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Woman With Possible Terror Ties Arrested (smuggled thru our southern border)
KRGV TV News Channel 5 ^ | 7-22-04 | none

Posted on 07/23/2004 9:50:30 AM PDT by txdoda

Woman With Possible Terror Ties Arrested

Federal agents believe a South African woman they have in custody may have ties to terrorists.

Farida Goolam Mahomed Ahmed was taken into custody Monday when she tried to board a plane at McAllen Miller International Airport. The Federal Bureau of Investigation would not release any information Thursday, but NEWSCHANNEL 5 obtained court papers filed by an FBI Special Agent assigned to the bureau's Joint Terrorism Task Force.

The documents show that Border Patrol Agents stopped Ahmed at the airport while conducting an inspection. When asked for her status in the United States, Ahmed presented a South African passport with no entry or exit stamps and some pages torn away. She was also carrying a bag of wet, muddy clothes with her travel documents.

Investigators found travel itineraries showing that Ahmed flew from South Africa to London, via the United Arab Emirates on July 8. Six days later, Ahmed flew from London to Mexico City. After initially claiming her VISA was left in New York, Ahmed later admitted that she was smuggled into the United States through the Texas border.

Ahmed is facing three charges of violating United States Code, including making false statements, mutilating her passport, and entering the country illegally.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aliens; borders; immigrantlist; immigration; muslims; smugglers; texas; wot
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To: Angelus Errare

A good number of the terrorists in the Russian movie theater hostage/murder/crisis were women.


61 posted on 07/23/2004 10:42:54 AM PDT by BagCamAddict (God Bless our Military Heroes - like Cpl. Hassoun!!)
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To: txdoda

One other small detail txdoda. The channel 5 call sign is "KRGV".


62 posted on 07/23/2004 10:43:55 AM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: Kackikat

And let's not forget that our guys found PREGNANT WOMEN disguises in Iraq. So men or women could be dressing up like they are pregnant, thereby hiding suicide belts, etc. Who is going to frisk a pregnant woman at airport security?


63 posted on 07/23/2004 10:44:52 AM PDT by BagCamAddict (God Bless our Military Heroes - like Cpl. Hassoun!!)
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To: txdoda

Unfortunately, terrorists have more ready cash than garden variety illegals. Skerry.


64 posted on 07/23/2004 10:44:58 AM PDT by Ruth A.
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To: Angelus Errare
female suicide bombers

The same thing occurred to me. I don't think ANYONE from middle eastern countries should even be allowed to enter America in this time of increased security risk.

65 posted on 07/23/2004 10:46:03 AM PDT by janetgreen
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To: Ruth A.
Their "budget" for operations in Iraq is $1 Billion... with a B... and it's coming from "outside of Iraq."

A thread on this topic earlier this week had about 30-50% naysayers on the thread - saying terrorists are NOT coming in through our southern border. Amazing how far in the sand some people choose to insert their heads. And that will be our undoing - naivete'.
66 posted on 07/23/2004 10:47:19 AM PDT by BagCamAddict (God Bless our Military Heroes - like Cpl. Hassoun!!)
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To: txdoda

What more do we need to convince folks we need to shut this border DOWN


67 posted on 07/23/2004 10:50:57 AM PDT by jnarcus
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To: janetgreen

Good to see you Janetgreen!

"Shame on the politicians who aren't outraged as well!"

Yes, and all the contacting them on earth seems to do no good. I just received a questionaire with the results from Cong. Wally Herger (No. Calif) with this question:

1. Certain segments of the economy, including our rural agriculture, face problems in finding available labor due to a general shortage of workers. Given his information, would you support expanding the guest worker program to allow more legal aliens into the United States:
Yes 34% No 52% Not sure 14%


68 posted on 07/23/2004 10:51:02 AM PDT by AuntB ("You are entitled to your own opinion, but you’re not entitled to your own set of facts.’ R.Reagan)
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To: txdoda

"Border Patrol Agents stopped Ahmed at the airport while conducting an inspection."

In case this hasn't been mentioned...Thank you Border Patrol.


69 posted on 07/23/2004 10:52:24 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (It's a mighty world we live in but the truth is we're only passin' through)
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To: FITZ
Hay Fitz, check out 55

Is this happening in El Paso?

70 posted on 07/23/2004 10:55:41 AM PDT by Syncro
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To: dljordan
What's happening is that the terrorists are infiltrating an army into this country to attack us. When that happens the government is going to bring the hammer down on ALL of us.

Yep, if you recall the DHS info for a condition RED, they can close down roads and transportation as well as public and government facilities, stop banking/trading activity, pretty much shut the whole country down.

71 posted on 07/23/2004 10:57:04 AM PDT by Sender (Jihad is an excuse for avoiding the task of making Islamic society work.)
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To: txdoda

To our elected officials:
All the National Security measures, plans, goals and funding and intel agency re-shuffling is USELESS as long as our borders remain wide open for ANYONE or ANYTHING to cross. Is this some kind of evil-conspiracy by both parties to absolutly DESTROY America???
CLOSE the borders, deport illegals...put a moratorium on new visa issues. Close the borders---did I mention close the borders?
What's it going to take, huh?????


72 posted on 07/23/2004 10:58:13 AM PDT by two23
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To: txdoda

Is this the Border Patrol bragging about finally catching an illegal alien?


73 posted on 07/23/2004 10:58:27 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Sandy Berger - OBL's man in Washington)
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To: madison10

I told the clerk that he was in a unique position to spot accents and if there was anyone passing themselves off as Mexican that didn't speak like a Mexican then he should report it to HS. He hadn't heard anything about terrorists trying to cross over.


74 posted on 07/23/2004 10:59:18 AM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: BagCamAddict; snopercod

Bump.


75 posted on 07/23/2004 11:02:58 AM PDT by First_Salute (May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
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To: txdoda
Terrorists have their choice - come in through Mexico with a Hispanic surname or through Canada.
76 posted on 07/23/2004 11:03:17 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: AuntB

I have zero problems with Mexicans coming here in good faith to look for work. However I have BIG problems with the totally open border. I can't see any way to prevent walk-ins without building an Israeli-style wall. Then the "legitimate illegals" would just have to come through the official crossing points with Allah detectors.


77 posted on 07/23/2004 11:03:50 AM PDT by Sender (Jihad is an excuse for avoiding the task of making Islamic society work.)
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To: Azzurri
"I refuse to believe that someone named Farida Goolam Mahomed Ahmed could be a terrorist."

Me too. Racial profiling to protect us is wrong.

Sarcasm off.
78 posted on 07/23/2004 11:04:29 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: txdoda
"She was also carrying a bag of wet, muddy clothes with her travel documents."

A Muslim Wetback Alert

79 posted on 07/23/2004 11:06:18 AM PDT by holyscroller
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To: txdoda

Could you please correct the spelling of 'border' in my thread title ?? and also the TV call letters are KRGV in the link.

Thank-you


80 posted on 07/23/2004 11:07:32 AM PDT by txdoda ("Navy Brat")
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