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To: sandintoes who wrote (4401)	2/22/2006 11:17:13 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

- The UAE was one of three countries in the world to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. - After 9/11, the Treasury Department reported that the UAE was not cooperating in efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden’s bank accounts. - According to the FBI, money was transferred to the 9/11 hijackers through the UAE banking system. - Two of the 9/11 hijackers were from the UAE (Fayez Banihammad and Marwan al-Shehhi) - The UAE has been a key transfer point for illegal shipments of nuclear components to Iran, North Korea and Lybia.