FBI Looking for Five Illegal Immigrants (five men of Arab ancestry entered illegally Dec. 24)

Well, even if the darn car is abandoned we'd need to check if for chem, bio, or radiological traces. It could give us a heads up. We need the car, darn it. Where's the description?

Al Rauf Bin Al Habib Bin Yousef Al-Jiddi Passport-type Photo Found with Suicide Letter

Uh-oh! They mean business then.

Those Mooslims could pass for one of these guys.

Mansoor Ijaz on FOX NEWS confirmed all sound and look like Pakistanis or people from the NWFP between P'tan and A'tan.

If you view the video tape that appears to be a pre suicide tape, it is very scary.

Jimbo, we don't know what country issued the passport photo's, or if they had one, we are ALL speculating...

Good thinking, badfreeper. Perhaps some passengers reported they acted suspiciously and they didn't drive over the border by car after all.

Maybe the FBI shaved the "faces" for all intents and purposes?

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Damn Gramps. We have a 56K dial up. Can't get anything on this darn thing.

Take your meds and try to help instead throwing the BS around.

The blame game can be played later.

Right, now if you really care about your fellow Americans get this link out to your friends and family and others on your email list!

Without the sound, the video of the one Islamokazi is very scary.

Thanks for that information. I turned Fox on late, so missed all this.

It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. The only way to secure the nation is to secure the borders and make citizens of "terrorist" nations unwelcome.

25 January 2002

Ashcroft Releases Name of Fifth Suspected Al Qaeda Member

Suspect is 36-year-old Canadian citizen born in Tunisia

Attorney General John Ashcroft says the U.S. government has identified a Canadian man as the fifth suspected al Qaeda member seen delivering martyrdom messages in videotapes discovered in the bombed out residence in Afghanistan of Mohammed Atef, believed to have been Osama bin Laden's military chief.

The man is Al-Rauf bin Al Habib bin Yousef Al-Jiddi, 36, a Canadian citizen born in Tunisia, Ashcroft said in remarks prepared for delivery at a January 25 news conference.

"We identified Al-Jiddi through discovery of a suicide letter found in the ruins of the Atef residence by U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan," the attorney general said. "The letter, which is still being analyzed, was recently translated. In addition, the Canadian government assisted us in identifying Al-Jiddi."

The Justice Department last week released videos and photos of five suspected members of al-Qaeda. It identified the other four men but the fifth man's identify was not known at the time.

Ashcroft said the FBI also is looking for an associate of Al-Jiddi, identified as Faker Boussora, 37, also a Canadian citizen born in Tunisia. Boussora may be traveling with Al-Jiddi and "both individuals should be considered extremely dangerous," Ashcroft said.

He urged anyone who believes that he or she knows the identity or the whereabouts of Al-Jiddi, Boussora, or the four other suspected terrorists to contact the nearest FBI office or visit the FBI's website -- www.ifccfbi.gov -- or contact a U.S. embassy or consulate if they are unable to contact the FBI.

Algerian would make sense because one of the terrorist groups in Seattle, on that map that we used to see posted, was Algerian.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

~FBI IS SEEKING INFORMATION:~ ****FBI.gov - SEEKING INFORMATION - WAR ON TERRORISM: "POSTER" (Please click here NOW to view photos) (122902)

***FBI.gov - Press Release (CLICK HERE to read the text of the official FBI Press Release.) (122902)

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public's assistance in determining the whereabouts of the following individuals:
ABID NORAIZ ALI, DOB AUGUST 15, 1977
IFTIKHAR KHOZMAI ALI, DOB SEPTEMBER 20, 1981
MUSTAFA KHAN OWASI, DOB NOVEMBER 12, 1969
ADIL PERVEZ, DOB DECEMBER 12, 1983
AKBAR JAMAL, DOB NOVEMBER 1, 1974
The above identified individuals, whose names and dates of birth may be fictitious, are believed to have entered the United States illegally on or about December 24, 2002. Although the FBI has no specific information that these individuals are connected to any potential terrorist activities, based upon information developed in the course of on-going investigations, the FBI would like to locate and question these persons.
The FBI has been working with Homeland Security Agencies (U.S. Customs, INS, TSA) to locate these individuals. The above information has also been disseminated to the appropriate law enforcement agencies around the United States and throughout the world.
Anyone with any information pertaining to these individuals is asked to contact their nearest FBI office. Photographs of the these individuals can be found on the FBI's web site at www.FBI.gov." (122902)

~END~

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NATIONAL POST.com ("A Part of Canada.com): "THE GOOD SON" by Isabel Vincent (ARTICLE SNIPPETS: "Omar Khadr: from Toronto's suburbs to bin Laden's army: 'Omar was always there for us,' says sister of teenager accused of killing U.S. soldier"..."Omar's father, Ahmed Khadr, is suspected of being one of Osama bin Laden's key lieutenants and a high-ranking member of the terrorist group Egyptian Islamic Jihad. He is hiding in rural Pakistan.") (122802)

CANADA.com - THE OTTAWA CITIZEN (THE MONTREAL GAZETTE): "CANADIAN ACTIVIST WON'T LEAVE WEST BANK" (ARTICLE NOTE: The "Canadian activist" is Jaggi Singh, age 29.) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Mr. Singh said he also intends to visit the Jenin refugee camp or other areas of "Palestinian resistance."") (122702)

SEATTLE TIMES.com (WASHINGTON POST): "CALLS ACROSS CANADA-U.S. BORDER TRACED TO AL-QAIDA SUSPECTS" (122502)

CANADA.com: "HARKAT LINKED TO U.S. AL QAIDA CELL" by Ian MacLeod, The Ottawa Citizen (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agent says accused Ottawa terror suspect Mohamed Harkat recently communicated with suspected al Qaida sleeper cells in the United States.") (121902)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "AL QAEDA SAID TO BE OPERATING IN CANADA" by Jerry Seper (121902)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "CANADA IS HOME TO AL QAEDA SLEEPER CELLS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TORONTO - An Algerian immigrant arrested in Ottawa has links to a senior member of the Al Qaeda terrorist network, Canadian intelligence authorities allege. Mohamed Harkat was awaiting orders to carry out a terrorist attack and his presence in Canada suggests other Al Qaeda associates are in the country, the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service concluded in court documents released Monday. Canadian authorities are considering whether to deport Harkat.") (121702)

THE STAR.com: "'BIN LADEN CELLS IN CANADA'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "And for some years now, the intelligence agency has warned that with the possible exception of the United States, there are more international terrorist organizations active in Canada than anywhere in the world.") (121702)

NATIONAL POST.com: "CSIS LINKS OTTAWA MAN TO AL-QAEDA" (121702)

GOOGLE Search Term: "AHMED RESSAM"

***THE STAR.com - THE TORONTO STAR (CANADIAN PRESS): Ottawa. "CANADA ALLOWS IMPORT OF BOMB BOOK" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The federal government has approved the importation of a book that gives detailed instructions for making bombs and blowing up bridges, the Ottawa Citizen reported yesterday. Even the author of The Anarchist Cookbook has renounced it as "misguided and potentially dangerous." But the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency says there is nothing to prevent its sale in Canada because it violates neither the hate law nor obscenity law, the newspaper reported.") (121502)

***FBI.gov: SEEKING INFORMATION: "AMER EL-MAATI" akas "Amro Badr Eldin Abou El-Maati, Amro Badr Abouelmaati" (SEEKING INFORMATION POSTER SNIPPET: "Amer El-Maati is being sought in connection with possible terrorist threats in the United States."..."SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS")

***FBI.gov: MOST WANTED TERRORISTS: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj" (WANTED POSTER SNIPPETS: "Mugniyah is the alleged head of the security apparatus for the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah."..."The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension and/or conviction of Imad Fayez Mugniyah."..."SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS")

NATIONAL POST.com: "LEADING TERROR SUSPECT TIED TO CANADIAN CELL Imad Mugniyah: Academic Fears Operations Could Be Launched 'In and From' Canada" by Stewart Bell (111202)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Islamabad, Pakistan. "AFGHAN WARLORD TO AID AL-QAEDA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An Afghan rebel leader yesterday said that his forces have allied with Taliban and al Qaeda fugitives, and that a "holy war" would be stepped up to target international forces and peacekeepers. "We are together" with the fugitive fighters, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said in a Pashto-language message distributed in Pakistan by his followers.") (122602)

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Grampa, can you summarize/screen shot/highlight for us etc?

It took for ever to load the first part. I have viewed it a couple of times. The Islamokazi in the video is really very nervous, shaky and intent. He probably left a suicide letter with the video.

Somehow the FBI got the video and knows who his companions are. Now they are asking for our help to get these pictures around. I sent the link to all on my email address list.

This is bad news. The shoe may be about to drop, if this guys are now on a suicide mission.

We can only hope those in the muslim community will pick up something and alert the feds, because these guys have probably, as others said, gone to ground in a safe house somewhere.

"both individuals should be considered extremely dangerous,"

Oh crap.

Following are Ashcroft's remarks as prepared for delivery:

U.S. Department of Justice Prepared Remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft Fifth Suspected Terrorist Press Conference January 25, 2002

Last Thursday, along with FBI Director Mueller, the Department of Justice released photographs and video of five suspected terrorists. Our initial analysis of the video indicated that the videotapes depicted young men delivering what appeared to be martyrdom messages from suicide terrorists. As of last week, we had identified four of the individuals -- Ramzi Binalshibh, Abd Al-Rahim, Muhammed Sa'id Ali Hasan, and Khalid Ibn Muhammad Al-Juhani. At that time, the identity of the fifth suspected terrorist remained unknown.

Over the last week, we have received hundreds of leads from conscientious citizens across the country and around the world. With these leads and further analysis of the evidence recovered from the rubble of Mohammed Atef's house in Afghanistan, we have gained additional information about the fifth suspected terrorist. The name of the fifth terrorist is Al-Rauf bin Al Habib bin Yousef Al-Jiddi. Al-Jiddi, who is a Canadian citizen and was born in Tunisia is 36 years old. He has black hair, is approximately 5'10" and may weigh approximately 220 pounds. We identified Al-Jiddi through discovery of a suicide letter found in the ruins of the Atef residence by U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan. The letter, which is still being analyzed, was recently translated. In addition, the Canadian government assisted us in identifying Al-Jiddi.

We have also identified an associate who may be traveling with Al-Jiddi. His name is Faker Boussora. He is 37 years of age, is approximately 5'8", weighs approximately 160 to 170 pounds, and has a round face and prominent ears. We believe Boussora may also be involved in a martyrdom mission. Boussora also is a Canadian citizen born in Tunisia.

The FBI has alerted law enforcement authorities across the United States and is also working closely with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Both individuals should be considered extremely dangerous. Additionally, the FBI has provided law enforcement with the same pictures you see to my left. The photograph in the upper left is the picture you saw last week of Al-Jiddi taken from the video. Below that picture, is a photograph retouched by the FBI to show how Al-Jiddi may look with a westernized appearance. The picture in the upper right was found with the 1999 suicide letter. Finally, the picture in the lower right corner is Faker Boussora, Al-Jiddi's associate.

Today I am also disclosing FBI retouched photographs of the other 4 individuals seen on the video recovered from Atef's residence in Afghanistan. Again, these retouched photos show how these individuals may look with a westernized appearance. We hope that by providing these photos to the media that citizens will be able to help law enforcement identify and apprehend these terrorists.

In particular, I would like to thank the Canadian government for providing significant assistance in the identification of Al-Jiddi. Today's announcement demonstrates the extraordinarily close and cooperative relationship that has been built between the United States and Canadian law enforcement.

Today's announcement is another example of the integrated effort we are pursuing to protect all people -- of all nations -- from cowardly acts of terrorism. It is a seamless effort that involves civil authorities, military authorities, intelligence resources, intelligence analysis, law enforcement, and the cooperation of foreign governments. As we discover more information, we will continue to share it with the international community to assist our efforts against terrorism.

Again, I want to advise the public to exercise vigilance and common sense in the face of a terrorism threat. Anyone who believes that he or she knows the identity or the whereabouts of Al-Jiddi, Boussora, or the four other suspected terrorists is urged to contact the nearest FBI office or visit the FBI's website -- www.ifccfbi.gov -- or contact the U.S. embassy or consulate in a foreign setting if they are unable to contact the FBI.

Thank you. Now, I will be happy to take questions.

I'm asking questions like everyone else, and sorry if it doesn't melt your butter...quit taking it out on me. I've got enough to handle turning a Ham into Bean soup and trying to follow this story!

BUT, soon as I can log on to Mr. Spectre's laptop, instead of WEBTV, I'll watch the scarey video...geeeze!

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