Al Qaeda Does Not Provide (Or Pay For) Health Benefits

Image: No benefits: L'Houssaine Kherchtou testified at a terrorism trial in New York on Wednesday that he left Al Qaeda disgruntled about the lack of health care

I Left Al Qaeda Because They Refused To Pay Healthcare, Says Osama Bin Laden's Former Pilot -- The Daily Mail

A former member of Al Qaeda has claimed that he left the terror group after they failed to pay for his pregnant wife's medical bills.

L'Houssaine Kherchtou testified at a terrorism trial in New York on Wednesday that he was disgruntled at the lack of health care and later began helping a U.S. investigation into two embassy bombings in Africa.

Kherchtou, 46, gave evidence at the trial of Ahmed Ghailani who is accused of helping Al Qaeda in the 1998 attacks that killed 224 people including 12 U.S. citizens.

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Update: Bombings Trial Witness Says He Left Al-Qaeda Over Payment of Wife's Care -- Bloomberg

My Comment: This excuse sounds lame .... but he is sticking with it.