Britain seeks suspect from Oregon Case Britain seeks suspect linked to Oregon case

Oregonlive.com ^ | July 21, 2005 | LES ZAITZ

[radar101]

Authorities investigating the London bombings have launched a worldwide manhunt for a man officials believe attempted to set up a terrorist training camp in Southern Oregon.

A law enforcement official told The Oregonian on Wednesday evening that the man, Haroon Rashid Aswat, 31, was one of several people prosecutors had linked to the plans to establish a training camp in Bly, a small town near Klamath Falls. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, cautioned that the purported link between Aswat and the London bombings was far from certain.

Last year, American prosecutors indicted a London-based Muslim cleric, Abu Hamza al-Masri, on charges of conspiring to build an al-Qaida camp in Bly. The law enforcement official said Aswat was the man referred to in court papers as "co-conspirator #3." Aswat was not charged in that case, but the federal official said Wednesday that Aswat is the subject of an ongoing U.S. terrorism investigation. He declined to provide details on that inquiry

[TXBubba]

Was this guy also trying to buy over the counter cold medicine? Just curious.

[radar101]

http://www.sitbot.net/htm/2588.html Ujaama and a small, militant crew of Muslims from a now-closed Central Area mosque attracted the attention of federal agents more than a year ago after Abbasi was captured fighting near Kandahar. Abbasi told the CIA and FBI he fought alongside a man named "Haroon," who told him he had been to the U.S. to set up a jihad camp. Agent discovered that the man, Haroon Aswat, and Oussama Kassir, nicknamed "the Swede," had traveled at Abu Hamza's request to Seattle, where they met with Ujaama and then went to the Oregon ranch in November 1999. There they rode horses and practiced firing weapons. Federal counterterrorism officials have been negotiating with Swedish officials to possibly indict and extradite Kassir, a Swedish citizen who has bragged of being bin Laden's bodyguard. Intelligence officials believe Aswat was killed while fighting against U.S. forces in Afghanistan And here he is....

[dixiechick2000]

Somebody has to do it. ;o)

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

I am confused, I thought Aswat was the guy that Pakistan has detained, yet this story says they are on a manhunt for him?

[radar101]

This pic is closer to the truth than you think.

[Grampa Dave]

Great! Our own Dixie Chick 2000 has posted the great graphic art.

I wonder if this is one of the reasons Lars has received the death threats.

[dixiechick2000]

Don't I know it.

[Grampa Dave]

Cindy would you please post your links to Aswat and the Oregon connections and the connections to the one eye, and the two clawed Jihadist Mullah in London.

[dixiechick2000]

"I wonder if this is one of the reasons Lars has received the death threats."



Are you connecting dots again? ;o)

That is THE best graphic...but I think you knew that.

[Grampa Dave]

radar 101, thanks for posting this. Below is a link to a great thread posted and hosted by Splatter last night. The connections between Aswat and Oregon are laid out in the replies.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447222/posts

London bomb suspect linked to Ore. terror camp (terrorists on the left coast)
kgw.com ^ | Wednesday, July 20, 2005 | By kgw.com, NBC and CNN Staff (Splatter)


Posted on 07/20/2005 6:41:28 PM PDT by Splatter


WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Investigators probing the London terror bombings are focusing on an elusive British Muslim suspect who is connected to a previous plot to set up a terrorist training camp in rural southern Oregon, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials.

Officials told both NBC News and CNN Wednesday that Haroon Rashid Aswat, believed to be a mastermind of the London bombings, is the same British-born Muslim of Indian descent who scouted a Bly, Oregon ranch to set up a terror camp.

These officials said Aswat, a Pakistani national being sought for questioning as a person of interest by British authorities, was among three unindicted co-conspirators in the Oregon incident.

U.S. officials said a 2002 indictment in the Bly case links Aswat directly to Abu Hamza al-Masri, a fiery, one-eyed radical cleric from a London mosque who is now on trial in Britain for possessing al-Qaida literature and inciting the killing of Jews and other non-Muslims.

"I think this just gives us a glimpse into what might be happening inside the United States," said retired Air Force Lt. Col. Rick Francona, an NBC News terrorism expert. "We were able to uncover one operation — how many others are out there?"

"What's very scary is not only can they travel very easily through Europe, they could travel very easily to the United States because of their British citizenship," added retired Portland State University professer Gary Perlstein, a KGW terrorism expert.

The documents reveal Aswat worked with a Seattle man, James Ujaama, who pleaded guilty in 2003 to a charge of providing support to the Taliban for his role in trying to set up the "jihad training camp." Ujaama is now cooperating with federal prosecutors.

The southern Oregon ranch that may have been scouted as a potential terrorist training camp. (KGW Photo)

Court documents in the Ujaama case said a conspirator, whom U.S. officials identified as Aswat, arrived in New York City in November 1999 on Abu Hamza's orders. He made his way to Oregon, according to the documents, "for the purpose of evaluating the Bly property as a jihad training camp."

In the indictment, prosecutors also alleged the conspirators "met potential candidates for jihad training ... established security for the Bly property ... and they and others participated in firearms training and viewed a video recording on the subject of improvised poisons."

The documents also said Aswat, along with another conspirator, lived in Seattle in early 2000 and "expounded on the teachings" of Abu Hamza.

Aswat, in his early 30s, has family that lives in Leeds in northern England, where three of the four suspected London suicide bombers resided. At his family's house, neighbors said they haven't seen Aswat in nearly 10 years.

Aswat's believed to be hiding out in Pakistan, where government officials said he wasn't in custody and remained at large as of Wednesday night.

[Cindy]

Longer list today, Grandpa Dave.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447432/posts
"Smoke seen in London Train Station.( Explosions reported)"
Posted on 07/21/2005 5:19:56 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1189833,00.html
"New London Terror Alert" (July 21, 2005)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447435/posts

"FOX NEWS IS REPORTING A BOMBING IN THE LONDON SUBWAY! BOMBING IN 3 DIFFERENT STATIONS"
Fox Cable news | 7/21/05 | FOX NEWS
Posted on 07/21/2005 5:22:49 AM PDT by stockpirate

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447222/posts
"London bomb suspect linked to Oregon terror camp"
kgw.com ^ | Wednesday, July 20, 2005 | By kgw.com, NBC and CNN Staff (Spaltter)
Posted on 07/20/2005 6:41:28 PM PDT by Splatter

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002393231_aswat21m.html
SEATTLE TIMES.com: "LONDON BOMB SUSPECT LIVED AT SEATTLE MOSQUE"
by David Heath and Hal Bernton
July 21, 2005

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/233455_ujaama21.html
SEATTLE PI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: "LONDON BOMB SUSPECT MAY HAVE OREGON LINK"
July 21, 2005

http://www.johnathangaltfilms.com
JohnathanGaltFilms

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1132469/posts
stepping back in time...
FREEREPUBLIC.com: "PORTLAND, OREGON, HUB OF TERROR?
Some Surprising Connections"
-Various FR links
May 9, 2004 (This site has been updated.)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1438409/posts
"Terror Strike- London!"
various FR links & stories | 07-07-05 | t
Posted on 07/07/2005 10:21:18 AM PDT by backhoe

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1438133/posts
"BLAST AT CITY TUBE STATION - FOUR BOMB EXPLOSIONS AROUND LONDON"
Sky News ^ | July 7, 2005
Posted on 07/07/2005 1:45:13 AM PDT by RWR8189

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks.

Yes the list is longer today.

[Salvation]

Oregon Ping

Please notify me via FReepmail if you would like to be added to or taken off the Oregon Ping List.

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is an exact quote:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/07/007427print.html

July 29, 2005

Zambia: Man held for questioning linked to Osama

Haroon Rashid Aswat update. From AP, with thanks to Nicolei:

LUSAKA (Zambia): A British man in custody in Zambia in connection with the July 7 London bombings was once a body guard for al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, Zambian security officials said on Friday.
The security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to speak to the media, said Haroon Rashid Aswat, 31, said during questioning that he had once been a personal guard for bin Laden. Aswat was detained in Lusaka after he entered the country from Botswana, the Zambian officials said....

The Zambian officials said investigators were particularly interested in talking to Aswat about 20 phone calls allegedly made from his phone to some of the men thought to have set off bombs in London on July 7....

Aswat reportedly was once an associate of Abu Hamza al-Masri, a Muslim preacher who is awaiting trial in Britain on charges of incitement to murder. Al-Masri also is wanted in the United States on charges of trying to establish a terrorist training camp in Bly.

Posted at July 29, 2005 10:13 PM

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ON THE NET...

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/007405.php
July 28, 2005
"Key London bombs suspect arrested in Zambia"
Just in from the TimesOnline:

[Cindy]

Only Sligthtly OFF TOPIC but interesting and ON THE NET:
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JohnathaGaltFilms.com: Movies
http://www.johnathangaltfilms.com/movie.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1448780/posts

"U.S. Man Questioned About London Suspect [Ujaama, Seattle]"
ABC News.com ^ | July 22, 2005 | By MARK SHERMAN, The Associated Press
Posted on 07/22/2005 7:18:46 PM PDT by aculeus
"Authorities Questioning Seattle Man About Individual Sought in Connection With London Bombings"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An American once accused of trying to set up a terror training camp in Oregon is being questioned about a man sought in the London bombings, U.S. officials said Friday.

James Ujaama, a Muslim convert from Seattle, was charged in 2002 with trying to set up a terrorist training camp for Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri. He pleaded guilty to lesser charges in exchange for cooperating with terrorism investigations until 2013.

Three federal law enforcement officials said Ujaama is being questioned about Haroon Rashid Aswat, who also was implicated in the 1999 plan to establish a training camp in Bly, Ore. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1078719/posts
"'Unusually light' prison sentence given to Ujaama"
Seattle Times ^ | Saturday, February 14, 2004 | Mike Carter
Posted on 02/15/2004 12:26:16 PM PST by garjog

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1077899/posts
"Bin Laden's own doctor once treated Ujaama"
Seattle Times ^ | Feb 12, 2004 | Mike Carter
Posted on 02/13/2004 8:57:58 PM PST by JohnathanRGalt


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1006087/posts
"Swedish police arrest militant Muslim named in Ujaama case."
Seattle Times ^ | October 22, 2003 | Mike Carter
Posted on 10/22/2003 1:07:36 PM PDT by tubavil


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/921132/posts
"Ujaama will testify in New York about al-Qaida links"
Seattle Times ^ | June 1, 2003 | Mike Carter
Posted on 06/01/2003 12:24:12 AM PDT by sarcasm


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/893094/posts
"Islamic convert James Ujaama pleads guilty to conspiring to aid Taliban"
The Associated Press | 4/14/03 3:46 PM
Posted on 04/14/2003 1:39:09 PM PDT by freeperfromnj


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/788497/posts
"Video shows Ujaama talking about jihad"
The Seattle Times ^ | Nov. 13, 2002 | Ray Rivera
Posted on 11/13/2002 5:43:03 PM PST by JohnathanRGalt


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/743686/posts
"'I love bin Laden ... I hate Bush': Man connected to Ujaama, hijacking suspect speaks out"
The Seattle Times ^ | 9/3/02 | David Heath
Posted on 09/03/2002 1:27:30 AM PDT by ppaul

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/725317/posts
"The friends of James Ujaama"
Jewish World Review ^ | July 31, 2002 | Michelle Malkin
Posted on 07/31/2002 7:33:13 AM PDT by alloysteel

[Cindy]

UPDATE...

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP); "Lusaka (Zambia) - "ZAMBIA: MAN HELD FOR QUESTIONING LINKED TO OSAMA" (July 29, 2005)

FOX NEWS.com: "LONDON BOMBING SUSPECT ARRESTED IN ZAMBIA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Aswat was also an unindicted co-conspirator in the case of a 1999 plot to start up a terrorist training camp in Bly, Ore., and has been wanted for questioning by U.S. authorities ever since.") (July 29, 2005)

FOX NEWS.com: London - "POLICE: ALL 7/21 LONDON SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY" (July 29, 2005)

[Cindy]

ping

[Grampa Dave]

Good job Cindy.

[Cindy]

Thank you Grandpa Dave.