Evidence hijackers in US when they shouldn't have been [View All]

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The 9/11 Commission's Terrorist Travel monograph contains two copies of the hijackers' USAID documents. Unfortunately for the 9/11 Commission, they indicate the hijackers were in the US when then 9/11 Commission claims they were in the Middle East.

Here is part of what geographically-challenged FBI director Robert Mueller called Khalid Almihdhar's New Jersey USA ID card:

A full version of the copy can be seen on page 192 of Terrorist Travel:
http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/911_TerrTrav_Monograph.pdf
The additional portion states that the serial number is 3408825-A and the expiration date is December 30, 2006.

The 9/11 Commission claim it was issued on July 10, 2001, but the 9/11 Timeline says:
"December 30, 2000: Evidence Almihdhar in New Jersey Area Despite Immigration Records"
"According to US immigration records, the FBI, and the 9/11 Commission, hijacker Khalid Almihdhar left the US in June 2000 (see June 10, 2000) and didn’t return until July 2001 (see July 4, 2001). However, USAID, a Florida ID firm, confirms in 2005 that Almihdhar was issued a card in New York or New Jersey on this date. Time magazine calls this, “another possible gap in the 9/11 report.” "
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=a123000almihdharinus
Unfortunately, the Time article is premium content, so I haven't read it.

Apparently, the company only issues ID cards for 6 years, so a card expiring on 30 December 2006 should have been issued on 30 December 2000.
http://www.911citizenswatch.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=646&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Here is a copy of part of Salem Al Hazmi's USA ID card:

A full version of the copy can be seen on page 191 of Terrorist Travel. It appears this is only a copy of the document found at the Pentagon, which is why it is not burned.
The additional portion visible in Terrorist Travel states that the serial number is 3408826-A and the expiration date is 30 December 2006.

The 9/11 Commission claims Salem Al Hazmi didn't enter the US until 29 June 2001 (p. 529 of the main report) and that this card was issued on 2 July 2001 (Terrorist Travel, p. 27). However, the serial number is after that of Al Mihdhar's card, which was alledgedly issued 8 days later. In addition, the difference is only one digit - 3408825-A for Al Mihdhar and 3408826-A for Salem Al Hazmi - and the expiry date is the same. To me, it looks like they both got their USA ID cards together on December 30, 2000.

Also, FBI director Mueller claimed Atta also had a USA ID card:
"In July 2001, Mohamed Atta, Abdul Aziz al Omari, Nawaf al-Hazmi, Salem al-Hazmi, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Ahmed Alghamdi, and Majed Moqed purchased personal identification cards at Apollo Travel in Paterson, New Jersey. Atta purchased a Florida identification card, while the others purchased New Jersey identification cards."
However, the 9/11 Commission make no mention of Atta's card; for example, it is not specified on the list on pages 31/32 of Terrorist Travel.