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© St. Petersburg Times, published December 12, 2001
Through implication and circumstance, Tuesday's indictment repeatedly ties Zacarias Moussaoui to the 19 men who killed themselves and thousands of others on Sept. 11. It contains the broadest official picture yet of how the plot came together during a period spanning more than 18 months. Here are some excerpts from the indictment, which is available on the Internet at www.usdoj.gov.
ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI, also known as "Shaqil," also known as "Abu Khalid al Sahrawi," was born in France of Moroccan descent on May 30, 1968. Before 2001 he was a resident of the United Kingdom. Moussaoui held a master's degree from Southbank University in the United Kingdom and traveled widely . . .
Beginning in and about 1998, Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, Mohammed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah and others formed and maintained an al-Qaida terrorist cell in Germany.
On or about Jan. 15, 2000, Khalid al-Midhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi traveled from Bangkok, Thailand, to Los Angeles, Calif.
At various times in 2000 and 2001 in Florida, Mohammed Atta made inquiries regarding starting a crop dusting company.
On or about June 3, 2000, Mohammed Atta traveled to the United States from Prague, Czech Republic.
In or about early July 2000, Mohammed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi visited the Airman Flight School in Norman, Okla.
Between in or about July 2000 and in or about December 2000, Mohamed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi attended flight training classes at Huffman Aviation in Venice.
On or about June 29, 2000, $4,790 was wired from the United Arab Emirates to Marwan al-Shehhi in Manhattan.
On or about July 19, 2000, $9,985 was wired from UAE into a Florida SunTrust bank account in the names of Mohammed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi
On or about July 26, 2000, in Germany, Ramzi Bin al-Shibh wired money to Marwan al-Shehhi in Florida.
On or about Aug. 7, 2000, $9,485 was wired from UAE into a Florida SunTrust bank account in the names of Mohammed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi
On or about August 30, 2000, $19,985 was wired from UAE into a Florida SunTrust bank account in the names of Mohammed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi.
On or about Sept. 18, 2000, $69,985 was wired from UAE into a Florida SunTrust bank account in the names of Mohamed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi.
On or about Nov. 5, 2000, Mohammed Atta purchased flight deck videos for the Boeing 747 Model 200, Boeing 757 Model 200, and other items from a pilot store in Ohio.
On or about Dec. 11, 2000, Atta purchased flight deck videos for the Boeing 767 Model 300ER and the Airbus A320 Model 200 from the Ohio Pilot Store.
On or about Feb. 7, 2001, Zacarias Moussaoui flew from Pakistan to London.
On or about Feb. 23, 2001, Moussaoui flew from London to Chicago declaring at least $35,000 cash on his Customs declaration, and then from Chicago to Oklahoma City, Okla.
On or about Feb. 26, 2001, Moussaoui opened a bank account in Norman, Okla., depositing approximately $32,000 cash.
Between on or about Feb. 26, 2001, and on or about May 29, 2001, Moussaoui attended the Airman Flight School in Norman, Okla., ending his classes early.
On or about March 19, 2001, Nawaf al-Hazmi purchased flight deck videos for the Boeing 747 Model 400, the Boeing 747 Model 200 and the Boeing 777 Model 200 and another video from the Ohio Pilot Store. . . .
On or about June 20, 2001, Moussaoui purchased flight deck videos for the Boeing 747 Model 400 and the Boeing 747 Model 200 from the Ohio Pilot Store.
Between on or about July 29 and Aug. 2, 2001, in Norman, Okla., Moussaoui made several telephone calls from public telephones to a number in Duesseldorf, Germany.
On or about July 30 and 31, 2001, in Hamburg, Germany, Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, using the name "Ahad Sabet," received two wire transfers, totaling approximately $15,000, from "Hashim Abdulrahman" in United Arab Emirates.
On or about Aug. 1 and 3, 2001, Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, using the name "Ahad Sabet," wired approximately $14,000 in money orders to Moussaoui in Oklahoma from train stations in Dusseldorf and Hamburg, Germany.
On or about Aug. 16, 2001, Zacarias Moussaoui possessed, among other things:
two knives;
a pair of binoculars;
flight manuals for the Boeing 747 Model 400;
a flight simulator computer program;
fighting gloves and shin guards;
a piece of paper referring to a handheld Global Positioning System receiver and a camcorder;
software that could be used to review pilot procedures for the Boeing 747 Model 400;
a notebook listing German Telephone #1, German Telephone #2, and the name "Ahad Sabet;"
letters indicating that Moussaoui is a marketing consultant in the United States for Infocus Tech;
a computer disc containing information related to the aerial application of pesticides; and
a hand-held aviation radio.
On or about Aug. 22, 2001, in Miami, Ziad Jarrah purchased an antenna for a Global Positioning System, other GPS related equipment and schematics for 757 cockpit instrument diagrams. (GPS allows an individual to navigate to a position using coordinates pre-programmed into the GPS unit.)
On or about Aug. 30, 2001, Mohammed Atta purchased a utility tool that contained a knife.
On or about Sept. 11, 2001, the hijackers possessed a handwritten set of final instructions for a martyrdom operation on an airplane using knives.