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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (127833)	10/5/2001 11:35:51 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Blunder puts FBI suspects on internet By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in Brussels (Filed: 06/10/2001) A CONFIDENTIAL FBI list of 370 people suspected of helping Osama bin Laden's terrorist network has leaked out. The names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail, and social security codes of the suspects were posted on the internet by Finland's Financial Supervision Authority (RATA). When the error was spotted, the website was shut down. The list was put together by the FBI and European counter-terrorism agencies for use in tracking down the bank accounts, assets, and money flows of the al-Qa'eda network. It contains the names of terrorists involved in the attacks of September 11, sympathisers and those suspected of providing conduits for terrorist finance. portal.telegraph.co.uk

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (127833)	10/6/2001 3:26:40 AM
From: Andy Thomas	Respond to of 436258

--. He repeats the legend of how the future assassins were supposedly prepared for their missions by being drugged with hashish, brought into a secret pleasure garden, and told they had visited Paradise, to which they would return if they were killed in action. -- the assassins were not only given lots of hash, but in that 'secret garden' there were 'beaucoup babes' as well. andy

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (127833)	10/7/2001 2:00:35 AM
From: lh56	Respond to of 436258

Hello, Haim; Yes, this been in the 'historical urban legend canon' for a while. I remember first reading about it back in the '60s. Hasassan, 'the old man of the mountain' and his bonny little troop of zombie ninjas holed up in their cave, altering their states, periodically emerging, like vampires, to punch a few more holes in the blood bags of infidels. Of course, there were many independent contractors busy punching out each others bloodbags back then, and, I imagine, no shortage of inspired psychopaths with pretty effective recruiting methods, but, Hasassan is typically singled out as top vampire in that market. As historical references go, he's regarded as somewhat apocryphal, but, nevertheless, trotted out when someone is curious about the roots of the term 'hashish'. Usually, of course, while getting their state altered...when else would one care? regards, larry ps. your ongoing dialogue w/Heinz is really good. Thanks.