U.S. Secretly Met With Followers of Blind Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman Before Controversial Visa Application- June 14, 2007 By J.M. Berger INTELWIRE.com Followers of Omar Abdel Rahman made overtures to U.S. diplomats one year before the radical sheikh entered the United States on a visa approved by a CIA agent. During several meetings with diplomatic officers at the U.S. embassy in Cairo, members of al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (The Islamic Group) provided extensive details about the operations of one of Egypt's most notorious terrorist organizations. Initiated by al-Gama'a, the meetings were aimed at creating a...http://intelwire.egoplex.com/2007_06_14_exclusives.html#82055949304918264 |