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SEZRET,NOFORN,X1) (LES) Annex B: Ahmed Ressam and the 11 September Hijackers' Tactics in the US: More. Contrasts in Tradecraft LES) There are few similarities between the Millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam and his plot to attack Los Angeles airport and the 11 September hijackers. Ressam's identification documents---including passports, visas, driver licenses, social security. numbers, and credit cards---were all fraudulently obtained in contrast to the 11 September hijackers exclusive use of legitimate documentation. : Ressam applied for and was granted political asylum in Canada in 1994, inviting increased scrutiny by Canadian immigration authorities. The 11 September plotters sought no special immigration status. Although Ressam had lived in Canada since 1994, his English language abilities were poor,. probably a result of living in a predominantly Algerian community. The 11 September pilots all spoke workable English. : In contrast to the 11 September hijackers, neither Ressam nor his associate, Abdelmajid Dahoumane, conducted surveillance or route rehearsals to the US, other than with a map. In his debriefings, Ressam has indicated that his ceil was instructed to engage in criminal behavior such as credit card fraud and petty theft, to finance their terrorist-related activities. Ressam was arrested for theft four times in only a few years. The 1I September hijackers sent from the Middle East to their accounts. : Like the 11 September hijackers, Ressam practiced operational security in communicating with his associates, although not as well. Ressam used multiple pre-paid calling cards and several different pay phones, but used a cellular phone to leave messages at the local mosque for associates to meet him there, REQ. #36-1 FORNX1) 000000032