1998 : (AFGHANISTAN : MASSOOD BAFFLED WITH THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY OF SUPPORTING HIS ENEMY GULBUDDIN HEKMATYAR--- See HIA) In the year 1377 (1998) Olivier Roy and Christoph De Ponfilly wrote in an essay: “Massoud never understood why CIA and Pentagon decided to support his enemy Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the fight against him. Massoud always dreamed of a united and equal people in Afghanistan and also of free elections in this country.” and Bush has hade mistakes in IRAQ, compared to Toon's in Afghanistan? 40 posted on 09/12/2006 4:04:12 AM PDT by gusopol3
still noting your additional posts.
Thank you piasa.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 : (9/11 ATTACKS ON THE USA)
SEPTEMBER 2001 : (VA JIHAD / PAINTBALL CELL : PAINTBALL CELL MEMBERS ABRUPTLY STOP THEIR PAINTBALL GAMES-- See LeT aka LASHKAR-E-TAIBA, ALI AL TIIMI {See ANTHRAX INVESTIGATION, IRAQ} ) The attacks of Sept. 11 also brought an end to the paintball gatherings. After more than a year of regular outings to a woodsy plot of land in Spotsylvania, the men abruptly stopped the games, fearing what it would look like to a world reeling from Sept. 11. Within a week or two of the attacks, several members met over Chinese food at the home of Yong Ki Kwon - a Muslim convert from South Korea - and asked the teacher, al-Timimi, to come too. "We invited him to dinner because we wanted to get his take on what was happening," said Ismail Royer, 30, the former St. Louisan and member of the paintball group who attended al-Timimi's lectures.------- "12 Washington-area Muslims investigated for alleged terrorist ties," By Karen Branch-Brioso, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Thu, Jun. 12, 2003
SEPTEMBER 2001 : (VA : LASHKAR-E-TAIBA : PAINTBALL CELL DINNER MEETING; AL-TIMIMI ADVISES HIS ASSOCIATES TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY) The men whose homes were searched are in their 20s and 30s. Most took Islamic classes from a prominent local Muslim scholar and lecturer, Ali Al-Timimi, who had suggested that the men travel abroad to Muslim countries after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Al-Timimi's northern Virginia townhouse and car were also searched....Many of the friends from the paintball club heeded Al-Timimi's advice to leave the United States. Royer went to Bosnia for seven months. Others struck out individually to Egypt or Saudi Arabia. Several - including Kwon, the dinner host - also left for Pakistan.... --------- "12 Washington-area Muslims investigated for alleged terrorist ties," By Karen Branch-Brioso, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Thu, Jun. 12, 2003
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 or later : (WILLIE BRIGITTE TRAVELS TO AFGHANISTAN TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE THE TALIBAN -- See LeT, SYDNEY CELL, PARIS CELL) ... Brigitte acknowledged he had travelled to Afghanistan to fight alongside the Taliban against US forces after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, French officials [later] said.
France's counterintelligence service, the DST, has been tracking Brigitte for years, officials said. ----Terror suspect linked to Afghan assassination,AP via The Age ^ | October 28, 2003 | NA
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 or later : (AUSTRALIAN KLA/LeT TERRORIST DAVID HICKS RETURNS TO AFGHANISTAN) "After watching television footage of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Hicks returned to Afghanistan to rejoin his al-Qaeda associates," according to the US case. He arrived in Kandahar and was given a choice of three locations to fight against US and coalition forces, with Hicks choosing to join a group of al-Qaeda fighters near the Kandahar Airport. "Armed with an AK-47 automatic rifle, ammunition, and grenades, Hicks travelled with his al-Qaeda associates to the Kandahar Airport," the US alleged. -------From Adelaide to al-Qaeda," Sydney Morning Herald ^ | June 11, 2004 | AAP
OCTOBER 2001 : (US PUTS LASHKAR-E-TAEBA ON FOREIGN TERRORIST LIST) The United States put Lashkar-e-Taeba on its list of foreign terrorist organisations in October 2001. . - "11 Lashkar terrorists arrested in US," Hindustan Times, June 28 2003
NOVEMBER 9, 2001 : (AFGHANISTAN : HICKS ARRIVES IN KUNDUZ WITH A LeT ACQUAINTANCE AND JOINS A GROUP OF OTHER COMBATANTS INCLUDING JOHN WALKER LINDH IN FIGHTING COALITION FORCES) After guarding the tank for approximately one week, Hicks, still armed with the AK-47 rifle, ammunition and grenades, travelled with a LET acquaintance to Kunduz, Afghanistan, arriving around November 9, 2001. "There he joined others, including (American) John Walker Lindh, who were engaged in combat against coalition forces." -------From Adelaide to al-Qaeda," Sydney Morning Herald ^ | June 11, 2004 | AAP
2001 late : (MAHMUD FARUQ BRENT aka MAHMUD AL MUTAZZIM TRAVELS TO PAKISTAN FOR TRAINING IN LeT CAMPS-- See LeT, TARIQ SHAH) The man, Mahmud Faruq Brent, was accused of traveling to Pakistan in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to receive training in camps operated by Lashkar-e-Taiba, a group loosely affiliated with Al Qaeda whose primary goal is to fight against Indian forces in the disputed province of Kashmir.-----??By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press Writer, August 4, 2005, 9:37 PM EDT
DECEMBER 2001 early c : (AFGHANISTAN :AUSTRALIAN TERRORIST HICKS IS CAPTURED SOMEWHERE NEAR BAGHLAN-- See LeT, GITMO COUNTRY CLUB) Hicks was captured on or about early December 2001 near Baghlan in Afghanistan. Soon after he was flown to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.-------From Adelaide to al-Qaeda," Sydney Morning Herald ^ | June 11, 2004 | AAP
DECEMBER 2001 : (INDIA : LASHKAR-E-TAIBA aka LeT TERROR GROUP ATTACKS THE PARLIAMENT) Lashkar-e-Taiba (the Righteous Army), a now [now is 2002] banned militia blamed for December's terrorist attack on the Indian parliament. --------- "MADE IN THE U.S.A.- Hundreds of Americans have followed the path to jihad. Here's how and why," by David E. Kaplan, U.S. News, 06/10/2002, Posted on 06/01/2002 12:36:47 PM PDT by Pokey78