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U.S. Treasury - Recent OFAC Actions: 01/16/2009
Full List | Previous | Next To view or print the PDF content on this page, download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader . 01/16/2009 The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list: AL-BAHTIYTI, Muhammad Rab'a al-Sayid (a.k.a. AL-BAHTITI, Muhammad Mahmud; a.k.a. AL-BAHTITI, Muhammad ...
Hoisted from the Archives: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Bush Family
delong.typepad.com — dan k reminds me of the remarkable ignorance of the current generation of the Bush family: Grasping... Reality: Unleash Chiang Kai-Shek : I'm sorry, but this is just too weird: Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.: After ... (more) Hoisted from the Archives: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Bush ...
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U.S. Treasury Designates Sa'ad Bin Laden (OBL's Son) and Mustafa Hamid (aka Abu al-Walid al-Masri), Top Al Qaeda Theorist (updated)
Counterterrorism Blog — ... The U.S. Treasury Department has announced the designations of Sa'ad bin Laden, the third oldest son of Osama bin Laden, and other individuals. Last September, ...

Another bin Laden Designated a Terrorist
The Jawa Report — January 16, 2009 Another bin Laden Designated a Terrorist saad_bin_laden.jpg Treasury's OFAC department has added another bin Laden to the designated terrorist list : BIN LADEN, Sa'ad (a.k.a. ABBUD, Bin Muhammad Awad; a.k.a. ABUD, Sa'ad Muhammad Awad; a.k.a. ADBUD, Muhammad 'Awad; a.k.a. AWAD, Muhammad; a.k.a. BAABOOD, Sa'ad Muhammad; a.k.a. BIN LADEN, Sad; a.k.a. "AL-KAHTANE, Abdul Rahman"); DOB 1982; POB Saudi Arabia; nationality Saudi Arabia; Passport 520951 (Sudan); alt. Passport 530951 (Sudan) (individual) [SDGT] No surprise there. But does any one know what is up with the ...

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