http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1062738/posts "Surprise witness in German court may link Iran to Sept. 11"
Chicago Tribune/Seattle Times ^ | By John Crewdson and Cam Simpson
Posted on 01/22/2004 1:07:55 AM PST by witnesstothefall
Edited on 01/22/2004 1:12:51 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON — On what had been the eve of his widely expected acquittal, the trial of the second person charged by German authorities as an accomplice of the Sept. 11 hijackers was thrown into turmoil yesterday after prosecutors disclosed the existence of a surprise witness purporting to link Iran to the hijackings. The mysterious witness, who goes by the name Hamid Reza Zakeri and claims to have been a longtime member of the Iranian intelligence service, is said to have told German investigators that the Sept. 11 plot represented what one termed a "joint venture" between the terrorist group al-Qaida and the Iranian government."