Al Qaeda suspects nabbed by use of cave prints

Washington Times ^ | 1/17/03 | Jerry Seper

[kattracks]

Two al Qaeda suspects were taken into custody as they tried to enter the United States after their fingerprints were matched with ones lifted by U.S. military officials from documents found in caves in Afghanistan, law-enforcement authorities said yesterday.

The two men are among 330 aliens apprehended at the border since September as presumed law-enforcement threats, as part of a federal program known as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System

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[doug from upland]

Amazing. Great technology. I bet they peed their pants.

[sissyjane]

This is an amazing example of our intelligence at work implemented by our fabulous military.Way to go!

[Sacajaweau]

It's called due diligence. We'll get you, one by one, you lousy b*****. Now, if we can just figure out the ones who are here already.

Everyone can certainly see the effort to fingerprint all these folks and the priority of matching the prints we have with the folks here. If you don't show up at these registration points, we'll find you. If you do show up, we gotcha!!

[truth_seeker]

"Two al Qaeda suspects were taken into custody as they tried to enter the United States after their fingerprints were matched with ones lifted by U.S. military officials from documents found in caves in Afghanistan, law-enforcement authorities said yesterday."

How long will it take, for the ACLU and CAIR to claim these guys are 'victims' of unfair profiling?

It seems like the US federal government is doing something right, to protect citizens from very evil and dangerous forces. No doubt, these guys are muslims. Not peaceful and tolerant ones, if their prints were in caves, in Afghanistan.

No doubt, plenty were already here, and others have slipped through, in position is sleeper cells. After the next big attack, I truly wonder if Americans will feel really swell, about muslims in our midst?

Whenever I see a woman with the muslim scarf on her head, part of me wants to approach her in public, and state that she looks like a member of a terrorist family.

I wonder how much she recognises the extent to which her safety depends on her co-religionists to NOT make further attacks in America?

[ewing]

Hmm, more ghouls trying to enter the country.

[fightinJAG]

bump

[harpseal]

It seems the INS finnally is doing something right. It might be very little and very late but these detentions might yield valuable intel about plans in progress

[csvset]

Here's a photo from one of the caves. Notice they are holding the poster with plastic.

During a Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) mission in the Zawar Kili area of eastern Afghanistan, U.S. Navy SEALs found intelligence information, including this Osama Bin Laden propaganda poster located in an Al Qaeda terrorist classroom. The SEALs and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel destroyed more than 70 caves and 60 structures in the area by using on-ground explosives and air strikes. Photo by U.S. Navy

[FreedomPoster]

I suggest we turn these guys over to Mossad for a little friendly intelligence gathering.

[Guillermo]

Just because their prints were in Al Qaeda caves, doesn't mean they're terrorists.

They could just have been spelunkers.

We should let them in and give them financial aid to flight training schools.

[eureka!]

Good points. Osama's humanitarian deeds included spelunking and other self-improvement programs for the people. That's why they love him. Right Senator Murray?

Seriously though. This nab shows that W has a real, committed plan to trying to nail these animals. Lifting prints in the caves of Afghanistan. I am impressed...

[Guillermo]

I'm certain there was an egregious violation of their civil rights in there somewhere, and CAIR, along with the ACLU will uncover them.

[Right_in_Virginia]

BTTT

[mikegi]

Two al Qaeda suspects were taken into custody as they tried to enter the United States after their fingerprints were matched with ones lifted by U.S. military officials from documents found in caves in Afghanistan, law-enforcement authorities said yesterday.

It's a good thing we have smarter people than me doing our antiterrorism work! I wouldn't have even thought of doing such an extensive investigation of the documents.

[VaBthang4]

Good Job.

[maica]

This was on page A3 of today's Washington Times. I have not heard one word about it on any news broadcast. Surely, that could not be because it might show that Bush, Ashcroft, Rumsfeld, etc are doing something very well!

[Travis McGee]

Linda P-R covered it well on that other thread.

We live in a divided country, Sheeple Nation which catches its news on ABCNNBCBS while flipping between E! and MTV, and the Free Republic which deliberately stays informed with FOX, talk radio, and the internet.

[BigBobber]

I agree. They were probably just cave janitors, hired by the Taliban to clean up the cave offices after a hard day of terrorist meetings.