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5 Americans Arrested in Pakistan
Jang, The News ^ | Thursday, December 10, 2009, Zil`Hajj 22, 1430 A.H | staff

Posted on 12/10/2009 3:24:18 AM PST by gandalftb

Police conducted a search operation in Tehsil Bhalwal, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Kotmomen and Shahpur and arrested 64 persons, including five foreigners, from hotels and other places.

The police said most of the arrested persons belonged to Afghanistan. Our correspondent adds from Washington: The arrest of US-born Pakistanis of banned militant organisation Jaish-e-Muhammad in Sargodha has apparently solved the case of mysterious missing of at least three Pakistani-American students from the DC metro area.

Earlier, it was reported here that the US federal investigators were searching for a Howard University dental student and four other Muslim men reportedly missing from the Washington, DC area.

The concern was expressed that they might have been sent abroad to train for Jihad. The five were last seen on November 29.

Police officer Tahir Gujjar declined to say why the men were arrested but said three of the men are Americans of Pakistani descent, one is of Egyptian descent and the other is of Yemeni heritage. The identities of two of the missing men, Howard student Ramy Zamzam and Waqar Khan, have been mentioned in online postings, including a Facebook page that was set up here on Monday for friends to offer their support. Some of those pages, however, appeared restricted to friends and associates.

At least, one left behind a farewell video. According to the Facebook and Twitter postings, Zamzam is among the missing men. He has been active in the Muslim Students Association, serving as President of the MSA DC Council.

(Excerpt) Read more at thenews.com.pk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: daralhijrah; fairfaxcounty; msa; muslimstudents; pakistan; virginia; zamzam
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American citizens......
1 posted on 12/10/2009 3:24:18 AM PST by gandalftb
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oh, grief. How long before obambi gets involved?


2 posted on 12/10/2009 3:26:56 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (There is no "O" in Transparency.)
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3 posted on 12/10/2009 3:35:05 AM PST by Cindy
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Awwwwwwww-so Zamzam didn’t get to go bambam ?


4 posted on 12/10/2009 3:38:34 AM PST by Into the Vortex
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American citizens......

... who are clearly guilty of waging war against the United States. Treason should be the on the list of charges that they should face.

My guess is they will get a free ride back "home" and a medal.

5 posted on 12/10/2009 3:43:06 AM PST by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: gandalftb
Yeah, "Americans".

6 posted on 12/10/2009 3:43:24 AM PST by chuck_the_tv_out ( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)
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To: Cindy
Thanks, two of the arrested were at the home of their uncle Khalid Chaudry who works for the Highway Dept in Saraghoda, Pakistan.

Samirah Ali, president of Howard University's Muslim Student Association, said the FBI contacted her last week about Zamzam.

Ali said she's known Zamzam for three years and never suspected he would be involved in radical activities.

"He's a very nice guy, very cordial, very friendly," Ali said, adding that he has a bubbly personality.

7 posted on 12/10/2009 3:50:58 AM PST by gandalftb (OK State football: Cotton Bowl bound vs. Ole Miss......Go Cowboys!!!)
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“He’s a very nice guy...”

#

Yep, I know, they’re all nice guys.

Police officers get to hear this all the time.

The world is full of nice guys and that’s why the world is no nice.

/end of poetry and prose.


8 posted on 12/10/2009 3:58:07 AM PST by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Oops, I subliminally spelled the word right, but for that post, “no” should be “so.”


9 posted on 12/10/2009 4:00:20 AM PST by Cindy
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To: gandalftb

Bubbly personality just taught us that if you are nice, polite and friendly, you can fool the sheeple into thinking you won’t kill them. Kind of like the sweet southern accent telling you that you are an idiot. :)


10 posted on 12/10/2009 4:06:53 AM PST by huldah1776
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To: gandalftb

—5 domestic terrorists is a good thing ... :o)


11 posted on 12/10/2009 4:13:10 AM PST by xtinct (The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you..Be Strong Patriots!)
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“He's a very nice guy, very cordial, very friendly,”

I suppose they were in Pakistan under the same pretenses that Zero was back in the 80’s. Just a couple of wayward travelers gaining instruction in the art of jihad. I say we get them half way across the Atlantic and let them swim the rest of the way home.

12 posted on 12/10/2009 4:27:47 AM PST by RU88 (Bow to no man)
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Hey... they’re just nice guys. When I was a kid we took a school trip to a local manufacturing plant. Maybe these “school kids” couldn’t find one in the USA because of the Nobama economy killing all manufacturing...so they were innocently on a school trip to a Pakistan manufacturing plant.


13 posted on 12/10/2009 4:36:35 AM PST by hal ogen
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To: gandalftb

I really do not believe muslims can be Americans. Their allegiance is to Islam only.

Kind of like our faux POTUS


14 posted on 12/10/2009 4:40:42 AM PST by dforest (Who is the real Jim Thompson? I am.)
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Hmmm, sounds oddly familiar.

"It was usually an effective tactic, another one of those tricks I had learned: People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves. They were more than satisfied, they were relieved -- such a pleasant surprise to find a well-mannered young black man who didn't seem angry all the time." - Barack Hussein Obama, Dreams from my Father


THE MAN WHO DESPISES AMERICA

15 posted on 12/10/2009 4:43:11 AM PST by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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After a few hours with the Paki intel guys, these “misguided youths” will be begging for the easy life at Gitmo.


16 posted on 12/10/2009 4:46:32 AM PST by newnhdad (The longest of journeys begins with one step.)
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To: gandalftb

I’m sure Zero will take a special trip over there to get his terrorists back.


17 posted on 12/10/2009 5:32:42 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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Five American citizens form a small geographic area. There must be thousands over here considering the physical size and population of the USA. Hopefully Pakistan(POc'-e-stan) will insert these cretins into depths of Hell.
18 posted on 12/10/2009 8:45:57 AM PST by oyez ( damnant quod non intelligunt)
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To: Cindy
Police officers get to hear this all the time.

Along with "A couple of beers."

19 posted on 12/10/2009 8:50:07 AM PST by oyez ( damnant quod non intelligunt)
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5 Americans Arrested in Pakistan

Why didn't this happen 28 years ago?


20 posted on 12/10/2009 11:44:10 AM PST by Brown Deer (Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8)
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