According to the Wall Street Journal, one of Alamoudi's lawyers is Stanley Cohen, who also represents a leader of Hamas and who once said he would consider defending Osama bin Laden.

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Douglas Cohen, a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney managing director, says the investment vehicles in this kind of situation would still be companies with solid balance sheets, good earnings, and strong growth potential.

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Alamoudi's defense attorney is Stanley Cohen, who has been a lawyer for Hamas.

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