-Caveat Lector- from: http://library.northernlight.com/HA20010913450000013.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#do c Click Here: <A HREF="http://library.northernlight.com/HA20010913450000013.html?cb=0&dx=1006&s c=0#doc">Report: FBI Ignored French Warning on Extremist</A> ----- Report: FBI Ignored French Warning on Extremist ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Story Filed: Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:48 AM EST PARIS (Reuters) - The FBI arrested an Islamic militant in Boston last month and received French intelligence reports linking him to Saudi-born dissident Osama bin Laden but apparently did not act on them, a French radio station said on Thursday. Europe 1 radio reported that U.S. police arrested a man with dual French and Algerian nationality who had several passports, technical information on Boeing aircraft and flight manuals. The man had been taking flying lessons, it added. Asked for information by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, French security services provided a dossier clearly identifying him as an Islamic militant working with bin Laden. ``He has a pedigree as long as your arm, an investigator said,'' the radio reported. ``He belongs to the Pakistani-Afghan network that trains Osama bin Laden's soldiers.'' Bin Laden, who is Afghan-based, is the prime suspected mastermind behind Tuesday's devastating plane attacks on New York and Washington. Two of the four commercial airliners hijacked in the suicide operation took off from Boston. Many Algerian militants fought against Soviet troops in Afghanistan in the 1980s and have since used their military background for guerrilla attacks in Algeria, France and other countries, intelligence sources say. French officials could not immediately confirm the Europe 1 report. It said the man, who is in jail but has refused to cooperate with investigators, was a ``soldier without borders'' who had made several trips to potential hotspots around the world in recent months. ``He has the profile of someone who could prepare or lead terrorist operations,'' it said. ``This information was transmitted by French security services to the FBI but apparently got lost in the enormous American police machinery,'' it added. ``The inquiry that might have been able to avoid everything was not started. There was no special alert transmitted to airport authorities in the U.S.,'' it concluded. Copyright � 2001 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the dotted and sphere logos are house marks of Reuters Limited. Reuters is a registered trade mark in more than 25 countries worldwide. You may now print or save this document. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Portions of above Copyright � 1997-2001, Northern Light Technology Inc. All rights reserved. ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
