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ALI AHMAD MESDAQ; INTERNATIONAL. TERRORISM- UBL b1 IDENTITY OF THE FOREIGN POWER WITH WHICH SUBJECT IS LINKED {U} (8/NF) Usama Bin Laden/Al-Qaeda was identified by. several' U. S. and foreign intelligence services, as a major supporter and financier of Islamic extremist:and terrorist activities. As the son a wealthy Saudi construction magnate, his personal fortune is estimated to be in excess of $25o million. Further, he is believed to be involved in financing and support (IG); Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EiJ), Hamas, the Algerian Armed. Islamic'Group. (GiA), and Afghan war veterans who continue to engage in terrorist activities. Bin Laden may also be supporting the equivalent of' a state sponsor of. terrorism for Eij in three important regards:' finance, logistical support and safe haven. The vast Bin Laden network of' commercial enterprises,.properties, and contacts afford the EIJ access .to safe houses, documents, cover, and the means of travel. He also operates through a network of non-governmental organizations (NGos) which help facilitate the logistical support. {U} (S/nf) Bin Laden and his organization remain the' top. priority of the FBi and the intelligence community.: In October 1999, the Secretary of State added Al-Qaeda.to the list of designated international terrorist organizations. The Tablighi Jamaat. (/nF) The Tablighi Jamaat, (aka Tabligh-i-Jamaat, Tableeghi Jamaat, Tabligh Movement, Jama'at Al-Tabligh, Jamaati Tabligh, Al-Dawa Al-Tabligh, Tabligh Eddawa Ellallah, and United Da'wa) was a self-proclaimed non-violent missionary organization, with. its headquarters in Pakistan.: However, contrary to its non- violent self-proclamations, it has been associated with a number of known terrorist organizations to include Usama Bin Laden's networkin Afghanistan, the Armed Islamic Group (GIA).in Algeria the Filipino Moro National Liberation Front (FmNL) and the Moro Brotherhood in Egypt, Jamaat Al-Muslimeen in Trinidad, and, the. Harakat Ul-Ansar (HuA) in Kashmir.. {U} (/nr) The Tablighi Jamaat's stated goals.are to. Islamize society by gaining new converts and by drawing lapsed SECE