Posted on 06/09/2006 6:14:59 PM PDT by april15Bendovr
NZ deports man with links to 9/11 Saturday Jun 10 07:30 AEST
The New Zealand government is expected to confirm a Saudi Arabian man linked with a September 11 hijack pilot has been deported from the country because he was a security threat.
The man spent four months in New Zealand before being expelled as a national security risk, the Weekend Herald reports.
The paper said the American-qualified pilot, Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali, 28, came into New Zealand in February on a student visa, saying his dream was to become a commercial airline pilot and he needed an English language qualification to assist.
Police and immigration officials raided the man's Palmerston North home on May 29 and he was deported.
He had moved from Auckland and was flying at the Manawatu Aero Club.
The government is expected to release a statement confirming the man was deported because he "posed a threat to national security".
The Herald said the government had said Ali had lived and trained in Phoenix, Arizona, with fellow Saudi Hani Hanjour for several months before Hanjour is believed to have piloted American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon.
Immigration Minister David Cunliffe said Ali was considered a threat to national security because of his direct association with those responsible for the 2001 terrorist attacks, the nature of his activities in America before then and the nature of his activities in New Zealand.
The Weekend Herald said Ali spent most of his time in Auckland, where he took an English language course but moved early last month to Palmerston North, where he planned to enrol in another English course and increase his flying hours.
Another "pilot" eh?
Somebody needs to paint a bullseye on this POS.
Ali was considered a threat to national security because of his direct association with those responsible for the 2001 terrorist attacks
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So the idiots deport him to the source of terror funding?
Clarification needed.
They just had this on Fox News as a Fox News alert.
Since this guy was named in the 9-11 report, wasn't there an international arrest warrant out for him? If so, why wasn't he delivered to US authorities? If not, why not?
We need to grab this scumbag right away.
We need to grab this scumbag right away.
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He's already been deported to Saudi Arabia. I doubt that saudis would turn him over to us. Question is why did the New Zealanders do this?
I'm really hoping he was deported thru the open door about halfway through a flight over the Pacific Ocean.
Yea, where did he go?
Oil.
Congress just slapped Saudi Arabia today for supporting terrorism.
Good point about Interpol...but I would imagine that an outstanding US arrest warrant would be honored by an ally like NZ---they are alies right?
Was there an arrest warrant? And if not why not?
YES NZ is a member nation of INTERPOL.
http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/Members/default.asp
I thought the commie Helen Clark was tossed out of office.
If this turd is connected to 9-11, he should have been turned over to us.
We need clarification from our NZ friends.
If this turd is connected to 9-11, he should have been turned over to us.
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Sure. The Minister of Immigration is a Labourite but I doubt that had anything to do with it.
Somebody dropped the ball big time on this. Who and what is to blame?
'bout dang time.
He was deported to Saudi Arabia because he can be tortured there. He will be interrogated and our people will be there.
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