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I, to the people who was interested to the CIA, I used to tell them, look, they kidnapped my daughter. I took this blame. I was not doing this crime. I was not involved. You know, a lot of the fanatics, when you tell them you got arrested coming from Pakistan, they don't think you was coming because you was involved from drugs. They think you was involved with Al-Qaeda.
So right away the trust came out for me to become very powerful in a prison. I was strong in a prison community. And that's how CIA advised me, build your reputation in prison so when you come out, You can be straight inside of Al-Qaeda high-ranking position.
So right away the trust came out for me to become very powerful in a prison. I was strong in a prison community. And that's how CIA advised me, build your reputation in prison so when you come out, You can be straight inside of Al-Qaeda high-ranking position.
So right away the trust came out for me to become very powerful in a prison. I was strong in a prison community. And that's how CIA advised me, build your reputation in prison so when you come out, You can be straight inside of Al-Qaeda high-ranking position.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Almost decade. And learning Islam a lot. Like I can freely sit and debate with any Islamic scholar. I'm good, knowledgeable. any Islamic scholar, I can talk about religion, no different from Al-Qaeda members, not foot soldiers. We're talking high-ranking Al-Qaeda. That's how they accept me, by testing me, what kind of knowledge I have in religion.
Almost decade. And learning Islam a lot. Like I can freely sit and debate with any Islamic scholar. I'm good, knowledgeable. any Islamic scholar, I can talk about religion, no different from Al-Qaeda members, not foot soldiers. We're talking high-ranking Al-Qaeda. That's how they accept me, by testing me, what kind of knowledge I have in religion.
Almost decade. And learning Islam a lot. Like I can freely sit and debate with any Islamic scholar. I'm good, knowledgeable. any Islamic scholar, I can talk about religion, no different from Al-Qaeda members, not foot soldiers. We're talking high-ranking Al-Qaeda. That's how they accept me, by testing me, what kind of knowledge I have in religion.
Then it came out very easy, using my family, how they hold my child, like a kidnapping. How long were you working for the CIA inside of prison? From September 12, 2001 to the day I was released, December 2007, 11 December 2007. All these years. I worked with the CIA. I want to be very clear. I worked with the FBI, Counterterrorism Unit. All the agencies used to come and talk.
Then it came out very easy, using my family, how they hold my child, like a kidnapping. How long were you working for the CIA inside of prison? From September 12, 2001 to the day I was released, December 2007, 11 December 2007. All these years. I worked with the CIA. I want to be very clear. I worked with the FBI, Counterterrorism Unit. All the agencies used to come and talk.
Then it came out very easy, using my family, how they hold my child, like a kidnapping. How long were you working for the CIA inside of prison? From September 12, 2001 to the day I was released, December 2007, 11 December 2007. All these years. I worked with the CIA. I want to be very clear. I worked with the FBI, Counterterrorism Unit. All the agencies used to come and talk.
Every time, anything. Sean, it was a lot of different terrorists. It's a lot of different members. I had Al-Aqsa Taiba from the Virginia group. I had the Iraqi war there, Ali Tamimi, Ali Shandia. All these, they are in Florence, Colorado. All this group, they was getting arrested after the war in Iraq. So it's not like just a little bit Mickey Mouse.
Every time, anything. Sean, it was a lot of different terrorists. It's a lot of different members. I had Al-Aqsa Taiba from the Virginia group. I had the Iraqi war there, Ali Tamimi, Ali Shandia. All these, they are in Florence, Colorado. All this group, they was getting arrested after the war in Iraq. So it's not like just a little bit Mickey Mouse.
Every time, anything. Sean, it was a lot of different terrorists. It's a lot of different members. I had Al-Aqsa Taiba from the Virginia group. I had the Iraqi war there, Ali Tamimi, Ali Shandia. All these, they are in Florence, Colorado. All this group, they was getting arrested after the war in Iraq. So it's not like just a little bit Mickey Mouse.
It was a lot of groups of people, a lot of dangerous people. So I was always among the most dangerous groups of the terrorists. It's not like something small, not like a foot soldier, like Lackawanna Six or... I'm going to come back to the story in 2016 when I met the leader of Al-Qaeda in a group of five in New York.
It was a lot of groups of people, a lot of dangerous people. So I was always among the most dangerous groups of the terrorists. It's not like something small, not like a foot soldier, like Lackawanna Six or... I'm going to come back to the story in 2016 when I met the leader of Al-Qaeda in a group of five in New York.
It was a lot of groups of people, a lot of dangerous people. So I was always among the most dangerous groups of the terrorists. It's not like something small, not like a foot soldier, like Lackawanna Six or... I'm going to come back to the story in 2016 when I met the leader of Al-Qaeda in a group of five in New York.
They got arrested, but we don't want to change the subject from this part to the end of the subject, the story, because we're going to come out as the leader. You would never believe what he told me, how he wants to become a leader of ISIS was the reason why he wants to become leader and why he wants to become ISIS member. I was in shock what he told me. I was in shock.