U.S. Complaint Against London-born Al Qaeda Suspect Unsealed
By Andrew Cochran
Aswat Haroon Rashid, a/k/a "Haroon Aswat," the London-born terrorism suspect captured in Zambia, has now been charged with providing material support to terrorism in the United States. The supporting FBI affidavit states that in 1999 and 2000, Aswat attempted to set up a training camp in Oregon to train jihadists abd raise funds to "fight jihad" in Afghanistan and elsewhere. The affidavit, available below, cites information provided by a "cooperating witness" who has already pleaded guilty to a charge - that would be James Ujaama, the American who found the property in Bly, Oregon, on which to train. The affidavit also refers to a "co-conspirator," who would be Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, whose trial has been delayed. See Victor Comras's August 2 post on al-Masri's activities.
Download RashidHaroonAswatComplaint.pdf
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