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Saddam's stepson arrested in Miami - Was to attend Flight School
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Posted on 07/03/2002 7:51:22 PM PDT by rightisright

A man thought to be the step-son of Saddam Hussein was arrested tonight in Miami on an immigration violation. Mohammad Saffi arrived in the Los Angelas yesterday on a flight from New Zeland and then came to Miami. He came to South Florida to attend a flight school.


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To: The_Quiet_American
((New Zealand ping))
41 posted on 07/03/2002 8:22:53 PM PDT by TrappedInLiberalHell
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To: A Citizen Reporter; Sabertooth
They describe him a quiet man, a nice man.

right up till the detonation. was he wearing shoes?


42 posted on 07/03/2002 8:24:23 PM PDT by glock rocks
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To: Paul Atreides
Think Janet will want him sent back to step-Daddy?

Nah... she'd probably ask him to teach her the 'Advanced Course in Burning Things and Killing Children', since she did so well in the Basic beginner's course...

43 posted on 07/03/2002 8:25:35 PM PDT by Chad Fairbanks
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To: rightisright
hard to believe....
44 posted on 07/03/2002 8:27:59 PM PDT by RaceBannon
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To: rightisright
Oh goodie....a hostage.
45 posted on 07/03/2002 8:29:02 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: aculeus; dighton; shaggy eel
We can count on the night shift (Kiwis) to confirm.

Confirm? They're RESPONSIBLE.

They invite Clinton down there, even though we warned them about him, he starts hitting on their women, they get angry and blame us. And now this guy is some sort of Enzedd sleeper agent, in cahoots with Saddam, to avenge the Kiwi humiliation at the hands of Bill Clinton...

Yeah. That's the ticket. Where's my foil?

46 posted on 07/03/2002 8:30:52 PM PDT by general_re
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To: jraven
Hitler's nephew served with the US Navy in WWII.

You're going to be pretty much a voice in the wilderness, here, though.

47 posted on 07/03/2002 8:31:50 PM PDT by John H K
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To: glock rocks
That was the quote that stuck out in my mind. Reminds me of the tv interviews of neighbors after somebody goes postal.
48 posted on 07/03/2002 8:31:53 PM PDT by Aggie Mama
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To: Sabertooth
Thank you for the ping Saber. Happy July 4th.
49 posted on 07/03/2002 8:32:48 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: rightisright
Mohammad Saffi arrived in the Los Angelas yesterday on a flight from New Zeland and then came to Miami. He came to South Florida to attend a flight school.

Saffi would not be required to clear customs and immigration in Miami. He would have experienced the normal security that anyone on a domestic flight experiences. Saffi would have encountered customs and immigration upon his arrival in LA. There is a lot more to this story.

Tommorow is the 805th anniversary of the Arabs defeating the last of the Crusaders. Maybe he is here to organize the South Florida celebration.

50 posted on 07/03/2002 8:33:53 PM PDT by honway
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To: A Citizen Reporter; Marine Inspector
He came here to study but did so on the wrong visa.

I wonder who issued the visa, and a few more details too.

51 posted on 07/03/2002 8:35:05 PM PDT by Fred Mertz
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To: LikeLight
IMHO,these people are incredibly brazen.

And their targets are unarmed?

52 posted on 07/03/2002 8:35:31 PM PDT by concerned about politics
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To: Snow Bunny
Happy 4th to you too, Bunny.



53 posted on 07/03/2002 8:35:45 PM PDT by Sabertooth
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To: Sabertooth
Thanks for the heads up!
54 posted on 07/03/2002 8:36:00 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: rightisright
From an earlier thread:

"On July 4, 1197, Saladin (Salah al-Din) completely annihilated the 20,000-man Crusader army at the battle of the Horns of Hattin, driving the "Christians" from the Holy Land until the 20th century."

55 posted on 07/03/2002 8:36:24 PM PDT by honway
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To: A Citizen Reporter
He came here to study but did so on the wrong visa.

Remember the thread about the break in at the INS were official visa stamps were stolen? They must have forged the wrong ones.

56 posted on 07/03/2002 8:39:09 PM PDT by concerned about politics
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To: A Citizen Reporter
Didn't post the whole story because, if you read it carefully (which I doubt many people on this thread have done); it's pretty obvious that his mother didn't even MEET Hussein until after he was pretty old. There's no indication this guy has ever been in Iraq or met Saddam himself.

Not the first time someone's divorced mother marries an a-hole. And only a "step-son" in the most technical sense, I bet. I don't think they're out fishing together much.
57 posted on 07/03/2002 8:40:05 PM PDT by John H K
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To: concerned about politics
cap, you mean the pilots are unarmed? It's interesting, when you go to the pilot union website, they have a really big push going to get the pilots armed. Strange to see a union actually promoting something that makes sense.
58 posted on 07/03/2002 8:43:18 PM PDT by LikeLight
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To: honway
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/V346/

Local News

07/03/2002

Saddam Hussein's Stepson Arrested

MIAMI -- A man believed to be Saddam Hussein's stepson was arrested tonight in Miami on immigration violation charges. He came here to study but did so on the wrong Visa.

Muhammed Saffi arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday. He landed in Los Angeles on a flight originating from New Zealand. He then made his way to South Florida with the intentions of attending a three day commercial airline flight school in the Miami International Airport vacinity.

He is currently in FBI and INS custody and will be transferred to the Krome Avenue Detention Center.

WSVN has recieved information that Muhammed Saffi has been living in Auckland, New Zealand for a few years with his family. As of last year he was working in a secure area for Air New Zealand as a flight engineer.

People in New Zealand didn't see him as a risk. They describe him a a quiet man, a nice man.

His mother, a former flight attendant, was a mistress of Saddam Hussein in the late 80's and they later married.

U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft is now expecting a briefing on this arrest.

Stay tuned to WSVN Channel 7 for the latest on this developing story.

59 posted on 07/03/2002 8:46:13 PM PDT by honway
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To: concerned about politics
A Kiwi can be in the US for 90 days without a visa, and going for re-current sim training doesn't require a work permit. Also, why did they arrest him after 5PM in Miami when they could have stopped him when he entered the US in Los Angeles?
60 posted on 07/03/2002 8:47:51 PM PDT by pops88
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