Irishman on the FBI's list of suspects

Irish Independent ^ | Saturday October 6th 2001 | Conor Sweeney in Brussels

[aculeus]

Irish born, Irish citizen but not, by most definitions, an 'Irishman'

[Twodees]

Farid Atakgui...aaahhhh, an' that's a foine Irish name.

[bvw]

A moor landed after the Spanish Armada was routed?

[katnip]

Irish-born but not of the grand CELTIC race.

[isom35]

search all the pubs!

[AdvisorB]

The Spanish Armada sailed out of LaCoruna, Espana in 1588. The Moors had long since been routed, and forcibly expelled from Spain.

[Twodees]

Yes, indeed. That has to be it, but looooong after the Spanish Armamda was gone.

[dighton]

Farid Arakgui

Sure, and aren't they all named that?

[Orual]

Sure, and aren't they all named that?

Needs to be added here.

[jrherreid]

Mr. Arakgui. "The Great Satan is after me Lucky Charms!!"

[dighton]

See #11.

[poetknowit]

I volunteer!

[World'sGoneInsane]

The suspect, named Farid Arakgui, was born in Dublin

Unless his name is Tommy O'Arakgui, I don't thinks he's a true Irishman either! The newspaper should have put it as "Foreigner Born Here..."

[Happygal]

Would he be anything to O'Sullivan-bin-liner? The guy who takes out our trash? Seriously though, this guy may have been born here, but he's no ``republican'', if ye catch my drift. Éire abú!!!!

[Moleman]

Farid Atakgui
Farid McAtkgui, oh never mind
NOT AN IRISHMAN BY ANY STANDARDS!

[HEFFERNAN2]

Irish Bump...Arakgui hmmmmmmm don't thinks he's Celtic. Although we don't know who is mother is...Of course there are people of all races, creed and colors living in the world today with Irish last names that aren't Irish either. But if Arakgui is an Irish born citizen and he was involved in the terrorist attack on 9/11 the Americans of Irish descent living in Florida have ways of dealing with Mr. Arakgui.

[fella]

The IRA and miltant islam have a long history of money, supplies and training.

[aculeus]

How about a little music?

Oh, Farid-boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling ...

Or ...

I'll take you home again, Atakgui...

[aculeus]

The IRA and miltant islam have a long history of money, supplies and training.

According to a Celtic history book I once read, the Celts orginated in the Balkans. The were rather ferocious but kept losing to other tribes and kept retreating westward, ending up in Ireland (with some left behind in Brittany).