9/11 suspect organises squash tournament

[Kevin Fenton]

Former Hamburg-cell member Squadron Leader Atif bin Mansour helped organise the 13th World Junior Men's Squash Championship in Pakistan in August 2004.

As you can see from a press release by the Mexican team (which finished twelfth - 2 places ahead of the US), Squadron Leader Mansour was on the Organizing Committee as communications director.
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When in Hamburg Mansour studied, lived and ran a radical Islamist group with Atta. It's good to see he's getting on with his life. Shame the FBI never questioned him though.

[Rich Hunt]

1. hmmmm

Do you have any idea why?

[Kevin Fenton]

2. My points are

(1) He's still alive, so I don't think he's one of the mystery hijackers;
(2) Being involved in the greatest terrorist atrocity in the history of the world doesn't seem to have hampered his career;
(3) He's never been questioned by the FBI or anyone else.

Alternatively,
Pakistanis are good at squash, they often win things, it's natrual for them to host a world championship. I think the facility the championships were held at is owned by the air force.