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| Germany: Convicted 9/11 Al-Qaeda Hamburger may be freed |
| 2003-10-27 |
| The first al-Qaeda member convicted over the September 11 attacks could be freed from jail in Germany after intelligence chiefs called into doubt the role of his Hamburg cell in planning them. The possible release of Mounir El Motassadeq, a Moroccan jailed for 15 years for his support of the cell, emerged after the head of Germany’s security agency said the attacks were planned in Afghanistan not Hamburg. |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #4 The first al-Qaeda member convicted over the September 11 attacks could be freed from jail in Germany after intelligence chiefs called into doubt the role of his Hamburg cell in planning them. Heinz Fromm: Your particular Hamburg Al-Qaida cell wasn't the one who helped plan the World Trade Center attack? El Motassadeq: No, sir. Heinz Fromm: Ok, you can go then. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-27 5:18:56 PM |
| #3 Either the story is bogus or the Germans are trying to pretend it didn't happen or the head of the German security agency is a politician who's for sale or... Or maybe the Germans are getting into the terror sponsorship business. Why are they suddenly so interested in getting their hands of British nukes? |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-10-27 5:00:40 PM |
| #2 ...or what d'you expect. This is Europe. Home of the 12 strikes and you're out (maybe) program. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2003-10-27 12:31:43 PM |
| #1 Ah, so if I understand correctly, he may be freed because the Germans now believe there was an AlQ 9/11 attack planning meeting that took place in Afghanistan. Of course, once that took place, there would no further planning or coordination or safehousing or funds disbursement or detail clarification / modification. Not a peep. Their lips were sealed. Hmmm... Perhaps, had the 9/11 perps been German, I might partially buy into this just because they are so legendary for their efficiency. But fucking Arabs? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Something is wrong here. Either the story is bogus or the Germans are trying to pretend it didn't happen or the head of the |
| Posted by: .com 2003-10-27 5:58:28 AM |