MARCH 3, 2000 : (HAMBURG, GERMANY : MEETING BETWEEN SOME CONGOLESE MEN AND AN EGYPTIAN BY THE NAME OF 'IBRAHIM ABD' ON PURCHASE OF ENRICHED URANIUM--- HAMBURG CELL) An al-Qaida representative bought enriched uranium capable of being used in a so-called dirty bomb from the Congolese opposition in 2000, according to a French newspaper report.
In sworn testimony an unnamed former soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has told investigators looking into the murders of two Congolese opposition figures in France in December 2000 that he attended a meeting earlier that year at which the uranium was sold, the Lyon-based Le Progres reported.
The man "described a meeting which took place on 3 March in (the German city of) Hamburg between some Congolese men and an Egyptian by the name of Ibrahim Abd," the newspaper said.
It quoted the man as saying, "I realised it was al-Qaida." According to Le Progres, the Egyptian was able to acquire two bars of enriched uranium 138. ------ "Al-Qaida 'bought uranium' in Congo; Bin Ladin's network alleged to have 'dirty bomb' capability ,"AFP via Aljazeera, Friday 14 November 2003, 19:18 Makka Time, 16:18 GMT
2000 : (A MIDDLEMAN IN KENYA OFFERS TO SUPPLY IRAQ WITH URANIUM FROM CONGO) Saddam Hussein's intelligence archives show a middleman in Nairobi, Kenya, offered to supply Iraq with Congo uranium in 2000, Newsweek reported in its May 17 issue. A note in the intelligence service's file suggested Iraq was then under too much international scrutiny to pursue the deal but recommended Iraq "maintain contact" with the middleman. -- "AP: Miners Drawn to Illegal Congo Uranium," from our sister station WJLA-TV, Monday May 31, 2004 2:29pm, http://www.wjla.com/headlines/0504/150347.html.
DECEMBER 2000 : (FRANCE : TWO CONGOLESE OPPOSITION FIGURES ARE MURDERED--- See HAMBURG CELL ) An al-Qaida representative bought enriched uranium capable of being used in a so-called dirty bomb from the Congolese opposition in 2000, according to a French newspaper report.
In sworn testimony an unnamed former soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has told investigators looking into the murders of two Congolese opposition figures in France in December 2000 that he attended a meeting earlier that year at which the uranium was sold, the Lyon-based Le Progres reported.
The man "described a meeting which took place on 3 March [2000] in (the German city of) Hamburg between some Congolese men and an Egyptian by the name of Ibrahim Abd," the newspaper said.
It quoted the man as saying, "I realised it was al-Qaida." According to Le Progres, the Egyptian was able to acquire two bars of enriched uranium 138. ------ "Al-Qaida 'bought uranium' in Congo; Bin Ladin's network alleged to have 'dirty bomb' capability ," AFP via Aljazeera, Friday 14 November 2003, 19:18 Makka Time, 16:18 GMT
DECEMBER 2000 : (SOMEWHERE NEAR LYON, FRANCE : THE BODIES OF TWO CONGOLESE OPPOSITION FIGURES, NALUHWINDZA & ATENBINA, ARE FOUND - See KABILA, HAMBURG CELL) The burned bodies of Philemon Naluhwindza and Aime Atenbina were found not far from Lyon in December 2000. An official close to the investigation confirmed to AFP that they had been seeking funds for a coup attempt against Kabila. ------ "Al-Qaida 'bought uranium' in Congo; Bin Ladin's network alleged to have 'dirty bomb' capability ," AFP via Aljazeera, Friday 14 November 2003, 19:18 Makka Time, 16:18 GMT
And ...
...here's an odd one from the "Cinnamon Stillwell" blog that brings to mind the PlameNameGame - this MET Alpha business of finding mock ups of the Israeli Knesset in Iraq is derived from an article by none other than the NY Times' Judith Miller - and the leftwingers tore her a new arsehole for writing it, too:
MAY 20, 2001 : (THIS IS THE DATE A MEMO FROM THE IRAQI INTELLIGENCE STATION CHIEF IN AN AFRICAN COUNTRY WAS WRITTEN CONCERNING AN OFFER BY A JIHADI TO SELL URANIUM & OTHER MATERIAL) [In early 2003] American soldiers from MET Alpha, the '''mobile exploitation team''' that has been searching for nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in Iraq for the past three months, found maps featuring terrorist strikes against Israel dating to 1991. Team members found a perfect mock-up of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, as well as mock-ups of downtown Jerusalem and official Israeli buildings in very fine detail. They also collected a satellite picture of Dimona, Israel's nuclear complex, and a female mannequin dressed in an Israeli Air Force uniform, standing in front of a list of Israeli officers' ranks and insignia. Of even greater interest to MET Alpha was a ''top secret'' intelligence memo found in a room on another floor. Written in Arabic and dated May 20, 2001, the memo from the Iraqi intelligence station chief in an African country described an offer by a ''holy warrior'' to sell uranium and other nuclear material. The bid was rejected, the memo states, because of the United Nations ''sanctions situation.'' But the station chief wrote that the source was eager to provide similar help at a more convenient time. - "Report From the War on Terrorism," Posted by Cinnamon Stillwell, Sunday, May 11, 2003
JUNE 13 - 17, 2001 : (FLIGHT RK731 : SOUTH AFRICANS SANDI MAJALI, MOTLANTHE & MENDI MSIMANG TRAVEL TO KINSHASA, CONGO - Se ANC, IRAQ) The Sunday Times can confirm today that the trio travelled to: ...Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo on flight RK731 on June 13 2001. They spent four days there. -- "Shady Iraq oil deals: The ANC connection: Top brass flew to Baghdad with publicity-shy empowerment businessman, " by Mzilikazi Wa Afrika, Jessica Bezuidenhout and Andre Jurgens, SA Sunday Times