[aristeides]

I remember seeing a report earlier that Atta and al-Shehhi stayed the night of their arrival in Spain at a hotel near the Madrid airport.

[gaspar]

Lets hope that the Spanish police have checked attendees at a conference on Islamism held in Madrid in August 1994. In attendance was the Spanish Muslim Brotherhood and many of its mujahideen friends Highlight of the meeting was the speech given by the Sudan's Hasan al-Turabi entitled "Islamic Fundamentalism in the Sunna and Shia World." Following the meeting there was reportedly a strategy session of Al Qaida held near Torremolinos on the Costa Esmeralda. Following that meeting the terrorists purchased property there and until 9/11 considered Spain a safe-haven for their plotting.

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