In 1998 the CIA got an opportunity to infiltrate one of their spies into the Al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan, but turned it down. This week, I examine the autobiography of that spy – Aukai Collins, an American jihadi who became a deep cover agent for the FBI and CIA.

Apr 18, 2023 · In early 1998, while on a CIA mission to penetrate London’s Islamist scene, a joint FBI-CIA informant named Aukai Collins received a stunning offer: bin Laden himself wanted him to go to Afghanistan so they could meet.

Aukai Collins, also known as Aqil Collins (February 13, 1974 – July 19, 2016) was an Irish-American convert to Islam and Chechen Mujahid of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. He then, among other things, went on to work as a deep cover intelligence operative for the FBI .

Feb 6, 2020 · A native of Hawaii Aukai Collins were followers of radical Islam, he believed that even Osama bin Laden too "spineless" in dealing with "infidels." Islamic radicalism did not stop one of the most brutal mercenaries of the First Chechen campaign to cooperate with us intelligence agencies.

Mar 23, 2018 · Originally published with subtitle: "True story of an American mujahid's amazing journey from Usama Bin Laden's training camps to counterterrorism with the FBI and CIA." pt. 1. From San Diego to Afghanistan through Frankfurt, Vienna, Pakistan, and Kashmir, 1993 -- Afghanistan, winter 1993-94 -- First trip to Chechnya, 1995-96 -- pt. 2.

Jun 28, 2002 · Collins says he wanted to continue helping the FBI and CIA but the agencies have blacklisted him. They consider him "a terrorist and a psychopath," he says. He wants to sue somebody.

Apr 14, 2021 · My jihad : the true story of an American mujahid's amazing journey from Usama Bin Laden's training camps to counterterrorism with the FBI and CIA by Collins, Aukai

Jun 1, 2002 · My Jihad by Aukai Collins, is an autobiography following the journey of an American Mujahid. Collins tells of his horrific encounters with Usama Bin Laden and injuries that he had sustained while fighting with the Islamic Chechen Irregulars of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Jul 17, 2002 · He says that while he was working with the CIA, he was invited to meet Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, but that the agency denied him permission. He even claims that he's mentioned -- though not...