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Feds Raid Boston Area Computer Firm Suspected of Links to Al Qaeda
ABC News ^
| 12-6-02
| Brian Ross
Posted on 12/06/2002 5:33:38 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
12/06/2002 5:36:39 AM PST
by
6ppc
To: Oldeconomybuyer
al Qaeda may have had access to some of the government's most closely held secrets through the company, which provided computer software for the FBI, the Navy, the Air Force and the agency that handles nuclear weapons security. Oh sh-t.
Officials believe Ptech is linked to one of bin Laden's alleged money men, a Saudi multi-millionaire named Qassin al-Kadi.
Why hasn't this guy committed suicide with three shots to the head?
To: Oldeconomybuyer
It's certainly great news that they zeroed in on these guys, but you have to wonder how much damage has already been done.
I have found myself wondering recently if the slowness with which we are proceeding on the military front is due not only to diplomacy, but to fears that some of our systems have been compromised or for some similar reason are unready. It would certainly appear that this may be the case.
Congratulations to whatever security agencies were behind this.
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posted on
12/06/2002 5:47:30 AM PST
by
livius
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Gross Gott in Himmel !!
Would anyone care to explain why our government would even consider giving a software contract to a Saudi-allied computer firm ??
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The website is still up:
Ptech's customer base spans the globe across the communications, distribution, energy, financial services, and government market segments. It includes:
AAA Michigan, ABN AMRO, Aetna, Allegheny Energy Supply, Applied Materials, Booz Allen Hamilton, Edward Jones, FAA, FBI, Fleet Securities, IBM Global Services, IRS, Meijer, The MITRE Corporation, MetLife, Motorola, NATO, NAVAIR, OneBeacon Insurance Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Southern California Edison, Sprint, SYSCO, WSIB, US Air Force, US Department of Energy, US Department of Education, US Department of Veteran Affairs, US House of Representatives, USDA Forest Service, US Postal Service, and Weyerhaeuser.
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Wow, a Mohammedan owned business here in the US with ties to Al Qaeda?? Impossible!
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posted on
12/06/2002 5:54:54 AM PST
by
Guillermo
To: JohnathanRGalt
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
It is amazing that the deserving Arabs in this firm in the Boston area receives so much attention because of their possible linkage to Al Qaeda and Bin Laden. I can recall members of the Bin Laden family in the Boston area whisked secretly and swiftly away after 9/11, with no FBI interest.
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posted on
12/06/2002 5:58:47 AM PST
by
meenie
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Look like those cheap Paki programmers are going to end up costing alot more than first anticipated.
To: genefromjersey
>Would anyone care to explain why our government would even consider giving a software contract to a Saudi-allied computer firm ??
Many things like this make me wonder. There are many Americans, some now in prominent positions or formerly in prominents positions, who receive renumerations from Saudi. How this effects the govts ability to protect the country we can only guess. However, if during the cold war someone received payments from the Soviets like this we would call them a traitor and give them the Jonanthan Pollard/John Walker suite at club fed.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
There are many, many Muslims of all kinds in the greater Boston area. I'll bet most came as students and stay here illegally or have successfully parleyed student visa into permanent visa/residency.
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posted on
12/06/2002 6:07:45 AM PST
by
dennisw
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
To: Oldeconomybuyer
This could be the 'motherlode' of all raids!
To: Oldeconomybuyer
It's not as if there are unemployed American firms and tech workers who could get the business.
To: anniegetyourgun
I wonder why a more thorough investigation wasn't done prior to or 9/11?
To: Oldeconomybuyer
How precious...another connection to our "Good" friends, the Saudis.
When does President Bush end this charade and call a towelhead a towelhead and get to work on our "Partners"??
To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Inability to share information across agencies? The Bush administration was only beginning to realize the mess they had on their hands?
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