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From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:48:58 2004
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DIARY OF A MADMAN=20

For those interested, take time to read the following information =
concerning=20
Usama Bin Laden. Assuming he is the one responsible (whether direct or=20
indirect), the perceived threat below is information enough to justify=20
stopping=20
this lunatic immediately. His (presumed) attack on New York has clearly =

demonstrated their ability to strike westerners at home. Just over a =
year ago=20
I=20
read an article from a security think-tank who said one of the next =
major=20
terrorist threats could originate from a "suitcase nuke" brought into =
the=20
harbour of a major U.S. city from overseas. Originally I believed we =
were=20
years=20
away from such a threat but after today's attack one has to wonder if =
this=20
isn't a very "real" possibility. I always try to avoid making political=20
statements here but under the circumstances I believe the United States=20
government has no choice but to eliminate this organization (Al-Qa'ida) =
as=20
soon=20
as possible.=20

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS REGARDING BIN LADEN'S INTEREST IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS=20

September 25, 1998=20

Bin Laden's aide Mamdouh Mahmud Salim was arrested in Munich, Germany, =
and=20
charged with acting on behalf of Bin Laden to obtain nuclear materials. =
In=20
particular, Salim reportedly attempted to obtain highly enriched uranium =
in=20
the=20
mid-1990s.(6)=20

August 16, 1998=20

Israeli military intelligence sources reported that Bin Laden paid over =
2=20
million pounds sterling to a middle-man in Kazakhstan, who promised to=20
deliver=20
a "suitcase" bomb to Bin Laden within two years. In an attempt to =
prevent=20
Bin=20
Laden from obtaining such weapons from Kazakhstan, Israel sent a cabinet =

minister to the republic to persuade the Kazakh government to prevent =
such=20
exchanges from occurring.(7)=20

October 6, 1998=20

The Saudi-owned, London-based Arabic newspaper, Al-Hayat, declared that =
Bin=20
Laden had obtained nuclear weapons.(8)=20

November 13, 1998=20

Expanding on information in the October 6, 1998 article in Al-Hayat, the =

Arabic=20
news magazine Al-Watan Al-Arabi reported that Usama Bin Laden was =
engaged in=20
a=20
comprehensive plan to acquire nuclear weapons. From information =
reportedly=20
provided by sources that included the Russian intelligence agency, the=20
Federal=20
Security Service (FSB), the report stated that Bin Laden had forged =
links=20
with=20
organized crime members in the former Soviet republics in Central Asia =
and=20
the=20
Caucasus.(9)=20

The Al-Watan Al-Arabi article cited one particular meeting in which an=20
agreement was negotiated by some of Bin Laden's followers and Chechen=20
organized=20
crime figures in Grozny, Chechnya. It was referred to as "the nuclear=20
warheads=20
deal." Bin Laden reportedly gave the contacts in Chechnya $30 million in =
cash=20
and two tons of opium in exchange for approximately 20 nuclear warheads. =

Sources stated that Bin Laden planned to have the warheads dismantled by =
his=20
own team of scientists, who would then transform the weapons into =
"instant=20
nukes" or "suitcase nukes."(10)=20

Al-Watan Al-Arabi also reported that Bin Laden had tried a different =
route to=20
acquisition before turning to Chechnya for nuclear weapons. According to =
the=20
article, Bin Laden's original strategy was to develop his own "in-house" =

nuclear manufacturing complex, in which small, tactical nuclear weapons =
would=20
be manufactured from scratch. Beginning in 1993, Bin Laden instructed =
some of=20
his aides to obtain weapons-grade uranium that could be used to develop =
small=20
nuclear weapons.(11)=20

December 24, 1998=20

In an interview with Time Magazine, Bin Laden asserted that acquiring =
weapons=20
of any type was a Muslim "religious duty." When asked whether he was =
seeking=20
to=20
obtain chemical or nuclear weapons, Bin Laden replied, "Acquiring =
weapons for=20
the defense of Muslims is a religious duty. If I have indeed acquired =
these=20
weapons, then I thank God for enabling me to do so."(12) He responded=20
similarly=20
to the same question in an ABC News interview two days later, stating, =
"If I=20
seek to acquire such weapons, this is a religious duty. How we use them =
is up=20
to us."(13)=20

The Al-Watan al-Arabi source stated that Bin Laden's team of scientists =
was=20
composed of "five nuclear scientists from Turkmenistan," and that the =
leader=20
of=20
the team "used to work on the atomic reactor of Iraq before it was =
destroyed=20
by=20
Israel in the 1980's." The same source also stated that the scientists =
were=20
working to develop a nuclear reactor that could be used "to transform =
the=20
fissionable material into a more active source, one which can produce a=20
fission=20
reaction from a very small amount of material and be placed in a package =

smaller than a backpack."(14) In addition, the source stated that Bin =
Laden=20
had=20
hired "hundreds of atomic scientists" from the former Soviet Union.=20
Reportedly,=20
Bin Laden paid the scientists $2,000 per month, an amount much greater =
than=20
their wages in the former Soviet republics.(15)=20

General 1997-1998=20

As a result of the revelations about Bin Laden's alleged nuclear =
activities,=20
intelligence agencies worldwide directed their attention to the apparent =

connection between opium production in Afghanistan and Al-Qa'ida's =
interest=20
in=20
nuclear weapons. Opium farmers in Afghanistan produced approximately =
3,269=20
tons=20
of opium in 1997-98. In late 1998, Bin Laden reportedly sent interested=20
parties=20
to Afghanistan to buy large amounts of opium, probably to raise funds =
for Al-=20
Qa'ida.(16)=20

THE 1993 - 1994 ATTEMPTED URANIUM PURCHASE IN SUDAN=20

During the third day of the trial, February 7, 2001, Al-Fadl testified =
that=20
he=20
was directly involved in an attempt to purchase uranium for Usama Bin =
Laden=20
at=20
the end of 1993 or the beginning of 1994. According to his testimony, =
Al-Fadl=20
was telephoned by a senior Al-Qa'ida official, Abu Fadhl [most probably =
Fadl=20
or=20
Fazl] al-Makkee, and was instructed to meet with a contact in Khartoum,=20
Sudan,=20
who allegedly possessed uranium. The witness met first with Abu Abd =
Allah al-=20
Yemeni (aka Abu Dijana) and was given the name of another contact, =
Moqadem=20
Salah Abd al-Mobruk, a lieutenant colonel in the Sudanese Army who, =
according=20
to the testimony, had been a former minister during the Numeiri =
presidency=20
(1969-83).(5)=20

Al-Fadl was charged with evaluating the situation, and after conferring =
with=20
other associates, including his cousin, he met with al-Mobruk. Al-Mobruk =

referred Al-Fadl to a man named Basheer, and the two met at an office on =

Jambouria Street in Khartoum, Sudan. When questioned by Basheer as to =
whether=20
Al-Qa'ida was serious about acquiring uranium, Al-Fadl claimed, "I know=20
people,=20
they [are] very serious, and they want to buy it." He noted that =
Al-Qa'ida=20
was=20
concerned primarily with the quality of the material and the country of=20
origin,=20
and secondarily with the cost. The arranged price was $1.5 million, plus =

additional commissions for Basheer and al-Mobruk. At this point, the =
main=20
issue=20
concerned the method of testing the uranium.=20

After reporting back to al-Makkee, Al-Fadl was sent to speak with a new=20
contact, Abu Rida al-Suri. This meeting took place at the Ikhlak Company =
in=20
the=20
Baraka building in Khartoum. Al-Suri instructed Al-Fadl to return to =
Basheer=20
and report that the organization had an "electric machine" capable of=20
testing=20
uranium. Again through an intermediary, Al-Fadl arranged a meeting with=20
Basheer=20
and, in a small house in the town of Bait al-Mal, north of Khartoum, =
Al-Fadl=20
and al-Suri were shown a cylinder approximately 2-3 feet tall with a lot =
of=20
words engraved on it. The men were given a note that Al-Fadl was told to =

deliver to another contact, Abu Hajer, and then await further =
instructions.=20
Al-=20
Fadl did not recollect exactly what was written on the paper, only that =
it=20
was=20
written in English, said "South Africa" on it, and contained a serial =
number.=20

Hajer sent Al-Fadl back to al-Suri, and the two men held another meeting =
with=20
Basheer during which they informed him that they were willing to =
purchase the=20
cylinder. When questioned by Basheer regarding the method of testing the =

uranium, Al-Fadl remembered that al-Suri had claimed to have a machine =
from=20
Kenya suitable for such purposes.=20

Al-Fadl was then instructed to arrange a meeting between al-Suri and=20
al-Mobruk,=20
after which he was informed that his services were no longer needed. =
Al-Fadl=20
received $10,000 for his time and effort and did not take a further role =
in=20
the=20
uranium acquisition. However, he did claim that Al-Amin Abd al-Marouf, a =

member=20
of the Islamic National Front in Sudan, informed him a few days later =
that=20
the=20
cylinder of uranium was to be tested in the town of Hilat Koko, Cyprus.=20
Al-Fadl=20
testified that he did not know whether the uranium had in fact been =
tested=20
and=20
was not privy to any additional information about the transaction.=20

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<DIV>DIARY OF A MADMAN For those =
interested,=20
take time to read the following information concerning Usama Bin =
Laden.=20
Assuming he is the one responsible (whether direct or indirect), the =

perceived threat below is information enough to justify stopping =
 this=20
lunatic immediately.  His (presumed) attack on New York has clearly =

 demonstrated their ability to strike westerners at home. Just over a =
year=20
ago I read an article from a security think-tank who said one of =
the=20
next major terrorist threats could originate from a "suitcase nuke" =
brought=20
into the harbour of a major U.S. city from overseas. Originally I =
believed=20
we were years away from such a threat but after today's attack =
one has=20
to wonder if this isn't a very "real" possibility. I always try to =
avoid=20
making political statements here but under the circumstances I =
believe the=20
United States government has no choice but to eliminate this =
organization=20
(Al-Qa'ida) as soon as possible. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS=20
REGARDING BIN LADEN'S INTEREST IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS September 25, =
1998=20
 Bin Laden’s aide Mamdouh Mahmud Salim was arrested in =
Munich, Germany,=20
and charged with acting on behalf of Bin Laden to obtain nuclear =
materials.=20
In particular, Salim reportedly attempted to obtain highly enriched =
uranium=20
in the mid-1990s.(6) August 16, 1998 Israeli =
military=20
intelligence sources reported that Bin Laden paid over 2 million =
pounds=20
sterling to a middle-man in Kazakhstan, who promised to deliver =
 a=20
“suitcase” bomb to Bin Laden within two years. In an attempt =
to prevent Bin=20
 Laden from obtaining such weapons from Kazakhstan, Israel sent a =
cabinet=20
 minister to the republic to persuade the Kazakh government to =
prevent such=20
 exchanges from occurring.(7) October 6, 1998 The=20
Saudi-owned, London-based Arabic newspaper, Al-Hayat, declared that Bin=20
 Laden had obtained nuclear weapons.(8) November 13, 1998=20
 Expanding on information in the October 6, 1998 article in =
Al-Hayat, the=20
 Arabic news magazine Al-Watan Al-Arabi reported that Usama Bin =
Laden was=20
engaged in a comprehensive plan to acquire nuclear weapons. From =

information reportedly provided by sources that included the Russian =

intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), the =
report=20
stated that Bin Laden had forged links with organized crime =
members in=20
the former Soviet republics in Central Asia and the Caucasus.(9) =

 The Al-Watan Al-Arabi article cited one particular meeting in =
which an=20
 agreement was negotiated by some of Bin Laden’s followers and =
Chechen=20
 organized crime figures in Grozny, Chechnya. It was referred to =
as “the=20
nuclear warheads deal.” Bin Laden reportedly gave the =
contacts in=20
Chechnya $30 million in cash and two tons of opium in exchange for=20
approximately 20 nuclear warheads. Sources stated that Bin Laden =
planned to=20
have the warheads dismantled by his own team of scientists, who =
would then=20
transform the weapons into “instant nukes” or =
“suitcase nukes.”(10)=20
 Al-Watan Al-Arabi also reported that Bin Laden had tried a =
different=20
route to acquisition before turning to Chechnya for nuclear weapons. =

According to the article, Bin Laden’s original strategy was to =
develop his=20
own “in-house” nuclear manufacturing complex, in which =
small, tactical=20
nuclear weapons would be manufactured from scratch. Beginning in =
1993, Bin=20
Laden instructed some of his aides to obtain weapons-grade uranium =
that=20
could be used to develop small nuclear weapons.(11) December =
24,=20
1998 In an interview with Time Magazine, Bin Laden asserted that =

acquiring weapons of any type was a Muslim “religious =
duty.” When asked=20
whether he was seeking to obtain chemical or nuclear weapons, =
Bin Laden=20
replied, “Acquiring weapons for the defense of Muslims is a =
religious duty.=20
If I have indeed acquired these weapons, then I thank God for =
enabling me to=20
do so.”(12) He responded similarly to the same question in =
an ABC News=20
interview two days later, stating, “If I seek to acquire such =
weapons, this=20
is a religious duty. How we use them is up to us.”(13) =
 The Al-Watan=20
al-Arabi source stated that Bin Laden’s team of scientists was =
 composed of=20
“five nuclear scientists from Turkmenistan,” and that the =
leader of the=20
team “used to work on the atomic reactor of Iraq before it was =
destroyed by=20
 Israel in the 1980’s.” The same source also stated that =
the scientists were=20
 working to develop a nuclear reactor that could be used “to =
transform the=20
 fissionable material into a more active source, one which can =
produce a=20
 fission reaction from a very small amount of material and be =
placed in a=20
package smaller than a backpack.”(14) In addition, the source =
stated that=20
Bin Laden had hired “hundreds of atomic scientists” =
from the former=20
Soviet Union. Reportedly, Bin Laden paid the scientists $2,000 =
per=20
month, an amount much greater than their wages in the former Soviet=20
republics.(15) General 1997-1998 As a result of the =
revelations=20
about Bin Laden’s alleged nuclear activities, intelligence =
agencies=20
worldwide directed their attention to the apparent connection =
between opium=20
production in Afghanistan and Al-Qa’ida’s interest in =
 nuclear weapons.=20
Opium farmers in Afghanistan produced approximately 3,269 tons =
 of opium=20
in 1997-98. In late 1998, Bin Laden reportedly sent interested =
 parties=20
 to Afghanistan to buy large amounts of opium, probably to raise =
funds for=20
Al- Qa’ida.(16) THE 1993 - 1994 ATTEMPTED URANIUM =
PURCHASE IN=20
SUDAN During the third day of the trial, February 7, 2001, =
Al-Fadl=20
testified that he was directly involved in an attempt to =
purchase=20
uranium for Usama Bin Laden at the end of 1993 or the beginning =
of 1994.=20
According to his testimony, Al-Fadl was telephoned by a senior =
Al-Qa’ida=20
official, Abu Fadhl [most probably Fadl or Fazl] al-Makkee, and =
was=20
instructed to meet with a contact in Khartoum, Sudan, who =
allegedly=20
possessed uranium. The witness met first with Abu Abd Allah al- =
 Yemeni (aka=20
Abu Dijana) and was given the name of another contact, Moqadem Salah =
Abd=20
al-Mobruk, a lieutenant colonel in the Sudanese Army who, according =
 to the=20
testimony, had been a former minister during the Numeiri presidency=20
 (1969-83).(5) Al-Fadl was charged with evaluating the =
situation, and=20
after conferring with other associates, including his cousin, he met =
with=20
al-Mobruk. Al-Mobruk referred Al-Fadl to a man named Basheer, and =
the two=20
met at an office on Jambouria Street in Khartoum, Sudan. When =
questioned by=20
Basheer as to whether Al-Qa’ida was serious about acquiring =
uranium, Al-Fadl=20
claimed, “I know people, they [are] very serious, and they =
want to buy=20
it.” He noted that Al-Qa’ida was concerned primarily =
with the quality of=20
the material and the country of origin, and secondarily with the =
cost.=20
The arranged price was $1.5 million, plus additional commissions for =
Basheer=20
and al-Mobruk. At this point, the main issue concerned the =
method of=20
testing the uranium. After reporting back to al-Makkee, Al-Fadl =
was sent=20
to speak with a new contact, Abu Rida al-Suri. This meeting took =
place at=20
the Ikhlak Company in the Baraka building in Khartoum. Al-Suri=20
instructed Al-Fadl to return to Basheer and report that the =
organization had=20
an “electric machine” capable of testing uranium. =
Again through an=20
intermediary, Al-Fadl arranged a meeting with Basheer and, in a =
small=20
house in the town of Bait al-Mal, north of Khartoum, Al-Fadl and =
al-Suri=20
were shown a cylinder approximately 2-3 feet tall with a lot of =
 words=20
engraved on it. The men were given a note that Al-Fadl was told to =
 deliver=20
to another contact, Abu Hajer, and then await further instructions. =
 Al-=20
 Fadl did not recollect exactly what was written on the paper, only =
that it=20
 was written in English, said “South Africa” on it, =
and contained a=20
serial number. Hajer sent Al-Fadl back to al-Suri, and the two =
men held=20
another meeting with Basheer during which they informed him that =
they were=20
willing to purchase the cylinder. When questioned by Basheer =
regarding the=20
method of testing the uranium, Al-Fadl remembered that al-Suri had =
claimed=20
to have a machine from Kenya suitable for such purposes. =
 Al-Fadl was=20
then instructed to arrange a meeting between al-Suri and al-Mobruk,=20
 after which he was informed that his services were no longer needed. =
Al-Fadl=20
 received $10,000 for his time and effort and did not take a further =
role in=20
 the uranium acquisition. However, he did claim that Al-Amin Abd=20
al-Marouf, a member of the Islamic National Front in Sudan, =
informed him=20
a few days later that the cylinder of uranium was to be tested =
in the=20
town of Hilat Koko, Cyprus. Al-Fadl testified that he did not =
know=20
whether the uranium had in fact been tested and was not privy to =
any=20
additional information about the transaction.=20
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