Ibrahim reportedly provided the initial boat for the attackers, and has strong ties to al Qaeda.

What is interesting about Ibrahim, who has been designated a terrorist by OFAC and many other governments, is that he is a pioneer in the criminal-terrorist nexus. For many years he has provided the criminal links al Qaeda, the Taliban and Pakistani terrorist groups have needed to move money, personnel and equipment. Despite how well known his activities are, he has never been apprehended.

November 30, 2008
By Laina Farhat-Holzman
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Many law-abiding Muslims around the world are terribly upset that they fall under a cloud of suspicion that they do not deserve. They are right to be upset-and if they know any of the Islamists who are doing nasty things around the world they should turn them in, hunt them down, and be public in their outrage.  If I were Muslim, I would be most unhappy to have such monsters blackening my religion.

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November 30, 2008

By Alan Caruba

After 9/11 much of my thinking reflected the general view that Al Qaeda had to be found and destroyed. I thought, too, that Saddam Hussein had to be removed as an obstacle to stability in the Middle East given his invasion of Kuwait and general belligerence.