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French media reports claim bin Laden met CIA representative in Dubai hospital in July
AFP via Babelfish, Le Figaro (Paris) ^ | Wednesday October 31 2001 - 2h51 GMT

Posted on 10/30/2001 6:10:12 PM PST by HAL9000

AFP via Babelfish translation -

Ben Laden was neat in July at the American hospital of Dubaï (press)

Wednesday October 31 2001 - 2h51 GMT

PARIS, Oct. 31 (AFP) - Oussama Ben Laden was neat in July at the American hospital of Dubaï where it would have met a person in charge of the CIA, affirm Wednesday the French daily newspaper the Barber and Radio International France (RFI).

The two medias, quoting " a witness, professional partner of the administrative direction of the hospital ", affirm that the man that the United States suspects of having financed the attacks of September 11 arrived on July 4 at Dubaï by plane coming from Quetta, in Pakistan.

It was immediately transferred to the hospital for a renal processing. It left the establishment on July 14, adds the Barber.

During this stay, affirms the daily newspaper, the local representative of the CIA was seen going in the room of Ben Laden.

" A few days later, the man of the CIA praises himself in front of some friends to have visited the billionaire saoudien ".

According to the Barber and RFI who quote a " authorized source ", the representative of the CIA would have been recalled in Washington on July 15.

Ben Laden is sought by the United States for terrorism since the attacks against the American embassies of Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. But its links with the CIA are older and go up at the time where Ben Laden took part in the combat in Afghanistan against the Soviet forces.

According to the Barber, Ben Laden was accompanied in Dubaï by his personal doctor and faithful lieutenant, who could be the Egyptian Ayman Al-Zawahari, by bodyguards, as well as Algerian male nurse.

He was allowed in the service of urology of Doctor Terry Callaway, specialist in the renal calculi and male infertility. Joint by telephone on several occasions, the doctor did not wish to answer the questions.

Several sources had already given a report on a serious renal infection of Ben Laden, who would have been made deliver in his Afghan den of Kandahar a mobile equipment of dialysis during first six-month period 2000, according to " authorized sources' " quoted by the French daily newspaper and RFI.



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1 posted on 10/30/2001 6:10:12 PM PST by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000
Uhh....

Yeah!

2 posted on 10/30/2001 6:15:19 PM PST by VaBthang4
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To: HAL9000
Assuming that the rest of the facts are true as reported, are we to assume that the local Dubai newspaper knows who our CIA agents are?

This whole thing seems like a stretch...

3 posted on 10/30/2001 6:16:01 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
Seeing as the leftists were trying to drum up the "the CIA/Mossad was behind this" earlier in the week, we probably should have been able to figure out that it would be picked up and run with as the first strike against us in the propaganda war.

Ok, maybe the second strike. Or third.

4 posted on 10/30/2001 6:19:40 PM PST by Hugh Akston
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To: HAL9000
IF, (IF) true, THEN barf.
5 posted on 10/30/2001 6:26:34 PM PST by FReethesheeples
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To: HAL9000
Neat? Must have been in for a beard trim, no doubt.
7 posted on 10/30/2001 6:33:33 PM PST by Waco
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To: Dog Gone
bin Laden Treated at the American Hospital in Dubai in July (Press)

Wednesday Oct. 31, 2001 -- 2:51 GMT

Paris, Oct. 31 (AFP)- Osama bin Laden was treated in July at the American hospital in Dubai, where he is said to have met an official of the CIA, the French daily Le Figaro and Radio France International (RFI) report today.

The two media organs, citing "a witness who is a professional partner of the administration of the hospital," report that the man who the United States suspects ordered the attacks of Sept. 11 arrived in Dubai on July 4 in a plane from Quetta, Pakistan.

He was immediately transferred to the hospital for a kidney treatment. He left the hospital on July 14, according to Le Figaro.

During his stay, according to the newspaper, the local representative of the CIA was seen going into bin Laden's room.

"A few days later, the CIA man boasted to a few friends that he had paid a visit to the Saudi millionaire."

According to Le Figaro and RFI, who cite an "authorized source," the CIA representative was recalled to Washington on July 15.

Bin Laden has been sought by the United States for terrorism since the attacks on the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. But his ties with the CIA are older, and go back to the time when bin Laden took part in the struggle in Afghanistan against Soviet forces.

According to Le Figaro, bin Laden was accompanied by his personal doctor and faithful lieutenant, who could be the Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, by a bodyguard, and by an Algerian nurse.

He was admitted to the supervision of urologist Dr. Terry Callaway, a specialist in kidneystones and male infertility. The doctor was called several times on the telephone, but was not willing to answer questions.

Many sources have already made mention of a serious kidney infection of bin Laden, who is said to have had delivered to him in his Afghan retreat in Kandahar a mobile dialysis unit, according to "authorized sources" cited by the French newspaper and RFI.

End of article.

Well, well, well!

9 posted on 10/30/2001 6:36:39 PM PST by aristeides
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To: Fred Mertz; Plummz; OKCSubmariner; BlueDogDemo; LSJohn; Betty Jo; dogbyte12; Boyd; slym...
FYI. I think Bin Laden Gate may be exploding.
10 posted on 10/30/2001 6:38:58 PM PST by aristeides
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To: HAL9000
"the local representative of the CIA was seen going in the room"

wonder how whomever knew it was CIA.. prob by his uniform? :p

11 posted on 10/30/2001 6:43:06 PM PST by Gimme
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To: aristeides
Somehow, I just can't envision a person in the CIA bragging to friends that he had just visited bin Laden.

What for? To take him flowers??

This story is kooky.

12 posted on 10/30/2001 6:44:55 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: PhiKapMom
FYI
13 posted on 10/30/2001 6:45:46 PM PST by Wait4Truth
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To: HAL9000
1) what is the slant of this paper?

2) This is a Babblefish translation, that means it's not reliable

14 posted on 10/30/2001 6:45:51 PM PST by Big Guy and Rusty 99
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To: HAL9000
I saw him last week in Vegas with Elvis.
15 posted on 10/30/2001 6:48:55 PM PST by Fred25
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To: HAL9000
Milosevic claims OBL is in Albania.
16 posted on 10/30/2001 6:49:39 PM PST by Nebullis
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To: aristeides
Kandahar a mobile dialysis unit, according .......

battery powered for cave dwellers maybe

17 posted on 10/30/2001 6:49:48 PM PST by Gimme
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To: Big Guy and Rusty 99
1) what is the slant of this paper?

Le Figaro is considered a conservative newspaper, but I suspect Radio France Internationale has socialist tendencies.

The story has not been posted on the Le Figaro or RFI web sites yet.

18 posted on 10/30/2001 6:51:44 PM PST by HAL9000
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To: Gimme
"the local representative of the CIA was seen going in the room"

Are we to believe that this fellow has "Secret CIA Operative" printed on his business card?

19 posted on 10/30/2001 6:53:18 PM PST by pgkdan
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To: HAL9000
The French??? What the hell have the French ever known except how to cook snails and surrender swiftly?
20 posted on 10/30/2001 6:54:18 PM PST by Scott from the Left Coast
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