Interviewed after 9/11, Abdullah will claim that al-Bayoumi specifically asked him ???to be the individual to acclimate the hijackers to the United States, particularly San Diego, California.??? [9/11 Commission, 7/24/2004, pp. 513] Furthermore, one witness will later claim to have met Alhazmi through both al-Awlaki and Abdullah. [9/11 Commission, 7/24/2004, pp. 513] Abdullah may be told of the 9/