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Exclusive: Harkat knew al-Qaeda lieutenant, files say (Canada)
The Ottawa Citizen ^ | March 10, 2009 | Andrew Duffy

Posted on 03/10/2009 4:42:14 PM PDT by fanfan

OTTAWA — Terror suspect Mohamed Harkat admitted in a March 1997 conversation that he knew al-Qaeda lieutenant Abu Zubaydah personally and did not fear being contacted by him at home, according to new court documents.

A summary of that conversation — between Harkat and an unidentified Ottawa man — has been filed with the Federal Court.

Prepared by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the summary is one of 13 added to the public record in the security certificate case.

It’s not clear whether the summaries are based on wiretaps, obtained under authority of the CSIS Act, or on informants’ accounts of conversations.

Harkat in previous testimony has denied any association with Zubaydah, who remains a prisoner in the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

The federal government contends Harkat is an al-Qaeda sleeper agent, who poses a threat to national security.

(Excerpt) Read more at ottawacitizen.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abuzubaydah; alqaeda; alqaida; csis; gitmo; globaljihad; guantanamo; harkat; jihad; mohamedharkat; sleeperagent; sleeperagents; tm; zubaydah
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1 posted on 03/10/2009 4:42:14 PM PDT by fanfan
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To: GMMAC; Clive; exg; kanawa; backhoe; -YYZ-; Former Proud Canadian; Squawk 8888; headsonpikes; ...

2 posted on 03/10/2009 4:43:32 PM PDT by fanfan (God, Bless America, please.)
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To: fanfan

Mohamed Harkat Fenton Mudd


3 posted on 03/10/2009 5:02:25 PM PDT by headstamp 2 ("Government is a disease masquerading as it's own cure")
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To: headstamp 2

LOL!

Fenton Mudd, I wish!

We paid him $10 million for suffering! /barf


4 posted on 03/10/2009 5:08:30 PM PDT by fanfan (God, Bless America, please.)
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I mixed up Maher Arar with Harkat, in post #4.

Same difference perhaps, but wrong name.

5 posted on 03/10/2009 5:30:03 PM PDT by fanfan (God, Bless America, please.)
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To: fanfan

Thank you for the ping fanfan.


6 posted on 03/10/2009 5:47:13 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

You’re welcome.

Have a good night.


7 posted on 03/10/2009 5:52:18 PM PDT by fanfan (God, Bless America, please.)
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To: fanfan

I will, the sun is shining.

A good evening to you too fanfan.


8 posted on 03/10/2009 5:58:08 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: fanfan

Thanks, Fanfan.


9 posted on 03/11/2009 7:35:02 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta

You’re welcome, Velveeta.


10 posted on 03/11/2009 10:42:04 AM PDT by fanfan (God, Bless America, please.)
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