https://freerepublic.com/tag/chechensbasayev/ en-us Wed, 17 Jul 2002 01:21:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/717338/posts A fascinating piece by Andrew Higgins and Alan Cullison recently appeared in The Wall Street Journal [July 2] with the title: “How a Secret, Failed Trip to Chechnya Turned Key Plotter’s Focus to America and bin Laden.” The key plotter in this case was 9/11 mastermind and bin Laden’s Egyptian lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri. The article’s title suggests that Zawahiri’s failure to settle in Chechnya (due to his “detention” by the KGB/FSB in 1996-97) led him to Afghanistan and an alliance with bin Laden. But according to ranking U.S. terrorism expert, Yossef Bodansky, Egyptian Jihad leader Zawahiri was preparing a massive... Financial Sense https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/717338/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jul 2002 01:21:38 GMT