USF Students Charged With Having Explosive Near S.C. Navy Station

Tampa Tribune ^ | 8/06/07 | ADAM EMERSON

[livius]

We also allow them into our military.

[stinkerpot65]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/02/20/professor.arrest/

Federal authorities arrested Kuwaiti-born University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian, 45, described as the North American leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and three others.

[dawn53]

http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2007/08/usf-confirms-me.html

Interesting tidbit in this blog from the St. Pete Times. USF police report that they have had contact with these students before...whatever that means.

From the article:

“USF police have been in contact with the FBI but declined to go into any specifics about their investigation. They also said have had contact with both of these students in the past.

“We’ve had very minor contact with them,” said Lt. Meg Ross.

In response to a question about whether the students knew Sami Al-Arian, a former USF professor convicted of providing assistance to a terrorist group, USF officials said there’s no reason to believe these two students have any connection with any previous incidents at the school.”

[joebuck]

"Megahed...Shouldn’t that be the name of a heavy metal hair band from the 80’s?"

DOUBLE GUILTY!!!

[Camel Joe]

Yes all things “seem” plausible enough, but a dry run is by its very nature designed to be explainable. The enemy within now knows how the local law enforcement will behave and I can assure you many eyes were watching.

[Ender Wiggin]

Sounds like they bought a “quarter stick” in a state where it was legal, and got caught with it in a state where it is not.

States decide at what point a firework is OK for a civilian to own and when it’s a deadly explosive, its the grams of blackpowder or flash that determines legal status.

When the bomb squad destroyed it, all the witnesses said it sounded like a firecracker.

[pabianice]

Not bad, Tampa Tribune. 549 words and “Muslim” not mentioned once. /s

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

Yeah Doc. That's the Sami al Arian they're referencing.

Appeared at a fundraiser or two for Hamas I believe it was.

[RJL]

Ahmed Mohamed is a civil engineering graduate student

Interesting, a "Mohamed" with civil engineering expertise and explosives.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Sammy Al Arian disciples, no doubt!

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Is USF the same place where Sami Al-Arian taught?

Yep!

[Joe Boucher]

University of ?South Florida, home of the infamous Sami al Arien.
Just what is is that makes this a hot bed for mooselimb activists?

[girlangler]

New info.

Dry run?

Why are Arabs from these countries allowed to come to the U.S. to study and take three hours of study? Ridiculous!!!!

[Leatherneck_MT]

Because the treasonous jerks that occupy the halls of our government in DC won’t shut it down.

They are getting too much money from the Jihadis to care.

[VOA]

Mohamed is originally from Kuwait and
completed his undergrad education in Cairo.

Probably code for "attended madrassa under control of The Islamic
Brotherhood.

He has been at USF since January and was registered for six hours
during summer session, Gullette said.

Bet the university wouldn't report ME/Islamic suspect types if
they are just enrolled in sufficient number of hours to just stay
legally in the country.


Megahed, originally from Egpyt, has been enrolled at USF since
2004 and had not declared a major. He was registered for three
hours this fall, Gullette said.

Old Megahed may not be a threat.
It sounds like he's "gone native" and is doing his best to follow
in the footsteps of many spoiled trust-fund kids having a good
time never graduating!

[EBH]

I was thinking the same darn thing...6 hours & 3 hours? Where I come from that is maybe one or two classes max! Who are they kidding?!

[livius]

These people are enormously clever at using our laws to get around us.

And we’re very weak on getting them out. We’d probably kick out some kid from Mexico or Argentina who was trying a scam like that, but we’re afraid to do anything to muzzies.

[Badeye]

‘At a 1:30 p.m. news conference today, USF Spokesman Ken Gullette said Yousef Megahed is an undergraduate student and Ahmed Mohamed is a civil engineering graduate student. ‘

Badeye says they are both baby terrorists.

[sono]

USF? Does Sami al Arian ring a bell?

[tacticalogic]

Don’t know the purpose of the Goose Creek WEPSTA now, but it once was used to on and off load USN’s polaris missile submarines when I was in the Navy and was full of Marine guards because of the classified nature of such weaponry. Too bad, Mohamad and Yousef couldn’t have gotten closer to the Jarheads there...because they’d have been full of 9-mm holes by now.

Goose Creek is home to the NNPTC (Navy Nuclear Power Trainging Center) - glow worm school.