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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (45641)	5/8/2004 2:34:08 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 89467

FBI agent who sounded pre-9/11 warning honored Dennis Wagner The Arizona Republic May. 6, 2004 12:00 AM An FBI agent who issued a pre-Sept. 11 warning about Middle Eastern flight students training in the Valley was honored Wednesday at a Mesa Public Safety Foundation breakfast for firefighters and law officers who act with particular diligence or courage. Ken Williams, a Phoenix counterterrorism agent, was praised for his efforts to sound the alarm months before al-Qaida hijackers commandeered four jetliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. FBI headquarters ignored the August 2001 e-mail memorandum. Williams was called to testify before Congress during an investigation of U.S. intelligence agencies' failure to prevent the attacks. Last year, the FBI Agents Association gave Williams its Award of Excellence for his pursuit of Islamic terrorists in Arizona. He also was recognized for playing a key role in breaking the Oklahoma City bombing case. Williams, now a supervisory agent in Phoenix, declined comment. The Public Safety Foundation also honored Officer Doajo Hicks, a police gang specialist in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community who was wounded during an assassination attempt. Hicks received $2,000 with the new Pat Tillman Courage Award. According to Mesa police, Hicks was on patrol Jan. 15 near Mesa Drive and McKellips Road when gang members drove directly at him and opened fire with a shotgun. Hicks, who was wounded in the arm, drove to a hospital and collapsed. His arm remains incapacitated. Williams and Hicks were among 34 honored during ceremonies at Mesa Country Club. azcentral.com