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Machete-wielding woman outside White House
CNN ^ | August 13, 2006 | CNN

Posted on 08/13/2006 4:02:41 PM PDT by Sunshine55

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A 32-year-old woman wielding a machete was arrested Sunday outside the White House, the Secret Service said.

Spokeswoman Kim Bruce said Ashwak Saleh was taken into custody and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon after she displayed a 13-inch machete on the sidewalk outside the White House.

Saleh was arrested at 2:20 p.m. and taken to Washington Metro Police Department 3rd district for processing.

Witnesses said Saleh was sitting on the sidewalk when she pulled the machete out of a leather sleeve and began sharpening it on the edge of the sidewalk.

The witnesses said passersby then alerted Secret Service officers, one of whom approached the woman and told her to "Drop the blade."

To that, Saleh said, "What are you going to do -- shoot me?"

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: ashwaksaleh; childleftbehind; cindy; isolatedincidents; machete; muslimwomen; nutjob; religionofpeace; saleh; sheehan; usss; wacko; wh; whitehouse
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To: rod1

Yes, the pro-terrorist demonstrators were in DC for a weekend of America-hating. Maybe the Freeper Hater Guy sent two of his sisters.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1682564/posts


61 posted on 08/13/2006 5:11:46 PM PDT by RedRover (Every election year is troll season.)
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To: Sunshine55
"What are you going to do -- shoot me?"

"No M'am. Just drop the blade to avoid immediate vaporization."
62 posted on 08/13/2006 5:13:10 PM PDT by Bars4Bill
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To: AmericanMade1776

I have one Ashwak Saleh who graduated from Beirut Univerity in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science http://wwwlb.aub.edu.lb/~webdevpt/class_reunion/class_1991.html


63 posted on 08/13/2006 5:16:51 PM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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To: RightWhale
A thirteen inch machete hardly qualifies as a cane-cutting jungle-clearing infidel-converting smurf machete.

Big enough to terrify Americans

64 posted on 08/13/2006 5:21:37 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (No Christian will dare say that ...[Genesis] must not be taken in a figurative sense. St Augustine)
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To: Paladin2

Ever see the video of the drunk that said, "I ain't taking no pussy ass test.." and he starts fighting and gets tazered? Guy NEVER complies, keeps doing what he's told NOT to do and get hammered.


65 posted on 08/13/2006 5:22:55 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (New York Times? Get a rope!)
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To: Sunshine55
To that, Saleh said, "What are you going to do -- shoot me?"

Way wrong answer!

66 posted on 08/13/2006 5:26:48 PM PDT by 6SJ7
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To: Paleo Conservative

The old Arab herself.


67 posted on 08/13/2006 5:27:37 PM PDT by TheDon (The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON!)
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To: Sunshine55

I disagree. The answer should have been a resounding series of gunshots.


68 posted on 08/13/2006 5:47:46 PM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: gaijin

Ass wak ...what kind of a name is that?


69 posted on 08/13/2006 5:48:51 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: mistybella
Frankly I'm a bit sick of the arrogance of non citizens towards our leaders and society. We need to do a bit of house cleaning.

She's not a citizen? Where do you have that info from?

70 posted on 08/13/2006 6:19:17 PM PDT by Gondring (If "Conservatives" now want to "conserve" our Constitution away, then I must be a Preservative!)
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To: Mr.Smorch
A dress rehearsal for the American intafada?

This is the sort of "noise" I've been noticing. Here in NYC, I've either seen or heard of instances where people will insist upon praying, in broad daylight in absolutely the most crowded places (floor of commodities exchange, busy streetcorner 1 block from Ground Zero, middle of Grand Central at rush hour), toward Mecca.

Well, let me clarify. They insist upon throwing down a rug at some odd angle to the rest of the world and kneeling down. It is obviously meant to look like prayer, but I don't think it is that so much as it is a show. But it's right in-your-face, in the very city they attacked 5 years ago.

They're acting out, louder and louder, and everyone knows that an increase in "noise" or "chatter" indicates that something is cooking.

71 posted on 08/13/2006 6:19:28 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand ("These formidable people....will die for Liberty")
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To: Gondring


Frankly being born here doesn't make you a citizen imo. She is obviously a citizen of the ME.


72 posted on 08/13/2006 6:37:08 PM PDT by mistybella
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To: mosquewatch.com

Oh, I thought she was swedish...sarc.


73 posted on 08/13/2006 7:44:05 PM PDT by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: mass55th

Is there something in the water?


74 posted on 08/13/2006 7:48:51 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Leaning on the everlasting arms.)
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To: digger48
Also, the "Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K Washington, DC Sunday, November 12, 2000 Official Women's Results " has someone in the WarshDC area with the same name.

Makes me wonder wny she would be involved with American University of Beirut as well.

75 posted on 08/13/2006 7:49:45 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

She's alumni


76 posted on 08/13/2006 7:55:43 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Doctor Raoul
I wonder if, while the woman was mouthing off at the cops, had others on her team watching from a distance to take note of police response - how many, from where they came, type of armaments they had, etc. - for use in planning their big assault.

I don't trust anyone anymore.

I hope the LEOs are paying very close attention.

77 posted on 08/13/2006 8:06:07 PM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: Sunshine55

Maybe a really swift kick to the face would have snapped her in to shape.


78 posted on 08/13/2006 8:08:38 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: gaijin

SALEH, a real Ash-wak


79 posted on 08/13/2006 8:16:21 PM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: Sunshine55

"No, that turned out to be a woman igniting her own farts...honest!"

I believe you. ;-)


80 posted on 08/13/2006 9:02:59 PM PDT by Humal
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