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The discussion of Islamic Extremism in America: A reprise from Winter, 1999 On January 7, 1999, ISCA Chairman Shaykh Hisham Kabbani warned against the possibility of Islamic extremists attacking the US.

 

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5 Brothers Charged With Aiding Hamas
New York Times - December 19, 2002, Judith Miller and Eric Lichtblau
Federal officials intensified their pursuit of terrorist financing today with the arrests of four brothers in Dallas who investigators said used their computer business to funnel money to a leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas.

Feds Indict 7 in Texas Terror Probe
Associated Press - December 18, 2002, Angela K. Brown
DALLAS - The leader of an Islamic militant group, his wife, and five brothers who work at a Texas computer firm were indicted on charges of trafficking with terrorist states Libya and Syria, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Wednesday.

Terrorism Agents Arrest 4 in Dallas;Brothers allegedly tied to terrorist group Hamas
NBC News - December 18, 2002, Jim Popkin
Dec. 18 — A federal terrorism task force on Wednesday arrested four brothers in the Dallas area. Federal officials told NBC News that the men were arrested as part of a 33-count federal indictment alleging money laundering and illegal trade practices.

Hotlink to Terror?;Feds Raid Boston Area Computer Firm Suspected of Links to Al Qaeda
ABCNews.com - December 6, 2002, Brian Ross
Federal agents have raided a Boston-area computer software firm looking for evidence that the company, which does business with key government agencies including the FBI, might have links to Osama bin Laden's terror network.

Terror Investigators Raid Mass. Company
Associated Press - December 6, 2002, Jay Lindsay
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) - A software company whose clients include the FBI was raided early Friday by Customs agents as part of a terrorist investigation.

Boston-Area Firm Raided for Suspected 'Terror' Link
Reuters - December 6, 2002, Tim McLaughlin
BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal agents early on Friday seized documents in a raid on a small software firm near Boston that does business with the U.S. government and is suspected of funding "terrorism"

U.S. Probes Terror Ties to Boston Software Firm
The Wall Street Journal - December 6, 2002, Jerry Guidera and Glenn R. Simpson
QUINCY, Mass. -- A software company raided here by antiterrorism investigators was targeted because several employees already are under scrutiny for alleged terrorist ties and because it does computer work for the military, the Federal Aviation Administration and Congress and may have access to classified information.

Terror Investigators Followed Funds to a Saudi Businessman;Mr. Qadi's deals are under U.S. scrutiny; he denies charges, but case is illuminating
The Wall Street Journal - November 26, 2002, Glenn R. Simpson
Yassin Qadi is a tall, bearded businessman whose financial interests in the 1990s spanned the globe from Jeddah to Malaysia to the suburbs of Washington. In Saudi Arabia, he is known as pious, wealthy andmild-mannered. In the U.S., he is seen by government investigators as...

U.S. Fears Al-Qaida Recruiting Prisoners;Prisons are regarded as ideal place to develop terrorists, officials say
The Baltimore Sun - November 25, 2002, Laura Sullivan
Federal law enforcement officials are concerned that al-Qaida is targeting what authorities fear is an increasingly fertile breeding ground for Islamic extremism: U.S. prisons.

5 Brothers Charged With Aiding Hamas
New York Times - December 19, 2002, Judith Miller and Eric Lichtblau
Federal officials intensified their pursuit of terrorist financing today with the arrests of four brothers in Dallas who investigators said used their computer business to funnel money to a leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas.

Feds Indict 7 in Texas Terror Probe
Associated Press - December 18, 2002, Angela K. Brown
DALLAS - The leader of an Islamic militant group, his wife, and five brothers who work at a Texas computer firm were indicted on charges of trafficking with terrorist states Libya and Syria, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Wednesday.

Terrorism Agents Arrest 4 in Dallas;Brothers allegedly tied to terrorist group Hamas
NBC News - December 18, 2002, Jim Popkin
Dec. 18 — A federal terrorism task force on Wednesday arrested four brothers in the Dallas area. Federal officials told NBC News that the men were arrested as part of a 33-count federal indictment alleging money laundering and illegal trade practices.

Hotlink to Terror?;Feds Raid Boston Area Computer Firm Suspected of Links to Al Qaeda
ABCNews.com - December 6, 2002, Brian Ross
Federal agents have raided a Boston-area computer software firm looking for evidence that the company, which does business with key government agencies including the FBI, might have links to Osama bin Laden's terror network.

Terror Investigators Raid Mass. Company
Associated Press - December 6, 2002, Jay Lindsay
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) - A software company whose clients include the FBI was raided early Friday by Customs agents as part of a terrorist investigation.

Boston-Area Firm Raided for Suspected 'Terror' Link
Reuters - December 6, 2002, Tim McLaughlin
BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal agents early on Friday seized documents in a raid on a small software firm near Boston that does business with the U.S. government and is suspected of funding "terrorism"

U.S. Probes Terror Ties to Boston Software Firm
The Wall Street Journal - December 6, 2002, Jerry Guidera and Glenn R. Simpson
QUINCY, Mass. -- A software company raided here by antiterrorism investigators was targeted because several employees already are under scrutiny for alleged terrorist ties and because it does computer work for the military, the Federal Aviation Administration and Congress and may have access to classified information.

Terror Investigators Followed Funds to a Saudi Businessman;Mr. Qadi's deals are under U.S. scrutiny; he denies charges, but case is illuminating
The Wall Street Journal - November 26, 2002, Glenn R. Simpson
Yassin Qadi is a tall, bearded businessman whose financial interests in the 1990s spanned the globe from Jeddah to Malaysia to the suburbs of Washington. In Saudi Arabia, he is known as pious, wealthy andmild-mannered. In the U.S., he is seen by government investigators as...

U.S. Fears Al-Qaida Recruiting Prisoners;Prisons are regarded as ideal place to develop terrorists, officials say
The Baltimore Sun - November 25, 2002, Laura Sullivan
Federal law enforcement officials are concerned that al-Qaida is targeting what authorities fear is an increasingly fertile breeding ground for Islamic extremism: U.S. prisons.

 

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