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Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Mar. 8, 2005. 06:12 AM
Toronto Star

CSIS chief links immigrant to Al Qaeda Mosques being monitored by agency

Two top officials speak to senators

TONDA MACCHARLESOTTAWA BUREAUOTTAWA—A Canadian landed immigrant is a key commander affiliated with Al Qaeda in Iraq, a top CSIS official says.

CSIS director Jim Judd told a Senate committee yesterday "the ranks of trained terrorist fighters in Iraq are bolstered by individuals from around the world, including from Europe and Canada."

Judd told the committee: "For example, a Canadian citizen is believed to be a member of a group affiliated with Al Qaeda and Abdul Jabbar, a landed immigrant, is believed to be a key commander and ideologue with that same organization in Iraq."

Judd gave no further details.

CSIS operations director Dale Neufeld, the former interim director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and now second-in-charge, did say the agency is monitoring mosques in Canada that it suspects are raising funds for terrorist activities and recruiting terrorist sympathizers.