Posted on 08/08/2006 11:24:51 AM PDT by mojito
The FBI has issued an urgent nationwide alert for 11 Egyptian students who entered the United States last week but failed to show up for their courses at Montana State University.
An FBI advisory says there are, at present, no known connections to any terrorist group but that the students are to be "approached with caution" and taken into custody. They "are here illegally and wanted for questioning," the advisory says.
The advisory comes just over a month before the five-year anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on the United States.
"This is of very serious concern and is being closely tracked," said Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
The FBI says the Egyptians arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on July 29 and disappeared. The advisory says the alert is nationwide but that there is specific concern the Egyptians may be on the Eastern Seaboard.
According to the advisory the 11 missing Egyptians are:
1. Ibrahim, El Sayed Ahmed Elsayed; DOB OF 4/29/1986.
2. El Dessouki, Eslam Ibrahim Mohamed; DOB OF 02/21/1985.
3. El Bahnasawi, Alaa Abd El Fattah Ali; DOB OF 04/02/1986.
4. Abd Alla, Mohamed Ragab Mohamed; DOB OF 02/15/1984.
5. El Laket, Ahmed Refaat Saad El Moghazi; DOB OF 09/01/1986.
6. El Ela, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Abou; DOB OF 02/02/1985.
7. El Moghazy, Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed; DOB OF 08/08/1986.
8. Abdou, Ebrahim Mabrouk Moustafa; DOB OF 02/25/1984.
9. El Gafary, Moustafa Wagdy Moustafa; DOB OF 07/01/1988.
10.Maray, Mohamed Saleh Ahmed; DOB OF 09/12/1985.
11.El Shenawy, Mohamed Ibrahim Fouaad; DOB OF 08/12/1988.
From the advisory.
Thank you.
Drop the PC crap and handle this the right way, please!
Interesting that three were denied Visas.
So... who wants to bet that their working with a US based mosque?
I'm guessing that that have a Document Forger club, one with close connection to the local al-Qa'ida recruiter's office. I'd be surprised if these guys are really 'students' at all. A student visa might be a great way to get into the U.S., but I'm guessing that these guys already have a complete education from the Martyrdom Institute of Technology.
They could have fake names, forged passports, and no history. Worse, they could have friends already here, ready to hide them in safehouses until they're needed.
On December 2, 2005, an Egyptian male was detained by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials while passing through a security checkpoint at JFK Airport in New York City. Preliminary field testing of the individual's shoes showed a positive hit for explosive materials being contained in the shoes. The shoes were confiscated by TSA officials and turned over to the FBI for further analysis.
Analysis of the shoes was performed at the FBI Laboratory and it was determined that no explosive materials were present in the passenger's shoes. This individual was also interviewed by Special Agents of the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Waterloo, Iowa, and it was determined that he poses no security threat.
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Dry run?
Remember that the Muslim Brotherhood is big in Egypt and has ties to AQ - could be the MB is planning something big to impress AQ.
They are the right age for students. My kids were born in 1984 and 1985 and both are still in college.
"THREE STUDENTS WERE DENIED A U.S. VISA"
Three of their friends were denied a U.S. visa. This is getting worse by the minute.
The Muslim Brotherhood is big in Egypt, but doesn't really have a history of coming after the U.S. the way Al-Qa'ida does. The last thing MB wants is to give Mubarak enough political cover to send them all to the firing squad. He'd line them all up and gun them down if he thought he could get away with it. If MB attacks the U.S. in a major terrorist attack, Mubarak would have the perfect opportunity to line them all up against the wall.
My money is on 'a homegrown al-Qa'ida inspired group', since apparently no one is in AQ anymore except for UBL and Zawahiri.
We need to shelve all VISA printing presses and start up AMERICAN EXPRESS machines that ship 1 WAY - OUTBOUND...and no, I'm not talking about Credit Cards! I'd also round up those 6 Egyptian "students" that did go on as I'd bet they are in colution and are the "front guys"!
Good Point. From Threat Watch.
Egyptian Terror Group Joins al-Qaeda
Kirk
Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Ladens deputy, is putting out the news that Al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, an Egyptian radical Islamist group, is joining al-Qaeda. Aside from some good press (from their point of view), the significance of this is probably minimal. Zawahiris more significant Egyptian Islamic Jihad joined al-Qaeda in 1998, making him the number two man under bin Laden. This is partially why al-Qaeda has so many Egyptian members. The Muslim Brotherhood has moderated its tactics in recent years because of the ruthless brutality of Egypts security services in cutting down terrorists (domestic ones, anyway; this is probably Mubaraks sole achievement in 25 years). There simply arent that many radical Islamists left alive and breathing non-prison air who arent hibernating inside the Brotherhood. This may give al-Qaeda a bit more logistical ability in Egypt, thus potentially making Sinai bombings more likely, but probably not by much.
It's pretty hard for a dozen guys with no resources to just up and disappear into a foriegn country. You need somewhere to go and someone to support you. Not necessarily a mosque, but certainly 'like minded individuals' that may congregate at one.
So why isn't the FBI releasing photos of them? You know they have them. Don't they? Surely they do.
That's it! You were posting while I was typing.
lol. Pretty funny.
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