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Posted on 11/20/2005 12:42:28 PM PST by wagglebee
An Al Qaida operative who was on the FBI's terrorist watch list was recently captured near the Mexican border, housed in a Texas jail and turned over to federal agents, Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, said on Friday.
"A confirmed al Qaida terrorist, an Iraqi national, was held in the Brewster County jail," Rep. Culberson told ABC Radio host Sean Hannity. "He was captured in Mexico. This was within the last six weeks. He was turned over to the FBI."
The Texas Republican said he obtained the stunning information about the terrorist's capture "from the sheriffs who were directly involved.
"In fact, one was the sheriff' who incarcerated him in the Brewster County jail [and who]confirmed this as well," he explained. The same sheriff also confirmed "that this guy is on the FBI's al Qaida list," he added.
The al Qaida operative "had been in Mexico, living just about 60 miles east of El Paso," Rep. Culberson said. "He was captured in a little town called El Porvenir, right across from Fort Hancock."
Rep. Culberson said the detainee had been living in Mexico for up to a year, where the terrorist "was taking careful notes on the movement of people, police officers, wildlife etc. "
The Iraqi national "had apparently aggravated a neighbor in Mexico, who turned him into Mexican authorities," he explained. Mexican officials then turned him over to the U.S. officials, who temporarily housed him in the Brewster County jail.
Asked why this news hadn't been reported earlier, Culberson told Hannity: "That's a very good question and one that I intend to get to the bottom of in my subcommittee."
Rep. Culberson sits on the appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the FBI and the Department of Justice. "I guarantee that we're going to get to the bottom of this," he pledged.
He said FBI Director Robert Mueller had previously "confirmed" in testimony before his committee "that there are individuals from countries with known al Qaida connections who are changing their Islamic surnames to Hispanic-sounding names and obtaining false Hispanic identities, learning to speak Spanish and pretending to be Hispanic immigrants."
"And these are clearly Arab terrorists," Rep. Culberson added, "from countries like Yemen, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. They're crossing the border, pretending to be Hispanic immigrants, and then disappearing."
Rep. Culberson said news of al Qaida's penetration of the U.S.'s southern border has him worried that the next terrorist plot could involve setting off simultaneous truck bombs in major urban centers.
"The day they blow us up," he predicted, "the border will be sealed tighter than the Berlin Wall and you'll have armed United States' military forces" enforcing immigration laws.
Lets see if any of the quislings show up on this thread to remind us of just how impossible this is.
Way to go !!!!
Although the dumbocrats are complicit ALSO Bush will be blamed..
AND he should be BLAMED..
The bad part is the dumbocrats WILL TAKE OVER... UNLESS Bush slaps himself into reality.. and attacks this border problem like a mean spirited extremely extreme extremist and a conservative..
The odds of that happening are extremely extremely remote..
Yep....over and over again.
Lets see if any of the quislings show up on this thread to remind us of just how impossible this is.
They'll say this is all a lie, lol.
ping
And 9-11 was what, a little "fender bender"???
Please tell me, congress-critter, are we waiting until "they blow us up?"
That's a mighty wide brush you're using there.
They've found wide underground tunnels complete with lighting, heat and air conditioning ... me thinks MANY are here already.
Source?
If this isn't a red flag, I don't know what is. Secure the borders now Mr. President. What are you waiting for?
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I forgot you were archiving these threads, too, backhoe (btw, what AREN'T you archiving? : )
Speaking of the Sierra Club, Brewster County jail is in Alpine, where there are quite a few Sierra Club types.
They appear to be drug running operations but the potential for terrorist infiltration shouldn't be dismissed.
Well, honestly, there are things I miss, stuff I forget to update, and subjects that, if there's little interest shown, I tend to drop.
I try to cover "all the stuff the media would rather you not talk about," and quirky things that draw my attention.
Good. Glad to hear it.
I could save him a truckload of time as that was the exact area I worked during the October Texas Minutemen project.
Odd, Haven't heard a peep out of the guy. Not one single solitary question out of him.
Haven't heard squat from Michael Chertoff who was also "gonna get to the bottom of things" when he showed up exactly ONE day after the Project ended in that area.
Never heard anything from Kay Baily either. She was proposing all kinds of garbage to "control" the problem and "end illegal immigration."
Big hint to all of ya hot shot politricktions, consult with someone that has been there and has gotten the job done. Phone number is on the website. txminutemen.com
No, I won't be holding my breath...
I well remember Alpine, Dad worked at Sul Ross during the McNiel administration.
Thank you for your service to our Republic and security.
Okay, I should be able to remember that. thanks.
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