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Canadian (w ties to high level Al Qaeda) on U.S. terror list (
Canada ^ | July 21, 2006 | Sheldon Alberts
Posted on 07/22/2006 1:09:15 AM PDT by FairOpinion
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration on Thursday named a Canadian citizen with high-level ties to al Qaida, Abousofian Abdelrazik, as a "specially designated global terrorist" and launched action to seize his U.S. financial assets.
Abdelrazik, who also holds Sudanese citizenship, "is known to have been a member of an extremist cell in Montreal" and had close associations with Ahmed Ressam, the convicted millennium bomber, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.
"According to information available to the United States government, (Abdelrazik) has provided administrative and logistical support to al Qaida," the Treasury statement said.
"He has been identified as being close to Abu Zubayda, a former high-ranking member of the al-Qaida network, involved in recruitment and training."
Abdelrazik, 44, disappeared in 2005 shortly after appearing, by video from Montreal, as a witness in Ressam's trial for plotting to blow up the Los Angeles International Airport during millennium celebrations on New Year's Eve 1999.
According to a Canadian Security and Intelligence Service report, French judicial documents identify him as an "important Islamist activist of the international jihad."
CSIS also identifies Abdelrazik as a close associate of Odil Charkoui, a landed immigrant from Morocco who was arrested on a federal security certificate in 2003 and is now facing deportation from Canada.
"Treasury continues to take action against al Qaida and its support network," said Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Glaser. "(Abdelrazik) has been closely tied to senior al Qaida leadership. We are taking steps to inhibit his ability to harm the United States and our allies."
Abdelrazik's designation as a global terrorist enables the U.S. government to seize any of his assets and prohibit any financial transactions with a U.S. national.
Note: The following text is a quote:
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http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp22.htm
July 20, 2006
HP-22
Treasury Designates Canadian and Sudanese National for Support to al Qaida
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated Abu Sufian Al-Salamabi Muhammed Ahmed `Abd Al-Razziq, a Canadian and Sudanese citizen, for his high-level ties to and support for the al Qaida network. Today's action was taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which is aimed at prohibiting transactions with terrorists and their supporters and freezing their assets.
"Treasury continues to take action against al Qaida and its support network," said Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Glaser. "Abd al-Razziq has been closely tied to senior al Qaida leadership. We are taking steps to inhibit his ability to harm the United States and our allies."
`Abd Al-Razziq has provided administrative and logistical support to al Qaida, and has been identified as being close to Abu Zubayda, a former lieutenant of Usama bin Ladin, involved in al Qaida recruitment and training.
Today's designation of `Abd Al-Razziq, carried out by the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), was executed under Executive Order 13224, an authority that targets the assets of terrorists and their financiers. Al Qaida was designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order 13224 on September 23, 2001.
IDENTIFIER INFORMATION
Abu Sufian Al-Salamabi Muhammed Ahmed `Abd Al-Razziq
AKA: Abousofian Abdelrazik
AKA: Abousofian Abdelrazek
AKA: Sofian Abdelrazik
AKA: Abousofiane Abdelrazik
AKA: Abousfian Salman Abdelrazik
AKA: Abu Sufian Abd Al Razeq
AKA: Abu Sufian
AKA: Abu Juiriah
AKA: Abou El Layth
AKA: Aboulail
AKA: Abulail
AKA: Jolaiba
AKA: Djolaiba the Sudanese
AKA: Ould El Sayeigh
DOB: 6 August 1962
POB: Al-Bawgah, Sudan
ALT POB: Albaouga, Sudan
Nationality 1: Sudanese
Nationality 2: Canadian
Passport: Canada BC166787
According to information available to the United States Government, `Abd Al-Razziq has provided administrative and logistical support to al Qaida. He has been identified as being close to Abu Zubayda, a former high-ranking member of the al Qaida network, involved in recruitment and training. `Abd Al-Razziq is known to have been a member of an extremist cell in Montreal, Canada. He was also closely associated with Ahmed Ressam, who attempted to attack the Los Angeles International Airport in conjunction with the Millennium celebrations in January 2000.
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