THREAD: This is Ghaleb Al-Qamish, ex-leader of Yemen’s intelligence agency and a key US ally.
As he carried out USA interests — including participating in the extraordinary rendition program — we show that Qamish had a Credit Suisse account that swelled in value. #SuisseSecrets
As he carried out USA interests — including participating in the extraordinary rendition program — we show that Qamish had a Credit Suisse account that swelled in value. #SuisseSecrets
2) Qamish’s entanglement with US foreign policy began in 1980, when he allegedly helped recruit jihadists to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan.
In 2000, President Ali Abdullah Saleh tasked Qamish with helping the CIA identify the suspects behind the bombing of the USS Cole.
In 2000, President Ali Abdullah Saleh tasked Qamish with helping the CIA identify the suspects behind the bombing of the USS Cole.
3) The year before he helped the Americans on the Cole attack, leaked data shows a Credit Suisse account was opened in his name.
By 2006, the account held almost five million Swiss francs. cdn.occrp.org/projects/suiss…
By 2006, the account held almost five million Swiss francs. cdn.occrp.org/projects/suiss…
4) Qamish has been accused of overseeing various human rights abuses, including participating in the U.S. extraordinary rendition program, which saw millions in CIA funds lavished on officials in allied countries.
5) If Credit Suisse questioned the source of Qamish’s money or his fitness as a client, that did not deter the bank from dealing with him. His accounts lasted long after his involvement in both the rendition program and the repression of Yemeni political opponents.
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