Strip-Searched Muslim Woman Gets Apology

AP via CBS3 TV in Philadelphia ^ | Dec 28, 2006

[jdm]

The Department of Homeland Security has sent a letter apologizing to a Muslim woman who was detained at the Tampa airport and strip-searched at a county jail.

Safana Jawad, 45, a Spanish citizen who was born in Iraq, was detained on April 11 because of a suspected tie to a suspicious person, authorities said. She was held for two days before being deported to England.

Jawad filed a complaint, and the agency apologized in a letter dated Dec. 8.

"On behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, I offer you my sincere apology for having to undergo a strip search," wrote Timothy J. Keefer, acting chief counsel for the department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

The agency declined to release the name of the suspicious person in the case.

Department spokeswoman Joanna Gonzalez said it is standard practice to send a response letter to someone who complains. She said the agency does not track the number of apologies it issues.

Jawad was traveling to Clearwater to visit her 16-year-old son, who lived with her ex-husband, Ahmad Maki Kubba. Kubba, an Iraqi exile and American citizen for 27 years, was praised last year by Gov. Jeb. Bush for organizing a group to vote in Iraq's election.

Kubba said his ex-wife's detention prompted his son to move to Spain.

"I lost my son because of what happened," Kubba said. "My son wanted to be in the U.S. Navy, and he speaks both English and Arabic. He would have been just what they are looking for. What they did to Jawad was unfair and is hurting America."

A Pinellas County jail internal investigation cleared deputies of wrongdoing in the case.

"We followed the same protocol with her as with any inmate," Sgt. Jim Bordner said.

[DeusExMachina05]

Bwahahaaaa...and deported too. Make sure you tell all your muzzie friends how you were so unwelcomed here.

[Mr. Mojo]

"On behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, I offer you my sincere apology for having to undergo a strip search,"

Does the DHS apologize to the countless non-Arabs that are regularly strip searched at airports across the nation?

[Gay State Conservative]

Here's a quarter,lady;go call someone who gives a rat's hindquarters.

[jdm]

Sure is a double standard, isn't it?

[SIDENET]

"My son wanted to be in the U.S. Navy, and he speaks both English and Arabic. He would have been just what they are looking for.

And then again, maybe not. I guess we'll never know.

Boo friggin' hoo.

[livius]

Spain is home to a host of creepy people right now. Since the Socialists have taken over, it has become so Muslim friendly that it makes me upchuck.

I travel to Spain a lot (I'm a Spanish translator), my luggage gets searched, no big deal. The only thing I resent is the fact that the Muslims are the reason I have to arrive at the airport 3 hours early.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Read the article. It's a form letter. They send out so many of them that they don't even bother to keep count.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Yep. Non-story becomes a "story".

[taxesareforever]

"My son wanted to be in the U.S. Navy,

Guaranteed, the U.S.Navy is better without him.

[FormerACLUmember]

How about the rest of violated by the TSA anal-probers at airports, because of muslim vermin mass murderers?

Get the h*** out of my country, you Islamic b****.

[sgtbono2002]

Should have sent her a letter saying" Blow it out your ear".

[reelfoot]

How about an apology and a one-way ticket back to MuzzieLand?

We wouldn't have to be searching anyone or subjecting anyone to security inconveniences if our government didn't let them into our country.

[Tamar1973]

Safana Jawad, 45, a Spanish citizen who was born in Iraq, was detained on April 11 because of a suspected tie to a suspicious person, authorities said.

I wonder if it was her "navy bound" son?! Might explain why he left the USA for Spain in such a hurry.

[mosquewatch.com]

I'm sick of (CAIR) The Council for Infidel Relations, I'm sick of Muslims complaining about the "Rights" they should have.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Muslim understand this, with rights comes responsibilities. Act like an idiot, you will be treated as such. If you have ties too terrorists, you will be treated as a terrorists. If you act like a normal human being, you will be treated as one.

GET IT?

[pandoraou812]

Safana Jawad, 45, a Spanish citizen who was born in Iraq, was detained on April 11 because of a suspected tie to a suspicious person, authorities said. She was held for two days before being deported to England.

And we apologized? For doing what we should have done?

"I lost my son because of what happened," Kubba said. "My son wanted to be in the U.S. Navy, and he speaks both English and Arabic. He would have been just what they are looking for. What they did to Jawad was unfair and is hurting America."

More whining from a Muslim. If his son was so American then he wouldn't have moved to Spain. He would have realized that we have to take precautions in this war against terror. Sine his mother has suspected tie to a suspicious person maybe its better he isn't joining the armed forces.

[IronJack]

I've got her apology written in Arabic on the cheeks of my butt. Hold on ... I'll let her read it ...

[brytlea]

"I lost my son because of what happened," Kubba said. "My son wanted to be in the U.S. Navy, and he speaks both English and Arabic. He would have been just what they are looking for. What they did to Jawad was unfair and is hurting America."

Uh, no, I think they are looking for people a little bit tougher than a panty waist who leaves the country because his Mom was strip searched.

susie

[Dallas59]

Let her eat cake.

[ConservaTexan]

Strip-Searched Muslim Woman Gets Apology

Seems to me that the person who was forced to perform the strip search is the one deserving of an apology. I hope he/she had just finished a bag of pork rinds before the search commenced.