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Pakistanis Missing From Ship
WTKR.com ^ | 3-21-2002

Posted on 03/21/2002 2:16:46 PM PST by blam

Pakistanis Missing From Ship

(Hampton Roads, VA, March 21st, 2002, 7:40 a.m.) NewsChannel 3 has learned that four Pakistanis are missing from a ship that was in Hampton Roads last week.

The ship "Progresso," which is a Russian ship sailing under a Maltese flag, made a port of call in Chesapeake last Friday. When it left port on Sunday, four of its crew members were missing.

The INS emphasizes there's no reason to believe the four Pakistani nationals have an criminal intent. In fact, they checked out fine when the ship came into port.

But in a post 9/11 world, local authorities have been given their photos and descriptions. The photos are not being made available to the public. We want to emphasize that these men are not wanted for anything at this point beyond immigration issues.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: pakistanismissing
ISI? Four more arrive.
1 posted on 03/21/2002 2:16:46 PM PST by blam
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To: seamole
Okay. Sorry.
3 posted on 03/21/2002 2:27:34 PM PST by blam
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Pakis on a Russian ship, flying the Maltese flag....wtf!
5 posted on 03/21/2002 2:56:28 PM PST by Aaron_A
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"Pakis on a Russian ship, flying the Maltese flag....wtf!"

Most American owned ships fly the Panamanian flag and have Fillipino crews.

6 posted on 03/21/2002 3:02:28 PM PST by blam
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To: blam
The INS emphasizes there's no reason to believe the four Pakistani nationals have an criminal intent.

the fact that they're ILLEGALLY traipsing around the Tidewater tells me they have criminal intent. The fact that they're Pakistanis tells me they're probably terrorists...I don't care what politically correct BS the media puts out.

7 posted on 03/21/2002 3:02:31 PM PST by pgkdan
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To: blam
Hey ! No Problem !!

Just issue them Flight School Visas !

8 posted on 03/21/2002 3:10:38 PM PST by genefromjersey
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To: blam
The INS emphasizes there's no reason to believe the four Pakistani nationals have an criminal intent.

Just adding to the numbers.

Here's a happy thought from Middle East expert Daniel Pipes:

Islamists constitute a small but significant minority of Muslims, perhaps 10 to 15 per cent of the population. Many of them are peaceable in apearance, but they all must be considered potential killers.

How does 400,000 to 800,000 -- in our country -- potential killers sound?

Pipes article here...

Muslim population in America

America's Fifth Column ... watch PBS documentary JIHAD! In America
Download 8 Mb zip file here (60 minute video)

9 posted on 03/21/2002 3:18:37 PM PST by JCG
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To: blam
Why are these people so proud of themselves that they can proclaim that these guys had no criminal intent? How do they know. I think if they had interviewed Atta and his friends they would have welcomed them too.

We Americans are really naive. We really can't believe that people actually hate us.

10 posted on 03/21/2002 3:26:00 PM PST by rebdov
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To: blam
We need to start stopping ships out at sea and give them a thorough once over before they can get near a port! The Coast Guard is the organization to do it!
12 posted on 03/21/2002 4:02:43 PM PST by TheLion
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"We need to start stopping ships out at sea and give them a thorough once over before they can get near a port!"

To many ships.

13 posted on 03/21/2002 5:41:16 PM PST by blam
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Disagree. They all have to stop for port pilots, sometimes and outer pilot and then a docking pilot. They could be given the once over then.
14 posted on 03/21/2002 8:41:46 PM PST by TheLion
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