The chairman of Global Diamond, Johann de Villiers, said of Mr. Qadi, "The guy I know is a very nice guy." He said he understood that Mr. Qadi had significant investments in the American stock market as well as some investments in Malaysia.
Mr. de Villiers traced Mr. Qadi's investment in his company to a meeting in London in December 1998. The meeting included an investment banker and some other Middle Eastern investors, including a senior member of the bin Laden family, who had invested in the diamond company one year earlier.
Well, well, another San Diego connection. Makes sense, since San Diego has the dubious distinction of being home to the second largest Muslim infestation in the US!
I shall e-mail this article to talk show host and former mayor of San Diego, Roger Hedgecock.