Abu Nidal
Palestinian terrorist and target of Israeli intelligence operations, connected to the Achille Lauro attack and arms trafficking networks.
Abu Nidal was a Palestinian terrorist. He was a target of Israeli intelligence operations. Arms dealers like John Knight and Sidem International Limited acquired arms from Yugoslavia and sold them to Mohammed Radi Abdullah, who in turn sold them to Nidal and other Palestinian groups. Radi was unaware of Pearson's Israeli connection.1
Radi later presented his case to Nidal in Baghdad, claiming he had been unwittingly used by Pearson. Nidal believed his story and put out the word that Radi was "clean," placing the blame on Yasser Arafat's group.1
Nidal was also involved in the Achille Lauro attack in 1985, which was an Israeli "black" propaganda operation. Rafi passed instructions to Radi, who then relayed orders to Abul Abbas to carry out a cruel attack. Abbas was reportedly receiving millions from Israeli intelligence officers posing as Sicilian dons.1
Sources
- Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. ↩
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