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...climate will not come about by further occupation of Arab lands by U.S. and other foreign forces. Instead of taking military steps, the U.S. should be playing an active, leading role as an honest and unbiased broker in the stalled Middle East peace process. That's what would help. OMAR MAHAYNI Farmington, Mich...
...girlfriend delightedly declared her favorite actors to be Tom Cruise and Nicolas Cage. "I like John Travolta too," Lechali said. If any Iraqis have sympathy for bin Laden, it is not as automatic as it is on the streets of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, putative U.S. allies. Premed student Omar Alazwain, 21, had a quick answer when asked about the Sept. 11 attacks. "We think bin Laden is a terrorist," he said...
...officials confirm that there is an ongoing investigation into whether Omar Al Bayoumi, a Saudi who befriended two 9/11 hijackers, Nawaf Al Hazmi and Khalid Al Midhar, when all three were living in San Diego, funneled money or other support to them. The investigation has concluded that Bayoumi, now in England, had no idea the pair were Al Qaeda terrorists and aided them only out of hospitality. But the FBI is still trying to sort out his sources of funds, some of which, other officials now tell TIME, came through third parties with links to the Saudi Royal family...
...sources close to the investigation say some of the checks from Princess Haifa to Majida were endorsed over to a woman named Manal Bajadir who is the wife of Omar al-Bayoumi. And it is al-Bayoumi who first attracted the FBI's attention...
...Agents long ago established that Omar Al Bayoumi had helped the two hijackers find an apartment and meet others in the Arab community in San Diego when they first arrived. According to several sources, Bayoumi helped the pair find an apartment and paid the first month's rent with a check when the landlord wouldn't accept their cash. They then paid Bayoumi back in cash, according to the FBI's understanding of the transaction. Bayoumi left San Diego in mid 2001 and moved to England, where he pursued a Ph.D. at Aston University...