Sayed Tayib al-Madani
An alleged member of
Shura council of the group,[3] and to have been a financial overseer who had to approve any expenditure over $1000 while the group was organising itself in the Sudan.[4]
Early activity
A veteran of the
Ibn Khattab.[7]
According to the testimony of
Arrest
In May 1997, al-Madani turned himself in to Saudi authorities in 1997, and was subsequently arrested.pardoned the same year in exchange for his cooperation.[4][10] In September 1998, after al-Madani had already been released, Vice President Al Gore met with Crown Prince Abdullah, and again repeated the request for access.[9]
Some have suggested that he was thereafter targeted for assassination by the National Islamic Front.
Following
the September 11, 2001 attacks, Fox News reported that "the west" had recruited al-Madani post-1998.[11]
References
- ^ Jamal al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al., trial transcript, Day 2, Feb. 6, 2001
- Daily Telegraph, "Saudis detain member of anti-American terror group", August 2, 1997
- ^ A Second Look at the Saudis: Chapter 4
- ^ ISBN 9780743297578.
- ^ Wadih El Hage to U.S. grand jury, Sept. 24, 1997
- ^ a b c d Trial Transcript, United States v. Usama bin Laden, et al. (February 7, 2001)
- ^ Fitzgerald, Patrick J. United States of America v. Enaam M. Arnaout, "Governments Evidentiary Proffer Supporting the Admissibility of Co-Conspirator Statements", before Hon. Suzanne B. Conlon
- ^ 9/11 Commission Report, p. 68
- ^ a b 9/11 Commission Report, p. 122
- ^ Abu-Nasr, Donna. Associated Press, "Bin Laden aims to rid 'infidels'", September 15, 2001
- ^ Fox News, An Elusive Warlord's Deadly Sleepers, September 17, 2001