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 that they would be involved in an operation somewhere in the United States, whereas Khallad and Abu Bara knew they would be involved in an operation somewhere in East Asia.

11. Sheikh Mohammed admitted that the four operatives were in contact with Hambali [a.k.a. "Riduan Bin Isomuddin"] during the visit to Kuala Lumpur, but only because Hambali as a rule had to be informed of the activities of al Qaeda operatives in Southeast Asia. Sheikh Mohammed claimed that he only began to consider recruiting JI operatives for inclusion in hijacking operations as part of his second wave hijacking attacks, to occur after the September 11 attacks. Sheikh Mohammed stated that he began to consider the use of JI operatives in either late 2000 or early 2001. [The parties stipulate that Hambali was the operational leader of a Southeast Asian terrorist organization known as the Jemaah Islamiya (JI) which has a goal of establishing a radical Islamic state in Southeast Asia. JI and al Qaeda coordinated some terrorist plans, including the training of JI members in al Qaeda's Afghanistan training camps.]

12. Sheikh Mohammed claimed that it was his idea that al-Mihdhar and al-Hazmi should reside in San Diego, CA, after arriving in Los Angeles, CA. on January 15. 2000. Sheikh Mohammed told al-Mihdhar and Page 8 of 58