[165323] in Zephyr_Bugs
Exclusive: From Hopeful Immigrant to FBI Informant: The Inside
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (t r u t h o u t)
Tue May 29 10:21:09 2012
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t r u t h o u t | From Hopeful Immigrant to FBI Informant: The Inside Story of the Other Abu Zubaidah:
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9344-from-hopeful-immigrant-fbi-informant-the-other-abu-zubaidah
This is the exclusive story of two brothers. One brother was, according to the government's narrative, dead-set on destroying America, while the other was determined to pursue the American dream.
What is it like to share a surname with an infamous alleged terrorist? Ask Hesham Abu Zubaidah, the younger brother of Zayn al-Abidin Mohamed Husayn, better known to the world as the high-value Guantanamo detainee "Abu Zubaidah," whom the US government has for more than a decade claimed was "one of the highest-ranking members of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization" and "involved in every major terrorist operation carried out by al-Qaeda," including the 9/11 attacks. Hesham, Truthout lead investigative reporter Jason Leopold discovered, has been living in the United States since 1998, but for more than a decade he has been paying a high price for his brother's alleged crimes. He was locked up for two years in immigration jail after 9/11 and later recruited by the FBI as an informant to spy on Muslims. Finally, he was forced to testify against his brother before a federal grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, two years ago.
During the course of Leopold's 14-month investigation, the FBI took the unprecedented step of sending out an agent to speak with Hesham about a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request Leopold filed for Hesham's case file to determine if Leopold coerced or bribed him into signing a form authorizing the bureau to release his records to Leopold. The revelation is the subject of a separate report (http://truth-out.org/news/item/9394-so-the-fbi-sent-out-an-agent-to-check-up-on-my-foia-request) published today along with FBI documents about the incident.
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e Other Abu Zubaidah</strong> <br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DAjyaIE=
HNswebcYa8kNW59yko0r3cawQ7"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article and Wa=
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<p><em>This is the exclusive story of two brothers. One brother was, accord=
ing to the government's narrative, dead-set on destroying America, while th=
e other was determined to pursue the American dream.</em></p>
<p>What is it like to share a surname with an infamous alleged terrorist? A=
sk Hesham Abu Zubaidah, the younger brother of Zayn al-Abidin Mohamed Husay=
n, better known to the world as the high-value Guantanamo detainee "Abu Zub=
aidah," whom the US government has for more than a decade claimed was "one =
of the highest-ranking members of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization" and =
"involved in every major terrorist operation carried out by al-Qaeda," incl=
uding the 9/11 attacks. Hesham, Truthout lead investigative reporter Jason =
Leopold discovered, has been living in the United States since 1998, but fo=
r more than a decade he has been paying a high price for his brother's alle=
ged crimes. He was locked up for two years in immigration jail after 9/11 a=
nd later recruited by the FBI as an informant to spy on Muslims. Finally, h=
e was forced to testify against his brother before a federal grand jury in =
Richmond, Virginia, two years ago.</p>
<p>During the course of Leopold's 14-month investigation, the FBI took the =
unprecedented step of sending out an agent to speak with Hesham about a Fre=
edom Of Information Act (FOIA) request Leopold filed for Hesham's case file=
to determine if Leopold coerced or bribed him into signing a form authoriz=
ing the bureau to release his records to Leopold. The revelation is the sub=
ject of <a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=
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