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	CNN.com - Y2K bomb plotter still talking; sentence delayed - April 1, 2002
		Ressam, 35, an Algerian who trained at al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan in 1998, has offered the government and the public a rare insider's view of the now-destroyed camps where Islamic militants were given weapons and explosives training and learned the extremist ideology of the camps' financier, Saudi exile Osama bin Laden.
		Ressam is believed to be a first-hand source on alleged al Qaeda operatives such as Zacarias Moussaoui, charged with terrorism conspiracy for the September 11 attacks, and the man known as Abu Zubaydah, the alleged al Qaeda operations chief who oversaw the camps.
		Ressam had named Abu Doha as a gatekeeper who facilitated the travel of recruits to the camps and then on to countries where their operations were to occur.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/LAW/04/01/inv.millennium.bomber.sentence (740 words)

	PBS - frontline: trail of a terrorist: the millennium plot: ahmed ressam's millennium plot
		Ahmed Ressam was born on May 19, 1967, the eldest of seven children.
		Ressam requested political asylum, claiming in a sworn statement that he had been tortured in Algeria and that he was falsely accused of arms trading and other terrorist activities.
		According to his testimony, Ressam was approved by Zubaida and sent on to the camp in April 1998, where he received training in light arms -- including machine guns and rocket propelled grenades -- the use of explosives and poison gas, methods for assassination, sabotage, and urban warfare.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/trail/inside/cron.html (2137 words)

	Newhouse C1
		Ressam's life story also gives a rare glimpse at how hatred of America is bred in terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, how terrorists infiltrate society as they prepare their attack, and how intricate and deadly their preparations can be.
		Ressam was born in 1967 in the Algerian town of Douaouda.
		Ressam's was the last car off the ferry a little after six in the evening, and he pulled into Dean's inspection lane.
	www.newhousenews.com /archive/story1c100401.html (2514 words)

	Ahmed Ressam terrorist who wanted to bomb LA Airport sentenced to 22 years in prison - Militant Islam Monitor - ...
		Ressam was arrested as he crossed the US-Canadian border with explosives on the eve of the new millennium.
		Ressam pleads not guilty to a federal indictment that includes charges of bringing explosives to the country in an alleged plot to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millenium.
		Ressam, an Algerian national, was sentenced to 22 years for plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millennium.
	www.militantislammonitor.org /article/id/872 (1449 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Osama bin Laden
		Ressam testifies at the New York trial of Mokhtar Haouari, who was accused of being part of a conspiracy to bomb American targets.
		Ressam describes his time at an Afghanistan training camp for terrorists where he was taught how to assassinate people, use anti-tank missiles, and build powerful bombs out of fertilizer.
		Ressam's defence team describes him as "quiet, religious and very gullible," and says that he was "used and abused" as an unwitting courier who did not know that he was carrying bombs.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/osamabinladen/ressam_timeline.html (1199 words)

	BBC News \| AMERICAS \| Y2K bomb plot man convicted
		Ahmed Ressam, 33, stood with his eyes downcast as a clerk read out the verdict at the Los Angeles district court - guilty on nine criminal charges including conspiracy to commit terrorism.
		On Friday, Mr Ressam was given a five-year sentence by a French court, where he had been tried in absentia on separate charges of belonging to a network of Islamic militant groups.
		Mr Ressam is due to be sentenced on 28 June in Seattle, from where Judge Coughenour moved the trial due to publicity and security concerns.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/1265159.stm (450 words)

	USATODAY.com - Would-be millennium bomber sentenced to 22 years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ressam, 38, cooperated with the government for about two years, but had quit by 2003, claiming the many months of solitary confinement had taken their toll on his mental state.
		Ressam was arrested in Port Angeles in December 1999 as he drove off a ferry from British Columbia with 124 pounds of bomb-making materials.
		Ressam's information was given to anti-terrorism field agents around the world — in one case, helping to prevent the mishandling and potential detonation of the shoe bomb that Richard Reid attempted to blow up aboard an American Airlines flight in December 2001.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-07-27-bomber-sentenced_x.htm?csp=34 (799 words)

	KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington - News Archive - Ahmed Ressam Sentenced To 22 Years
		Ressam was arrested in Port Angeles, on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, in December 1999 as he drove off a ferry from British Columbia with 124 pounds of bomb-making materials.
		Ressam's information was given to anti-terrorism field agents around the world - in one case, helping to prevent the mishandling and potential detonation of the shoe bomb that Richard Reid attempted to detonate aboard an American Airlines flight in December 2001.
		Ressam did not speak in court, but provided a short written statement in which he thanked the judge, renounced violence of any kind and apologized for his actions, Hillier said.
	www.komotv.com /news/story_m.asp?ID=38203 (838 words)

	Top Stories \| KING5.com \| News for Seattle, Washington
		Ressam was on his way to Los Angeles International Airport to set off his bomb during the millennium celebration, but his lawyer says Ressam is no longer a terrorist.
		Ahmed Ressam was captured well before 9/11 and the threat of terrorists was fully realized.
		Ressam is not an American citizen and despite the fact that he entered this country intent upon killing American citizens, he received an effective, vigorous defense, and the opportunity to have his guilt or innocence determined by a jury of 12 ordinary citizens.
	www.king5.com /topstories/stories/NW_072705WABressamSW.14d92a55.html (1381 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Ressam judge decries U.S. tactics
		The sentencing hearing was a gripping climax to Ressam's five-year journey through the U.S. legal system, which began on Dec. 16, 1999, when the Algerian was caught trying to bring in bomb-making materials as he arrived at Port Angeles from Canada.
		Then, in recent years, Ressam underwent a second transformation to emerge as a silent, uncooperative prisoner who said he only wanted to be left alone and finally learn his fate.
		Ressam will receive credit for time already served, and also is eligible for up to three years off for good conduct.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002406378_ressam27m.html (1155 words)

	Terror From the North
		Ressam was also told he had until July 23, 1995 to leave the country -- or else.
		Ressam, however, was able to flee out the back door and escape because the RCMP had not positioned any personnel at the back of Ressam's apartment.
		Ahmed Ressam was eventually convicted by a jury of multiple counts of conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism.
	www.aina.org /news/20060614114216.htm (2747 words)

	US seeks longer sentence for Ahmed Ressam millenium bomb plot terrorist - Militant Islam Monitor - Militant Islam ...
		Ressam and his attorneys claimed he was being asked to do too much and had suffered a mental breakdown from being held in solitary confinement.
		Both the government and Ressam's attorneys had praised him for his earlier cooperation, which resulted in the conviction of one other plotter and shed light on terrorist activities in Europe and elsewhere.
		Ressam, 38, was arrested Dec. 14, 1999, in Port Angeles, Wash., after driving his rental car - its trunk loaded with powerful homemade explosives - off a ferry from Victoria, British Columbia.
	www.militantislammonitor.org /article/id/1018 (546 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- 9th Circuit judges examine sentencing in millennium LAX plot
		Ressam was arrested in December 1999 In Port Angeles when he drove off a ferry from British Columbia with a trunk full of explosives, intent on bombing the airport on the eve of the millennium.
		Ressam's lawyers are appealing one of the nine counts Ressam was convicted of.
		Ressam's case is not expected to be resolved until after the Supreme Court rules on the pending cases.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20061113-1809-millenniumterror.html (802 words)

	PBS - frontline: trail of a terrorist: is canada a safe haven for terrorists?
		Ressam was not cooperating in giving us the information that we needed to secure those travel documents.
		...In this case [Ahmed Ressam], you have a situation where the U.S. laws regarding refugees and other forms of immigration are tougher than the Canadian laws, which means it is a lot easier for terrorist organizations to establish themselves...
		When Ahmed Ressam came to Canada, he claimed refugee status, and he admitted apparently that he had been in jail in Algeria and had been convicted of weapons offenses and accused of terrorism.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/trail/etc/canada.html (4118 words)

	22 Years For Millennium Bomb Plot - CBS News
		Ahmed Ressam got a lighter sentence than prosecutors had requested, reflecting his cooperation in telling international investigators about the workings of terror camps in Afghanistan.
		Ressam was arrested in Port Angeles in December 1999 as he drove off a ferry from British Columbia with a trunk full of bomb-making materials.
		Akmed Ressam, the man who was convicted of plotting to blow up Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millennium, was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/07/27/national/main712240.shtml (612 words)

	Judge delays sentencing on Ressam - U.S. Security - MSNBC.com
		Ressam's attorneys, who recommended 121/2 years, had said he is willing to continue cooperating; he just doesn't remember as much about his alleged co-conspirators as he used to.
		Ressam told authorities he saw Zacarias Moussaoui at a training camp in Afghanistan in 1998; Moussaoui was later indicted in the Sept. 11 attacks and has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges.
		Ressam, one of seven children from a poor family in Algeria, bounced around North Africa and France before arriving in Canada with a fake French passport.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7645588 (895 words)

	Ahmed Ressam
		After his arrest, Ressam began cooperating with US investigators in the summer of 2001 (see May 30, 2001), leading to the possibility that he could have confirmed Atta’s identity as an al-Qaeda operative before 9/11, if he had been asked.
		Convicted plotter Ahmed Ressam has told the FBI that he conceived the idea to attack Los Angeles International Airport himself (see December 14, 1999), but that bin Laden lieutenant Abu Zubaida encouraged him and helped facilitate the operation.
		Ressam also said that in 1998 Abu Zubaida was planning his own US attack (see Late March-Early April 2001 and May 30, 2001).
	www.cooperativeresearch.org /entity.jsp?entity=ahmed_ressam (2682 words)

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		Ressam, 38, was sentenced on July 27 in U.S. District Court in Seattle for conspiracy to commit an international terrorist act, smuggling explosives and other criminal counts.
		Ressam faced up to 130 years in prison when he was convicted in April 2001.
		Ressam reportedly provided information on the identities of more than 120 people and gave testimony in the trial of Mokhtar Haouari, who was later convicted of assisting in the plot to bomb LAX.
	www.adl.org /main_Terrorism/millenium_bomber_72805.htm (272 words)

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		Ressam belonged to a Montreal-based terrorist cell thought to be linked to both the Algerian terrorist group Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and Al Qaeda.
		In April 2001 Ressam was convicted in Los Angeles of conspiracy to commit terrorism, document fraud and possession of deadly explosives.
		The ease with which Ahmed Ressam and his fellow terror cell members entered and left Canada and Ressam's ability to assemble bomb-making materials in Canada heightened concerns about border security and the apparent ease with which potential terrorists can move freely from one country to the other.
	www.adl.org /Terror/tu/tu_0401_canada.asp (2315 words)

	Security: Terror Talk (Seattle Weekly) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		More Than Three years after Ahmed Ressam prepared unsuccessfully to blow up Los Angeles International Airport, the remains of his bomb have gone offdestroyed last month by FBI scientists who worried the terrorist's bomb makings might blow up in their D.C. lab.
		Though Ressam faced up to 130 years for his crimes, when he is finally sentencedpossibly not until next year or even 2005he could serve just seven years or less in federal prison.
		Should a judge opt for the 10, combined with Ressam's credit for time served at the detention center since 1999 and the 54 days a year in "good time" that can be earned in federal custody, he could be a free man by 2010.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0316/news-anderson.php (749 words)

	Sentencing Expected For Ahmed Ressam - Sean Hannity Discussion
		Ressam was convicted four years ago of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millennium.
		Ressam appeared at the federal courthouse in April, brought there in a white van with fled-out windows as armed guards and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolled the area.
		Ressam knows what he did was wrong and hopes the court accepts his statement that he is truly sorry."
	www.hannity.com /forum/showthread.php?t=19442 (397 words)

	Securing the Northern Front: Canada and the War on Terror
		Ressam, who came back to Canada in February 1999, would soon learn that the rest of the cell had all been thwarted in their plans to reach Canada.
		Ressam’s plot was ultimately foiled on December 14 by Diana Dean, a U.S. border employee, but his capture would reveal that operatives were also inside America waiting to liaise with their counterparts across the Canadian border.
		Ressam had admitted that in 1999 he and another cell member, Samir Ait Mohamed, had planned to stage a large bomb attack in a Montreal neighborhood; the Outremont district, because of its large Jewish community, featured prominently in the discussions.
	jamestown.org /terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369744 (1704 words)

	CNN.com - Training camp links millennium, embassy bombers - July 5, 2001
		Ressam, a 34-year-old Algerian national, testifying in a federal trial of an alleged accomplice to his unsuccessful mission, said Tuesday that he spent six months in Afghanistan starting in March 1998.
		Ressam's testimony will conclude Thursday in the trial of Mokhtar Haouari, 32, a fellow Algerian accused of aiding his plot by sending him money and false identification.
		Ressam said there were trainees from Algeria, Jordan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany and elsewhere, and the men were grouped by nationality.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/LAW/07/05/terror.trials.linked (822 words)

	Terrorism, Safety, Ahmed Ressam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The basis of Ressam’s claim was that he was detained and tortured in Algeria and accused and convicted of illegal arms sale.
		Ressam missed the date for hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board, which resulted in his claim being deemed to have been abandoned.
		The officer decided to inspect the trunk of the car (where the explosives were) and Ressam attempted to flee.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2002/main72902a.htm (696 words)

	CNN - Man pleads not guilty to charges of smuggling bomb materials - December 22, 1999
		Ahmed Ressam, 32, is accused of making false statements, smuggling nitroglycerin "equivalent," transportation of explosives, possession of an unregistered firearm "as a destructive device" and carrying an explosive device in the commission of a felony.
		Ressam, speaking through an Arabic interpreter, answered affirmatively when U.S. District Judge John Weinberg asked him if he understood the charges and the meaning of his pleas.
		Ressam, 32, denied he was involved in any terrorist activity.
	www.cnn.com /1999/US/12/22/border.arrest.03/index.html (944 words)

	Millennium Plot Sentencing Set, Ahmed Ressam Convicted Of Planning To Bomb L.A. Airport In 2000 - CBS News
		Ressam was arrested in Port Angeles in December 1999 as he drove off a ferry from British Columbia.
		Ressam's public defenders are asking for 12½ years — and say Ressam is willing to continue cooperating but doesn't remember as much as he used to.
		Because Ressam had a one-night reservation for a motel just blocks from the Space Needle in Seattle, the mayor called off most of the city's celebrations to welcome the year 2000.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/04/27/terror/main691257.shtml (560 words)

	Easy come, easy stay What does a self-described terrorist like Ahmed Ressam have to do before we throw him out? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ressam was to discover, just because you've got a deportation order doesn't mean you're going to be deported, any more than, as he was later to discover, getting a Canadian passport depends on being a Canadian.
		Ressam was arrested -- by the Montreal police, not for jaywalking but for stealing laptop computers and cellular phones.
		Ressam said he was a convicted terrorist, he failed to appear for his refugee hearing, he broke the terms of his deportation order, he was jailed for theft, and he had outstanding arrest warrants from the MUC and the RCMP.
	www.canadafirst.net /immi_crime/easy_come-easy_stay.html (1242 words)

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