Donald Canestraro

“ This reluctance has led CS-5 to conclude that the CIA was running an intelligence operation targeting Al-Qaeda that somehow involved Al-Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar. CS-5 stated that he/she believed the CIA’s operation may have spun out of control and that “they (the CIA) ” came to the FBI with limited information in an attempt to locate the hijackers without revealing the true nature or extent of their operation against Al-Qaeda.
During August of 2016, I interviewed a source of information whose identity is known to me. The source of information is herein referred to as CS-7. ”

“ CS-8 told me that an FBI investigation conducted in San Diego showed that just prior to meeting Al-Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar, Omar Al-Bayoumi met with Al-Thumairy at the Saudi Consulate in Los Angles, California. CS-8 described Al-Thumairy as a “radical” Muslim who was employed at the Saudi Consulate.
CS-8 described Al-Bayoumi’s employer Dallah Avco as a corporation used as “cut out.” CS-8 explained that a “cut out” is used by an intelligence agency to mask its direct involvement with an individual or group or individuals. ”

“ CS-2 related that his/her investigation showed that Al-Bayoumi had several “no show” jobs while he was living in the United States. CS-2 defined a “no show” job as one where an employee is paid by a given employer but not required to actually show up for work. CS-2 stated that Al-Bayoumi allegedly was employed by Ercan, a Saudi company. According to CS-2, Commission investigators later learned that Al-Bayoumi was paid by the company but rarely showed up for work. ”