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Oregon Man Arrested in Spain Bombings Probe
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| Thursday, May 06, 2004
| Fox News Staff
Posted on 05/06/2004 4:25:03 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
Edited on 05/06/2004 5:05:05 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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WASHINGTON FBI agents arrested a Portland, Ore., man Thursday as part of the investigation into the deadly train bombings in Spain, federal officials said.
Brandon Bieri Mayfield, a U.S. citizen, was taken into custody on a material witness warrant, said a senior law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The arrest, first reported in Newsweek, is the first known in the United States with connections to the March 11 bombings in Madrid.
The FBI also searched his home, which he shares with his wife, the official said.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Oregon; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 311; alfuqra; alqaeda; brandonmayfield; globaljihad; jihadinamerica; jihadinspain; katz; m11; madrid; madridbombing; mayfield; nationofislam; noi; portland; portlandoregon; redcross; spain; terrorism; verakatz
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To: jpl
This one didn't even limit himself to America, but was shooting for all of Western Civilization!
To: Oorang
Oh No.searched a mosque?!!??...
what ever will vera do now...
My, My, My!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
But maybe they were "peaceful" explosives.
To: blam
See #220.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:59:40 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: B Knotts
Here is the Bilal Mosque School -- not far from he lives, etc.: http://www.bilalschool.com/
To: Libertarianize the GOP; seamole; backhoe; farmfriend; FairOpinion; NormsRevenge; calcowgirl
fyi
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posted on
05/06/2004 7:03:31 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: cyncooper
FYI, Greta also used the term "detained."
To: joyce11111
At least Vera's time us almost up. She is such a dreadful little troll.
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posted on
05/06/2004 7:06:13 PM PDT
by
Oorang
( Those who trade liberty for security have neither)
To: KnutCase
Well, I know they say "past performance is not an indication of future results," but if you're looking for terrorists, Portland, Oregon, is a pretty good place to look.
To: B Knotts
Not one word on this on Drudge -- he's getting slower and slower.
To: B Knotts
I saw someone else say local news was saying detained, too.
To: Oorang
A distinction without a difference......
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"See #220." Thanks. I did ask you to speculate.
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05/06/2004 7:14:38 PM PDT
by
blam
To: MinuteGal
Congratulations to the posters on this thread. It's mind-boggling how sharp freeper reporters and researchers are instantly on the job when we get breaking news like this.
Then comes analysis, deductive reasoning and cogent remarks as the thread continues. Then more facts, more up-to-date news....it just keeps coming.
We're all blessed by these alert and hard-working warriors who keep us informed.
My gratitude to you all.
Leni
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When I first heard this story via email, I promptly came right here to FR.
Thank all of you Freepers. You all are the best!
Joyce
To: varina davis
He needs to add staff!
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posted on
05/06/2004 7:15:24 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: blam
I'm trying, I'm just not very good at it!
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posted on
05/06/2004 7:16:38 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: varina davis; B Knotts
So far I haven't seen any news about this in the Spanish press. Very interesting, and if nothing else, it makes one wonder what the Muslims have planned for us here in the US around election time.
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05/06/2004 7:19:19 PM PDT
by
livius
To: All
Trying to connect dots: Two brothers of the Oregon 7-
Ahmed Bilal, and Muhammed Bilal.
Then there's Ernest James Ujamma aka Bilal Ahmed.
I'm starting to wonder about the attorney's middle name.
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posted on
05/06/2004 7:25:36 PM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: Grampa Dave
KATU 2 News - Portland, Oregon
www.katu.com
Portland Man Linked To Spain Terror Attacks
May 6, 2004
PORTLAND, ORE. - A Portland man was arrested by FBI agents Thursday as part of the investigation into the deadly train bombings in Spain, federal officials said.
The man, identified by Newsweek as Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield, a convert to Islam, was taken into custody on a material witness warrant, said a senior law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Newsweek is also reporting that Mayfield was arrested after Spanish authorities allegedly found his fingerprints on bomb-related evidence associated with the March 11 attack.
Mayfield's arrest is the first known in the United States with connections to the March 11 bombings in Madrid that took the lives of nearly 200 people.
The attack was Europe's worst since the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 people.
Since that day, March 11, 2004 has become a day of infamy, which many compare to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.
An addition to taking Brandon Mayfield into custody, the FBI also searched his home, which he shares with his wife, the official said.
Neighbors tell KATU News that Brandon Mayfield and his wife have lived in the home for about a year and a half and are a friendly family.
"Yes, I would say friendly, not overly friendly, but not anything that you would be suspicious of," one neighbor, who lives directly next door to the Mayfields, told KATU News.
In addition to the raid at Brandon Mayfield's home, KATU News learned agents also searched the Bilal Mosque in Beaverton.
A woman who lives at the apartment complex next to the mosque was at her kitchen window this morning and says she saw the whole thing, and now cannot believe what she is hearing.
"It's horrifying. It's absolutely horrifying to look out the window and see that they could possibly be doing any kind of
I don't know," Aurora McCann told KATU News.
McCann was home for an early lunch when she saw the search from her kitchen window.
"I saw a couple of cop cars - one unmarked. I think it was black
it was either black or white
an unmarked car out here and a couple of people from the mosque - older gentlemen out there just talking."
Watch her story
At the time, McCann says she did not think much of the activity going on outside her window.
"They weren't engaging in conversation closely. I mean, they were pretty standoffish as far as, you know, discussing the topics, but I couldn't hear anything. I just assumed that it was maybe somebody that got pulled over," she said.
Hearing that it was actually part of an ongoing FBI investigation comes as a shock.
"This close - I mean the school bus stops right out here in front of this apartment building to pick up kids for school."
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"I'm trying, I'm just not very good at it!" LOL. I didn't know how you would take that...I'm glad you have a sense of humor.
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posted on
05/06/2004 7:26:16 PM PDT
by
blam
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