The Safari Club (The Second CIA)

According to author Mahmood Mamdani, in his book, "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: A Political Perspective on Culture and Terrorism" A covert intelligence group which consisted of some of the most powerful men in the Arab world came to existence thru documents recovered after the fall of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (The Shah of Iran) in 1979.

"The existence of the club came to light after the 1979 Iranian Revolution when Mohamed Heikal, a highly respected Egyptian journalist and onetime advisor to President Nasser, was given permission by the new Khomeini government to go through the deposed Shah's archives. Heikal came upon an agreement setting up a formal association, dated September 1, 1976, and signed by the heads of several intelligence agencies, all strategic allies of the United States in the Cold War."

The secret organization was known as the "Safari Club". It ran clandestine operations around Africa at a time when the United States Congress had limited the power of the CIA and which also had connection with the Bank of Credit And Commerce (BCCI). The BCCI served to launder money, particularly for Saudi Arabia and the United States—whose CIA director in 1976, George H. W. Bush, had a personal account. BCCI also served as an intelligence gathering mechanism by virtue of its extensive contacts with underground organizations worldwide.