Bank of England Press Release on Asset Freezes On August 11, 2006, the Bank of England froze the assets of nineteen conspirators in England.

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Arrests On August 15, 2006, the Met Police announced that it was "granted warrants of further detention for 23 people arrested during the anti-terrorist operation which took place overnight on 9 August."

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Charges On August 21, 2006, eleven individuals were charged in connection with the plot. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of the MPS Anti-Terrorist Branch, revealed, "there is evidence from surveillance carried out before 10 August. This includes important, indeed, highly significant video and audio recordings. I can also tell you that since 10 August we have found bomb making equipment. There are chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, electrical components, documents and other items. We have also found a number of video recordings - these are sometimes referred to as martyrdom videos."

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Charges The Crown Prosecution Service similarly announced the filing of charges against eleven individuals; eleven others remained in custody "under active investigation."

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Additional Charges On August 30, 2006, the Met Police announced that Nabeel Hussain, Mohammed Yasar Gulzar and Mohammed Shamin Uddin had been charged with conspiracy to murder in connection with the plot.

- Department of Homeland Security Press Conference on Investigation On August 10, 2006, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff announced, "British authorities have arrested 21 individuals who are now in custody who are alleged to have engaged in a plot to detonate liquid explosives on board multiple commercial aircraft departing from the United Kingdom and bound for the United States. This plot appears to have been well planned and well advanced, with a significant number of operatives. The terrorists planned to carry the components of the bombs, including liquid explosive ingredients and detonating devices disguised as beverages, electronic devices, or other common objects."

- Department of Homeland Security Announcement Raising Threat Level to Red On August 10, 2006, DHS raised the threat level to Red for commercial flights from the U.K. to the U.S. DHS stated, "over the last few hours, British authorities have arrested a significant number of extremists engaged in a substantial plot to destroy multiple passenger aircraft flying from the United Kingdom to the United States. Currently, there is no indication, however, of plotting within the United States. We believe that these arrests have significantly disrupted the threat, but we cannot be sure that the threat has been entirely eliminated or the plot completely thwarted."

- Department of Homeland Security Announcement Lowering Threat Level to Orange On August 13, 2006, DHS lowered the aviation threat level from Red to Orange, but maintained its ban on liquids and gels in carry on baggage.

- 9/11 Commission Report on Ahmed Ressam Hiding Chemicals in Toiletry Bags The 9/11 Commission wrote, "having joined other Algerians in planning a possible attack on a U.S. airport or consulate, [Ahmed] Ressam left Afghanistan in early 1999 carrying precursor chemicals for explosives disguised in toiletry bottles..."

- Photo of Abdullah Ahmed Ali and Photo of Arafat Waheed Khan and Photo of Assad Sarwar and Photo of Ibrahim Savant and Photo of Mohammed Gulzar and Photo of Tanvir Hussain and Photo of Umar Islam and Photo of Waheed Zaman (Added 4/12/08) The Metropolitan Police released these charge photos.

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Retrial (Added 9/11/08) Ken Macdonald, Director of Public Prosecutions for the Crown Prosecution Service, announced his intention to retry seven defendants on charges of conspiring to detonate bombs aboard transatlantic flights in a plot that British Home Secretary John Reid warned would have caused a "loss of life to innocent civilians [that] would have been on an unprecedented scale.". Following a four month trial, three individuals were convicted for conspiring to commit murder. However, the jury was unable to decide the fate of four others and acquitted the alleged leader of the conspiracy.

- NEFA Foundation "Target: America" Report "The Transatlantic Liquid Bomb Plot" 

• Andrew Ibrahim et al. (England):

- Avon and Somerset Police Press Release on Arrest (Added 6/17/08) In April 2008, 19 year old Muslim convert Andrew Ibrahim was arrested under the Terrorism Act in Comb Paddock, Westbury-Upon Trym. According to the Avon and Somerset Police, "a controlled explosion occurred outside of the suspect's house in Comb Paddock to minimise the damage to the immediate area."

- Avon and Somerset Police Press Release on Controlled Explosions (Added 6/17/08) Police carried out three controlled explosions following their raid of Ibrahim's home.

- Avon and Somerset Police Press Release on Charges (Added 6/17/08) In April 2008, Andrew Ibrahim was charged under the Terrorism Act. He allegedly possessed an explosive substance, namely Hexamethylene Triperoxide Diamine, as well as "a CD Rom, two home made vests, a quantity of ball bearings, a quantity of air gun pellets, a quantity of nails and screws, wired circuitry, batteries and electric bulb filaments in circumstances that gave rise to a reasonable suspicion that his possession was for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism." During his June 2009 trial, British prosecutor Mark Ellison told the jury that Ibrahim was an "adherent to...an extreme ideology" and made "explosives with the intention of detonating them to cause life-threatening injury...He wanted to follow in the footsteps of others who had done just that as a demonstration of the strength of their beliefs.” He reportedly was enamored with the 7/7 suicide bombers and extremist preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and was interested in germ warfare.

- Avon and Somerset Police Press Release on Arrest of Ibrahim Associate (Added 6/17/08) British police arrested a 19 year old Somali, an associate of Andrew Ibrahim, under the Terrorism Act. Ibrahim was charged in April under the Terrorism Act after a police raid turned up Hexamethylene Triperoxide Diamine, as well as "a CD Rom, two home made vests, a quantity of ball bearings, a quantity of air gun pellets, a quantity of nails and screws, wired circuitry, batteries and electric bulb filaments in circumstances that gave rise to a reasonable suspicion that his possession was for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism."

• Muktar Said Ibrahim et al. - 7/21 Plot - Operation Vivace (England):

- Transcript of Press Conference with Metropolitan Police Service Commissioner Sir Ian Blair: July 22, 2005 At this press conference, Met Police officials released pictures of the suspects, provided details of the events of 7/21, and pleaded for the public's help, calling the investigation "the greatest operational challenge ever faced by the Metropolitan Police Service." Additionally, Commissioner Blair stated, "I can say as part of operations linked to yesterday's incidents, Met police officers have shot a man inside Stockwell Underground Station at approximately 10am this morning...The information I have available if that this shooting is directly linked to the ongoing and expanding anti-terrorist operation...I understand the man was challenged and refused to obey." Further investigation revealed the individual killed was not linked to the botched terrorist attacks.

- Metropolitan Police Service Release of CCTV Image: Ramzi Mohammed #1 According to the Met Police, "at the Oval underground station a device was left in a carriage on a Northern line train traveling northbound."

- Metropolitan Police Service Release of CCTV Image: Ramzi Mohammed #2 The Met Police stated, "the image we are now showing shows a man running away from the northern line at the Oval underground station at approx 12:34hrs yesterday. We believe this man had traveled northbound on the northern line from Stockwell underground station to the Oval. He was wearing a dark top with the words 'New York' written in white across the front. This top was later found in Cowley Road, Brixton."

- Metropolitan Police Service Release of CCTV Image: Muktar Said Ibrahim #1

- Metropolitan Police Service Release of CCTV Image: Muktar Said Ibrahim #2 According to the Met Police, "a device was left at the rear of the top deck of the Route 26 bus travelling from Waterloo to Hackney Wick. The image that is now showing is of a man at the rear of the top deck on that bus at about 12:53. He got off the bus at Hackney Road at approximately 1306hrs. He was wearing a grey t-shirt with what appears to have a palm-tree design on the front and a dark jacket with, and a white baseball cap."

- Metropolitan Police Service Release of CCTV Image: Yasin Hassan Omar A Met Police official stated, "at Warren Street a device was left in a carriage on the northbound Victoria line. The image that is now showing of the third person we want to identify shows a man leaving Warren Street underground station at approximately 12:39. He was wearing dark clothing."

- Metropolitan Police Service Release of CCTV Image: Hussain Osmann The Met Police reported, "finally, at Shepherd's Bush a device was left on a Hammersmith & City line train travelling westbound. This final image that is showing is of a man at Westbourne Park underground station at approximately 12:21. We believe he then travelled westbound on the Hammersmith & City line to Shepherd's Bush underground station where he ran from the station. He was wearing a dark shirt and trousers and was later reported to be wearing a white vest."

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Arrests This press release reported that "at approximately 4.30am this morning, Wednesday 27 July 2005, following a joint operation which involved officers from West Midlands Police and the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch and the Security Services, officers executed a warrant obtained under the Terrorism Act 2000 at an address in Hay Mills, Birmingham. One man was arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000. The man was tasered during the operation."

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Additional Arrest In December 2005, the Met Police announced: "Officers from the Met's Anti-Terrorist Branch arrested a man this morning in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged attempted bomb attacks on the London transport network on 21 July 2005. He was arrested by detectives shortly after 5am today as he disembarked at London Gatwick Airport off an inbound flight originating from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...It is believed he had been out of the country since June 2005. The 23-year-old man from the Tottenham area of north London was arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000."

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Convictions In July 2007, Ramzi Mohammed, Hussain Osman, Muktar Said Ibrahim and Yasin Omar were convicted of conspiracy to murder. Adel Yahya and Manfo Kwaku Asiedu face a retrial for conspiracy to murder. Susan Hemming, Head of the CPS Counter Terrorism Division, commented, "exactly two weeks after the terrorist attacks on 7/7 these men targeted the same transport system and tried to cause the same level of death and destruction. They knew what would happen; they had seen the devastation produced by 7/7 and the fact that they continued with their plan shows their brutal intent."

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Sentencing of Ibrahim, Omar, Mohamed, and Osman Muktar Ibrahim, Yasin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Hussain Osman were sentenced to life in prison in July 2007.

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Sentencing of Asiedu In November 2007, Manfo Kwaku Asiedu pled guilty to conspiracy to cause explosions likely to endanger life. That same month, he was sentenced to 33 years in prison. Metropolitan Police Service official Peter Clarke commented, "he was actively involved in this conspiracy; he helped to purchase large amounts of hydrogen peroxide, which was used in the devices and set out on the 21 July carrying his bomb in a rucksack. He is a dedicated terrorist who consistently lied about the role he played in this plot."

- (NEFA Briefing) The July 21, 2005 London Transport Bombings: An In-Depth Look at the Planning, Execution, and Failure of the Attack (Added 7/16/08) Drawing on police surveillance photos, extensive CCTV footage, and other exhibits released by the Metropolitan Police Service during the course of the conspirators' trial, the report offers an unprecedented glimpse into the planning and execution of a terrorist attack. The briefing includes surveillance photos of the bombers training for jihad at a camp in Cumbria; pictures of the conspirators purchasing massive quantities of hydrogen peroxide; as well as images of their bomb factory, the interiors of the trains they attempted to blow up, their unexploded devices, and their flight from authorities. Further, the report documents the extensive support network that aided the bombers in the lead-up to and aftermath of the failed attack.

• Aabid Khan et al. - Possessing Articles for a Purpose Connected to Terrorism (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Conviction (Added 8/18/08) Sultan Muhammed, Hammaad Munshi, and Aabid Khan were convicted in England on charges that included possessing an article for a purpose connected with terrorism and making a record of information likely to be useful in terrorism. (Ahmed Suleiman was found not guilty of the same charges.) Khan had links to Younis Tsouli's global network, as he has been tied to Tsouli, as well as jihadists in Canada, the United States, and Scotland. Further, prosecutor Karen Jones said, "'Aabid Khan was very much the 'Mr Fix-it' of the group. He preyed on vulnerable young people and turned them into recruits to his cause, using internet chat to lure them in then incite them to fight. He arranged their passage to Pakistan for terrorism training, and talked about a 'worldwide battle'."  Khan himself has admitted making direct contact with at least two designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations inside Pakistan—Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba—willing to accept English-speaking Westerners as students at locally-run terrorist training camps.

- Anatomy of a Modern Homegrown Terror Cell: Aabid Khan et al. (Added 9/28/08) The NEFA Foundation has published a new report by NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann titled "Anatomy of a Modern Homegrown Terror Cell." The report focuses on the recent criminal trial of Aabid Hussain Khan at the Blackfriars Crown Court in London, as told through the actual evidence seized by U.K. authorities and the detailed testimony of Khan himself. According to Karen Jones, the reviewing lawyer in the case from the U.K. Crown Prosecution Service, "The evidence showed Khan was a committed and active supporter of Al-Qaida ideology… He preyed on vulnerable young people and turned them into recruits to his cause, using internet chat to lure them in then incite them to fight. He arranged their Pakistan for terrorism training, and talked about a 'worldwide battle.'"

• Mohammed Ajmal Khan - Lashkar-e-Taiba (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Sentencing (Added 7/29/08) In March 2006, Mohammed Ajmal Khan was sentenced to nine years in prison for buying "equipment for use in terrorist operations - some of which may have been used against Coalition Forces in Afghanistan. The material was sent to the proscribed terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayibba (LeT)." Moreover, "Khan...attended LeT training camps in Pakistan and by September 2001 held a senior role in the organisation with responsibility for foreign recruits."

• Parviz Khan et al. - Beheading Plot (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Charges In February 2007, the Crown Prosecution Service announced charges against five individuals who allegedly participated in a plot to kidnap and behead a Muslim member of the British Armed Forces. In January 2008, Parviz Khan and Basiru Gassam admitted their involvement in the plan. According to January 2008 court proceedings, British authorities searching Khan's residence seized jihadist propaganda, including writings by Abu Hamza and videotapes featuring Usama Bin Laden.

• Omar Khyam et al. - Fertilizer Bomb Plot - Operation Crevice (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Convictions In April 2007, Omar Khyam, Anthony Garcia, Waheed Mahmood, Jawad Akbar and Salahuddin Amin were convicted on terrorism charges. Nabeel Hussain and Shujah Mahmood were found not guilty. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, Head of the MPS Counter Terrorism Command and National Coordinator of Terrorism Investigations, remarked, "the investigation showed the links that these men had with Al Qaeda in Pakistan. Most of them had attended a terrorist training camp in Pakistan in 2003, and were taught how to make explosives; some had been involved in extremism as far back as 2001. This was not a group of youthful idealists. They were trained, dedicated, ruthless terrorists who were obviously planning to carry out an attack against the British public." He added, "in this case we decided to arrest the plotters when we feared that they were getting closer to mounting their attack. We could take no risks. While under surveillance they were heard discussing possible targets such as shopping centres, nightclubs, trains - all heavily crowded places where the loss of life and destruction could have been massive."

- Statement by MI5 Director Jonathan Evans on Convictions MI5 Director Jonathan Evans revealed, "we calculate the number of those with similarly violent intentions to those convicted today has increased substantially since 2005."

- Home Office Press Release on Convictions Home Secretary John Reid assessed, "today's case reminds us all that the terrorist threat we face is real and severe."

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Sentencing The Met Police announced that all the men were given life sentences.

- Metropolitan Police Service Investigation Timeline (Added 3/3/08) This document provides a detailed timeline of key events in Operation Crevice; it also lists key "facts and figures." For instance, 33,894 man hours of surveillance were logged.

- MI5: The Links between the 7/7 Bombers and the Fertilizer Bomb Plotters This document reveals that "the Security Service and Police did come across two of the 7 July bombers - Mohammed Siddique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer - during the earlier investigation into the fertiliser plot...Khan and Tanweer were never identified during the fertiliser plot investigation because they were not involved in the planned attacks. Rather, they appeared as petty fraudsters in loose contact with members of the plot. There was no indication that they were involved in planning any kind of terrorist attack in the UK."

- Surveillance Photo: Omar Khyam and Fertilizer This surveillance photo depicts "Omar Khyam with fertiliser intended for use in terrorism."

- Transcript of Covertly Recorded Conversation between Undercover Officer and Khyam (Added 3/3/08) As the Met Police reveals, "during the surveillance operation, an undercover police officer, 'Amanda' was placed as a receptionist at the Access Storage facility. During her time there she covertly recorded conversations with some of the subjects of the operation." This document is a transcript of one of the interactions.

- Transcript of Covertly Recorded Conversations and Summary (Added 3/3/08) In early 2004, the Met Police and the Security Service placed listening devices at the homes of Khyam and Akbar. This document is a transcript of conversations that occurred at those addresses. As the Met Police notes in a summary, during one recorded conversation, Khyam and Akbar "discuss possible targets, including nightclubs, bars, airports. They also discuss the benefits of getting jobs within utility industries, including 'gas' and electricity', to get 'access to all areas.'"

- Transcript of Met Police Interviews of Salahuddin Amin (Added 3/3/08) On February 8-9, 2005, Amin was interviewed by Met Police officers following his arrest at Heathrow airport; during these interviews, he provides details on the conspiracy.

- Photo of Omar Khyam and Photo of Anthony Garcia and Photo of Waheed Mahmood and Photo of Jawad Akbar and Photo of Salahuddin Amin (Added 3/3/08) The Met Police released these charge photos.

- Photo of Remote-Controlled Initiator (Added 3/3/08) According to the Met Police, this remote-controlled initiator was "developed to activate the detonator of an improvised explosive device. This was found at the home address of Mohammad Momin Khawaja in Canada, following his arrest by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It was referred to, by some of the defendants, as the 'hi-fi digimonster'."

- Photo of Truck Used to Transfer 600kg of Fertilizer to Self Storage and Photo of 600kg of Fertilizer #1 and Photo of Fertilizer #2 and Photo of Storage Locker (Added 3/3/08) The ammonium nitrate stored at Access Self Storage was "secretly replaced with an inert substance to ensure public safety."

- Photo of Garcia/Khyam in Pakistan #1 and Photo of Garcia/Khyam #2 and Photo of Khyam and Avari Hotel Document (Added 3/3/08) The Met Police released these photos, which were taken in Pakistan in 2003.

- Photo of Mohammed Junaid Babar's Home in Lahore, Pakistan #1 and Photo of Babar's Home #2 and Photo of Babar's Home #3 and Photo of Babar's Home #4 (Added 3/3/08) In 2003, a number of the conspirators stayed at the Pakistan residence of Mohammed Junaid Babar, a fellow plotter who pled guilty to terrorism charges in the U.S. and testified for the prosecution at the Operation Crevice trial. Some of the men conducted a test explosion in Babar's backyard.

- Photo of Waheed Mahmood's Home in Gujar Khan, Pakistan #1 and Photo of Mahmood's Home #2 and Photo of Mahmood's Home #3 (Added 3/3/08) In 2003, a number of the conspirators stayed at the Pakistan residence of Waheed Mahmood and "used it as a jumping off point to visit other areas of Northern Pakistan," according to the Met Police. 

- Photo of Omar Khyam's Shed #1 and Photo of Khyam's Shed #2 and Photo of Aluminum Tin #1 and Photo of Aluminum Tin #2 and Photo of Aluminum Tin #3 and Photo of Aluminum Tin #4 (Added 3/3/08) Khyam stored aluminum power in a biscuit tin that was discovered in a shed in his garden.

- Omar Khyam's Car Photo and Photo of Waheed Mahmood's Car and Photo of Anthony Garcia's Car #1 and Photo of Anthony Garcia's Car #2 (Added 3/3/08) Investigators hid a listening device in Khyam's Suzuki.

• Krenar Lusha et al. - Threat to Gordon Brown (England):

- Lancashire Police Press Release on Charges (Added 9/9/08) Three individuals arrested on August 14th, 2008 at Manchester Airport were charged on August 28 with terrorism offences. For instance, Ishaq Kanmi was charged with, among other crimes: 1) Soliciting Murder contrary to section 4 of the Offences Against the Person ACT 1861. 2) Belonging or professing to belong to a proscribed organisation (Al-Qaeda), contrary to Section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000. 3) Dissemination of terrorist publications. Abbas Iqbal was charged with: 1) Dissemination of terrorist publications. And he and Ilyas Iqbal are charged with: 1) Possession of an article in circumstances which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that his possession is for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism. According to open source reporting, the arrests were linked to an online threat to Prime Minister Gordon Brown that was posted in January 2008 on al-ekhlaas.net. That posting is available courtesy of the NEFA Foundation. 

During Kanmi's June 2009 trial, British prosecutor Andrew Edis said of Kanmi: "His aim was to persuade others to commit murder, to carry out acts of terror and to engage in martyrdom operations...He did what he could to help them by publishing useful information on the internet...His loyalty to his form of Islam exceeds his loyalty to this country." He described Kanmi as "obsessed" with Al-Qaida and a "determined supporter" of jihad.

- Lancashire Police Press Release on Additional Charges (Added 9/9/08) On September 1, 2008, Muhammad Ali Mumtaz Ahmad was charged with possession of an article in circumstances which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that his possession is for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism contrary to Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000. He is jointly charged with Abbas and Ilyas Iqbal.

- Greater Manchester Police Press Release on Charges (Added 9/9/08) On September 9, 2008, British authorities charged Krenar Lusha of Derby, Derbyshire with the following offences: collecting or making a record containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism namely a computer containing instructional videos on how to make explosive substances; collecting or making a record containing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism namely containing instructional manuals on bomb design; and possessing four kilograms of Potassium Nitrate in circumstances which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that his possession was for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism, contrary to section 57 (1) of the Terrorism Act 2000. He was arrested August 26, 2008.

• "Lyrcal Terrorist" Samina Malik - Operation Orbile (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Conviction In November 2007, Malik was found guilty of possessing documents likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing acts of terrorism. The Met Police reports, "Officers searched her room and discovered documents on a computer relating to terrorism, including: The Al Qaeda Manual, The Terrorists Handbook, The Mujahideen Poisons Handbook, a manual for a Dragunov Sniper Rifle, The Firearms and RPG handbook, and a document entitled How to Win hand to hand fighting. Also discovered were writings, jottings and poems revealing her violent extremist views. On the back of a till roll...Malik had written: 'The desire within me increases every day to go for martyrdom... The need to go increases second by second.'" Malik was in Internet communication with Sohail Qureshi, who has admitted preparing to commit an act of terrorism overseas. According to the Met Police, Malik, who worked as a Heathrow Airport shop assistant, "provided Qureshi with the latest security measures in place" at the airport.

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Overturned Conviction (Added 6/17/08) After the Court of Appeal overturned Samina Malik's conviction for collecting information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, the Crown Prosecution Service announced it would not seek her retrial. Sue Hemming, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service's Counter Terrorism Division, commented: "Since Ms Malik's conviction, the law has been clarified by the Court of Appeal. The result is that some of the 21 documents we relied on in Ms Malik's trial would no longer be held capable of giving practical assistance to terrorists. However other documents in her possession, including 'the al-Qaida Manual', 'the Terrorist's Handbook', 'the Mujahideen Poisons Handbook' and several military manuals, clearly retain that potential. We therefore have no doubt that it was right to bring this prosecution. Nevertheless, taking into account the time Ms Malik spent on remand before her first trial, and the likely non-custodial sentence she would receive upon conviction in a retrial, we have decided not to seek a retrial on those manuals. Ms Malik was not prosecuted for her poetry. She was prosecuted for possessing documents that could provide practical assistance to terrorists. Furthermore she was prosecuted after, working airside at Heathrow, she had supplied information about airport security procedures to Sohail Qureshi."

- NEFA Briefing - Operation Orbile: The Case of Samina Malik and Sohail Qureshi (Added 6/18/08) Following the U.K. Court of Appeal decision to overturn the conviction of the "Lyrical Terrorist" Samina Malik, the NEFA Foundation is releasing a PowerPoint briefing, authored by NEFA Senior Analyst Josh Lefkowitz, that provides an overview of Operation Orbile, the British counterterrorism investigation that targeted Malik and Sohail Qureshi. The briefing includes more than a dozen exhibits entered into evidence in the course of those prosecutions, including email correspondence between Malik and Qureshi in which Qureshi sought information on airport security from Malik, who worked at a newsstand in Heathrow Airport: "Wat is the situation like at work? Is the checking still very harsh? or have things cooled down a bit?...Delete after read!"

• Abu Bakr Mansha - Operation Cybermax (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Summary of Conviction (Added 7/30/08) The Met Police wrote, "In January 2006 Abu Bakr Mansha was convicted and jailed for six years for terrorist targeting. His targets were a decorated British soldier and two London businessmen. He had conducted research and gathered information, which could have assisted an assassination attempt." The Daily Telegraph added, "Abu Bakr Mansha...was found with a balaclava and a blank-firing pistol which was being converted for live rounds when his flat was raided by police. Alongside inflammatory videos of rebels attacking troops in Iraq was a newspaper article describing the exploits of Cpl Mark Byles, who was later decorated with the Military Cross. Police also found a piece of paper with Cpl Byles's former address on it and indentations on note paper requesting information on a rich Jewish man and the Hindu owner of a cash and carry business."

• Abu Hamza al-Masri (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Conviction In February 2006, Abu Hamza was convicted on an array of charges including six counts of soliciting to murder. Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald QC commented, "when we reviewed Abu Hamza's sermons, we were satisfied that he was directly and deliberately stirring up hatred against Jewish people and encouraging murder of those he referred to as non-believers. Not only did he repeatedly advocate that Muslims should kill non-believers, he set out to persuade his listeners that it was part of their religious duty to do so."

- Crown Prosecution Service/Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Conviction This February 2006 statement notes that "the key evidence for the recent trial was the result of three police seizures of evidence; two in 2003 relating to other anti-terrorist investigations by two separate police forces and the third in May 2004 from Abu Hamza's own address. The overwhelming bulk of the evidence in the trial came from the May 2004 seizure. Only one tape from the seizures in 2003 was the subject of counts on the indictment."

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Sentencing In February 2006, Abu Hamza was sentenced to seven years in prison. This press release points out that "in one sermon, believed to have been recorded in 1999, Hamza told his audience: 'If he doesn't respect Dawa [propagation of Islam] kill him...killing a Kaffir [non-believer] for any reason, you can say it is OK even if there is no reason for it.'"

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on U.S. Extradition Request In May 2004, the U.S. requested that England extradite Abu Hamza to face charges including conspiring to establish a training camp in Bly, Oregon.

- Transcript of Conviction Appeal Hearing This document is the transcript of Abu Hamza's July 28, 2006 appeals hearing on his conviction.

- Appeals Court Judgment Upholding Conviction In November 2006, Abu Hamza's conviction was upheld.

- U.K. Home Office: Abu Hamza Correspondences The U.K. Home Office provided a redacted record of its Abu Hamza documents.

- U.S. Indictment An indictment filed in New York in April 2004 charges Abu Hamza with "hostage taking and conspiracy to take hostages, in connection with an attack in Yemen in December 1998 that resulted in the death of four hostages. The indictment also charges Hamza with providing material support to terrorists, and specifically to al Qaeda, for allegedly attempting to set up a terrorist training camp in Bly, Oregon, from October 1999 to early 2000. The indictment also includes charges of providing material support to terrorists, specifically to al Qaeda and the Taliban, for facilitating violent jihad in Afghanistan."

- Department of Justice Press Release on Arrest British authorities arrested Abu Hamza in May 2004 "at the request of the United States."

- U.K. Home Office Press Release on Extradition Order (Added 2/8/08) In February 2008, the U.K. Home Office ruled that Abu Hamza can be extradited to the U.S. to face terrorism charges there.

- U.S. Treasury Department Press Release Labeling Abu Hamza a Specially Designated Global Terrorist In April 2002, the U.S. Treasury Department named Abu Hamza a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, noting, "Abu Hamza al-Masri identifies himself as the Legal Officer for the Islamic Army of Aden, the terrorist organization that claimed credit for the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen."

• Yassin Nassari - Operation Bivalve (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Sentencing In July 2007, Nassari was jailed in England for three-and-a-half years for possession of material that would be useful to terrorists. According to the Met Police, "Officers searched Nassari's luggage after he arrived from a flight from Amsterdam to Luton Airport. A computer hard-drive was seized and found to contain documents about martyrdom, weapons training and how to construct the Qassam artillery rocket - a homemade steel rocket used by terrorists in the Middle-East." Additionally, "further evidence was found at his home including graphic and violent videos of terrorist attacks and beheadings." What's more, "Analysis revealed that Nassari had communicated with other extremists via Internet chat-rooms. He exchanged views with other users, including Tariq al-Daour - who was jailed along with two other men in June 2007 for incitement to murder using the Internet..."

• Omar Othman (a.k.a. Abu Qatada) (England):

- Special Immigration Appeals Commission: Open Judgment This March 2004 document points out that Abu Qatada "was convicted in absentia in Jordan for his involvement in terrorist attacks there in March and April 1998 and in relation to a plot to plant bombs to coincide with the millennium." Additionally, he was "arrested in February 2001 by anti-terrorism police officers because he was suspected of involvement with a cell in Frankfurt which had been responsible for plotting to cause explosions at the Strasbourg Christmas market. However, it was decided that there was insufficient admissible evidence to sustain a prosecution and so no charges were preferred." What's more, "in October 1999, he is reliably reported as having made a speech at a gathering in the Four Feathers Mosque in which he gave a blessing to the killing of Jews. In addition, he said that Americans should be attacked wherever they were and that there was no difference between English, Jews and Americans." The court thus concluded that "the appellant was heavily involved, indeed was at the centre in the United Kingdom of terrorist activities associated with Al Qa’ida. He is a truly dangerous individual and these appeals are dismissed."

- Special Immigration Appeals Commission: Ruling on Application for Bail In October 2005, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission dismissed Abu Qatada's application for bail.  The Commission assessed, "the SIAC open judgment adequately adumbrates the danger to national security which he poses. It also refers to his going into hiding successfully in December 2001 until October 2002."

- Special Immigration Appeals Commission: Judgment This February 2007 document establishes that Abu Qatada "arrived in the UK on 16th September 1993 on a forged UAE passport." According to the Commission, "since at least 1995, the Appellant has given encouragement to the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorism overseas by providing spiritual and religious advice to a number of extreme Islamists prepared to carry out terrorist attacks...These groups and networks include the Al Qa’eda network, the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC), and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ)." The Commission again dismissed Abu Qatada's appeal.

- European Court of First Instance Overturns Asset Freeze (Added 6/11/09) In annulling the freezing of Abu Qatada's assets, the European Court of First Instance asserted that Qatada's "fundamental right to an effective legal remedy...has not, in the circumstances, been observed." It thus follows "that the grounds of challenge put forward by the applicant...are well founded."

• Operation Pathway (England):

- Greater Manchester Police Service Press Release (Added 5/3/09) On April 8, 2009, "in an intelligence-led operation that required intervention to disrupt activity, 12 men were arrested under the Terrorism Act. One was subsequently released into the custody of the UK Borders agency. The remaining 11 men were questioned and the evidence gathered presented to the CPS who advised there was insufficient evidence gathered within the permitted timescales which would have allowed a warrant of further detention to be gathered or charges to be pursued." Ten of the 11 were transferred into the custody of the UK Borders Agency. The arrests, which took place on an accelerated time frame after a top British counterterrorism official inadvertently revealed details of the probe, reportedly were aimed at disrupting a cell that had carried out surveillance on the Arndale shopping center, the Trafford shopping center, the shopping area of St. Ann's Square, and the Birdcage nightclub. Some open source reports asserted that a bomb plot, orchestrated by senior Al-Qaida operative Rashid Rauf, was in the works. 

• Sohail Qureshi - Operation Orbile (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Sentencing (Added 1/24/08) Qureshi, a dental assistant who admitted preparing to commit an act of terrorism overseas, received a four and a half year prison term. The press release states that "In late 2006 Qureshi, originally from Pakistan, embarked on a plan to commit acts of terrorism overseas, possibly against coalition forces in Afghanistan. Internet messaging logs showed he communicated with a contact and discussed being called 'back' to carry out a '14-20 day operation' with the hope to 'kill many.'...In another online conversation with the contact he said that in 1996 he trained at an Al Qaeda training camp in Pakistan and was briefly the 'emir' (leader) of another camp in 1998. He also claimed to be a Mujahideen financier and supporter and talked about the importance of acting alone when doing operations to prevent leaks or moles." Further, "In the weeks before his intended departure to Pakistan, he gathered the necessary material, finances and information for his mission. Qureshi purchased a night-vision optical device, back-packs, police-style 'ASP' batons, sleeping bags and camping gear. He also downloaded a cache of combat manuals and practical guides to warfare, which he saved onto a computer hard drive. He described the guides, equipment together with £9,000 in cash, as 'gifts' for the Mujahideen fighters he was to meet when he arrived." Qureshi was also in Internet communication with Heathrow Airport shop assistant Samina Malik, who "provided Qureshi with the latest security measures in place" at the airport and who has since been convicted of possessing articles useful for terrorist purposes."

- NEFA Briefing - Operation Orbile: The Case of Samina Malik and Sohail Qureshi (Added 6/18/08) Following the U.K. Court of Appeal decision to overturn the conviction of the "Lyrical Terrorist" Samina Malik, the NEFA Foundation is releasing a PowerPoint briefing, authored by NEFA Senior Analyst Josh Lefkowitz, that provides an overview of Operation Orbile, the British counterterrorism investigation that targeted Malik and Sohail Qureshi. The briefing includes more than a dozen exhibits entered into evidence in the course of those prosecutions, including email correspondence between Malik and Qureshi in which Qureshi sought information on airport security from Malik, who worked at a newsstand in Heathrow Airport: "Wat is the situation like at work? Is the checking still very harsh? or have things cooled down a bit?...Delete after read!"

• Abdul Rahman - Operation Baguette (England):

- Greater Manchester Police Press Release on Guilty Plea and Sentencing According to the prosecutor, Rahman was part of a cell in Manchester, England that was "involved in...scouting, recruiting and encouraging others to join their...holy war. Their interest was the perceived assault of Islam in Afghanistan and the need to provide resources and fighters for that conflict." Rahman was linked to Rangzieb Ahmed, who was convicted in England in December 2008 for directing terrorism as a member of Al-Qaida. According to Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Porter of Greater Manchester Counter-terrorism Unit, Ahmed was "at the center of the Al-Qaida web" and was "in close contact with al-Qaeda's senior figures..."

• Kazi Nurur Rahman - Operation Kyoto (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Summary of Conviction (Added 7/30/08) The Met Police wrote, "In May 2006 Kazi Rahman was jailed for nine years for attempting to buy hi-powered weaponry for terrorist purposes. He was arrested as he was collecting the weapons from an undercover police officer..." More specifically, Rahman sought to purchase three Uzi submachine guns and 3,000 rounds of ammunition. David Farrell QC, prosecuting, said: "This purchase was intended to be the first of other purchases, he being in negotiation, albeit in the early stages of negotiation, for the purchase of even more potentially deadly terrorist weapons, including a Sam-7 missile and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs)." Further, according to open source reports, "when police raided Rahman's home they found a scanner which enabled him to listen in to police radios along with information on guerrilla warfare." And, "police found literature relating to the 9/11 'martyrs' and details of...how to execute prisoners."

Rahman was an associate of several of the "Fertilizer Bomb" plotters (Operation Crevice), including Omar Khyam, and trained with Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan. During Rahman's trial, Mohammed Babar, an Al-Qaida operative who is now cooperating with the U.S. and British governments in terrorism probes, testified that Rahman led a cell in east London.

At the conclusion of the trial, the judge, Mr Justice Calvert-Smith, said: "The equipment which you were hoping to buy on the day of your arrest is dreadful and dangerous, capable of killing or wounding a very large number of people in a small space of time and your intention was that it should be used for terrorist purposes in this country."

• Mizanur Rahman et al. - Danish Cartoon Protestors (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Umran Javed Conviction In January 2007, Umran Javed was convicted of soliciting to murder and stirring up racial hatred, charges stemming from his conduct at a protest over the Danish cartoon controversy.

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Sentencing In July 2007, four individuals were sentenced for their roles in the Danish cartoon protests. The Crown Prosecution Service reports, "Mizanur Rahman was found guilty of stirring up racial hatred on 9 November 2006. He was retried for soliciting to murder during a protest over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in February. He was found guilty on 5 July 2007 at the Old Bailey. He was sentenced to a total of six years. Umran Javed was convicted of soliciting to murder and stirring up racial hatred on 5 January 2007 at the Old Bailey. He was sentenced to a total of six years. Abdul Saleem was found guilty of stirring up racial hatred on 1 February 2007. He was sentenced to four years. Abdul Muhid was found guilty of two counts of soliciting to murder on 7 March 2007. He was sentenced to a total of six years."

• Lofti Raissi v. Metropolitan Police (England):

- Court of Appeal Ruling (Added 2/14/08) The U.K. Court of Appeal ruled that former 9/11 suspect Lofti Raissi -- who was imprisoned for four-and-a-half months before being released -- can claim compensation from the British government. The court stated, "the public labeling of the appellant as a terrorist by the authorities in this country, and particularly by the CPS, over a period of many months has had and continues to have, so it is said, a devastating effect on his life and on his health." Furthermore, according to the court, "there is a considerable body of evidence to suggest that the police and the CPS were responsible for serious defaults."

• Mohamed Raissi v. Metropolitan Police (England):

- Judgment (Added 12/04/07) Raissi, the brother of former 9/11 suspect Lofti Raissi, won a judgment for still-to-be determined damages against the Metropolitan Police for wrongful arrest. However, Lofti Raissi's wife, Sonia, lost her lawsuit, as the judge determined that a number of "factors amply justified" her arrest.

• Irfan Raja et al. (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Sentencing In July 2007, Irfan Raja, Aitzaz Zafar, Usman Malik, Awaab Iqbal, and Akber Butt were convicted in England for "possessing large amounts of extremist material to help them prepare for training camps overseas and to carry out terrorist acts. Martyrdom and suicide bombings were a recurring theme in the material..." The Met Police notes, "their intention was to seek terrorist training at camps in Pakistan or Afghanistan." The press release adds, "the court was told that Raja left home in February 2006 to join a group of people whose aim was to fight jihad. Unbeknown to his family, instead of going to school he went to Bradford by bus and met his co-defendants for the first time...Raja had spoken to his co-defendants, who were all students at the University of Bradford, via websites and chatrooms before actually meeting them in person when he arrived in Bradford." In total, the men were sentenced to over thirteen years in prison.

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Sentencing Susan Hemming, head of the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division, commented: "This was not just a case of adolescent fantasy or young men messing around and talking big to impress their friends. These students collected a large quantity of extremist information on their computers, information which was designed to encourage themselves or others to take the path of martyrdom and violence towards innocent people...These are the first convictions of their kind under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which relates to possessing articles for terrorist purposes."

- Irfan Raja's Letter to his Parents (Added 2/14/08) In a letter to his parents that Irfan Raja left before leaving to meet his co-conspirators, Raja wrote, "please do not blame each other for why you couldn't stop me." He further stated, "just in case you think I am going to [do] something in this country, you can rest easy that I am not. The conventional method of warfare is safer."

- Court of Appeal Judgment Overturning Convictions (Added 2/14/08) The U.K. Court of Appeal overturned the July 2007 convictions of Irfan Raja, Aitzaz Zafar, Usman Malik, Awaab Iqbal, and Akber Butt for "possessing large amounts of extremist material to help them prepare for training camps overseas and to carry out terrorist acts." Challenging Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000, the court wrote that "an offence could only be committed under that section if there was a direct connection between the article possessed by the defendant and an intended act of terrorism. There was no such connection in this case, nor could there be having regard to the nature of the relevant articles. There was no case that should have been allowed to go to the jury." And while there was some evidence to "support to the prosecution case that the appellants had formed a plan to go to Pakistan to train and then to Afghanistan to fight, there was nothing that evidenced expressly the use, or intention to use, the extremist literature to incite each other to do this" The court added, "literature may be stored in a book on a bookshelf, or on a computer drive, without any intention on the part of the possessor to make any future use of it at all." The Crown Prosecution Service may appeal to the House of Lords.

• Nicky Reilly (England):

- Devon and Cornwall Police Press Release on Charges (Added 6/4/08) U.K. authorities charged Muslim convert Nicky Reilly with a number of offences, including one under the Terrorism Act 2006, for his role in an explosion at the Giraffe restaurant in Exeter, England on May 22, 2008. The Devon and Cornwall police noted that "this remains a complex, live investigation. We are therefore keen to speak with anyone who may have information about the man arrested...or others they believe may be involved in any capacity." Two others are currently in custody. In January 2009, Reilly was sentenced to at least 18 years in prison. During sentencing, Justice David Calvert-Smith said the plot "was long-planned...had multiple intended victims and was intended to terrorise the population of this country. It was sheer luck or chance that it did not succeed in its objectives."

• Shella Roma (England):

- Greater Manchester Police Press Release on Charges (Added 2/8/09) In the first case of its kind, a woman in the U.K. pled guilty to disseminating a terrorist publication in Manchester Crown Court. According to police, Shella Roma "was arrested after a man working at a photocopy shop in Ashton-under-Lyne saw a document she produced and was alarmed by its content. The shop assistant copied the document 200 times as requested, but was so shocked by what he had seen that he called police. The document was an eight-page essay, entitled The Call, and contained theological, political and historical commentary and mentions the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the War on Terror. Roma wrote the document and asks in the essay, 'Will you go to Jihad (holy war)?' The document ends with the statement: 'Jihad: the choice is yours.'" Charges against Roma's husband, Amjad Mahmood, were ordered to lie on file. Prosecutor Jonathan Sharp said: "Shella Roma is the prime mover in this case, that has always been the crown's position." Roma suffers from dissociative personality disorder.

•  Andrew Rowe - Operation Tonic (England):

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Conviction In September 2005, a British jury convicted Andrew Rowe of two counts of possession of an article for terrorist purposes. Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald QC said:  "This was the first trial prosecuted by the CPS Counter-Terrorism Division, set up in May...The challenge we successfully met was to prove to the jury that although there was no direct link between Andrew Rowe and a particular terrorist act, possession of those items together with other supporting evidence was sufficient for a jury to conclude that he had them for the purpose of terrorism."

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Conviction According to the Met Police, Rowe, who was arrested in October 2003 at the U.K. entrance checkpoint in Coquelles, France, "had a coded list of methods of attack and possible targets and instructions on how to fire a mortar." Moreover, "detectives searching Rowe's home in...west London, found a notebook containing more than 22 pages of handwritten notes on how to accurately fire a shell from an 82mm mortar tube. Much of the content concerned angle settings to achieve accurate targeting of both sighted and unsighted targets." Open source reporting has tied Rowe to a plot allegedly targeting Heathrow Airport. Additionally, the press release reveals that Rowe, a Muslim convert who fought as a mujahideen in Bosnia, possessed "several videos, which graphically promoted the ideology of violent jihad." Summarizing the case, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of the Anti- Terrorist Branch, said: "The conviction of Andrew Rowe is important. He is a global terrorist. He has been trained and knows how to use extreme violence."

• Younis Tsouli (a.k.a. Irhaby007) et al. - Operation Mazhar (England):

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Charges In November 2005, Younis Tsouli, a twenty-three year-old Moroccan with U.K. residency who studied Information Technology at Westminster College of Computing, and Waseem Mughal, a twenty-three-year-old who holds a biochemistry degree from the University of Leicester, were charged with a number of offences, including conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion; a third individual, Tariq Al-Daour, a twenty-year-old Jordanian who became a British citizen in 2004 and had applied to study law, was indicted on terror financing charges. Tsouli, who was known on  the Internet as “Irhaby007” (or “Terrorist 007”), occupied an exalted status in the online jihadist community and served as an Internet jack-of-all-trades, registering over 180 web site domains in Europe and the U.S. As the Crown Prosecution Service noted, Tsouli and his co-conspirators used those websites “to publish daily statements and films of the murder of coalition forces, police, officials and civilians together with footage of  the beheading of hostages."

- Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Guilty Pleas In July 2007, two months into their trial, all three men pled guilty to inciting murder for terrorist purposes. During the course of their trial, British prosecutors noted that Tsouli, Al-Daour, and Mughal, who believed they were fighting a “global conspiracy” to eradicate Islam, had a “particularly close affiliation” with Al Qaeda in Iraq. The Crown Prosecution Service added, “behind the apparent normality of their daily lives, these young men firmly believed, supported and set about inciting others to follow an extreme ideology of violent holy war against so-called disbelievers.”

- Metropolitan Police Service Press Release on Sentencing In July 2007, Tsouli received a ten year sentence, while Al-Daour was jailed for six and a half years. Finally, Mughal was given a seven and a half year sentence. In December 2007, those sentences were extended after an appeal by the Solicitor General. Tsouli’s sentence was lengthened to sixteen years, and Al-Daour received a ten year term. The Court of Appeals extended Mughal’s sentence to twelve years.

- NEFA Foundation "Target: America" Report "Irhaby007's American Connections" In March 2005, Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, who were indicted in Georgia in July 2006 for providing material support to terrorists, traveled to Toronto “to meet with likeminded Islamic extremists.” According to the Ahmed indictment, “on or about April 11, 2005, Ahmed and Sadequee made short digital video recordings (‘video clips’) of symbolic and infrastructure targets of potential terrorist attacks in the Washington, D.C., area, including the United States Capitol; the headquarters building of the World Bank in downtown Washington; the Masonic Temple in Alexandria, Virginia; and a group of large fuel storage tanks near I-95 in northern Virginia.” The video clips were then sent to Younis Tsouli. Sadequee allegedly communicated with Tsouli “both before and after the April 11, 2005, trip to Washington D.C.”

• Yassin Abdullah Kadi and Al Barakaat (European Union - Court of Justice):

- European Union Court of Justice Press Release on Overturning of Asset Freezes (Added 9/7/08) Yassin Abdullah Kadi, a resident of Saudi Arabia, and Al Barakaat International Foundation, established in Sweden, were designated in 2001 by the U.N.'s Sanctions Committee for their alleged involvement with Al-Qaida. Kadi and Al Baraakat challenged that designation, claiming "that the Council was not competent to adopt the regulation at issue and that it infringed several of their fundamental rights." In September 2005, the Court of First Instance rejected appeals by Kadi and Al Barakaat. However, in September 2008, the European Union's Court of Justice overturned the judgments of the Court of First Instance, asserting that "the rights of the defence, in particular the right to be heard, and the right to effective judicial review of those rights, were patently not respected." Moreover, the Court concluded that "the freezing of funds constitutes an unjustified restriction of Mr Kadi’s right to property" and annulled "the Council regulation in so far as it freezes Mr Kadi and Al Barakaat’s funds."

- European Union Court of Justice Judgment (Added 9/7/08)

- European Union Court of Justice Opinion (Added 9/7/08)

• Redouane El Habhab (Germany):
  

- U.S. Treasury Department Press Release: Specially Designated Global Terrorist (Added 11/20/08) The U.S. Treasury Department designated "Redouane El Habhab, a Germany-based terrorist financier and facilitator who has provided financial support and other services to al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI)." As Treasury explained, "El Habhab has supported AQI financially, through payments to the group, and logistically, by facilitating the smuggling of 'violence prone activists' into Iraq. On January 24, 2008, the Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court in Germany convicted Habhab of having provided support to a foreign terrorist organization and sentenced him to a five year, nine month prison term. Habhab initially appealed his sentence; however, he subsequently withdrew this appeal."

• Fritz Martin Gelowicz et al. (Germany):
  

- U.S. Treasury Department Press Release: Specially Designated Global Terrorist (Added 12/5/08) The U.S. Treasury Department designated three members of a German Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) cell who were arrested in September 2007 for "preparing terrorist attacks on public places and possibly U.S. military facilities in Germany. German authorities had monitored the three for months and arrested them when they advanced the plot to the point of building explosive devices. The suspects had acquired 735 kilograms of 35 percent hydrogen peroxide--enough to produce approximately 550 kilograms of explosives--in order to build bombs." Treasury further explained that "German authorities also found military detonators, apparently intended for use in car bombs...Following the arrests, IJU leadership issued a statement confirming that Gelowicz, Schneider and Yilmaz had been operating under IJU direction in plotting the attacks. According to the statement, the terror plot was intended to hit U.S. and Uzbek targets in Germany. Gelowicz reportedly played a key role in the Germany plot by purchasing the chemicals necessary for the attacks. In addition, Gelowicz allegedly was part of a group of IJU members who cased U.S. military facilities in Hanau, Germany in December 2006. Gelowicz and others reportedly were observed driving back and forth in front of the U.S. military base in Hanau."

- NYPD Shield Report: Suspected Islamist Militants Arrested in Germany on 9/4/2007 (Added 12/5/08)

- NEFA Special Report: The Islamic Jihad Union (Added 12/5/08) This report was authored by NEFA Director of Analysis and Research Ronald Sandee. The Islamic Jihad Union was founded by breakaway fighters from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in March 2002 in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas. The organization initially called itself the Islamic Jihad Group, but, after failed attacks in Uzbekistan in 2004 and early 2005, changed its name and became closer to core al-Qa’ida. Since then, the organization’s focus has shifted, as the IJU began plotting terror attacks in Pakistan and Western Europe, especially Germany. Based in Mirali in South Waziristan, the IJU is training Western recruits for attacks in the West. The recruits are mainly Turks from Turkey and Turkish communities in Western Europe, but also Muslim converts from Europe. Although the IJU currently does not seem to be terribly effective in the execution of its operations, it remains a force to be reckoned with.

• Shaker Abdur-Raheem Aamer (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense: Summary of Evidence (Added 12/10/07) According to the Department of Defense, Aamer, currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, is "a known al Qaida facilitator," "was identified as a member of the London al Qaida cell," served as "an advisor to Usama bin Laden," and trained in Afghanistan. He also worked in Atlanta, Georgia and Gaithersburg, Maryland, entering the U.S. in 1989. He also traveled to the U.S. in 2000.

- Statement of U.K. Minister David Miliband: U.S. Refusal to Release Aamer Due to Security Concerns (Added 12/14/07) In this December 2007 statement, U.K.Minister David Miliband wrote, "the US agreed on 10 December that three of the five men [detained at Guantanamo Bay] - Mr Jamil El Banna, Mr Omar Deghayes and Mr Abdennour Sameur - will be returned to the UK shortly...The US government has expressed significant additional security concerns in regard to the cases of the other two men covered by the original request - Mr Shaker Aamer and Mr Binyam Mohammed. They have so far declined the request for the release and return of Mr Aamer and we are no longer in active discussions regarding his transfer to the UK. We are still discussing with the US the case of Mr Mohammed although again the US government is not inclined to agree to his release and return."

• Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 3/14/08) The Department of Defense (DOD) announced that Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani, identified as "one of [Usama] bin Ladin’s most trusted facilitators and procurement specialists," had been transferred to DOD custody by the CIA. DOD asserts that  al-Afghani "had ties to al-Qaida organizations throughout the Middle East."

• Ali Abdul Aziz Ali (Guantanamo Bay):

- Director of National Intelligence: Biography (Added 2/11/08) This one-page document summarizes Ali Abdul Aziz Ali's terrorist career. Also known as 'Ammar al-Baluchi, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali "is a member of an extended family of extremists that has spawned such notorious terrorists as...Khalid Shakyh Muhammad [his uncle] and...Ramzi Yousef [his cousin]." He supported the 9/11 conspiracy, played a role in the shoe bomb plot, worked with Majid Khan and Aafia Siddiqui to facilitate an attack in the U.S. post-9/11, and plotted attacks on Western targets in Karachi.

- Department of Defense Summary of Evidence (Added 2/11/08) In addition to laying out his financial support for the 9/11 hijackers, this document states, "the detainee was captured on 29 April 2003 in Karachi, Pakistan, as he waited for the delivery of explosives for an alleged plot against the United States consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. The detainee was in possession of a perfume spray bottle which contained a low concentration of cyanide when he was arrested."

- Department of Defense Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing (Added 2/11/08) This document is the transcript of the detainee's March 2007 hearing at Guantanamo Bay.

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 2/11/08) In February 2008, the Department of Defense announced that charges had been sworn against Ali Abdul Aziz Ali for his role in the 9/11 conspiracy. DOD alleges that "Ali Abdul Aziz Ali’s role is alleged to have included sending approximately $120,000 to the hijackers for their expenses and flight training, and facilitating travel to the United States for nine of the hijackers."

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 2/11/08) This document maps the involvement of the six Guantanamo detainees charged for their role in the 9/11 conspiracy and lists all 2973 victims of the attacks.

- Moussaoui Exhibit: Wire Transfer to Marwan al-Shehhi (Added 2/11/08) On June 29, 2000, Aziz - utilizing the alias Isam Manzur - sent hijacker Marwan al-Shehhi $5,0000 in New York City. 

- Moussaoui Exhibit: Picture (Added 2/11/08) This photograph of Aziz was entered into evidence in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial.

- 9/11 Commission Report: U.S. Visa Application (Added 2/11/08) According to the 9/11 Commission Report, "in May 2001...Ali asked KSM to participate in a suicide mission and offered to travel to the United States and assist the operatives there. As discussed in a set of Atta-Binalshibh exchanges in August 2001, Ali (referred to by the nickname 'Losh') appears to have contacted Atta and expressed the desire to join the operation. Ali actually applied for a U.S. visa on August 27, 2001, listing his intended arrival date as September 4 for a one-week stay. His application was denied because he appeared to be an economic immigrant."

- Department of Justice: Aziz's Link to Jose Padilla (Added 2/11/08) This DOJ briefing notes that, "Khalid Sheik Mohammed himself, according to Padilla, gave $5,000 cash to Padilla. And then Ammar al-Baluchi, who is Khalid Sheik Mohammed's right-hand man, give Padilla another $10,000 in cash, travel documents, a cell phone, an e-mail address to be used to notify al-Baluchi when the operative, Padilla, reached the United States." The night before his departure for the U.S., Padilla ate dinner with KSM, Ramzi Binalshibh, and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali. Further, when arrested at O'Hare Airport in April 2002, he had Ali Abdul Aziz Ali's email address with him.

- "The Islamic Response to the Government’s Nine Accusations” (Added 3/11/09) On March 5, 2009, five GITMO detainees accused of plotting 9/11 -- including KSM -- filed a document titled “The Islamic Response to the Government’s Nine Accusations." The document, originally marked TS/SCI and now declassified, states: “With regards to these nine accusations that you are putting us on trial for; to us, they are not accusations. To us they are badges of honor, which we carry with pride. Many thanks to God, for his kind gesture, and choosing us to perform the act of Jihad for his cause and to defend Islam and Muslims. Therefore, killing you and fighting you, destroying you and terrorizing you, responding back to your attacks, are all considered to be great legitimate duty in our religion.”

- NEFA Foundation "Target: America" Report "KSM's Transatlantic Shoe Bomb Plot" British Al-Qaida operatives Richard Reid and Sajid Badat were tasked with using shoe bombs to bring down transatlantic flights in the fall of 2001.

• Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 2/8/08) The Department of Defense announced that Guantanamo Bay detainee Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul will face charges for providing material support for terrorism and for murder, among other crimes. According to DOD, "once a member of Al Qaeda, he allegedly served as the personal secretary and media secretary of Usama bin Laden. The charge sheet states al Bahlul created a propaganda video entitled 'The Destruction of the American Destroyer U.S.S. Cole,' propaganda declarations styled as martyr wills for 9/11 hijackers Muhammed Atta and Ziad al Jarrah, researched the economic effects of the 9/11 attacks on the United States for Usama bin Laden, and operated Al Qaeda’s media communication equipment. The charges also allege al Bahlul armed himself to protect and prevent the capture of Usama bin Laden."

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 3/6/08)

- Department of Defense Summary of Evidence (Added 2/8/08) This DOD document states that al Bahlul "was a roommate with two of the 9/11 hijackers while living in an al Qaida facility in Kandahar." Moreover, he was "tasked with establishing a video feed in order for Bin Laden to watch the 9/11 attacks" after Bin Laden evacuated Kandahar shortly before 9/11. He also "admits being a member of al Qaida and swearing an oath of allegiance to Usama Bin Laden."

- Department of Defense Press Release on Conviction (Added 11/4/08) In a case in which NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann testified as an expert witness for DOD, Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul of Yemen was convicted by a military jury of conspiring with Usama Bin Laden and others to commit murder of protected persons, attacking civilians and other crimes. Further, "he was also found guilty of solicitation to commit murder of protected persons, to attack civilian objects, and to commit acts of terrorism. In addition, the commission found him guilty of providing material support for terrorism by supporting al Qaeda through meeting with the highest ranking members of the organization and creating al Qaeda propaganda including the widely-distributed propaganda video, 'The Destruction of the American Destroyer U.S.S. Cole.' All offenses were in violation of the Military Commissions Act of 2006."

• Sufyian Barhoumi (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 5/30/08) An Algerian citizen, Barhoumi "attended terrorist training at the Khalden Camp in Afghanistan" in 1999. Then, he "became an explosives trainer for al Qaeda, training members of al Qaeda on electronically-controlled explosives at remote locations." Working at the direction of Muhammed Atef, the head of al Qaeda's military committee, Barhoumi trained Jabran al Qahtani and Ghassan al Sharbi "on how to build hand-held remote-detonation devices for explosives" at a safe house in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The men were captured in that safe house in March 2002 along with Abu Zubayda. They are known as the "Faisalabad Three."

• Ramzi Binalshibh (Guantanamo Bay):

- Director of National Intelligence: Biography (Added 2/11/08) This one-page document summarizes Binalshibh's terrorist career; in addition to his role as a "key facilitator" in 9/11, he "was a lead operative" in Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's plot "to hijack aircraft and crash them into Heathrow Airport" following 9/11. He is also transferred money to Zacarias Moussaoui.

- 9/11 Commission Report: Biography (Added 2/11/08) Discussing Binalshibh's relationship with 9/11 hijacker Mohammad Atta, the 9/11 Commission Report states, "according to Binalshibh, he and Atta first met at a mosque in Hamburg in 1995. The two men became close friends and became identified with their shared extremist outlook. Like Atta, by the late 1990s Binalshibh was decrying what he perceived to be a 'Jewish world conspiracy.' He proclaimed that the highest duty of every Muslim was to pursue jihad, and that the highest honor was to die during the jihad."

- Department of Defense Summary of Evidence (Added 2/11/08) This February 2007 document lays out the evidence supporting the assessment that Binalshibh should be named an enemy combatant. It details the money he transferred to the 9/11 hijackers, as well as other intelligence tying him to the 9/11 plot.

- Department of Defense Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing (Added 2/11/08) This document is the transcript of Binalshibh's March 2007 hearing at Guantanamo Bay.

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 2/11/08) In February 2008, the Department of Defense announced that charges had been sworn against Ramzi Binlashibh for his role in the 9/11 conspiracy. DOD alleges that he "lived with the Hamburg, Germany, al Qaeda cell where three of the Sept. 11 hijackers resided. It is alleged that Binalshibh was originally selected by Usama bin Laden to be one of the Sept. 11 hijackers and that he made a 'martyr video' in preparation for the operation. He was unable to obtain a US visa and, therefore, could not enter the United States as the other hijackers did. In light of this, it is alleged that Binalshibh assisted in finding flight schools for the hijackers in the United States, and continued to assist the conspiracy by engaging in numerous financial transactions in support of the Sept. 11 operation."

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 2/11/08) This document maps the involvement of the six Guantanamo detainees charged for their role in the 9/11 conspiracy and lists all 2973 victims of the attacks.

- Moussaoui Trial Exhibit: Passport (Added 2/11/08) This is Binalshibh's Yemeni passport, entered into evidence in Zacarias Moussaoui's trial.

- Moussaoui Trial Exhibit: Picture (Added 2/11/08) This is a picture of Binalshibh, entered into evidence in Zacarias Moussaoui's trial.

- Moussaoui Exhibit: Wire Transfer to Marwan al-Shehhi (Added 2/11/08) This is the MoneyGram receipt for money Binalshibh sent to 9/11 hijacker Marwan al-Shehhi.  

- 9/11 Commission Report: Efforts to Enter U.S. I (Added 2/11/08) The 9/11 Commission Report states that "both Binalshibh and [hijacker Ziad] Jarrah listed the same person as a point of contact in the United States, an Indonesian national who had previously lived in Hamburg. Although this individual knew some members of the Hamburg cell, including Mohamed Atta and Razmi Binalshibh, there is no indication that any of the hijackers actually contacted him while they were in the United States." Binlashibh's visa application was denied.

- 9/11 Commission Report: Efforts to Enter U.S. II (Added 2/11/08) According to the 9/11 Commission Report, "even after the last [visa] application was rejected, Binalshibh sought ways to get a visa, such as by marrying a U.S. citizen. He corresponded by email with a woman in California, but [hijacker Mohamed] Atta told him to discontinue this effort."

- "The Islamic Response to the Government’s Nine Accusations” (Added 3/11/09) On March 5, 2009, five GITMO detainees accused of plotting 9/11 -- including KSM -- filed a document titled “The Islamic Response to the Government’s Nine Accusations." The document, originally marked TS/SCI and now declassified, states: “With regards to these nine accusations that you are putting us on trial for; to us, they are not accusations. To us they are badges of honor, which we carry with pride. Many thanks to God, for his kind gesture, and choosing us to perform the act of Jihad for his cause and to defend Islam and Muslims. Therefore, killing you and fighting you, destroying you and terrorizing you, responding back to your attacks, are all considered to be great legitimate duty in our religion.”

• Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarek Bin 'Attash (Guantanamo Bay):

- Director of National Intelligence: Biography (Added 2/11/08) This one-page document summarizes Bin 'Attash's terrorist career, noting he "is the scion of a prominent terrorist family." He was involved in the USS Cole bombing and was originally selected to be a 9/11 hijacker; but he ended up playing a supporting role in the attack instead. He also "aided efforts by" KSM "to recruit Saudi hijackers for the al-Qa'ida plot to hijack airliners to attack Heathrow Airport" and was involved in planning attacks in Karachi "on the U.S. consulate, Western travelers at the airport, and Westerners residing in the Karachi area."

- Substitution for the Testimony of Walid Bin 'Attash (Added 2/11/08) Filed in the Zacarias Moussaoui case, this document summarizes some of the statements Bin 'Attash made during interrogation.

- Department of Defense Summary of Evidence (Added 2/11/08) This document laid out the evidence supporting the assessment that Bin 'Attash was an enemy combatant. It notes his involvement in the Africa Embassy bombings, among other conspiracies.

- Department of Defense Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing (Added 2/11/08) Asked about his role in the Cole bombing, Bin 'Attash said he played "many roles." He "participated in the buying...of the explosives...put together the plan for the operation a year and a half prior to the operation. Buying the boat and recruiting the members that did the operation."

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 2/11/08) In February 2008, the Department of Defense announced that charges had been sworn against Walid Bin 'Attash for his role in the 9/11 conspiracy. DOD alleges that Bin 'Attash  "administered an al Qaeda training camp in Logar, Afghanistan where two of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers were trained. He is also alleged to have traveled to Malaysia in 1999 to observe airport security by U. S. air carriers to assist in formulating the hijacking plan."

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 2/11/08) This document maps the involvement of the six Guantanamo detainees charged for their role in the 9/11 conspiracy and lists all 2973 victims of the attacks.

- Walid Bin Attash's Responses to Questions Submitted by Salim Hamdan's Attorneys (Added 8/25/08) The NEFA Foundation has obtained the responses provided by senior Al-Qaida detainee Walid Bin Attash to questions submitted by Salim Hamdan's attorneys. Describing Hamdan's role in Al-Qaida, Bin Attash stated, "his activities were distinctly clear as he was seen driving the cars going and coming every day. His responsibilities were those related to driving such as mechanical and maintenance and repairs." He further asserted that Hamdan "did not play any role in any planning" of terrorist attacks.

- "The Islamic Response to the Government’s Nine Accusations” (Added 3/11/09) On March 5, 2009, five GITMO detainees accused of plotting 9/11 -- including KSM -- filed a document titled “The Islamic Response to the Government’s Nine Accusations." The document, originally marked TS/SCI and now declassified, states: “With regards to these nine accusations that you are putting us on trial for; to us, they are not accusations. To us they are badges of honor, which we carry with pride. Many thanks to God, for his kind gesture, and choosing us to perform the act of Jihad for his cause and to defend Islam and Muslims. Therefore, killing you and fighting you, destroying you and terrorizing you, responding back to your attacks, are all considered to be great legitimate duty in our religion.”

• Jamil el-Banna (Guantanamo Bay):

- MI5 Document: Attempt to Recruit el-Banna (Added 12/10/07) Visiting el-Banna (a.k.a Abu Anas) at his home, a MI5 agent and a Met Police Special Branch Detective/Sergeant told el-Banna that "if he chose to help us by providing details of all his activities and contacts, we would assist him to create a new life for himself and his family."

- MI5 Document: el-Banna's Arrest at Gatwick Airport (Added 12/10/07) This November 1, 2002 MI5 document reports that three individuals "associated with" Abu Qatada were detained at Gatwick Airport. A search of their luggage "revealed some form of home-made electronic device" that "could possibly be used as some part of a car-based IED." The individuals were identified as Bisr Al Rawi ("an Iraqi Islamic extremist who is a member of Abu QATADA's close circle of associates"), Jamil el-Banna ("formerly assessed to be Abu QATADA's financier"), and Abdallah Eljanoudi. Abu Qatada has been accused of serving as Al-Qaida's spiritual leader in Europe. The document adds, "secret and reliable intelligence indicated that these individuals were travelling to Gambia to invest in a peanut oil factory."

- MI5 Document: el-Banna's Impending Trip to Gambia (Added 12/10/07) This November 4, 2002 MI5 document reports on the three individuals' plans to travel to Gambia. It states that "Abu QATADA is one of the leading Islamist spiritual advisors in Europe with extensive links to a wide range of terrorist groups, including Usama Bin Laden's Al Qaida network. In 1995 he issued a fatwa justifying the killing of women and children who were relatives of the security forces in Algeria. Abu QATADA lends spiritual advice to and raises funds for terrorist groups. AL RAWI and Abu ANAS are part of Abu QATADA's inner circle of associates."

- MI5 Document: el-Banna Traveling to Gambia (Added 12/10/07) This November 8, 2002 MI5 document reports that the three men boarded their flight to Banjul, Gambia.

- MI5 Document: el-Banna Detained in Gambia (Added 12/10/07) This November 11, 2002 MI5 document reports that the three individuals were detained in Banjuly by Gambian authorities on November 8. MI5 asserts that el-Banna "is in close contact with members of the GSPC and FIT and his home is reported to have been used by these groups as a meeting place."

- MI5 Document: British Government Refuses to Provide Assistance (Added 12/10/07) This December 6, 2002 MI5 document states, "the UK would not seek to extend consular protection to non-British nationals."

- Department of Defense: Summarized Detainee Statement (Added 12/10/07) According to the Department of Defense, el-Banna "is a member of Al Qaida," "visited Abu Qatada while Qatada was in hiding from the British police," and "has been indicted by a Spanish National High Court Judge for membership in a terrorist organization."

• Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 2/29/08) The Department of Defense announced that charges had been finalized and referred to a military commission in the case of Saudi Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi, the brother-in-law of 9/11 hijacker Khalid al Mihdhar. According to DOD, "Al Darbi was allegedly involved in planning and procuring equipment for attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and off the coast of Yemen...It is alleged that al Darbi traveled to Jalalabad and met with Usama bin Laden, trained at al Qaeda’s Jihad Wahl training camp and later served as a weapons instructor at another al Qaeda training camp."

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 2/29/08) This DOD documents provides additional details on al Darbi's involvement in the maritime plot. For instance, "in or about the latter part of 2001, al Darbi purchased a boat named the 'Adnan.'...Between in or about 2001 and in or about February 2002, al Darbi requested visas for four Yemeni crew members...In or about April 2002, al Darbi purchased an additional boat to instruct the Yemenis how to swim and operate a boat."

- Department of Defense Summary of Evidence (Added 2/29/08) DOD notes that al Darbi "is an admitted member of Al-Qaida."

• Omar Deghayes (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense: Summary of Administrative Review Board Proceedings (Added 12/10/07) According to the Department of Defense, Deghayes attended an Al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan, traveled to Afghanistan on a fake passport, "had a good relationship with Usama Bin Ladin,"  and was "the financial supervisor for operations at the Sanibel organization in Kabul..." Deghyaes, a Libyan with U.K. residency status, was returned to England from Guantanamo Bay in December 2007. The Spanish government subsequently issued an arrest warrant for Deghayes on terrorism charges. 

• Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani (Guantanamo Bay): 

- Director of National Intelligence: Biography (Added 3/31/08) The Director of National Intelligence reports that Ghailani was an "al-Qa'ida document forger and travel facilitator" who "rose in stature after 11 September 2001 to become one of al-Qa'ida's top forgers. Although Ghailani was not directly involved in operational planning, he worked for the now-deceased Hamza Rabi'a -- then al-Qa'ida's chief of external operations -- and forged or altered passports for many al-Qa'ida members. Most of his work involved substituting photos in passports and modifying visa stamps." Additionally, he "lived at various houses in North and South Waziristan in 2003 and 2004, which in conjunction with his forgery work, allowed him to meet many high- and low-level al-Qa'ida operatives."

- Special Court for Sierra Leone; Office of the Prosecutor: Profile (Added 3/31/08) This document states that "BBC 2003 documentary, 'Blood Diamonds' confirmed sightings in Kono, Sierra Leone of Ghailani purchasing conflict diamonds through association with the RUF [Revolutionary United Front] and [Charles] Taylor in Liberia."

- Department of Defense Summary of Evidence (Added 3/31/08) This document discusses Ghailani's involvement in the Africa Embassy bombings. Those details are also laid out below.

- Department of Defense Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing (Added 3/31/08) In this hearing, Ghailani denies involvement in making the Africa Embassy bombs or surveilling the targets. However, he does admit attending Al-Qaida training camps in Afghanistan and acting as an Al-Qaida document forger.

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 3/31/08) The Department of Defense announced that charges have been filed against Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani of Zanzibar, Tanzania, for his role in the Africa Embassy bombings. According to DOD, Ghailani was involved in "purchasing TNT, detonators and detonation cord on multiple occasions and transporting the bomb components to Dar es Salaam; Moving the bomb components to various safe houses in and around Dar es Salaam; Assisting in the purchase of the truck used in the attack...Escorting the bomb engineer between Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, Kenya after the bomb had been assembled; Scouting the American Embassy with the suicide bomb driver; Meeting with co-conspirators in Nairobi, Kenya, shortly before the bombing; and Joining the co-conspirators on a flight from Nairobi to Karachi, Pakistan, one day prior to the bombing."

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 4/2/08) This document formally lays out the charges against Ghailani.

- Department of Justice Press Release on Transfer from GITMO (Added 5/22/09) DOJ announced that "Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian national who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility since September 2006, will be prosecuted in federal court in the United States pursuant to the March 12, 2001 superseding indictment currently pending against him in the Southern District of New York." Attorney General Holder said, "By prosecuting Ahmed Ghailani in federal court, we will ensure that he finally answers for his alleged role in the bombing of our embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. This administration is committed to keeping the American people safe and upholding the rule of law, and by closing Guantanamo and bringing terrorists housed there to justice we will make our nation stronger and safer."

- Department of Justice Press Release on Transfer to New York (Added 6/10/09) On June 9, 2009, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani arrived in the Southern District of New York to face charges stemming from his alleged role in the Aug. 7, 1998 Africa Embassy bombings. He faces 286 counts, including conspiring with Usama bin Laden and other members of Al-Qaida to kill Americans anywhere in the world.

• Mohamed Atiq Awayd al-Harbi (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing (Added 1/25/09) In an Al-Qaida in Yemen video released in January 2009, al-Harbi appeared beside Sa'id Ali Jabir Al Khathim Al Shihri, identified as deputy leader of the group. Both al-Harbi and Al Shihri were released from GITMO in 2007 and participated in a reeducation program in Saudi Arabia. (For more on this initiative, see the NEFA Special Report "Terrorists Behind Bars".) This DOD document lays out the allegations against al-Harbi, including that he was associated with Al-Qaida, his name was found on a document discovered at a former residence of Usama Bin Laden in Kandahar, and he participated in military operations against the U.S. or the coalition.

• Salim Hamdan (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 8/10/08) The Department of Defense charged Salim Hamdan for his role as Usama bin Laden's bodyguard and driver. Hamdan was acquitted on a conspiracy charge, but convicted for supporting terrorism. He was sentenced to five and a half years in prison in August 2008, but with time served that punishment amounted to no more than five months.

- Hamdan and Bin Laden (Added 8/11/08) The NEFA Foundation has released an image depicting Salim Hamdan in the company of Usama bin Laden at Tarnak Farms in 2000. Earlier this month, at Guantanamo Bay, Hamdan -- bin Laden's former driver -- was acquitted on a conspiracy charge, but convicted for supporting terrorism.

- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Responses to Questions Submitted by Salim Hamdan's Attorneys (Added 8/25/08) The NEFA Foundation has obtained the responses provided by 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) to questions submitted by Salim Hamdan's attorneys. Asked whether Hamdan had "any involvement in the planning of attacks outside Afghanistan,"  KSM stated, "he was not at all a military man." He added, "as a member in Al-Qaeda Council (Shoura) the highest executive committee in Al-Qaeda, I am certain of all who works in the field mentioned..." He later said, "I personally was the executive director of 9/11, and Hamdan had no previous knowledge of the operation, or any other one." Asked about information flow in Al-Qaida, KSM responded, "so many of UBL's inner circles have no knowledge of what he was planning and so many of Al-Qaeda members and even the trainers at the military camps do not have any knowledge of the works of the outside cells. That includes the civilian employees."

- Walid Bin Attash's Responses to Questions Submitted by Salim Hamdan's Attorneys (Added 8/25/08) The NEFA Foundation has obtained the responses provided by senior Al-Qaida detainee Walid Bin Attash to questions submitted by Salim Hamdan's attorneys. Describing Hamdan's role in Al-Qaida, Bin Attash stated, "his activities were distinctly clear as he was seen driving the cars going and coming every day. His responsibilities were those related to driving such as mechanical and maintenance and repairs." He further asserted that Hamdan "did not play any role in any planning" of terrorist attacks.

• Mohammed Hashim (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 6/4/08) The Department of Defense charged Mohammed Hashim for his involvement in a rocket attack on Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. 

• Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi (Guantanamo Bay):

- Director of National Intelligence: Biography (Added 2/11/08) This one-page document offers an overview of al Hawsawi's life; in addition to serving as a financial facilitator in the 9/11 plot, he also had worked in Al-Qaida's media center and facilitated other operatives' travel.

- Substitution for the Testimony of Mustafa al Hawsawi (Added 2/11/08) This document, filed during the Zacarias Moussaoui trial, offers detailed insight into al Hawsawi's involvement in supporting the 9/11 attacks. It summarizes statements made by al Hawsawi during interrogation. 

- Department of Defense Summary of Evidence (Added 2/11/08) This document lays out details of the evidence against al Hawsawi. In addition to discussing his involvement in 9/11, it notes that a "laptop computer hard-drive associated with the detainee contained al Qaida family allowance information from November 2002 to October 2003."

- Department of Defense Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing (Added 2/11/08) This is the transcript of al Hawsawi's March 21, 2007 Guantanamo Bay hearing.

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 2/11/08) In February 2008, the Department of Defense announced that charges had been sworn against Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for his role in the 9/11 conspiracy. DOD alleges that al Hawsawi "assisted and prepared the hijackers with money, western clothing, traveler’s checks and credit cards. He is also alleged to have facilitated the transfer of thousands of dollars between the accounts of alleged Sept. 11 hijackers and himself on Sept. 11, 2001."

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 2/11/08) This document maps the involvement of the six Guantanamo detainees charged for their role in the 9/11 conspiracy and lists all 2973 victims of the attacks.

- Moussaoui Exhibit: Financial Transfer to Marwan al-Shehhi (Added 2/11/08) This document, entered into evidence in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial, provides a receipt of a money transfer from al Hawsawi to hijacker Marwan al-Shehhi for $5,400.

- Moussaoui Exhibit: Financial Transfer from Mohamed Atta I (Added 2/11/08) This document, entered into evidence in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial, provides a receipt of a money transfer from hijacker Mohamed Atta on September 10, 2001. According to the 9/11 Commission Report, "in the days just before 9/11, the hijackers returned leftover funds to al Qaeda and assembled in their departure cities. They sent the excess funds by wire transfer to Hawsawi in the UAE, about $26,000 altogether."

- Moussaoui Exhibit: Financial Transfer from Mohamed Atta II (Added 2/11/08) This document, entered into evidence in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial, provides a receipt of a money transfer from hijacker Mohamed Atta on September 9, 2001. According to the 9/11 Commission Report, "in the days just before 9/11, the hijackers returned leftover funds to al Qaeda and assembled in their departure cities. They sent the excess funds by wire transfer to Hawsawi in the UAE, about $26,000 altogether."

- Moussaoui Exhibit: Joint Signatory with Hijacker (Added 2/11/08) This document, entered into evidence in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial, shows that al-Hawsawi held joint control over a UAE bank account with hijacker Fayez Rashid Ahmed Hassan al-Qadi Banihammad.

- Moussaoui Exhibit: Picture (Added 2/11/08) This photograph of al Hawsawi was entered into evidence in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial.

- Moussaoui Exhibit: Passport (Added 2/11/08) Al Hawsawi's Saudi passport was entered into evidence in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial.

- "The Islamic Response to the Government’s Nine Accusations” (Added 3/11/09) On March 5, 2009, five GITMO detainees accused of plotting 9/11 -- including KSM -- filed a document titled “The Islamic Response to the Government’s Nine Accusations." The document, originally marked TS/SCI and now declassified, states: “With regards to these nine accusations that you are putting us on trial for; to us, they are not accusations. To us they are badges of honor, which we carry with pride. Many thanks to God, for his kind gesture, and choosing us to perform the act of Jihad for his cause and to defend Islam and Muslims. Therefore, killing you and fighting you, destroying you and terrorizing you, responding back to your attacks, are all considered to be great legitimate duty in our religion.”

• Mohammed Jawad (Guantanamo Bay):

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 2/1/08) DOD announced that charges were referred to a military commission in the case of Mohammed Jawad. DOD notes that Jawad "attempted to commit murder and cause serious bodily injury on or about Dec. 17, 2002, by throwing a hand grenade into the passenger compartment of a vehicle transporting U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Lyons, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Martin and their interpreter, Afghani citizen Assadullah Khan Omerk, with the intent to kill them."

- Department of Defense Summary of Evidence (Added 2/1/08) According to DOD, "the detainee met an individual at the detainee's shop in the Khowst Province around October 2002. This individual initially approached the detainee with an opportunity to make extra money. The job would involve killing Americans." Jawad, who attended "a Jihad Madraasa before the Americans came to Afghanistan," was given two pills on the day of the mission "that caused confusion and incoherence." DOD adds, "On 17 December 2002, two people ordered the detainee and a second individual to position themselves near the mosque and to wait for an American target to pass...As the detainee threw the grenade, the second individual fled the scene and the detainee was caught by a local police officer at the site of the explosion."

• Mohamed al Kahtani (Guantanamo Bay):

- Interrogation Log (Added 2/11/08) This classified log of al Kahtani's interrogations was leaked to the media. 

- Department of Defense Summary of Evidence (Added 2/11/08) This document notes that al Kahtani swore bayat to Usama Bin Laden and "was sent to the United States by al Qaida to 'serve your religion' and 'do something good.'"

- Department of Defense Transcript of Administrative Review Hearing (Added 2/11/08) This hearing reveals that al Kahtani admitted he "would have completed whatever mission he was assigned when going to the United States."

- Department of Defense Press Release on Charges (Added 2/11/08) In February 2008, the Department of Defense announced that charges had been sworn against Mohamed al Kahtani for his role in the 9/11 conspiracy. DOD alleges that al Kahtani "attempted to enter the United States on August 4, 2001, through Orlando International Airport where he was denied entry. It is also alleged that al Kahtani carried $2,800 in cash and had an itinerary listing a phone number associated with [Mustafa Ahmed Adam al] Hawsawi."

- Department of Defense Charge Sheet (Added 2/11/08) This document maps the involvement of the six Guantanamo detainees charged for their role in the 9/11 conspiracy and lists all 2973 victims of the attacks.

• Mohammed Kamin (Guantanamo Bay):

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