Posted on 08/24/2004 6:59:03 AM PDT by watchout
Al-Qaida runs own travel agency 9-11 panel report says Latin American service helps terrorists get to U.S.
While there likely aren't any posters depicting exotic destinations on the wall, an al-Qaida travel agency operates in Latin America to help terrorists enter the U.S., the 9-11 commission reports.
The revelation was part of the panel's final report issued Saturday as the commission formally disbanded.
The global terror network operates a travel service that uses human smugglers as tools, reported Agence France-Presse.
"There are uncorroborated law-enforcement reports suggesting that associates of al-Qaida used smugglers in Latin America to travel through the region in 2002, before traveling onward to the United States," the panel said, without offering specifics.
Though the reference is to 2002, recent news reports indicate a growing concern that Arab terrorists are using the porous southern border to enter the United States.
Though the problem is getting more attention now, WorldNetDaily reported in 2001 that the number of Middle Eastern illegals crossing the southern border was on the rise.
Federal agents said OTMs – border lingo for "other than Mexicans" – were an increasing problem.
The commission report also stresses the premium al-Qaida puts on creating false border documents, including passports. According to the panel, Osama bin Laden associate Abu Zubaydah was the network's expert in travel fraud.
"He told them what kinds of clothes to wear, what kinds of airline tickets to purchase, how to alter their appearances and what to carry in order to avoid attracting suspicion from border authorities," the report said.
Another part of the report stressed the many violations of immigration law committed by the 9-11 hijackers, pointing out if federal officials had detected any of the fraud, the September 11 attack may have been thwarted.
Passengers, if you look out your windows, you will see the Sears Tower that we will be SLAMMING INTO in ten seconds!
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sure put on a pancho and a sombero and habib becomes pepe and he can sneak across the border. its not like Bush or Kerry even want to seal borders. Bush wants to give them amenisty.
I've been saying this for around 25 years or so. Our borders are way too damned open.
I've stated in many other threads that the United States isn't doing its Constitutional duty in protecting our borders. The United States is allowing thousands of illegals to pore into this Country thus infecting every state in this union. Here in Virginia we've seen an unbelievable explosion of Mexicans in the last few years.
People just recite the same ole 'bs (they take the jobs no one else wants) when I state that fact but, the truth is they've been taking the jobs (at a lower pay rate) that Virginians do want. it starts out with them taking the crappy jobs until they themselves get sick of the crappy jobs. The dept of socialism helps them get educated (using our tax money) then places them in jobs we can't get.
SHUT THOSE DAMN BORDERS DOWN!!!!!
The Mexican Army might object, but I doubt they would put up even as much resistance as the Republican Guard in Iraq. ;)
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