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.
You did it girl!
John Gibson came thru!
A woman representing the univeristy in Montana was on MSNBC a while ago. IIRC, she said that the folks in Montana had spoken to the families of the students in Egypt, to let them know the students hadn't shown. Surely, if this is innocent, the families must know where these guys are. That is if the students in question really are their kids. I haven't heard whether or not the Feds have spoken with the families in Egypt.
They're date of births all range from 1984 to 1988. That means they are all pushing forty.
My god, it's 2028 ALREADY???
Where does the time go!?
Hiya bwteim! Good post and thanks.
BSF -- be on the lookout for these 'students' -- sorry no pics!
My brother was born in 1973 and he's only 33. How could these late comers be pushing 40? Hmmmm?
LOL -- I missed that one. Million man march math?
ROFL. That about says it all, actually. They ought to be ashamed; asking Americans to keep an eye out but not producing pictures.
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Before or after and what odds are you giving?
Of course, immigration policy and the war on terror are two completely unrelated subjects. Not all Muslims are terrorists. Islam is a religion of peace. So we don't have a thing to worry about. The FBI must be overreacting. /sarcasm
ROFL. That about says it all, actually. They ought to be ashamed; asking Americans to keep an eye out but not producing pictures.
So am I looking for red-haired guys with green eyes? Blonds with blue-eyes? Men with ebony skin? What? I'm supposed to profile? The horror!
And I resent the insinuation that Americans can't be trusted just to look and report. If there really is nothing to this, the Feds are wasting time chasing these guys. The fastest way to resolve this, barring other considerations (like they know exactly where these guys are and want to squeeze them) is to flash their pics around.
Comming up on the Big Story with John Gibson
I think they might've went to Connecticut to volunteer for the LaMont campaign?
Stand by, Peach.
John Gobson has said he will address the missing 'students.'
Please post the details. I don't have a TV. Thanks!
Thanks for the heads up; I'll make sure I keep FNC on.
I'd like to think that my e-mail did the trick, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who sent him an e-mail.
I added your "deafening silence" quote, onyx, and I stole a great idea from you, daybreakcoming, and added your thought to my e-mail. Hope you don't mind. :)
I wrote:
Subject: FBI ISSUES URGENT NATIONWIDE ALERT
"Hi John, why isn't Fox News reporting this vitally important news alert? ABC News has this information on their website. We count on Fox News to keep us informed and cannot understand the deafening silence from your network with regards to this extremely important alert. Do these 11 Egyptian students have to steal a car and get into a car chase in California in order to be worthy of a Fox News Alert?"
I cut and pasted "in bold print" into that e-mail some of the info that ABC had reported, including the headline. I doubt Fox likes it when ABC scoops 'em.
18 to 24 is old for a student?
Gibson, lol -
Exactly. I can't remember the last time a BOLO was issued without pictures.
Which part of "be on the lookout" (visual sighting) doesn't the FBI get, anyway?
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