|
by WPBF
Channel 25 [a Palm Beach Florida TV station]
August 5, 2002
A self-proclaimed former conman who became an
informant for the FBI talked to Eyewitness News 25 Sunday about what
could have been done to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks.
Randy Glass, who lives in Palm Beach County after years of reportedly
ducking the law, turned his skills around for a 2 1/2-year investigation
into illegal arms dealings.
Undercover, Glass said he dealt with high-ranking Egyptian official
Shirin Shawky and men who were later arrested for money laundering.
"They definitely hate Americans," Glass said. "They want to destroy our
very way of life. They've said that to me and there is no question that
was their intention with these weapons."
Glass said one meeting in 1999 with Shawky, arms broker Mohammed Malik
and Diaa Mohsen involved talk to the World Trade Center.
"As we were leaving the restaurant, we're outside and (one of the
terrorists) looks up at the World Trade Center and points and says,
'Those towers are coming down,'" Glass said.
When the towers actually did come down, Glass said he almost fell to his
knees.
"The complaints were ordered sanitized by the highest levels of
government," Glass said.
The complaints were sealed, but Glass pointed out that his sentencing
document June 15 listed threats against the World Trade Center and
Americans. The towers came down three months later.
"Wouldn't you think that there should have been a wire tap on Diaa's
phone and Malik's phone?" Glass said.
Glass also allowed Eyewitness News 25 to listen to dozens of undercover
audio tapes, which could not be rebroadcast. The tapes contained phone
calls to alleged terrorists who tried to broker arms deals.
Copyright 2002 by TheWPBFchannel.com.
Return to Table of Contents |