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A spokesman for the company denied, at that time, that the bin Laden Group and Hasan bin Laden had any financial or professional connection with Osama bin Laden, who even then was wanted on terrorism charges. The bin Laden family has claimed to have severed all ties with Osama after his role in masterminding the U.S. Embassy bombings in East Africa in 1998.

"Our traffic went up significantly (after last Tuesday) and probably will continue that way until the networks are restored," D. D'Ambrosio, executive vice president for business development at Iridium Satellite LLC in Leesburg, Va., told the Arizona Republic.

Iridium customer testimonials
Shortly after the World Trade Towers were struck, Verizon lost all service from their West Street Central switching office. Most carriers took some time to restore even basic level of service. In the midst of all of this, my concern was for my co-workers and friends. My cell phone was essentially useless, as was our landline home line. I walked out to a clear area on our street and turned on my Iridium handset. It quickly responded with "Registered" and the signal came up. I called the main number and one of my co-workers answered the call, the call went through! It was invalueable to know they were well and safe, and important to know what the logistics for business were going to be. It meant more than I can say to have that call go through at that moment. I carry my Iridium handset regardless of how short a trip may be. Your service is truly unique and an indispensable communications tool.
Gerald Anzano
ING Asset Management
P.S. I am an Amateur Radio operator with access to all bands and modes of operation, but that does not help me when the ones I am trying to reach do not have a license. My Iridium handset will now have a place of honor in my "SCRAM" kit I keep for response to emergency calls. Such as the shift I took at the site of the WTC attack.
Last Updated:         7/22/2002 1:13:06 PM
Created:     10/29/2001 4:18:43 PM
http://iridiumclassic.com/corp/iri_corp-testimonial-detail.asp?testimonialid=39
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Hasan, Vice President of BGI, was equally a director of Iridium Middle East LLC, given the Binladin Group was a stockholder.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/08/321214.html


IRIDIUM
8/28/98 DAWN (Pakistan) Masood Haider "The brother of Osama bin Laden is a director of a US telecom giant, Irridium LLC, according to reports. Although the Clinton administration has made Osama the world's most wanted man, the rest of the family does millions of dollars in business with the US, reports say. Sheikh Hasan bin Laden, one of Osama's many brothers in a Saudi family of immense wealth and far- flung enterprises, is listed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a director of Iridium LLC, the New York newspaper Daily News said. Irridium, which plans to put the first global network of cell phones and pagers into operation next month, has launched satellites four times aboard China's Long March rockets. The launches by Irridium, Hughes Electronics and Loral Space and Communications triggered a furore in Congress this summer amid allegations that China picked up missile targeting know-how from its arrangements with the US firms. Irridium confirmed that Hasan bin Laden is a director of the Irridium Middle East Corp subsidiary and that the Saudi bin Laden Group, the family's investment arm, has put money into the global phone link firm.."

Mr. Mondale, nephew of the former vice president, was the first employee of Iridium and is the Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning for Iridium LLC. Before joining Motorola, he was a Vice President at Fairchild Space and Defense Corporation where he was responsible for the international and commercial activities of Fairchild Space from 1989 to 1990. Prior to joining Fairchild, Mr. Mondale was Legal Counsel to the then Space Division of Matra, S.A. (now Matra-Marconi Space, N.V.), based in Paris, France, following several years of private legal practice in Washington, D.C. Mondale has guided the marketing, strategic planning, and government affairs disciplines within the company since its inception.

DR. EDWARD F. STAIANO Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Iridium LLC and Chairman, Iridium World Communications, Ltd. before joining Iridium LLC was a 23-year veteran of Motorola credited with growing Motorola's General Systems Sector to record levels. The sector is composed of cellular infrastructure, cellular equipment, computer, and network management businesses.
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http://www.alamo-girl.com/0304.htm

The America list of companies includes Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Space Division, in California; Sprint; Hewlett Packard; McDonnell Douglas Aerospace of California; Raytheon of Massachusetts; and ARINC of Maryland which does contract work of the CIA.

Then there are some shaky policy decisions at Commerce that, for example, allowed another Iridium investor; Russia's ministry of Atomics, to obtain supercomputers capable of designing nuclear weapons. In fact, a Russian organized crime figure, Clinton White House guest Grigor Loutchansky, is a player in Iridium's telecommunication plan, according to a congressional investigator. Loutchansky, suspected of trafficking in nuclear materials, could have been interested in the Sockowitz folder called "Uranium from Russia," which may have contained details on US efforts to purchase left over weapons-grade uranium from Russia and revealed where 1,000 tons of such uranium may be stored.

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Another strange coincidence occurred when the US Air Force, in an unprecedented move, allowed Iridium satellites to be launched into space after serious sabotage resulted in three explosions of rockets of the type used to launch the Iridium satellites. When a Russian and Chinese launch exploded last year, they were also vehicles of a kind used to launch Iridium satellites. Then earlier this year, another explosion at Cape Canaveral caused $50 million in damage and destroyed a $45 million dollar military navigation satellite. Again, the rocket was the type used to launch Iridium satellites. But the Air Force still granted approval to McDonnell Douglas to launch two more rockets with Iridium satellites before completing its investigation, despite an angry insurance industry that said it wouldn't insure further rocket shots until the investigation is complete. The approved shots were to launch Iridium satellites.

Iridium's competitors would like to have that type of pull, says Virginia based SOFTWAR President CHarles Smith, who has been collecting data on the government's plan to nationalize encryption. He also says possession of the Sockowitz file could open the door for competitors such as Israel Aircraft Industry, or IAI. It would have been fascinating to IAI to at least know what the competition is charging and who their customers are," Smith says.
http://web.archive.org/web/19990128125834/http://www.us.net/softwar/socko.html
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http://www.softwar.net/
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Arabian Elevator and Escalator Company 

Also known as:  AREECO
Company based in Jeddah
info@areeco.com

Board of Directors
      Name      Position
 
      Omar A Aggad       
      Hasan M Binladin       
      Mustapha A Mira        
      Talal O Aggad        
      Abu Bakr Al Hamid Binladin        
      Kari Malmstrom        
      Henry M Sarkissian        
      Fahad AI Mira 

Management
      Name      Position
 
      Fahad AI Mira        Managing Director
      Ramzi Aboul Hosn        Finance Manager
      Guna Sakran        Quality Control Manager
      Ishac El Khoury        Operations Manager
      Fouad A Shaar        Sales and Marketing Manager

In addition, Areeco  provide all sister companies with transportation services thru its fleet of different size of trailer trucks and buses.
Areeco  emergency road service is available 24 hour thru out the   Kingdom  of  Saudi Arabia   .
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Arabian Elevator & Escalator Company (AREECO) was established in 1982. AREECO took its present form in 1991. It is a joint venture with KONE OY, the Finnish manufacturer of elevators, and its 40 percent-owned subsidiary O&K (the German manufacturer of Escalators and walkways). AREECO's services range from design, consultation, supply, installation and maintenance. AREECO lifts are in use throughout the Kingdom in sites ranging from large public construction projects to private residences. Major installed sites include the King Fahd International Airport in Dhahran, the Ministry of Interior Headquarters and the Justice Palace in Riyadh, and the Makkah and Madinah Grand Mosques projects. The company�s new plans to manufacture lift components locally are near completion.


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What Is Iridium?

Originally the company was Iridium, Inc., formed in June 1991 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Motorola. In mid 1993, positions were sold to US and foreign investors on a private placement basis. In July 1996 Iridium LLC (limited liability corporation) was formed and Iridium, Inc. was merged into the LLC. The partners in Iridium LLC are big companies you have heard something about before; Motorola, Lockheed-Martin, Loral, Sprint, Raytheon, Hughes and others. These partner companies apparently bought their stock positions in this enterprise for the stock par value of $0.01 per share. Motorola appears to be the largest participant at 18-25% ownership. The intent of Iridium LLC was to put a huge array of polar satellites in low earth orbits.

Hopefully, you did not own the publicly traded stock in Iridium World Communications, Ltd. - at least not during the crash period. Why, then, should you be at all concerned with this. Consider the following:

         1. The consortium successfully deployed the satellite constellations. By the way, state-of-the-art satellites � capable of processing billions of bytes per second (yes, billions with a "B").
         2. A significant chunk of the bill was paid by unsuspecting stock market investors.

         3. The rocket guidance technology was illegally delivered to China with help from our White House. Remember when Loral, and it�s CEO Bernard Schwartz, first came under fire for this delivery, you were told that it was simply to be used for a little light weight telephone communications system � so, don�t get excited. China used the technology along with the MIRV capabilities when they launched satellites for Iridium. Russia launched some also. The same guidance technology can now be used by both to deliver rockets to the USA and they can deliver multiple warheads using the MIRV technology!
         4. There is no more need to worry about manufacturing expensive telephones that nobody will buy, anyway, because Iridium World Communications is in bankruptcy.
         5. Iridium LLC is alive and well and the partners own the satellite constellation.
         6. Now the worst part, according to Michael Bunker � Those satellites are, and always have been, spy satellites. They are being used to transmit a significantly high portion of all telephone, e-mail, fax, pager, and internet communications world wide. Furthermore, the plan is for full involvement in all of these communication transmissions. Huge computer banks are busy, around the globe on a 24/7 basis, screening all transmitted communications. Understand that your use of hit list keywords or key phrases in your communication will trigger the computer to isolate your communication for further scrutiny by the "authorities".

Iridium is simply another very clever step, by the global elitists, toward taking control of peoples lives around the world � remember, Big Brother and his Telescreen. You see, something as innocuous as a wireless telephone system venture can take its toll on your privacy,
 freedom, and personal security.
www.ournation.org/iridium.htm

 
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The D2000MA is the perfect choice for aeronautical asset operators looking for an ultra-portable solution. Installed much like a portable GPS, the D2000MA can operate for 24 hours on a single battery charge. This Iridium transceiver works in conjunction with Blue Sky Network�s SkyRouter asset management portal to give users access to position reporting, telemetry data reporting, and automatic take-off, landing, origin, and destination reporting. The D2000MA also comes equipped with an Ethernet port for email access via laptop or PDA.

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Syncom Funds
D. Colussy: Rob. We, like any private equity fund, are not going to disclose all of our investors, other than to say we are very strongly capitalized. Syncom, which Herb Wilkins represents, has kind of a special interest in this project. He and I joined up together originally, going back to our first interest in this project, so that's why I did introduce the Syncom Funds. But beyond that, we will not be getting into who our private equity investors are. What was the second part of your question?

R. Kaiser: About whether this deal would have been completed without the support from the Defense Department?
D. Colussy: We're actually going to start service with the DOD tomorrow. They have been using the system throughout the bankruptcy. As you may know, they have their own gateway that they built and invested in, located out in Hawaii, which is dedicated strictly for DOD use. We now have the security module fully developed and tested and ready to go as well, so DOD will have a system that's up and running today, because of course the satellites are up there and they're functioning.

Our commercial service will start towards the end of the first quarter, because we do have to restart our North American gateway and we want to be very sure that everything is working properly before we resume commercial service. But DOD will begin, as I said, either today or tomorrow.
R. Kaiser: And do you expect to launch replacement satellites?

D. Colussy: Yes we do.

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So we're obviously totally open on that, but believe that there is a good possibility that we could have a next follow-on generation, especially with the support of the Department of Defense. Because as you read any of their releases, they are very serious, and I think this is not a function of any administration, this has been going on for quite a while, where DOD is determined to get into commercial relationships with communication systems, so they do not have to put up these huge capital costs. It's stated in their own release when they announced our contract, that it was going to cost them $9 billion in several years to replace the current UHF system, whereas they can come in and utilize Iridium of course at a fraction of that. Granted, Iridium doesn't meet the full needs, it doesn't meet every single requirement, but it meets enough needs so that they can think totally differently about where they go from here.

Now in terms of DOD, one of the first stops I made when I got interested in this project, was I visited there, because obviously they would be a potential user of the system and they had already invested a couple hundred million dollars in the gateway and the development of the secure module so there was a big cost there already. I found the actual same reaction, a very positive sense of the need for this system throughout the different services, for different reasons and different types of things. But I went away from a sense that DOD would be very interested in the service. At that point, there was no hint of this being thought of as deferring the investment in the UHF or anything like that. This was just the people that wanted the system because it was useful for their missions, whether it was in an airplane.

You know, there has been an Iridium system installed in an F16 that's still flying. The pilot of that F16 can, he doesn't have a handset, it's built into his control communications system. That plane has been tested at 1.6 mock [sic. mach], upside down and backwards, and it works. He presses one button and he can communicate with his space, he can receive a small amount of data that he needs. Of course that's just one tiny example of all the different uses on ships and on the ground and in the air.

So without getting overboard on it, let me say that we found very strong support from the troops, in the Pentagon they call them warriors, the people that actually want and need the system in the field. I think that emanated up to the top by the time we got in there and made a specific proposal.

B. Gans: Do you have a target for your government market, for the U.S. government market?

D. Colussy: Well we're starting out with $3 million a month; that's been publicized, so I can say that. That's unlimited use for up to 20,000 subscribers. When they get over 20,000, then they'll be added revenue for us.
http://personal.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/L.Wood/constellations/iridium/conference-call-Dec-2000.html

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So initially, the info-war focused only on the battlefield. Time  magazine caught a glimpse of the U.S. capability in its reporting on the Pentagon�s successes in "taking down the Serbian air defenses." The Pentagon cited "attacks, jamming and corrupting data, which the allies have fed into Yugoslav computers through microwave transmissions." [Time, April 26, 1999]
The first widely noted application of classified techno-warfare occurred on May 2. A �soft� bomb detonated over a Yugoslav electrical plant, spraying carbon filaments over the power lines and causing short-circuits that blacked out most of the country for seven hours.

�We have certain weapons we don't talk about,� said Maj. Gen. Charles Wald. In line with info-war strategies, he noted that an electrical outage �confuses command and control, it disconnects and confuses computers.�
http://www.consortiumnews.com/1999/050499a.html

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