Posted on 12/10/2004 1:15:38 PM PST by genefromjersey
A CNN story on 12/08/04 noted a Postal worker (a former one,let's hope)is now on trial - along with "militant" attorney Lynne Stewart, and Arabic language translator Mohammed Yousry - on charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization.
Ahmed Abdel Sattar , who goes by the "organizational nickname" of Abu Omar (or Abu Omar al-Masri) is a 45 year old Egyptian-born veteran of the Egyptian Army (1979-1981),who emigrated to the US in 1982-a jump or two ahead of Egyptian authorities,who sought him in connection to Muslim Brotherhood-linked activities.
Sattar married a Chicago woman (her citizenship status,etc. were not shown) in 1985,and began working for the Postal Service in 1988.(Again, the CNN report is lacking in data. Which Post Office did he work out of ?It almost had to have been one in the NY metropolitan area, because:
In 1990,Sattar met and joined forces with the "Blind Sheikh" Omar Abdel Rahman,who operated out of a "storefront" mosque in Jersey City,NJ,and had ties to Brooklyn,NY.Sattar began driving the Blind Sheikh around in 1992,and, in 1993, testified at an immigration hearing on the Sheikh's behalf.
While the Sheikh's status was being debated, the first World Trade Center bombing occurred,and it was learned the bombers had operated as part of a cell centered around the Sheikh's mosque.
Sattar himself was questioned by the FBI,and "swabbed" for explosive traces soon after the bombing,but was released for lack of evidence,when the swabs came back clean.
When the Blind Sheikh was arrested ,an angry Sattar told the Media: "We will hold the American Administration responsible.Something very bad could happen."
Sattar,it is alleged,conveyed messages to cell members while serving as a "paralegal" to the imprisoned Sheikh. He is also reported to have carried out orders of the Sheikh by writing letters to contacts in Afghanistan,endorsing an associate for employment there. The associate subsequently used his position to get near an Afghan leader al-Qaeda and the Taliban wanted killed,and to murder him.
Did Sattar have some connection with the anthrax murders as well? His "alias" suggests he is the equivalent of a tribal chief-("Abu" - sometimes spelled "Abou" is an honorific,applied to leaders.)-which,in turn,suggests there are followers: in other words, a cell.
Being an "insider" at a Postal facility could have given him considerable knowledge of the probable effects of anthrax-tainted mail...if,indeed,this was an al-Qaeda operation.
ITEM TWO on my list of "Things Needing Clarification" relates to the deaths from anthrax infection of Kathy Nguyen and Ottilie Lundren.
These deaths have been ascribed to "secondary mail contamination"-although detailed and exhaustive swabbing of the victims' homes, mailboxes,etc. turned up no trace of anthrax.
One explanation I've read suggests there was a wind-borne plume of anthrax. As I recall, the writer examined wind currents prevailing at the possible times of infection and guessed there was a possibility.
One major objection to this interesting hypothesis is the apparent lack of additional victims. Shouldn't there have been more ?
My question is: How do we know there were not more victims ??
If some of the victims were homeless "derelicts" sleeping in doorways,etc. at time of exposure,who would even think of anthrax exposure when they turned up dead later on ? How about senior citizens already in poor health ? "Throw-away children" in foster care or state-run institutions ? Absent signs of foul play,would any attending physician even consider anthrax infection ?
Finally, for "conspiracy buffs": Might the government have "covered up" additional anthrax cases in order to stem the existing panic ? ( I know I would have been tempted to do so !)
Even the format was copied.
A gentleman I worked with discovered this. He did a "search" on the internet for any site that displayed the addresses exactly as shown in the letters. He found all three names and addresses in a single article formated the way they are done on the letters.
Anytime you come up with a really transparant, and stupid "Blame the Jews" element in anything, it's usually a bunch of Arab Moslems doing the job.
Also, as Hatfill was named as a "person of interest" by the FBI, I wonder if they even followed this other lead. But perhaps the removal of the article was at their request.
Bump
This link shows the Florida and the other envelope side by side and talks about the different letters of the letters.
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