Okay. Had to do it. LOL
Posted on 05/21/2010 11:40:52 AM PDT by AuntB
HOUSTON — A Homeland Security Alert is asking Houston police and Harris County Sheriff’s deputies to keep their eyes open for a potential terrorist.
The alert focuses on Mohamed Ali, a suspected member of the terrorist group Al Shabaab. It indicates he may be traveling to the U.S. through Mexico.
Al Shabaab is a terrorist group based in Somalia with links to the Somali attacks dramatized in the movie “Blackhawk Down.” A few months ago, the group announced its allegiance to Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden.
“[Al Shabaab operatives] are certainly a real threat to U.S. security and an increasing threat to U.S. security,” said Rice University Baker Institute Fellow Joan Neuhaus Schaan.
The route from Somalia to Texas is shorter than Americans would like to think. It goes through Mexico. Two weeks ago, a federal indictment was filed in San Antonio against a Somali citizen. It alleges Ahmed Muhammed Dhakane led a “large-scale smuggling enterprise,” moving east Africans into the U.S., including members of a terrorist group called AIAI.
“It was hundreds of individuals,” Neuhaus Schaan said, in referrence to the indictment.
The current indictment has three counts for making false statements in regard to immigration for allegedly lying about his ties to terrorist groups.
Why would Al Shabaab come to the U.S?
“Either to recruit provide more funding or serve as operatives or sleepers for some future activity,” Neuhaus Schaan said.
If authorities are right, Mohamed Ali is hardly alone and a terror network is following well-worn human smuggling routes into the Lone Star State.
“There would be a reasonable chance to have him [Mohamed Ali] coming through Houston,” Neuhaus Schaan said. “They [Al Shabaab] have been pretty busy in Texas.”
(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...
Also this from Mike Cutler.
http://michaelcutler.net/
Man sent money to al-Qaida
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City auto parts dealer who had sworn allegiance to al-Qaida pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a conspiracy to provide financial support to the terrorist group. Khalid Ouazzani, 32, a Moroccan native who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2006, admitted that he sent $23,500 to al-Qaida between August 2007 and mid 2008. Although Ouazzani talked with others about ways to support al-Qaida, including plans for them to fight in Afghanistan, Iraq or Somalia, U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips said he did not pose a threat to the Kansas City area, where he briefly operated a business that sold auto parts and used vehicles.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/19/missouri-man-admits-aiding-al-qaeda/ The Washington Times Originally published 03:23 p.m., May 19, 2010, updated 03:25 p.m., May 19, 2010 Missouri man admits aiding al Qaeda
More profiling? What is this nation coming to? /s
Well, if we had border security ....
too bad we can’t just let the Texans handle this Texas-style. I have no doubts they would take care of the problem.
Good warning...make sure there are water stations in the deserts of TX so he can be sure to make it.
Here we go again.
See http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_terrorism.html
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When it comes to the impact of illegal immigration, terrorism must be at the top of the list due to its potential to directly harm the greatest number of Americans. It is worth noting that three of the four terrorist pilots in the 9/11 attack were in the country illegally. 9/11 was a precursor. The next big incident could be far greater and kill many more Americans.
A recent Homeland Security report, A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border [http://www.house.gov/mccaul/pdf/Investigaions-Border-Report.pdf] (a MUST READ!), reports that in 2005 at least 850 people from countries of “special interest” were apprehended crossing the southern border. How many more successfully crossed is unknown. How many actual terrorists have crossed is unknown. We do know, however, that they are there - see Al-Qaida Operative Nabbed Near Mexican Border. [http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/11/20/151654.shtml]
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Okay. Had to do it. LOL
Texas? Hell, he should come to Arizona, since Obama isn’t going to process illegals from Arizona, hell...he gets a free ride.
I’m sure the RATs in Congress will give him a standing ovation.
The alert went on to say "he floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee."
Racists!
Put me in charge of those stations in order to skew the results.
How do they get into Mexico?
bump
QUICK!
*shakes head*
According to border patrol, he’s got about a 9 in 10 chance of getting into the country.
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