Then the pair talk about the Syrian-based cleric Fouad, whom they describe as the 'gatekeeper' to Iraq. Other transcripts reveal conversations between Fouad and Mera'i about how they had organised the flow of 'brothers' to Iraq via the Syrian cities of Damascus and Aleppo. British suicide bombers who died in Israel last year travelled through both cities. One of the network's recruits is believed to have been involved in the rocket attack in October against the Baghdad hotel where Paul Wolfowitz, the American deputy Secretary of Defence, was staying. One phone call between the two reveals Mera'i telling Fouad that: 'This week more guests will be arriving ... they are good people.' Fouad replies: 'I want those that are awake and prepared ... I want those who will strike the earth and make iron rise out of it ... I'm looking for those that were in Japan [ie, kamikaze or suicide bombers].'