A Portrait of Gamal Abdel-Hafiz: Former Agent in the FBI’s International Terrorism Squad By Marlena Telvick
During his seven years as an FBI special agent, Gamal Abdel-Hafiz rose to the second highest level an agent can obtain. Hailed for his work on several major terrorism cases, including the June 1996 Al-Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa, and the 2002 “Lackawanna Six” case, he was then fired abruptly. Here’s a look at the complex allegations that cost him his job.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sleeper/fbi/gamal.html
Update
After months of reexaming the factual findings of Gamal Abdel-Hafiz’s case as part of his appeal, a three-person Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) convened by the FBI’s Inspection Division (INSD) determined that there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations made by his former wife.
On Jan. 30, 2004, Abdel-Hafiz was informed by Assistant FBI Director Steven McCraw that he had won the appeal of his termination and would be reinstated, effective immediately. The decision, acknowledged by a senior FBI official as a “highly unusual reversal,” surprised many.
“I was stunned,” Abdel-Hafiz says. “I was preparing to resort to the courts. Instead, on their own the bureau decided to reverse their decision. It’s so much better for me to have the FBI rectify the situation than a judge. I feel very good. Very happy.”
Details on what exactly led the Disciplinary Review Board to reinstate the former counterrorism agent after his very public dismissal are not available. A senior FBI official would say only that because personnel matters are governed by various privacy issues, the agency cannot discuss the circumstances surrounding Abdel-Hafiz’s reinstatement.
Abdel-Hafiz, surprisingly unimbittered against the bureau, is just glad it’s over. “It’s regrettable that it took so long and after all those allegations,” he says, reflecting on the last 19 months, “but at least in the end someone saw the truth.”
“I was stunned,” Abdel-Hafiz says. “I was preparing to resort to the courts. Instead, on their own the bureau decided to reverse their decision. It’s so much better for me to have the FBI rectify the situation than a judge. I feel very good. Very happy.”>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Taqiya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqiya
” “Taqiyya is an Islamic juridical term whose shifting meaning relates to when a Muslim is allowed, under Sharia law, to lie. A concept whose meaning has varied significantly among Islamic sects, scholars, countries, and political regimes, it nevertheless is one of the key terms used by recent anti-Muslim polemicists.”[11]