FBI raids 2 homes of Pakistanis

Washington Times ^ | 11/14/01 | Jerry Seper and Steve Miller

[kattracks]

FBI agents armed with search warrants raided two houses in a southwestern suburb of Philadelphia yesterday, backed by members of a hazardous-materials squad wearing full protective gear.

Located less than two blocks apart in Chester, Pa., some 15 miles southwest of Philadelphia, the houses are owned by Dr. Irshad Shaikh, a Pakistani physician and specialist in epidemic diseases who is Chester's city health commissioner, and by Asif Kazi, the Chester city accountant, who also is a Pakistani native.

[Southack]

Interesting profile...

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

It was not clear yesterday whether Dr. Shaikh also lived in the Edgmont Avenue house.

There are several things that come to mind here - either this guy is a long-term sleeper or at the very least an "associate" of some of the perps (or the FBI wouldn't have raided the place) or he's a dupe or stooge. Considering his academic record, my guess would be for the former.

[kcvl]

The Bureau of Health

Dr. Irshad Shaikh, MD, MPH, Phd. - Commissioner of Health

Dr. Shaikh PhD. has been the Commissioner of Health since 1994. He received his undergrad and postgraduate diplomas in Community Medicine in Pakistan. He received his Masters and PhD in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

He is fellow of the Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI). PHLI is an executive leadership program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Shaikh also holds a faculty appointment at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

[kcvl]

Fall 2001 - John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

[Don Myers]

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[knak]

Dr. Irshad Shaikh, MD, MPH, Phd. - Commissioner of Health

Dr. Shaikh PhD. has been the Commissioner of Health since 1994. He received his undergrad and postgraduate diplomas in Community Medicine in Pakistan. He received his Masters and PhD in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

He is fellow of the Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI). PHLI is an executive leadership program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Shaikh also holds a faculty appointment at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

his picture

[TUX]

Technical consultant, advisor, and supplier perhaps.

[M. Thatcher]

Rather blue.

[knak]

woops, I was reading while you were posting. sorry 'bout the double post.

[Lion's Cub]

Indexing.

Dr. Irshad Shaikh, a Pakistani physician and specialist in epidemic diseases

Adding the Smallpox index because of the CDC connection in #5. Good find, kcvl!

[ikanakattara]

Fifth column kingpin or innocent victim of prejudice?

[sheik yerbouty]

That's funny. He doesn't look bluish.

[sheik yerbouty]

That's funny. He doesn't look bluish.

[shezza]

And of course the researchers and manufacturers of bio-terrorism in their homelands are the brightest and the bestest. ;o) Not saying anything against the good doctor, mind you, just pointing out that in Iraq and Russia and North Korea and any other country that has a bioweapons program the heads of such programs are physicians and researchers and experts in their fields. The CDC connection combined with the idea that the FBI found him questionable enough to actually raid his home make this something worth investigating further, IMHO.

[aristeides]

Yes, because of that specialty in epidemiology, he would have an excuse to look around the CDC's smallpox virus stores.

It would be interesting to know if Dr. Shaikh and Dr. Malik may both belong to some regional medical association.

[Fester Chugabrew]

"I would be extremely surprised if Dr. Shaikh has any connection to anything the FBI might be investigating," the mayor said.

Would he be extremely surprised if a few highly educated Saudis rammed some of our jetliners into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon?

[aristeides]

It was the first known raid of private residences in the FBI's ongoing investigation into an anthrax attack on America that has killed four persons.

These Washington Times reporters seem to be unaware of the raids in Trenton, and the FBI seems not to have told them.

[RnMomof7]

FBI agents armed with search warrants raided two houses in a southwestern suburb of Philadelphia yesterday, backed by members of a hazardous-materials squad wearing full protective gear. Located less than two blocks apart in Chester, Pa., some 15 miles southwest of Philadelphia, the houses are owned by Dr. Irshad Shaikh, a Pakistani physician and specialist in epidemic diseases who is Chester's city health commissioner, and by Asif Kazi, the Chester city accountant, who also is a Pakistani native.

WAIT..hasn't the offical office of US propaganda been telling the press that" it is most probably a 'home grown' terrorist (read member of the VRWC)?"...Haven't they been telling us they didnt 'believe" it was connected to 9/11.......

LIARS!