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American Passports Found on Bodies of Al Qaeda Fighters in Somalia
abcnews.com ^

Posted on 01/05/2007 1:17:49 PM PST by Sub-Driver

American Passports Found on Bodies of Al Qaeda Fighters in Somalia

January 05, 2007 2:46 PM

Alexis Debat Reports:

A senior official in the Somali government's new Ministry of the Interior told ABC News government forces had recovered "dozens of foreign passports," including several American passports, on the bodies of al Qaeda fighters killed in combat between forces affiliated with the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) and Ethiopian forces in Somalia.

According to the same source, most of the foreign passports were Sudanese, Pakistani and Yemeni, but several American, British and Australian passports were also recovered.

The senior Somali government official told ABC News that the American passports found on the dead bodies near Baidoa, in Somalia, would be turned over to the American government.

Yesterday al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al Zawahri, issued an audiotape statement urging Muslims to join the fight for "jihad" in Somalia.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aliens; alqaeda; alqaida; globaljihad; passports; somalia; wot
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To: wideawake
Nice attempt at a thread hijacking.

Hey,feel free to ignore my posts if you wish.It's a free country.

21 posted on 01/05/2007 1:34:55 PM PST by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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To: ladtx

Doncha know everything from 911 to the hurricane in New Orleans was conjured up by President Bush? /s/


22 posted on 01/05/2007 1:35:05 PM PST by BARLF
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To: NormsRevenge

Well....details will be interesting....


23 posted on 01/05/2007 1:36:24 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Utahrd

Plenty Moore where they came from........


24 posted on 01/05/2007 1:36:40 PM PST by Red Badger (New! HeadOn Hemorrhoid Medication for Liberals!.........Apply directly to forehead.........)
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To: divine_moment_of_facts

As Abdul slowly dies with his life bleeding out with each heartbeat he thinks, "I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque!"


25 posted on 01/05/2007 1:37:33 PM PST by TheKidster (you can only trust government to grow, consolidate power and infringe upon your liberties.)
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To: Gay State Conservative
Hey,feel free to ignore my posts if you wish.It's a free country.

I didn't want to ignore your silly post.

I wanted to point out that you are a thread hijacker.

26 posted on 01/05/2007 1:37:35 PM PST by wideawake
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To: Sub-Driver
And they consider this news??

It should be considered common knowledge that terrorists would have passports from dozens of countries including ours.

Anyone who has not considered this years ago lacks the capacity for critical thinking.

27 posted on 01/05/2007 1:38:44 PM PST by technomage (Protest Voters are ignorant, immature, selfish people who have no capacity for long term thinking)
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To: wideawake
I didn't want to ignore your silly post.I wanted to point out that you are a thread hijacker.

Feel free to ignore my posts.It's a free country.

28 posted on 01/05/2007 1:39:05 PM PST by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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To: Sub-Driver

Interesting, huh?


29 posted on 01/05/2007 1:40:15 PM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: Gay State Conservative
Feel free to ignore my posts.It's a free country.

I just told you that I have no desire to ignore your posts.

Apparently your reading comprehension is de minimis which might explain why you can't keep on topic.

The fact remains that legal citizens of the US have participated in terrorist activity before and will do so again.

And hopefully these passports will provide clues to finding nests of terrorism that the INS would never find because they are out of the INS' purview.

Like the crew of completely legal Yemeni-Americans living in Buffalo who were planning Al-Qaeda activity.

30 posted on 01/05/2007 1:45:20 PM PST by wideawake
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To: TheKidster

LOL! My heart so bleeds for them... /s


31 posted on 01/05/2007 1:46:48 PM PST by divine_moment_of_facts ("So, I put on some tangerine lip gloss and answered the door.. I was one lucky woman.")
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To: wideawake
Apparently your reading comprehension is de minimis which might explain why you can't keep on topic.

Hey,feel free to ignore my posts.It's a free country.

32 posted on 01/05/2007 1:47:51 PM PST by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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To: wideawake

squawk 7500


33 posted on 01/05/2007 1:48:41 PM PST by ASA Vet (The WOT should have been over on 9/12/01.)
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To: linear

Exactly what I thought. We pay for the 40 kids they left while momma recruits more.


34 posted on 01/05/2007 1:49:10 PM PST by Safetgiver (Stinko De mayo, Stinko to the Commies.)
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To: wideawake

All threads lead to illegal immigration, much like all threads led to Terry Schiavo, Elian Gonzalez, and Waco before that.


35 posted on 01/05/2007 1:49:57 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Red Badger

Tourist Guys.


36 posted on 01/05/2007 1:51:38 PM PST by uglybiker (A bunch of radical Unitarians left a flaming question mark on my lawn!)
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To: Jake The Goose
I would love to feel like we were just a little more on the offensive.

Yeah, right. Not with the Dems in power. They use terror too. Just in a different style.

37 posted on 01/05/2007 1:52:54 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Celebrate Mediocrity!)
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To: wideawake; Gay State Conservative

The fact remains that passports, credit cards, etc are stolen from Americans every day by illegals, visa overstay types, etc.

There are threats to this country internally and externally. These were most likely stolen passports as mentioned by others.

Why do I say that? Because it is easier for these people to modify real passports than try to make their own.


38 posted on 01/05/2007 1:53:12 PM PST by SFC Chromey (We are at war with Islamofascists, now ACT LIKE IT!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Excellent news! Another honey pot.


39 posted on 01/05/2007 1:59:00 PM PST by fso301
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To: SFC Chromey
It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that forged/stolen US passports were found in the possession of members of the Religion of Pieces.The fact that Bush and the RATS refuse to seal off our southern border is a potential problem...but only part of the problem.

I think the next group of muslim hijackers would find it easier to enter the US via Juarez than via JFK.

40 posted on 01/05/2007 2:00:27 PM PST by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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