Osama's Cdn. Helper

Bin Laden's B.C. helper Stewart Bell; with additional reporting by Jane Kokan in Vancouver, Oct. 13, 05., National Post

Lengthy and worth reading.

[. . . . ] On June 16, 1993, a man calling himself "Fawzi Alharbi" walked off an airplane at Vancouver International Airport at 3:30 p.m. dressed as an Arab sheikh and handed a Saudi passport to the Canada Customs inspector.

At the baggage carousel, a roving Customs officer named Gordon Peterson pulled "Alharbi" aside for a chat. Mr. Peterson soon grew suspicious. He noted inconsistencies in the Saudi's story and ordered a search of his luggage.

In his suitcase, the inspectors found a brown paper bag filled with ID with "Alharbi's" photo but different names -- an Egyptian passport, a New York identity card, an Egyptian military service record and a Pakistani student card. [. . . . ]

Canadians value diversity, demand loyalty -- poll OMAR EL AKKAD, Oct. 13, 05

Source: Centre for Research and Information on Canada

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