112. Shurah counsel at al-Qaeda is not a Board of Directors or a war operations room, as you know it. It is an advisory board for Bin Ladin or Abu Hafs al-Masri, unlike what you have in the West. For you, ruling is by the majority of votes. However, if the Shurah council at al Qaeda, the highest authority in the organization, had a majority of 98 percent on a resolution and it is opposed by Bin Ladin, he has the right to cancel the resolution, because it is only consultative to him and not binding.
113. You must study these matters to know the huge difference between the Western mentality in administration and the eastern mentality, specifically at al Qaeda.
114. I will tell you some facts that surprised your interrogators to the extent that some accused me of lying and some others expressed disbelief: In the September 11 Operation, I sent Zahir al-Hussawi to the Emirates to meet two operatives and send them to the United States of America. He sent them money (without asking me one single question about the nature of the operation). I never told him anything about the nature of the operation. You have him: Go ask him. He remained in the Emirates for more than a month. He did a good job and I told him to return on September 11th without knowing the date, or the nature of the operation.
