Posted on 02/08/2006 7:51:20 AM PST by jmc1969
One of the most dangerous terrorists in the world, a major player in insurgent attacks in Iraq, lived in Utah for years and went to college here. He's a close associate of Osama bin Laden and the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. He's a shadowy figure named Shawqi Omar.
Omar is currently being held by coalition forces in Iraq as an enemy combatant. He was arrested in 2004, but his name was made public just today. Omar's Utah connections were uncovered as part of a months-long investigation by NBC News.
One of the places Omar lived was 16th south and Foothill Drive. He married an American woman and they have six children. It's been a long time since Omar lived in Utah, but he and his wife are known to have been here as recently as 2002.
Shawqi Omar was a student at Utah State University in the late 1970's. It's not known how long he was there or what he studied.
Document searches indicate Omar moved around a lot while here in Utah. In September of 1984 he lived at an apartment complex at 5502 South and 3910 West. In July of 1987 he rented an apartment at 350 East and 700 South in Salt Lake. By February of 1988, Omar lived at 3383 Hector Drive in West Valley. In April of 1989, he lived at 1597 Foothill Drive. His last-known address in the Salt Lake valley was apartment A-20 at 954 Olympus Park Drive.
Omar was born in Kuwait, but has dual citizenship in America and Jordan. Before living in Utah, he lived in Minnesota where he served a stint in the National Guard. After living in Utah, Omar moved to Raleigh, North Carolina.
In Iraq, Omar is believed to be behind many of the deadly attacks against American and other coalition soldiers. When he was arrested at his Baghdad home, he was found with several weapons and materials to make Improvised Explosive Devices, better known as roadside bombs. He was also housing several foreign fighters from Jordan.
Investigators say Omar spent hours at Baghdad hotels and used his English skills to search for potential kidnapping victims and try to lure them to his home and into the hands of insurgents. Omar's family denies his terrorist connections.
Just last week a US District Court judge blocked an attempt to put him under the custody of Iraqi government. Omar has not been charged with a crime and has not been able to contact his lawyers. Those lawyers tell the Washington Post Omar is a US citizen and has the right to a lawyer.
Seems to me that he abrogated his rights as a citizen by going to fight against the US. I hope he rots.
Clever of him to have married an American woman. Are his wife and six children still living in this country?
They're here, they're everywhere, they hate us, they want us dead, they're plotting to kill us right now.
They are at war with us right now, right here and for the future. It's for real.
If only we could get the very Dims and "liberals" to look, listen and hear.
If he is a US Citizen then he needs to be brought back to the States and put on Trial for Treason. Executed if found guilty, and his sorry carcass buried in pig fat.
How many others of these monsters are living next door to us?
He's an American citizen?
Uh oh. Whatever you do. DON'T listen in on his phone conversations!/sarc
A really wild statistic occurs everyday in America, over 100 people disappear without a trace every day.
"Shawqi Omar was a student at Utah State University in the late 1970's. It's not known how long he was there or what he studied." Not a very thorough "investigation", IMO. Typical OTM (Old Tired Media) crappola.
Yeah, don't listen to his phone calls. He's an American citizen ya know.LOL!
Military Tribunal. Conviction. Immediate execution. Next traitor?
Wow! Remember where you got that statistic? I just thought an occasional ONE dissapeared in Aruba.
We don't want to violate his 'civil rights' or anything ya know.
Just cause he might want to blow us up or cut our heads off is no reason violate his rights! :0)
What US District Court judge stopped handing this scum to Iraq. It's time we weed out these judges. They just don't get it. Brain dead scum. What else could you call this judge when he prefers the side of a terrorist from our safety. We need the Senate to pass an immediate law stating that any citizen that performs with the terrorist immediately looses all US citizenship. The military should show this judge that he is scum and turn this prisoner over to Iraq. This is a killing war and if this judge doesn't know enough to shut his mouth, maybe a recall if possible is in order.
There are seven basic ways in which US citizenship can be lost:The ABCs of ImmigrationBeing naturalized in a foreign country, upon the person’s own application made after reaching 18 years of age;
Making an oath or other declaration of allegiance to a foreign country or division thereof, again, after reaching 18 years of age;
Serving in the armed forces of a foreign country if those armed forces are engaged in hostilities against the US, or if the person serves as an officer;
Working for the government of a foreign country if the person also obtains nationality in that country, or if to work in such a position an oath or other declaration of allegiance is required;
Making a formal renunciation of US citizenship before a US consular officer or diplomat in a foreign country;
Making a formal written statement of renunciation during a state of war, if the Attorney General approves the renunciation as not contrary to US national defense; and
Committing an act of treason against the US, or attempting by force or the use of arms to overthrow the government of the US. Renunciation by this means can be accomplished only after a court has found the person guilty.
Although, as the website states, it is hard to prove and could be argued on semantics. I say bring him to the US and prosecute his sorry carcass, although lethal injection is way too mild for my taste. Maybe he'll have a fatal accident on his way back or suddenly come down ill, lead poisoning would be nice : )
Hell, if he's an american citizen, he's got a right to a firing squad. He's guilty of treason.
Oh, hey, lookie there - it's a muSlum who would otherwise be labeled as a moderate, law-abiding American muSlum whose religion has been hi-jacked by extremists. 'Cept he's one of the terrorists. If anyone wants to learn a lesson from this, it's clear as day.
" Omar's family denies his terrorist connections."
Well that's reassurance enough for me.....
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