al-Qadi

Both Mahfouz and al-Qadi have a murky history that includes alleged ties to the CIA, the White House, the Bush family, al-Qaeda, and organized crime on a global scale.

9/11 Victims Target Saudis With Deep State Ties 2008

Government documents, expert testimony, and media reports dating back several years suggest Mahfouz and al-Qadi have raised millions of dollars for al-Qaeda and other militant groups.

9/11 Victims Target Saudis With Deep State Ties 2008

I spoke to him for a long time and we still have cordial relations.” The US had named al-Qadi a supporter of terrorism and frozen his assets two days before.

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A lawyer for al-Qadi confirmed to NEWSWEEK that al-Qadi had arranged initial financing for Ptech but had sold his stake in the firm in 1999.

Saudi Pr Efforts: Another Series Of Setbacks 2007

I spoke to him for a long time and we still have cordial relations.” The US had named al-Qadi a supporter of terrorism and frozen his assets two days before.

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Oussama Ziade, CEO of Ptech, a US computer company that al-Qadi had invested in and that will be raided for suspected terrorism ties, later will claim that al-Qadi “talked very highly of his relationship” with Cheney.

Think Progress » Bush’s rallying cry backfires. 2007

But the lawyer denied any connection between al-Qadi and Al Qaeda or terrorism.

Periscope 2007

The lawyer denied al-Qadi has any connection to Osama bin Laden or terrorism, and U.S. officials say they have found no evidence that national-security information has been compromised as a result of the company's dealings with U.S. agencies.

Saudi Pr Efforts: Another Series Of Setbacks 2007

A lawyer for al-Qadi confirmed that al-Qadi had arranged initial financing for Ptech but had sold his stake in the firm in 1999.

Periscope 2007

Ziade will claim he only knew al-Qadi for a few years starting around 1994, so presumably the contact between al-Qadi and Cheney happens during the mid-1990s.

Think Progress » Bush’s rallying cry backfires. 2007