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FBI agent warned superiors 70 times about Moussaoui.(Harry Samit)(Zacarias Moussaoui )
Harry Samit, the Minnesota FBI agent who arrested Zacarias Moussaoui three and a half weeks before the September 11,2001 terror attacks, provided explosive testimony against his superiors during cross-examination by Moussaoui's defense attorneys. Samit, who arrested Moussaoui and his Oklahoma University roommate Hussein Al-Attas on August 16, confirmed on the witness stand that he and other agents in the Minnesota office had argued repeatedly with their Washington, D.C., superiors, urgently requesting permission for a warrant to search Moussaoui's laptop computer, as well as Moussaoui and Al-Attas' apartment and possessions.
Agent Samit said he had contacted his superiors 70 times, urgently requesting assistance with the Moussaoui/Al-Attas investigation, only to be repeatedly rebuffed without any rational explanation. He said the superiors who thwarted the Minnesota investigation were guilty of "criminal negligence and obstruction."
"You tried to move heaven and earth to get a search warrant to search this man's belongings and you were obstructed," defense attorney Edward MacMahon said to the agent. "Yes sir, I was obstructed," Samit replied, noting that these actions were a ...
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- Newspaper article from: Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) April 3, 2006 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH) March 31, 2006 700+ words
...what to believe is difficult. Moussaoui might be deranged. Or he might...investigated further, interviews of Moussaoui could be useful. He might...Minnesota-based FBI agent, Harry Samit, arrested Moussaoui on Aug. 16, 2001, on an...
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- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) March 26, 2006 700+ words
...all we have is Zacarias Moussaoui. If someone must pay, he...crux of their case is that if Moussaoui had only told investigators...investigations. FBI Special Agent Harry Samit told jurors that supervisors...sand that is the case against Moussaoui. Day after day, more grains...
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times April 23, 2005 700+ words
...Taylor, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday...the six charges in the indictment," Moussaoui told a judge who read the charges of...attacks recoiled into his old form. Moussaoui began a 12-minute courtroom rant...
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times July 26, 2002 700+ words
...Taylor, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Zacarias Moussaoui yesterday started to plead guilty to...facts that will guarantee my death," Moussaoui, who is acting as his own attorney...by ruling to accept a guilty plea from Moussaoui if he successfully entered it. Moussaoui...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) April 22, 2005 700+ words
...Andrew Zajac ALEXANDRIA, Va. _ Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism charges...New York. After admitting his guilt, Moussaoui, 36, a self-professed al-Qaida...planned effort to seek his execution. "Moussaoui will fight every inch against the death...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) April 23, 2005 700+ words
...Andrew Zajac Apr. 23--Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism charges...New York. After admitting his guilt, Moussaoui, 36, a self-professed Al Qaeda member...s efforts to seek his execution. "Moussaoui will fight every inch against the death...
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