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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

NATIONAL COMMISSION ONTERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES

PUBLIC HEARING

Pages 1 through 288 New York, New YorkApril 1, 2003

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SECTION: Section A; Page 19 ; Column 1; Editorial DeskLENGTH: 826 wordsHEADLINE: The New Face of TerrorismBYLINE: By Daniel Benjamin an d Steven Simon; Daniel Benjamin an d Steven Simon were,respectively, director and senior director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council stafffrom 1998-99.BODY:Waking up in the year 2000 to face nothing worse than the debris in Times S quare, some m ay havedecided that Washington had hyped the prospect of an attack by Osama bin Laden and his allies beyondreason.But that conclusion is wrong. The danger posed by Mr. bin Laden and like-minded radical Islamists willno t fade into mem ory along w ith fears of Y2K power failures an d sewer backups. On the contrary:aggressive intelligence and law enforcement efforts by m any countries m ay have precluded attacks overthe last few weeks as in Jordan but the forces now personified in Western minds by Mr. bin Ladenare here to stay.Most important, even if he were thrown into jail tomo rrow, the threat wo uld persist and grow. Tounderstand why, it is important to dispel a few myths abo ut him.Osama bin Laden's o rganization is entirely his own creation. Without him, his followers would be lost.Mr. bin Laden's achievement has not only been to build cells in more than 50 countries, m any of themself-sufficient, but to deepen bonds between extremist groups already pursuing terrorism around theglobe. Indeed, the men who hijacked the India Airlines flight last month sought the release of threeKashmiri militants, at least one of whom was a leader of Harakat ul-Ansar, a group that trains in Mr. binLaden's camps in Afghanistan.In the Caucasus, the small core of Islamists who staged an insurrection in the Russian province ofDagestan earlier this year were led by a guerrilla kn ow n as Kh attab, a Saudi exile associated with M r.bin Laden.Finally, American officials claim that Ahmed R essam, who was arrested in Port Angeles, Wash.,allegedly with a car full of explosives, has ties to the Armed Islamic Group, a guerrilla organizationfighting the military-dominated government in Algeria. This group also trains in the bin Laden camps.Mr. bin Laden's feat is to have made all these fighters and radicals from a score of other cou ntries ~brothers in arms.

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First public hearing of the National Commission onTerrorist Attacks Upon the United StatesStatement of Lee S. Wolosky to theNational Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon theUnited StatesApril 1,2003Thank you for inviting me to testify before you today onthe subject of terrorist financing. This Commission hasbeen invested with profound responsibilities. It is my honorand privilege to be able to assist you in discharging yourresponsibilities on behalf of the American people.B A C K G R O U N D

Unlike state-sponsored terrorist groups, a l -Qaeda isfinancially robust. Having developed multiple sources ofsupport, it is free from the control of any government. Assuch, it historically has been able to operate from failed ordysfunctional states. Indeed, when it was headquartered inboth Sudan and Afghanistan, the al-Qaeda terroristorganization provided important financial support to itshost state-instead of the other way around.The construction of al-Qaeda's financial support networkconstituted a primary source of Osama Bin Laden'spersonal influence. Unlike other terrorist leaders, BinLaden was not a military hero, nor a religious authority,nor an obvious representative of the downtrodden anddisillusioned. He wa s a rich financier, both a scion of one ofSaudi Arab ia ' s most influential families and a challenger toSaudi Arabia's existing system of governance,distinguished by his ability to organize an effectivenetwork.H e built al-Qaeda's financial network from the foundationof a system originally designed to channel resources to themujahideen fighting the Soviets. It wasthat network thatsustained the organization when bin Laden was forced tomove from Saud i Arabia to Sudan, and then again whena l -Qaeda was forced to uproot its infrastructure andre loca te to Afghanistan.

Th e first public hear ing ofthe National Commissionon Terrorist Attacks Uponth e United States wa s heldon March 31 - Apri l 1, 2003at the U.S. Custom House,O ne Bowling Green,Ne wYork City, New York ,[more]Commission MembersThomas H. KeanChairLee H. Hamil tonVice ChairRichard Ben-VenisteMax ClelandFred F. FieldingJamie S. GorelickSlade GortonJohn F. LehmanTimothy J. RoemerJames R. ThompsonCommission StaffPhilip D. ZelikowExecut ive DirectorChris KojmDeputy Execut ive Direc torDaniel MarcusGeneral Counse l

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Lee S. WoloskyOf CounselArmonk NY9142739800Iwplosky @ bsfllp. com

Lee S. Wolosky is Of Counsel to the firm in its Armon k office. His mainpractice areas include m ergers and acquisitions, governmen tal relations a ndcorporate and international advisory work.

Mr. Wolosky is also an Adjunct Professo r in International Affairs at ColumbiaUniversity.Mr. Wolosky's clients at the firm have included Adelphia Communications,American International Group, Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V.(FEMSA), Hillenbrand Industries, Paxson Com munications and SpanishBroadcasting System. He has represented a range of public and privatecompanies in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions andsecurities offerings. He has also advised sovereigns and other foreign anddome stic clients on cross-border investm ent issues and U.S. governm entalrelations.

Mr. Wolosky joined the firm in 2001 from the White H ouse, where he servedas Director for Transnational Threats on the National Security Council underPresidents Clinton and George W. Bush. During his tenure, the O ffice ofTransnational Threats coordinated U.S. government policy relating toterrorism, domestic preparedness, critical infrastructure protection an dinternational crime.

Prior to his service at the Wh ite Hou se, he was associated with the Council onForeign R elations and Paul, W eiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. In 1995, hegraduated from Harvard Law School cum laude and in 1990 graduated magnacum laude from Harvard College.

Since leaving the White H ouse, Mr. Wolosky has served as a consultant tovarious agencies of the U.S. Government and as an expert witness before theNational Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the "9/11Com mission"). He currently serves as a co-director of the C ouncil on ForeignRelations' Task Force on Terrorist Financing.

He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Alliancefor American Leadership (AAL), a founding member of Next GenerationDemocrats, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Council fo rEmerging National Security Affairs (CENSA). His recent articles haveappeared in WAL L STREET JOURNAL EUROPE, TH E INTERNATIONALHERALD TRIBUNE, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES and FOREIGN A FFAIRS,among other places. He is an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic andInternational Studies (CSIS) in Washington.

He is admitted to practice in New York.

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1 of 18 DOCUMENTSCopyright 2003 Th e Christian Science Publishing Society

Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA)October 10, 2003, Friday

SECTION: USA; Pg. 02LENGTH: 806 wordsHEADLINE: Headway on the Al Qaeda money trailBYLINE: By Faye Bowers Staff writer of The C hristian Science MonitorDATELINE: WASHINGTONHIGHLIGHT:Top Treasury official claims vast reduction in terrorist cash flow - with long road ahead.BODY:

Although Al Qaeda remains a formidable foe, those working to cut off its cash flow point to significant progresssince Sept. 11,2001.This effort, say experts including a top Treasury official, is crucial to the war on terror because financing is "themother of intent" fo r terrorist activity. Am ong the accomplishments they claim:* Al Qaeda's cash flow has been reduced by two thirds.* $ 136.7 million in alleged terrorist funds, including $ 36.6 million in the US, have been frozen, in some 1,440accounts.* 320 people and organizations have been listed as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.* 173 countries have frozen terrorist assets.* 100 countries have passed new laws, making it more difficult fo r terrorists to transfer money and receiveassistance.* 80 countries have created intelligence units to share information on terrorist financing.* The U N Security Council passed resolutions 1372 and 1390 requiring m ember states to act against terrorism's

financiers.* Three A merican charities - the Global Relief Foundation, Benevolence International Foundation, and H oly LandFoundation for Relief and D evelopment - were shuttered for alleged sponsorship of Al Q aeda.* The US in August broadened its list of designated charities to include those providing funds for the PalestinianResistance Movement (or Hamas).This progress is due, officials say, not on ly to unprecedented cooperation among U S agencies and the internationalcommunity, bu t also to a new strategy, with laws and stiffer regulations that have m ade it harder to funnel money to

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2 of 18 DOCUMENTSCopyright 2003 The New York Times Company

The New York TimesSeptember 14, 2003, Sunday, Late Edition - Final

SECTION: Section 1; Page 1; Column 3; Foreign DeskLENGTH: 1964 wordsHEADLINE: TWO YEARS LATER: THE ARAB CONNECTION;SAUDIS PROMISING ACTION ON TERRORBYLINE: By DON VAN NATTA Jr . with TIMOTHY L. O'BRIENDATELINE: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 13BODY:

Last month four senior American government officials traveled to Saudi Arabia to revisit the troubled topic of thedesert kingdom's antiterrorism efforts. Unsure of what to expect, the American delegation was pleasantly surprisedwhen a pro forma appointment with Crown Prince Abdullah went on for more than tw o hours.During the trip the Saudis also committed themselves to carrying out a series of measures to combat terrorism,United States law enforcement and intelligence officials said. Among the actions, Saudi officials said, were a ban oncash contributions in local mosques and the removal of donation boxes fo r charities from shopping malls. Americanofficials believe that Saudi mosques and charitable organizations are crucial pipelines fo r terrorist financing.The agreement signified unusual progress in the often tense and frustrating relations between the United States andSaudi Arabia since 9/11. The Saudi government did not allow American law enforcement officials to interview thefamilies of the 9/11 hijackers in Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the attacks, and were so forceful in their refusals thatAmerican officials said this week that they simply gave up trying.On e senior law enforcement official said efforts to seek interviews with the 9/11 hijackers' families ha d morerecently "fallen through the cracks" in Washington. But he said that in the new openness between Saudi Arabia and theUnited States, augured by the August meetings, American officials might broach the issue again. Another Americanofficial in the Middle East said the Saudis offered limited cooperation by obtaining DNA samples from family membersof some of the hijackers and turning them over to Americans to help in identifying the hijackers' remains.Also, the Saudis were scheduled to have their procedures to combat money laundering reviewed by an international

monitoring group this month. But they asked that the review be postponed, a United States official said. Such lapsescause some veteran observers of Saudi Arabia to maintain reservations about the kingdom's counterterrorism efforts."I think the Saudi Arabian government's record, as far as dealing with terrorism, is mixed," said Senator RichardC. Shelby, Republican of Alabama and chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, which will hold hearings onterrorist financing later this month. "Since they were attacked on their ow n soil in May, they have acted more

aggressively. But if the past is any indication, I think they hope the terrorists will go away. And, at the end of the day,that doesn't wash."Adel al-Jubeir, the foreign affairs adviser to Crown Prince Abdullah, said that Al Qaeda's tw o main targets were theUnited States and Saudi Arabia, and that the two nations ha d forged a working relationship to address the threat. "Thecooperation between our two countries is unprecedented," he said. "We are both in the same boat. Working together is

not a luxury; it is a necessity."

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