They met at a restaurant outside of Los Angeles. The CIA used to brutalized the Saudis in the form of Omar Al Bayoumi to spy for them and to gather intelligence. Before 911 the CIA was forbidden from engaging in domestic spying. They used the Saudi intelligence as a workaround. We'll rely upon the Saudi GID General Intelligence Directorate, their version of the CIA via Prince Bandar, via their man Omar Abayoumi, to keep us informed as to the activity of these terrorists. (17:32–17:40)
CLAIM
Asserts that the CIA circumvented domestic spying restrictions by using Saudi intelligence.
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