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To: Doug R who wrote (420309)	6/29/2003 4:34:46 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

What you are saying, is that since Ramzi Youssef was captured in an al Qaeda safehouse in the Pakistan, "experts can't find evidence of cooperation between Abu Sayyaf and al-Qaeda" Obviously, this expert wasn't consulted in your assessment. "THE ABU Sayyaf Muslim rebels have been channeling ransom money to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network, Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said on Monday. Philippine authorities are working to track down the funds with the help of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which had earlier alerted the government to Abu Sayyaf money being sent to the al-Qaeda, Perez said. " inq7.net

To: Doug R who wrote (420309)	6/29/2003 4:39:44 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

re:"cooperation between Abu Sayyaf and al-Qaeda after 1996 has not been found." I guess, this man didn't read the Council of Foreign Relations article either... "According to Philippine armed forces Chief General Benjamin Defensor, Edris admitted heading the group's "urban special operations and explosives team." In late August 2001, two alleged al-Qaeda operatives from Yemen sneaked into the southern Philippine island of Basilan to train Edris and two other members of the gang to use explosives triggered by clocks or cell phones,...After the training, Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffy (Daf) Abubakar Janjalani told a Zamboanga radio station that the group was being renamed Al Harakatul al Islamiya, or the Islamic Movement. The change of name was accompanied by a new mission: international jihad. Janjalani called upon all Muslim faithful to launch attacks against the U.S. and other foreign interests..." time.com