SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 : (9/11 ATTACKS ON THE USA)
SEPTEMBER 2001 : (VA JIHAD / PAINTBALL CELL : PAINTBALL CELL MEMBERS ABRUPTLY STOP THEIR PAINTBALL GAMES-- See LeT aka LASHKAR-E-TAIBA, ALI AL TIIMI {See ANTHRAX INVESTIGATION, IRAQ} ) The attacks of Sept. 11 also brought an end to the paintball gatherings. After more than a year of regular outings to a woodsy plot of land in Spotsylvania, the men abruptly stopped the games, fearing what it would look like to a world reeling from Sept. 11. Within a week or two of the attacks, several members met over Chinese food at the home of Yong Ki Kwon - a Muslim convert from South Korea - and asked the teacher, al-Timimi, to come too. "We invited him to dinner because we wanted to get his take on what was happening," said Ismail Royer, 30, the former St. Louisan and member of the paintball group who attended al-Timimi's lectures.------- "12 Washington-area Muslims investigated for alleged terrorist ties," By Karen Branch-Brioso, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Thu, Jun. 12, 2003
SEPTEMBER 2001 : (VA : LASHKAR-E-TAIBA : PAINTBALL CELL DINNER MEETING; AL-TIMIMI ADVISES HIS ASSOCIATES TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY) The men whose homes were searched are in their 20s and 30s. Most took Islamic classes from a prominent local Muslim scholar and lecturer, Ali Al-Timimi, who had suggested that the men travel abroad to Muslim countries after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Al-Timimi's northern Virginia townhouse and car were also searched....Many of the friends from the paintball club heeded Al-Timimi's advice to leave the United States. Royer went to Bosnia for seven months. Others struck out individually to Egypt or Saudi Arabia. Several - including Kwon, the dinner host - also left for Pakistan.... --------- "12 Washington-area Muslims investigated for alleged terrorist ties," By Karen Branch-Brioso, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Thu, Jun. 12, 2003
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 or later : (WILLIE BRIGITTE TRAVELS TO AFGHANISTAN TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE THE TALIBAN -- See LeT, SYDNEY CELL, PARIS CELL) ... Brigitte acknowledged he had travelled to Afghanistan to fight alongside the Taliban against US forces after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, French officials [later] said.
France's counterintelligence service, the DST, has been tracking Brigitte for years, officials said. ----Terror suspect linked to Afghan assassination,AP via The Age ^ | October 28, 2003 | NA
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 or later : (AUSTRALIAN KLA/LeT TERRORIST DAVID HICKS RETURNS TO AFGHANISTAN) "After watching television footage of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Hicks returned to Afghanistan to rejoin his al-Qaeda associates," according to the US case. He arrived in Kandahar and was given a choice of three locations to fight against US and coalition forces, with Hicks choosing to join a group of al-Qaeda fighters near the Kandahar Airport. "Armed with an AK-47 automatic rifle, ammunition, and grenades, Hicks travelled with his al-Qaeda associates to the Kandahar Airport," the US alleged. -------From Adelaide to al-Qaeda," Sydney Morning Herald ^ | June 11, 2004 | AAP
OCTOBER 2001 : (US PUTS LASHKAR-E-TAEBA ON FOREIGN TERRORIST LIST) The United States put Lashkar-e-Taeba on its list of foreign terrorist organisations in October 2001. . - "11 Lashkar terrorists arrested in US," Hindustan Times, June 28 2003
NOVEMBER 9, 2001 : (AFGHANISTAN : HICKS ARRIVES IN KUNDUZ WITH A LeT ACQUAINTANCE AND JOINS A GROUP OF OTHER COMBATANTS INCLUDING JOHN WALKER LINDH IN FIGHTING COALITION FORCES) After guarding the tank for approximately one week, Hicks, still armed with the AK-47 rifle, ammunition and grenades, travelled with a LET acquaintance to Kunduz, Afghanistan, arriving around November 9, 2001. "There he joined others, including (American) John Walker Lindh, who were engaged in combat against coalition forces." -------From Adelaide to al-Qaeda," Sydney Morning Herald ^ | June 11, 2004 | AAP
2001 late : (MAHMUD FARUQ BRENT aka MAHMUD AL MUTAZZIM TRAVELS TO PAKISTAN FOR TRAINING IN LeT CAMPS-- See LeT, TARIQ SHAH) The man, Mahmud Faruq Brent, was accused of traveling to Pakistan in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to receive training in camps operated by Lashkar-e-Taiba, a group loosely affiliated with Al Qaeda whose primary goal is to fight against Indian forces in the disputed province of Kashmir.-----??By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press Writer, August 4, 2005, 9:37 PM EDT
DECEMBER 2001 early c : (AFGHANISTAN :AUSTRALIAN TERRORIST HICKS IS CAPTURED SOMEWHERE NEAR BAGHLAN-- See LeT, GITMO COUNTRY CLUB) Hicks was captured on or about early December 2001 near Baghlan in Afghanistan. Soon after he was flown to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.-------From Adelaide to al-Qaeda," Sydney Morning Herald ^ | June 11, 2004 | AAP
DECEMBER 2001 : (INDIA : LASHKAR-E-TAIBA aka LeT TERROR GROUP ATTACKS THE PARLIAMENT) Lashkar-e-Taiba (the Righteous Army), a now [now is 2002] banned militia blamed for December's terrorist attack on the Indian parliament. --------- "MADE IN THE U.S.A.- Hundreds of Americans have followed the path to jihad. Here's how and why," by David E. Kaplan, U.S. News, 06/10/2002, Posted on 06/01/2002 12:36:47 PM PDT by Pokey78
JANUARY 2002 : (AFGHANISTAN : AUSTRALIAN LeT TERRORIST DAVID HICKS IS CAPTURED -- See JOSH DRATEL)
MARCH 2002 : (AN ASSOCIATE OF AL QAEDA'S OSAMA BIN-LADEN WAS FOUND IN A LASHKAE-E-TAEBA HIDEOUT) According to the State Department, an associate of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was found in a Lashkar-e-Taeba hideout in March 2002 which suggested that some members of the group help Al-Qaeda.- "11 Lashkar terrorists arrested in US," Hindustan Times, June 28 2003
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MARCH 2002 : (AL QAEDA'S ABU ZUBAYDA IS CAPTURED AT A LeT SAFEHOUSE) LET has also sheltered al Qaeda deputy Abu Zubaydah until he was captured at one of their safe houses in March 2002, and is a co-member of the al Qaeda-led group “International Islamic Front for Jihad against the U.S. and Israel,” which has been blamed for numerous terrorist attacks. ------ "Eichenlaub: Indian Islamist terror group had ties to Saddam," Commentary by Mark Eichenlaub , Insight, www.insightmag.com - Issue Date: July 25-31, 2006, Posted On: 7/25/2006
JUNE 3, 2002 : (PAKISTAN: THE HEAD OF JAMAAT UL DAAWA CLAIMS HIS LOYALISTS CONTROL TWO MISSILES WITH NUCLEAR WARHEADS -- See BOSTON CELL, LeT, JAMAAT UL DAAWA) Islamabad, June 3: Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Amir Jammat-ad Dawa today said that they have loyalists among the personnel who control two missiles with nuclear warheads. They shall be used against the enemies of Islam. He made this statement while in the custody of Islamabad Police. --------- "We control two nuclear missiles" Hafiz Muhammad Saeed www.markazdawa.org ^ | Jun 3 2002 | staff Posted on 06/06/2002 9:24:07 AM PDT by lyonesse
NOVEMBER 15, 2006 : (BOSTON, MA : IMAMS OF THREE MOSQUES ARE ARRESTED - THEY ARE CLOSE RELATIVES OF LeT FOUNDER & JAMAAT UL DAAWA HEAD HAFIZ MOHAMMAD SAEED)JUNE 2002 : (CANADA REFUSES TO EXTRADITE LIBAN HUSSEIN, BROTHER OF MOHAMED HUSSEIN --See BOSTON CELL, OTTAWA CELL, AL BARAKAT BANKING) In June, Canadian officials refused to extradite Liban Hussein, citing a lack of any evidence linking him to terrorism. -------U.S. jails Somali over cash transfers; Canada refused to extradite brother of accused The Star ^ | July 23 2002
JULY 2003 : (US REMOVES LIBAN HUSSEIN'S NAME FROM LIST OF PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF FINANCING TERRORIST ACTS; See LIBAN'S BROTHER MOHAMED HUSSEIN; BOSTON CELL; OTTAWA CELL; AL BARAKAT BANKING) the Bush administration removed his name from a list of people and groups suspected of financing terrorist acts. -------U.S. jails Somali over cash transfers; Canada refused to extradite brother of accused The Star ^ | July 23 2002
JULY 2002 : (BOSTON, MASS : MOHAMED HUSSEIN IS SENTENCED --See AL BARAKAT BANKING; OTTAWA CELL; BOSTON CELL) BOSTON (AP) — A Somali arrested in a post-Sept. 11 crackdown on money transfer businesses was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison for operating without a state licence. Mohamed Hussein was convicted in April of two counts of illegally transmitting money abroad. Hussein, 33, and his brother, Liban Hussein, 31, were arrested during last fall's crackdown on al-Barakaat outlets across the United States.
Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of at least four years, three months in prison — a recommendation that drew harsh criticism from U.S. District Judge Robert Keeton. "You're trying to ask me to sentence him as a terrorist," Keeton told Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy, calling the recommendation "unfair and unjust."
The Bush administration last year said Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda group skimmed money from the tens of millions of dollars that annually flow overseas through al-Barakaat, which is headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.
The Hussein brothers, natives of Somalia who hold Canadian citizenship, have insisted they had no knowledge of any link between al-Barakaat and terrorists. They ran Barakaat North America out of a tiny office in Boston and a subsidiary office in Ottawa. In June, Canadian officials refused to extradite Liban Hussein, citing a lack of any evidence linking him to terrorism. Last week, the Bush administration removed his name from a list of people and groups suspected of financing terrorist acts. Massachusetts prosecutors said the Hussein brothers wired about $2.8 million (U.S.) to an account in the United Arab Emirates between September, 2000, and November, 2001, even though the brothers knew they were breaking the law by not having a state licence. Mohamed Hussein had faced up to 10 years in prison, though federal sentencing guidelines called for two to three years. --------U.S. jails Somali over cash transfers; Canada refused to extradite brother of accused The Star ^ | July 23 2002
2002 : (RANDALL ROYER aka ISMAIL ROYER IS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR MAS -- See VA JIHAD / PAINTBALL CELL, LeT) ... in 2002, Royer was employed as Communications Director of the Muslim American Society (MAS), a major component of the “Wahhabi lobby” or Islamic political establishment in the U.S. ------ "Portrait of a Wahhabi: My encounters with Randall Royer…and the “usual suspects”, By Stephen Schwartz, FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | June 30, 2003
SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 : (INDIA : AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE ATTACK BY LeT KILLS 25 PEOPLE) ....an audacious attack on Akshardham temple [Images] in Ahmedabad [Images] in which 25 were killed on September 25, 2002. Elite National Security Guards had to be airdropped into the complex to rescue 50 people. ---------- "Arrested Fidayeen reveal terror route, LeT hand ," Rediff , 28 Nov., 2008