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 Moussaoui. Sheikh Mohammed learned that Moussaoui became acquainted with [Yazid] Sufaat.

91. While Moussaoui was in Malaysia, he caused many problems for the Hambali group, and Mukhlas [a.k.a. Ali Ghu[fron], a high ranking member of JI] traveled personally to Pakistan to request that Sheikh Mohammed transfer Moussaoui out of Malaysia. According to Mukhlas, instead of pursuing flight training, Moussaoui was trying to buy four tons of fertilizer through the Hambali network. Hambali was upset with Moussaoui's activities because Moussaoui had agreed not to work in Malaysia.

92. Sheikh Mohammed recalled Moussaoui to Pakistan, where Moussaoui complained that training was difficult in Malaysia because of the constant rain. Sheikh Mohammed, who believed that Moussaoui was not a suitable operative despite his European credentials, approached Muhammad Atif and Bin Laden and asked that Moussaoui be removed from the program, which was intended as a follow-up aircraft attack upon the completion of the program led by Atta. Despite Sheikh Mohammed's suggestion, Atif and Bin Laden insisted that Moussaoui remain in the program and instructed that the program should continue as planned. Page 44 of 58