linked - Investigating the Terror

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onunUftUonofFD-30201 ABDUL BASIT, AKA RAMZI YQUSEF On 2/13/95 ,pqe 5
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when they arrived. BASIT advised that he only had one dollar in
his pocket but was fortunate to run into a Pakistani taxi driver.
BASIT stated that the Taxi driver
let BASIT stay with him for a
couple of days. The taxi driver then brought BASIT to a Mosque,
which BASIT believs was in Manhattan. At this Mosque BASIT met
MAHNOUD ABOUHALIMA.
ABOUHALIMA told BASIT that he would take him to some
friends that would help him since he did not know anyone in New
York. While in ABOUHALIMA'S car, a call came in from SALANEH on
ABOUHALIMA'S car phone. At that time ABOUHALIMA arranged for
BASIT to stay with SALANEH.
BASIT advised that he eventually told SALANEH that he
had been in Afghanistan and that he knew how to build explosives.
BASIT stated that SALAMEH told him that they could work together.l
BASIT advised that he came to the U.S. to pidk targets for a
bombing, and he found SALANEH eager to assist. BASIT advised
that both he and SALAMEH had the same motivations. BASIT advised
that SALANEH had money and paid for his food and clothes. BASIT
says he is not sure where SALANEH got his money, but he believed
that SALANEH, AYYAD, and BILAL ALKAISI
were involved in a scheme
involving bad checks, and this was a possible source for some of
their money. BASIT stated that ALKAISI was not involved in the
bombing.
BASIT advised that he contacted LQI X_ L in
Canada because he wanted some information ? aThrniE Nitrate.
BASIT said that he knew that AL-GHOUL was studying some kind of
chemistry at the university and so he called for advice. BASIT
advised that he did not inform AL-GHOUL exactly
what he was
doing, but that AL-GHOUL was aware that BASIT was making an
explosive. BASIT stated that AL-GHOUL was a classmate from
Kuwait.
BASIT advised that about 4 months before he arrived, he
decided that he needed to travel to the U.S. to pick targets for
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an attack. BASIT stated that he attempted to get legitimate
visas from the u.s. Embassy in Islamabad on two occasions. Both
attempts were unsuccessful so he came to the U.S. using a false
passport and requested political asylum.
BASIT advised that he met AHMED AJAJ in a camp in
Afghanistan, but that AJAJ was only there for a short time.