Thanks to the tireless effort of watchdog organization the Broward Bulldog
and its Freedom of Information Act suit against the government, more
information is being released about the Sarasota Saudis who moved
suddenly out of their home, leaving behind clothing, jewelry and cars,
about two weeks before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Benswann.com has followed this story for months now and on
Monday, the FBI released 11 heavily censored pages, which also include
information on an “antagonist” to the United States.
From an FBI report dated April 2002:
It says the Tampa FBI office “has determined that (blank)
is an antagonist of the United States of America. (Blank) resides in
Jerusalem. (Blank) allegedly has held regular and recurring meetings at
his residence to denounce and criticize the United States of America and
its policies. (Blank) is allegedly an international businessman with
great wealth.”
In November 2001, (blank) visited the United States for the
first time. He traveled to Sarasota, Florida, opened a bank account and
made initial queries into the purchase of property in south central
Florida. (Blank) intends to establish a Muslim compound in Central
Florida. (Blank) revealed that (blank) is fearful of (blank) and fears
that (blank) intends to begin offensive operations against the United
States if he is able to purchase property and establish a Muslim
compound in Central Florida.”
Unfortunately, those blanks won’t be uncensored until 2039, which makes you wonder who the government is trying to protect?
The Broward Bulldog sued in 2012 after being denied access
to the FBI’s file on a once-secret investigation focusing on the
Sarasota Saudis — Abdulaziz al-Hijji, his wife, Anoud, and her father
Esam Ghazzawi, an advisor to a Saudi prince.
The pages reveal that the al-Hijjis had departed the U.S.
in haste shortly before 9/11 and that “further investigation” had
“revealed many connections” between them and persons associated with
“attacks on 9/11/2001.” Even though, publicly the FBI has denied any
connection.
Another interesting part of the documents include this story, which took place around Halloween, 2001:
Deputies were called after a man with a Tunisian passport
was observed disposing of items in a dumpster behind a storage facility
he had rented in Bradenton.
The man’s name is blanked out, but the report says
authorities who searched the dumpster found “a self-printed manual on
terrorism and Jihad, a map of the inside of an unnamed airport, a
rudimentary last will and testament, a weight to fuel ratio calculation
for a Cessna 172 aircraft, flight training information from the Flight
Training Center in Venice [Fla.] and printed maps of Publix shopping
centers in Tampa Bay.”
The Flight Training Center is where 9/11 hijack pilot Ziad
Jarrah, who was at the controls of United Airlines Flight 93 when it
crashed in Shanksville, Pa, took flying lessons.
Read the documents here. more
