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Kurdi University
17 B»dr Ahmed Binbdin «/2V1980 American
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19 Suftai Btnl»den Orlando, Florida
20 AbduJA^izBioUdcn OrUodo, Florid*
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Investigation on 09/13/2001
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SA'|. \s .^s Special Agents with the FBI and
ATF\. SATx "~l inquired if she was willing to be
interviewed at this time.':::::.. BINLADIN indicated that she contacted her
father as\e is afraid fof'::':h.e'r... safety. B.INLADIN indicated that she
feels ''--comfortable now\that SAl I and SA 1 I have identified
themselves 'to heir, BINLADIN was asked if she would prefer to conduct
this interview in the lobby or in her'"-apartment. BINLADIN stated
that her\apartment is messy as she isXirixithe process of moving to a
different', apartment Within the same building. BINLADIN suggested
that the interview take, place "in the lobby .are.a.. At this point, all
parties proceeded othe lobby. ''., ''-._ '"'--...
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violence in Los Angeles. BINLADIN attended the 12th grade at| "~"~\N indicate
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using the letter "i" or "e" in the spelling of the BINLADIN name,
BINLADIN or BINLADEN, Saudi nationals spell it both ways. There is
no right or wrong spelling. The BINLADIN name is one word and not
hyphenated.
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\e prince (s) and their entourage (s) came from Los Angeles to
the Las ^egas area on September 09, 2001. They feared continuing
earthquakes in the Los Angeles-area.
.He has been to the United States before this current trip
with the prince. Two previous trips with the prince, and one previous
trip without the prince.
departed Las Vegas on September 19, 2001, as part of a
group of 51 persons of the Saudi Arabian royal party, aboard a
Government of Gabon-flagged DC-8-73, tail number TR-LTZ, bound for
Geneva, Switzerland.]
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possession of \Egyptian
passport number _^_^__ was interviewed at the
Four Seasons Hotel,Las Vegas, Nevada regarding inconsistencies between
his name as written on a manifest list provided to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, and his name as written in his passport |
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]. He was one memoer ol a group of 69 persons,known to be
Saudi Arabian royalty and their entourage, all lodged under the name
\ at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After being made aware of the identities of the interviewing agents and
the purpose of the interview, he provided the following:
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as a. white\male, born
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Jfor Saudi Arabian Prince Abdul Majeed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
(Prince\Abdul Maj,eed) , was interviewed at the Four Seasons Hotel, Las
Vegas, N'evada regarding inconsistencies between his name as written on
a manifest list provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and
his .name a,s typed in\his passport [ 1
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of th.e interviewing agents and the purpose of the interview, he
provided the,following: \
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BIN LADEN has been in the United States for a short period
of time. BIN LADEN is a freshman at the I \N LJ^DE
BIN LADEN stated that he did not have any prior knowledge
of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. BIN LADEN
stated that he only knows what he has seen on the news. BIN LADEN is
not aware of any gioups or individuals planning to attack the United
'States. \1
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sixteen years ago. BIN LADEN saw OSAMA at a funeral. BIN LADEN
stated that it was not a very long discussion. BIN LADEN has not
heard of anyone in her family being in contact with OSAMA. The
family did not know a lot about OSAMA. BIN LADEN described OSAMA
as very quiet, shy, private, and almost a stranger to family
members. OSAMA was so strict that he would not have his picture
taken with the family at events or celebrations.
BIN LADEN stated that she did not have any prior
knowledge of the attack which occurred on September 11, 2001.
BIN LADEN saw the live news reports after the first airplane
struck the World Trade Center. BIN LADEN did not realize it was
a plane crash and thought that it was a building fire. BIN LADEN
was frightened for the people in the building. BIN LADEN then
saw the second airplane strike the World Trade Center and was
both terrified and sad. BIN LADEN is not aware of any
individuals or groups planning to attack the United States.
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J was contacted
at '•apartment number at the aforementioned address, Also
present during portions of the interview was NAWAF BIN LADEN.
After being advised of the official identities of the
interviewing Special Agent (SA) and.State Troopers (Tpr.),
ALMADOUDI provided the following:
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Due to\concerns for his safety in the U.S. after the 9/11/01 terrorist
plane crashes in the U.S., Binladen is returning to Saudi Arabia for a
few months. He obtained a flight on Piedmont Hawthorne Charter Airline
(# 621DB), departing Dulles Airport at 10:00PM, 9/19/01.
\In 1995, Binladen was traveling back and forth from Saudi
Arabia to ''the U.S., where his mother\was being treated for cancer. In
1996, Binladen attended Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He
later studied at American University and Southeastern University, both
in Washington, D.C. He graduated in 1999., with a MBA degree.
On 9/11/00, Binladen was hired by] | He currently has a
H1B American visa, issued on 8/7/01, with an expiration date of 8/6/03
His U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1-94 departure card
reflects INS * 1 |on it.
Binladen advised that he has no association with the
extremist group Taliban or Osama bin Laden. He has no friends or
family residing in Pakistan or Afghanistan. He has never traveled to
Pakistan or Afghanistan. Binladen did not know any of the Arab
terrorists who crashed the American planes on 9/11/01.
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Bader Ahmed Binladin (-birth name Bader Ahmed bin Laden) , born
L was
interviewed at the Piedmont Hawthorne--Charter Airline Office,
Washington Dulles International Airport'-lDulles Airport), Dulles,
Virginia. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing
Agent and the nature of the interview, Binladin provided the following
information: ""•-...
Binladin, a U.S. Citizen, advised he is a student at |
]. He is in his third year
J and has a business major. Due to concerns for his safety
in the U.S. after the 9/11/01 terrorist plane crashes, Binladin is
returning to Saudi Arabia for about a month. He obtained a flight on
Piedmont Hawthorne Charter Airline (# 621DB), departing Dulles Airport
at 10:OOPM, 9/19/01.
While in the U.S.. Binladin resides at I
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"black sheep" of the family. The family "cursed" Osama bin Laden as he
has brought much shame to the family. To his knowledge, the bin Laden
family has never provided any financial assistance to Osama bin Laden
since his exile from Saudi Arabia. Moawalla believed that the news
reports of Osama bin Laden's financial worth being $300 million were
greatly exaggerated. Moawalla believed that Osama bin Laden grew up in
a different household than Shafig bin Laden and many of the 52 bin
Laden children. He did not know nor could he really guess at the net
worth of the bin Laden family. He did not know how the family fortunes
are distributed among the 52 brothers and sisters of the bin Laden
family.
In the early 1990s, the bin Laden family worked with the
Saudi government to build roads throughout the country. Osama bin
Laden did not agree with this activity on the part of his family and
took exception with both his family and the Saudi government. In 1993
or 1994, Saudi Arabia revoked the citizenship of Osama bin Laden.
Moawalla felt certain that the bin Laden family has had no contact with
Osama bin Laden.since that time.
Moawalla explained that in their financial dealings with the
various investment companies' identified above, the bin Laden family had
to provide formal documentation to the investment managers showing that
the bin Laden family did not support or fund Osama bin Laden. These
investment companies then performed their own due diligence to
corroborate the information provided by the family.
Moawalla did not believe that Shafig bin Laden and/or his
brothers had any current relationship with their brother, Osama bin
Laden. Moawalla had no knowledge of the attacks on the World Trade
Center in New York City, New York or the Pentagon in the Washington,
D.C. area. He recognized the magnitude of the tragedy and pledged to
provide any information to which he becomes privy. He did not believe,
that other bin Laden family members had any knowledge of the attacks
beyond that which was reported in the press. Moawalla said that if,
for an instant, he believed that the bin Laden family knew of the
planned terrorists attacks, he would not be working for them.
Moawalla provided the following information about some of the
other passengers listed on the flight manifest:
Najia bin Laden - Osama's sister. Was in LA and is now
returning to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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was
interviewee at Fieomont Hawtnorne unarter Aircrart,uuiJ.es Airport.
Dulles, Virginia. Also present during the interview was | \l A
LADEN was advised of the identity of the interviewing agent and the
nature of the interview, that being a request of he arid his party for
identification. Thereafter, the following information' was provided:
SHAFIG BIN LADEN is in the investment department for the
SBLG. He arrived in the U.S. on September 9, 2001 0n British Airlines
from London. He attended a convention at the Ritz ,/Carlton in
Washington, D.C. arranged by the Carlyle Group, a/h investment banking
firm. While in Washington, D.C., he stayed at th.e Hyatt Hotel on M and
24th Streets in Georgetown. His contact with the Carlyle Group is HARRY
ALVERSON in Washington, D.C. He displayed a Carlyle Group brochure. He
further displayed a document he described as the order for the charter
generated by the Saudi Arabian Embassy. SHAFIG BIN LADEN further
advised that during the 1990's, he and his attorneys met at length with
officials of the FBI and provided them all information to satisfy them
that the SBLG had no connection with the activities of OSAMA BIN LADEN.
SHAFIG BIN LADEN offered to make his and his party's baggage
available to be searched. The bags were hand searched by SA.-L 1
I | Also searched'on behalf of
the pilot were two boxes containing radio equipment wh.ich met flight
521 on the tarmac and were thereafter loaded onto the plane.
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Title: PENTTBOMB
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Synopsis: To notify FBIHQ of imminent travel and 'results of interviews.
Administrative: Re telcall between SAT _~|and SSA1 J on
09/19/2001.
Details:-, On 09/19/2001, FBI Los Angeles escorted Najiah Binladen to
'Garrett Aviation, a charter terminal at Los Angeles 'International Airport
Najiah boarded a 737-200, tail number N521DB, a Ryan international
Airlines aircraft, flight number 441.
fhe aircraft crew consisted of pilot Captain BillXDillow,
Flight Officer Lisa Snider, Flight Engineer Enor Svensson, flight
attendant Karen Schoen, and flight attendant Sally Kacheroski. Ryan
International Airlines provided an unarmed security guard aboard t
flight, Jason\, Los Angeles Police Department Reserve officer
date of birthF L Najiah was the only passenger aboard the
aircraft.
carry on reading materials w.erexall in English, ; and \sh.e carried her aba ye
and her veil/in her travel ft'a^. Najiah enjoys yQg'a aftd\s out at the|~1
I 1 when ''she is at /her I ; \.
telephone number f$ 1 / / land, her cellular nUmberj _ \h
Monica, California. Wajia-'h .has her private pilot \s\, and flew her
daughters to Las Vegas, .Nevada, with a co-pilot's-. assi'.sta\.nce . Najiah
stated that she would irtuneHiately contact SA-.J : l \\r return to
Najiah complimented SAl \n her
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proficiency of classical \Arabic . Najiah told SA " \t she is
welcome to come and visit .and stay in Najiah' s Jeddah home -any time.
citizen. Mike/ has been working off and on for Ibrahim Binladen since
1985. Mike actually resides with his wife, Nicolette, his son, and his •
daughter in a small guesthouse on the grounds of Ibrahim's] \1
estate. Mike also pays all bills related to Naiiah'sX \.
Mike shares a Bank of America checking account with Ibrahim ar^d Najiah ir
order to pay their bills while they are gone.
/Mike stated that neither Ibrahim nor Najiah talk about their
brother, /Usama. Mike stated that it was his impression that th^e Binlader
family does not associate or support Usama Binladen. Mike stated that
Ibrahim-, his wife Munira, and their children only reside at the I I
I Taddress a few weeks every year, usually in August and early
Septemfcer.
Mike stated that the last time he had seen Ibrahim, Ibrahim hac
shown Mike a picture of Ibrahim, former President Jimmy Carter, and three
of Ibrahim's brothers. Ibrahim said that the picture was taken in January
2001.
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Rvan International Flight 441 from St. Louis. .MO: Los Angeles. CA: Orlando. FL: Washington.
DC: and Boston. MA
Reference allegations about Osama Binladen relatives departing the US before the lifting of flight
restrictions.
On 09/19/2001, Ryan Internationa! Airlines, flight number 441, was contracted by the Saudi
Embassy to make several stops in the US to pick up various Saudi individuals for expeditious departure
from the United States. Ryan International Flight 441 ultimately departed Boston, MA to leave the
country at approximately 2:05 am EST on 09/20/2001. Flight restrictions had been lifted at this time,
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Ryan International Airlines flight 441 originated in St. Louis, Missouri and made stops in Los
Angeles, California; Orlando, Florida; Washington, District of Columbia (Dulles); and Boston,
Massachusetts before departing the United States. Flight 441 picked up the following passengers at those
airports:
"Sultan Binladen and Maria M.F. Bayma accompanied Khalil Binladen, who had been
interviewed three times.
"Reem Hamza Asar wase present during the interview of Faisal Saleh Almadoudi.
*"Sadar was not interviewed because she was the maid for the group
• On 09/11/2001. SA's interviewed management of the Four Seasons Jioiel and Caesar's
Palace.|
On 09/18/2001, SAC Grant Ashley, FBI Las Vegas and SAC Joseph Saitta, United States
Secret Service (b'SSS), met with Saudi Arabian Prince ABDUL MAJEED ABpUL AZIZ
and liis representatives. The Saudi Arabian's were asked to provide a manifest of.their
entire party and photocopies of each person's passport. A total of 69 names with \s were checked against th
3 individuals from this flight were interviewed by the FBI because of the following non-
derogatoiy information in IIIA:
Prior to its departure, the aircraft was swept, perimeter security was provided, and all
persons boarding were matched to a previously-obtained manifest and photocopies of
passports by Agents and Officers of the USCS.