] Mr. Abdullah told German investigators that he lived with ] Mr. bin al-Shibh in a Qaeda camp outside Kandahar, ] Afghanistan, in early 2000. According to the ] investigators, Hamburg cell members, including Mr. bin ] al-Shibh and Mr. Atta, traveled to Afghanistan in late ] 1999 and early 2000 to solidify plans for the Sept. 11 ] attacks the next year. ] ] Mr. Abdullah has provided a detailed description of life ] in a camp occupied by Qaeda leaders including Osama bin ] Laden. He told investigators that Mr. bin al-Shibh, ] referred to by his nom de guerre, Obeida, was a prominent ] figure there. I found this article of interest because it's information that's been coming to light from the trial of Motassadeq, a suspected member of the Hamburg terrorist cell. As usual, there is no reference of the terrorists using steganography to communicate -- instead, it was personal meetings, phone calls, voice-mail messages, and the like. I saw also in this article that now I have yet another spelling of confirmed cell-member "Binalshibh's" name, as "bin al-Shibh," plus now I also have to research the name "Obeida," too? Argh. |