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Alleged Special Forces Team Operation The Washington Post quotes unidentified U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency officials as monitoring Ahmed Ghailani and Fazul Mohammed in Western Africa in the weeks following 9/11. According to media reports, the Pentagon had a Special Forces team in neighboring Guinea ready to snatch these al Qaeda fugitives. However, the FBI met with DOD officials in Washington and the These meetings revealed that Ehis aflegation was a se. advised that while a group of U.S. Special Forces were in Guinea during that period training with their host country counterparts, these U.S. forces were not attempting to apprehend any al Qaeda fugitives. FBI Travel to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso According to media reports, prior to March 2001 and again from July 2001 through the summer of 2002, al Qaeda fugitives, Ahmed Ghailani and Fazul Mohammed, stayed in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, under the protection of President Blaise Campaore. During these extended periods, the al Qaeda fugitives allegedly stayed at the government's official guest house known as the "Maison des Hotes." Allegations cite European intelligence reports stating that the al Qaeda fugitives moved between a protected area in Liberia and Maison des Hotes in the district of Zone du Bois, further described as the Presidential compound in Burkina Faso, and remained there for at %6 least two months after 9/ll. ' §7c On June 13, 2003, TFOS/FBI inspected the facilities of theD7D Maison des Hotes at Zone du Bois, as well as the bungalow complex located next door. The Maison des Hotes is not part of the presidential compound as alleged by media reports; it is several miles away. The Maison des Hotes is a simple three bedroom residence, while the adjacent bungalows are six, one~room units. TFOS/FBI interviewed the two Chefs, the Facilities Manager, and the Commanding Officer of the Presidential Security Detail in charge of the Maison des Hotes and the adjacent bungalow complex. All were employed in their respective positions at the time of the alleged visits of al Qaeda fugitives Ahmed Ghailani and Fazul Mohammed. They were shown photo spreads that included photographs of Ahmed Ghailani and Fazul Mohammad and were.unable to identify either man. None of those interviewed had any knowledge of Middle Easterners or East Africans staying at Maison des Hotes or nearby facilities during the relevant time period. also met with whQ_was aware to 10 REQ 54a thru e QQQQQQQQQ a Qae as presence in Burlina Faso He advised that he and his 5 .~