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To: Ottawa From: San Dieqo Re: 265A-NY-280350 , 04/11/2002 On September 19, 2ool, Special Agents from the FBI interviewed. Mohdar M. Abdullah of 1415 E. Lexington Avenue, Apartment Number 146, El Cajon, California regarding his association with Al-Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar California. Omar Al-Bayoumi asked Abdullah to become acquainted with Al- Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar and to acclimate them the area and assist in any way in their affairs. Abdullah assisted Al-Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar in arranging travel arrangements and flight lessons while in San Diego, California. Ir early 2ool, Al-Hazmi telephonically contacted Abdullah and informed him that Al-Hazmi was in Arizona attending flight school.. On September 2l, 2ool, a Federal material witness warrant,. pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3144, was issued in the Southern District of New York for Abdullah's detention. On September 2l, 200l, Abdullah was arrested as a material witness in San Diego, Californj and transferred to New York on September 25, 200l. On October 5, 2ool, Abdullah was interviewed by Agents of the. FBI in conjunction with a Grand Jury investigation in the Southern District of New York. Abdullah was shown and acknowledged writing a document that contained references to Stinger anti-tank weapons, "martyrs," "mortors,", and "grenade launchers." Abdullah further explaine that the document reflected his interest in weaponry, which was spawned. through his relationship with an individual named. b6 b7C Abdullah advised that he and had utilized an indoor. shooting range in El Cajon, California. lof Abdullah and attended the Al Ribat mosque in the San Diego area. Abdullal also knew and stated that he was a veteran of the United States Navy.. Subsequent investigation with the United States Navy has revealed that an individual named was previously enlisted. in the Navy and had received small arms weapons training. On September 22, 200l, Special Agents of the FBI executed a. Federal search warrant at. Subsequent to the search, a computer was identified by a resident of the address, as having been used frequently by Abdullah. A separate Federal search warrant was acquired for this computer, which was then forensically reviewed by the RcFL. Located on this computer was an email message dated August 12, 20ol, from with the subject line "SALAAM U IAN NO I SV ANSN SU OAAIN NVN NI SAAHLOSN THL OL HISL 3AVAII. PIeN COLEN POWELL STATED TODAY THAT THE US WAS COMMITED TO MOVING THE EM BASS) TO JERUSELEM WE MUST ORGANIZE A MASSIVE PROTEST OF THI S STANCE WE NEED PRESs coVERAGE." The message was sent to Furthe 3