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SECRET Wh On January 22, 2002, Thabet ‘met - with CO). Thabet . spoke fran Ae regarding. his personal opinion of hijackers Al-Mihdhar | and Al-Hazmi. Thabet told that referenced hijackers were "more: | than heroes" and "they (the hijackers) had reached such a high level of spirituality that they were calm even knowing they were about to die." Thabet knew the hijackers Nawaf Al-Hazmi and Khalid Al--— : Mihdhar. Thabet went on to. say that he knew Omar Bakarbashat and: . »2 others detained as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11,°79 '. 2001, had asked permission from Muslim religious leaders te commit be suicide. Thabet said the permission had not yet been granted. | Thabet did not elaborate on how he knew of. the suicide requests. AM) Le wre