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  • Osama s Pilot

    06/27/2002 10:22:25 PM PDT · by OKCSubmariner · 12 replies · 280+ views
    ABC News Primetime ^ | June 27, 2002 | ABC News
    Essam Al-Ridi says his life is "ruined" because he agreed to testify for the Justice Department against al Qaeda members. — Airline pilot Essam Al-Ridi admits helping Osama bin Laden buy a plane to transport Stinger missiles 10 years ago. But he says he did the right thing as a U.S. citizen by testifying and helping to put four al Qaeda members behind bars. The 1992 deal was years before bin Laden emerged as a terrorist leader, and Al-Ridi has never been accused of belonging to bin Laden's al Qaeda terror network. Al-Ridi, 43, was born in Egypt but came...