Return-Path: <sentto-279987-1948-1000691912-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Sun, 16 Sep 2001 18:59:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 24016 invoked by uid 510); 17 Sep 2001 01:58:49 -0000 Received: from n1.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.51) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 17 Sep 2001 01:58:49 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-1948-1000691912-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.52] by hh.egroups.com with NNFMP; 17 Sep 2001 01:58:32 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_2); 17 Sep 2001 01:58:32 -0000 Received: (qmail 30088 invoked from network); 16 Sep 2001 19:49:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m8.onelist.org with QMQP; 16 Sep 2001 19:49:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta1 with SMTP; 16 Sep 2001 19:49:35 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id MAA16784 for iwar@onelist.com; Sun, 16 Sep 2001 12:49:35 -0700 Message-Id: <200109161949.MAA16784@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 12:49:34 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Bin.Laden.tried.to.buy.Uranium] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Warlord tried to buy uranium David Leppard <a href="http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/09/16/stifgnusa01002.html">http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/09/16/stifgnusa01002.html> OSAMA Bin Laden, the chief suspect behind the attack on the World Trade Center, has tried at least twice to buy enriched uranium to make a nuclear bomb, according to a former terrorist and Western intelligence. Evidence of Bin Laden's interest in nuclear technology comes from Jamal Al-Fadl, a former close aide to the terrorist who has become the FBI's main "supergrass" in its investigation of Bin Laden's network. Al-Fadl has been warning the American authorities for the past five years that Bin Laden wanted to declare war on America and might "try to do something inside the United States". In one affidavit, made while he was in the FBI's protective custody, he spoke of his role in Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden's organisation: "I know from personal observation that Al-Qaeda members and associates attempted to obtain components for nuclear and chemical weapons," he said. "In or about late 1993, Al-Qaeda members made efforts to procure enriched uranium." Al-Fadl identified a key Bin Laden aide involved in the nuclear procurement programme: "One individual who was involved in this effort was [known as] Abu Hajer, who, after reviewing a document related to the proposed purchase of uranium, indicated that the proposed purchase should proceed." The affidavit has been served in proceedings issued by the US Justice Department to extradite two Bin Laden suspects from Britain. In a separate statement, Al-Fadl also claimed he had been to Khartoum in Sudan to try to buy uranium. He said he was put in touch with an associate of a Sudanese army officer, who offered to sell him a consignment of uranium for $1.5m (£1m). The man showed him what purported to be uranium, which, he claimed, came from South Africa. The material was in a cylinder about 2ft to 3ft long and 6in in diameter. Al-Fadl told the FBI he dropped out of the negotiations and never found out if the terror group had bought the material. He claimed to have been paid £7,000 as a bonus for his efforts. The "nightmare scenario" of the new type of terrorism was hinted at by Tony Blair in his statement to an emergency session of parliament last week. "We know they would, if they could, use chemical and biological weapons or even nuclear weapons of mass destruction," Blair said. Israeli security sources also claimed last week that they had knowledge of a plan by Bin Laden to buy a tactical "suitcase-size" nuclear bomb from Kazakhstan. One American newspaper said yesterday that US intelligence had received reports Bin Laden had already acquired "some type of nuclear device". Although such claims are difficult to assess, there is no doubt that Bin Laden wants such weaponry. In one interview he said: "We don't consider it a crime if we tried to have nuclear, chemical, biological weapons. We have the right to defend ourselves." One senior Whitehall security source said MI5's main concern was the possibility of terrorists using chemical weapons, as in the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo underground, which killed a dozen people in 1995. Additional reporting: Uzi Mahnaimi, Tel Aviv ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption! Grab your copy of VeriSign's FREE Guide: "Securing Your Web Site for Business." Get it Now! http://us.click.yahoo.com/4mr93B/zhwCAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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