Mr.
Ahmed Badawi is thought to be one of the ringleaders, according to Mindbender26's thread yesterday:
Orlando-Based Egyptian Travel Agent, Now Held In Jail, Seen As Key Player In Terrorist Movements.He's not listed with the Florida SOS offices under that name. Instead, he goes by the name of "Ed." In addition to his "Florida Sunny Summer Tour" business that he used to move people into/out/throughout the US, it looks like he also owns "Delta Gas Corp." What kind of hazardous permits do companies like this have?
US Business Directory
FLORIDA SUNNY SUMMER TOUR
36 S SEMORAN BLVD
ORLANDO, FL 32807-3229 UNITED STATES
TEL: 407-277-8424
COUNTY: 12095 ORANGE
POPULATION: 100,000 - 249,999 DD
CARRIER-CODE: C004
PRI-SIC: 472501 TOURS-OPERATORS & PROMOTERS
LOC-SALES: 1,000 - 499,999 AA
LOC-EMPLOYEES: 2
PAR-EMPLOYEES: UNKNOWN
BUSINESS-ORG: FIRM
EXECUTIVES: ED BADAWI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ("Ahmed" becomes Americanized to "Ed." Cute.)
AD-SIZE: REGULAR LISTING
CREDIT: SATISFACTORY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
US Business Directory
DELTA GAS CORP
2139 WASHINGTON ST
BRAINTREE, MA 02184-8660 UNITED STATES
TEL: 781-843-9711
ABI-NO: 107650434
COUNTY: 25021 NORFOLK
POPULATION: 500,000 PLUS FF
CARRIER-CODE: C027
PRI-SIC: 554101
SERVICE STATIONS-GASOLINE & OIL LOC-SALES: 500,000 - 999,999 BB
LOC-EMPLOYEES: 3
PAR-EMPLOYEES: UNKNOWN
BUSINESS-ORG: FIRM
EXECUTIVES: ED BADAWI, MANAGER
CREDIT: GOOD
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
FLORIDA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES
DBA NAME: E D S Drive Svc ("E.D.S." stands for "Ed's?")
BUSINESS ADDRESS: 4300 S
Semoran Blvd Ste 203
Orlando,
FL 32822-2453
BUSINESS PHONE: 407-851-8989
STATE: Florida COUNTY: Orange
OWNER: Bahmed, Badawi (Now we've switched to "Bahmed.")
OWNER ADDRESS: Telephone Number: 407
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION: Nonclassified Establishments
FILING DATE: 3/31/1998
I'm still mystified that MindBender26's thread yesterday was deleted. Some people on the thread were claiming that it violated "Loose Lips Sink Ships," but I didn't see any military information revealed. MindBender26 claimed -- claiming law enforcement sources -- that the Orlando area travel agent Badawi arrested a few days ago is the single source of funding for the hijackers that the FBI has been talking about, and that he is probably a brother of bin Laden's. I don't see what's militarily sensitive about that information, and I was many years in naval intelligence.
Too many terrorists washed up on Florida shores. Our Fla. community recently celebrated the work of the "Moquito Control District" w/ the largest number of mosquito sprayer planes anywhere in the nation.