Marmoun Darkaznali & His Connection With The Hamburg Cell

After the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks, federal investigators as well as US intelligence had become aware of a name which had ties to the hijackers involved. His name is Marmoun Darkazanli, a Syrian born businessman who owns, Darkazanli Export-Import Sonderposten, in Hamburg Germany. Thruought the 1990's, the German federal intelligence BFV had begun monitoring and opening a case against Darkazanli for money laundering. They believe he was funneling money to the militant terrorist group, Al Qaeda, to which they also believed he was a part of since the early 1990's.

Darkaznali also had ties to many important Al Qaeda contacts such as Mamdouh Mahmud Salim and Mohammed Haydar Zammar. Both Darkaznali and zammar would frequent a mosque in Hamburg called Al Quds. Here at the mosque they would also begin relationships with Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi and Ramzi bin al-Shibh, who would also become involved with the 9/11 attacks allegedly. The CIA tries to recruit Darkaznali as a spy in 1993 and again in 1996. He rebuffs them. However, the German domestic intelligence agency, LFV, tries to persuade him to also become a spy. But it is alleged he refuses their services. But does he? Knowing that he had financial ties to the 9/11 hijackers and Al Qaeda, knowing he is also belonging to Al Qaeda, the German federal government does not try and bring a case against him. One has to question, why? Currently, Darkazanli is under sanction, as affiliate or supporter of al-Qaida, by the United Nations.