The Bin Ladens

2006,” op. cit. “shy…pithy statements”: Turki has spoken publicly many times about his encounters with Osama in Pakistan during this period, but this quotation is from a question-and-answer interview with Der Spiegel, March 8, 2004, FBIS translation.

21. “interesting figure”: Der Spiegel, ibid. “Abdullah Azzam…sixth place”: Letter from Turki to the author, April 22, 2005.

22. “It is…Saudi Arabia”: Quoted in Bergen, The Osama Bin Laden I Know, p. 61, from an essay attributed to Al-Suri and published in 2004.

23. Badeeb’s interview with Orbit Television, late 2001, tape supplied by Badeeb to the author and translated by The Language Doctors, Inc.

21. OFF THE BOOKS

1. Bath’s guns, car, plane, investments: Property partition agreement, Sandra C. Bath v. James R. Bath, Harris County Court, 89-07180. In an affidavit of September 29, 1989, Bath affirmed that he was “President and sole director of Skyways, a company wholly owed by foreign nationals.” He declined to identify the owners of Skyway; published media reports have identified Khalid Bin Mahfouz or his family as the controlling investors. Attorneys for Bin Mahfouz declined to comment.

2. How Bath met Lewis: Interview with Sheryl Johnson, September 8, 2005. Cadillac, money: Sandra Bath”s Fourth Amended Petition, Bath v. Bath, ibid. In an affidavit of September 5, 1991, Bath acknowledged “my affair with Mary Ellen Lewis” and that he had financed a company that she operated. In a court filing in that case, Bath’s attorneys wrote that Bath “has agreed [to] assume that he is the biological father” of the Lewis child. The cards comparing their marriage to Dallas: Deposition testimony of Sandra Bath, ibid. How Sandra learned of the child: Interview with Johnson, op. cit. Drug allegations and denials: Bath’s Second Amended Answer, ibid. “made threats…kill me”: Bath’s affidavit of April 20, 1990, ibid.

3. “indicated that…business associates”: White pleadings, Charles W. White v. NCNB Texas National Bank, Harris County Court, 90-053147. White did not mention either Osama or Afghanistan in this earliest of his known accounts of Bath’s alleged statements about CIA activities. Expanded comments to describe Bath’s alleged air operations: Undated transcript of White’s interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, circa 2006; White confirmed the accuracy of the transcript and reaffirmed his comments in a telephone interview with the author.

4. “paranoia…against him”: Bath petition, James R. Bath v. Charles W. White, Harris County Court, 86-42551. “fantasy…agency”: Time, October 28, 1991. “There”s all…participation”: Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud, p. 34. Houston station: Coll, Ghost Wars, p. 314.

5. Interview with Sheryl Johnson, op. cit., and with a second individual who worked with Bath on aviation matters during this time.

6. McDonald flew from Jeddah to Riyadh aboard one of Salem’s private jets on March 1, 1983, according to flight logs reviewed by the author. The log entry, in full, read: “Salem, Pizza, Congressman Larry McDonald, Georgia, plus two, plus money—Freeman.” Jack and Anita Pizza and Robert and Gail Freeman were frequent fliers on Salem’s planes; they were friends and business partners. “Plus two” refers to two unidentified passengers who were probably traveling with McDonald. The origins of the money referred to and the purpose of McDonald’s travel are unknown. Vinson and Elkins represented Salem: Interview with Charles Schwartz, May 12, 2005.

7. Certificate of Deposit, contact by Houston Police: White’s pleadings in Charles W. White v. NCNB Texas National Bank, op. cit. Randa’s estrangement: Interview with Gail Freeman, April 27, 2006.

8. “We have plenty…hereafter”: Quoted in Bergen, The Osama Bin Laden I Know, pp. 51–52.

9. “Rand: Early History of Al Qaeda Working Group, 2006.” Also, Bergen and Cruickshank, “How the Idea of Al Qaeda Was Conceived,” 2006. Earliest known published account: Kim Cragin, “Early Al Qaeda Working Group.”

10. “It was obvious…that party”: Interview with Jamal Khashoggi, February 2, 2002.

11. The Osama Bin Laden I Know, op. cit. pp. 58–59.

12. Meeting Osama Bin Laden, Brook Lapping Productions, 2004.

13. Interview by Mohammed Al-Shafey, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, April 30, 2006.

14. “was approached…other countries”: E-mail statement from Bin Mahfouz attorneys at Kendall Freeman, London, to author, August 2007. At the time of the contribution, Al Qaeda had not yet been formed. The statement added: “For the avoidance of any doubt, Sheikh Khalid Bin Mahfouz has never made any donation to Al Qaeda or any organization or person that he knew to be acting on behalf of Al Qaeda or any other terrorist organization.” “with the intention…U.S. Government”: Second e-mail statement from Bin Mahfouz attorney Laurence Harris, managing partner, Kendall Freeman, London, to author, August 2007.

15. “I think Osama”: The Osama Bin Laden I Know, p. 48.

22. THE PROPOSAL

1. “normal family…doing it”: Interview with Bengt Johansson, October 3, 2006. Other friends, employees, and partners who described Salem”s girlfriends and marriage proposal in on-the-record interviews included Mohamed Ashmawi, Sabry Ghoneim, Thomas Dietrich, Anwar Khan, and Robert and Gail Freeman.

2. All quotations, including the note from “S,” from an interview with Lynn Peghiny, February 7, 2006.

3. Carey family: Interview with a person close to the family, as well as biographical information from a family Web site, www.careyroots.com, examined and typed, May 9, 2007.

4. Interview with Peghiny, op. cit.

5. Ibid.

6. All quotations, ibid.

7. Interview with Gerald Auerbach, April 7, 2005.

8. All quotations, interview with Peghiny, op. cit.

9. Sheikha and Rafah on birthdays: Bin Laden, Inside the Kingdom, p. 104. Mona, Huda, and Randa in Europe: Flight logs and interviews with several people who went on the trips, including Thomas Dietrich, April 12, 2006.

10. “village idiot”: Inside the Kingdom, p. 88. Los Angeles: Property records in Los Angeles County. Her fast driving: Interviews with two friends of Najiah who asked to not be identified.

11. Interviews with Robert and Gail Freeman, April 27, 2006.

12. All quotations, ibid.

13. “I paid you to smile!”: Interview with Johansson, op. cit. “They were bitching…would say”: Interview with Dietrich, op. cit.

14. Peter Theroux, Sandstorms, p. 114.

15. Strip mall, mining deal, cowboy movie: Interview with Wayne Fagan, May 10, 2005. London apartment with Muhammad Ali: Interview with Don Sowell, June 2, 2005.

16. All quotations, interview with Johansson, op. cit.

17. Interview with Jack Hinson, May 10, 2005.

18. Interview with Dietrich, op. cit., and with Salem’s German assistant, Peter Blum, May 5, 2006.

19. All quotations, interview with Mohamed Ashmawi, November 26, 2005 (RS).

20. His temper: Interview with Ashmawi, ibid., as well as many other employees, partners, and friends. The Dubai episode: Interview with two people who were present.

21. All quotations, interview with Fagan, op. cit.