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Do you have a reliable source for that?

Alex3917 15y ago
It was reported in basically every major newspaper. The Times of India discovered a wire transfer of 100k from the head of Pakistani intelligence (Mahmood Ahmed) to the lead hijacker (Mohamed Atta) shortly before 9/11, and then papers like the NYT/WSJ confirmed the findings with unnamed senior US officials. The US then pressured Pakistan to get Mahmud Ahmed to step down from the ISI, which he did. (Despite being covered in virtually every major newspaper worldwide, none of this was even mentioned by the 9/11 commission report.) If you Google it there are dozens of writeups analyzing the evidence, here is one below chosen mostly at random, along with his Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Ahmed#Removal_from_ISI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Ahmed#Removal_from_ISI http://kkak.typepad.com/blog/2011/05/death-of-bin-laden-may-distract-from-a-more-disturbing-story-is-the-official-story-unraveling-.html http://kkak.typepad.com/blog/2011/05/death-of-bin-laden-may-... The kicker is that Ahmed had breakfast with almost all of the senior Bush administration the day before, the day of, and the two days after 9/11. He actually watched the attacks on TV with Porter Goss and Bob Graham.
- e40 15y ago
  The first link's reference is a dead link. The second link doesn't really have references that are credible. I'll repeat: anything reliable?
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  - Alex3917 15y ago
    The first link isn't dead, it just has an extra quote at the end of the URL: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-10-09/india/27243646_1_isi-link-evidence-india http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-10-09/india... There are also footnotes here sourcing all of the claims to major newspapers: http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO206A.html http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO206A.html I haven't actually gone to the library and looked up the paper editions or the original broadcasts, but I have no reason to believe that they don't exist. E.g. "As to September 11th, federal authorities have told ABC News they have now tracked more than $100,000 from banks in Pakistan, to two banks in Florida, to accounts held by suspected hijack ring leader, Mohammed Atta." Source: Statement of Brian Ross reporting on information conveyed to him by the FBI, ABC News, This Week, September 30, 2001. You might even be able to find this on archive.org, otherwise you'd have to go to a library I guess. I think that Loose Change: Final Cut also sources the claims, but I haven't seen it in a couple years so I can't remember. edit: Even the sites purporting to debunk the claim don't deny the articles exist, they're just challenging the existence/validity of the anonymous senior official(s). edit2: Loose Change link showing the government redacted a question about the ISI from the official transcripts of a press conference even though it was asked on video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8IqZwl3l-o#t=1m14s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8IqZwl3l-o#t=1m14s
    - e40 15y ago
      The first link isn't dead, it just has an extra quote at the end of the URL It was dead because it was non-functioning. OK, so the fixed link is good and doesn't backup your assertion: The guy who wired the lead 9/11 hijacker 100k, presumably to pay for the 9/11 attacks, had breakfast with the Bush administration the morning of 9/11. That's what people here are asking for a "reliable source" for. And Loose Change would not be considered a reliable source.

It was reported in basically every major newspaper. The Times of India discovered a wire transfer of 100k from the head of Pakistani intelligence (Mahmood Ahmed) to the lead hijacker (Mohamed Atta) shortly before 9/11, and then papers like the NYT/WSJ confirmed the findings with unnamed senior US officials. The US then pressured Pakistan to get Mahmud Ahmed to step down from the ISI, which he did. (Despite being covered in virtually every major newspaper worldwide, none of this was even mentioned by the 9/11 commission report.) If you Google it there are dozens of writeups analyzing the evidence, here is one below chosen mostly at random, along with his Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Ahmed#Removal_from_ISI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Ahmed#Removal_from_ISI http://kkak.typepad.com/blog/2011/05/death-of-bin-laden-may-distract-from-a-more-disturbing-story-is-the-official-story-unraveling-.html http://kkak.typepad.com/blog/2011/05/death-of-bin-laden-may-... The kicker is that Ahmed had breakfast with almost all of the senior Bush administration the day before, the day of, and the two days after 9/11. He actually watched the attacks on TV with Porter Goss and Bob Graham.

e40 15y ago
The first link's reference is a dead link. The second link doesn't really have references that are credible. I'll repeat: anything reliable?
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- Alex3917 15y ago
  The first link isn't dead, it just has an extra quote at the end of the URL: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-10-09/india/27243646_1_isi-link-evidence-india http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-10-09/india... There are also footnotes here sourcing all of the claims to major newspapers: http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO206A.html http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO206A.html I haven't actually gone to the library and looked up the paper editions or the original broadcasts, but I have no reason to believe that they don't exist. E.g. "As to September 11th, federal authorities have told ABC News they have now tracked more than $100,000 from banks in Pakistan, to two banks in Florida, to accounts held by suspected hijack ring leader, Mohammed Atta." Source: Statement of Brian Ross reporting on information conveyed to him by the FBI, ABC News, This Week, September 30, 2001. You might even be able to find this on archive.org, otherwise you'd have to go to a library I guess. I think that Loose Change: Final Cut also sources the claims, but I haven't seen it in a couple years so I can't remember. edit: Even the sites purporting to debunk the claim don't deny the articles exist, they're just challenging the existence/validity of the anonymous senior official(s). edit2: Loose Change link showing the government redacted a question about the ISI from the official transcripts of a press conference even though it was asked on video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8IqZwl3l-o#t=1m14s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8IqZwl3l-o#t=1m14s
  - e40 15y ago
    The first link isn't dead, it just has an extra quote at the end of the URL It was dead because it was non-functioning. OK, so the fixed link is good and doesn't backup your assertion: The guy who wired the lead 9/11 hijacker 100k, presumably to pay for the 9/11 attacks, had breakfast with the Bush administration the morning of 9/11. That's what people here are asking for a "reliable source" for. And Loose Change would not be considered a reliable source.