Posted on 08/09/2006 10:46:26 AM PDT by VanShuyten
In the bottom-of-the-hour news during Rush, WMAL reported that one of the 11 missing Egyptian students was found in Montana and is now being questioned by the FBI.
I checked out that website and also noticed a piece of news below it that was apparently posted today as well by the admin. of that site. I've been away from the computer so maybe this information is already the topic of another thread. I remember reading there were concerns about a large amount of pre-paid cell phone sales recently.
From the website: Top Stories: US : Two Middle Eastern Men from Dearborn
*Possessed $11,000 in cash & a dozen pre-paid cellular telephones in their vehicle;
*The men admitted buying more than 600 phones in the last few weeks;
*The duo possessed a map marking various Wal-Mart locations from Dearborn, Michigan through Ohio and into North and South Carolina;
*Dearborn is home to a large Lebanese population, has been the site of Pro-Hezbollah rallies since the start of the war in the Middle East.
BTW, where is "Coast to Coast AM" aired and when? Is that a radio show, or t.v. show? I'm in Alaska and don't know if I can get that.
Behold the power of lutefisk.
It's a radio show, it's available there
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/
Here's the Alaska affiliates info page
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/affiliates/ak.html
Wow, you're fast, thank you. I Googled it and found the website but I'm not registered with Streamlink. I'll check out the AK page too.
ROTFL! Uff-dah - you think these boyz might be Luterans? Coulda been the smorgasbord or the lefse on a string, being pulled seductively northward.
Thank you! I'll take 11, 7, and 3 for the trifecta. And box 'em.
Can't wait to hear the "real" story - since "El-Dessouki wasn't visiting relatives" - just his uncle!
Found a tidbit of info here, but no word on the reason the other two decided not to go to Bozeman U. as planned. Haven't heard anymore about the other 8.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14269789/
Excerpt: "Eslam Ibrahim Mohamed El-Dessouki, 21, was taken into custody in Minneapolis on an immigration violation. Two other students — Mohamed Ragab Mohamed Abd Alla and Ebrahim Mabrouk Moustafa Abdou, both 22 — surrendered to police in Manville, N.J., after hearing media reports that they were wanted, FBI spokesman Steven Siegal said."
Excerpt: "The missing students pose no terrorism threat, the FBI said.
Hamvi Kassab, a Minneapolis grocer who said he is El-Dessouki’s uncle, told television station KSTP that his nephew was in town to visit relatives and to inquire about attending the University of Minnesota."
maybe we could start a pool for what other states they'll pop up in..
Minnesota is close to Montana, sort of,
New Jersey, not even.
And don't forget the allure of sweetsoup and rosettes. ;)
Hey Norm, I couldn't get a live internet feed in Alaska for Coast to Coast AM, but I did find another station that has a live feed online. I was able to connect using Musicmatch. We do not have access to radio stations in our area.....except for one Christian one out of North Pole and NPR (eeewwwwwwww). ;)
For anyone out there who doesn't get radio stations over a normal radio, here's the website/station I found with an easy to access live feed.
http://www.ksco.com/dspshow.cfm?showid=14
$4,000 US for a "visit"? What, they never heard of webcams?
cool, I just freepmailed ya to find out what general area you're in,
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O .... O - O - O - klahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain.
I already put my bid in earlier. And just for you, "Norman."
(PS - Did you see the Vice Provost for MSU who was acting as spokesperson for all this? His name is Norm Peterson! He got off his corner stool at Cheers just for this!)
I saw that earlier.
Ya got to hand it to us Norms, we'll go to the end of the bar for ya, well that and for another beer.
NEN expert up now with George Snorey now..,
Strange, isn't it?
MINNEAPOLIS - Three Egyptian students who were being sought for failing to turn up for an exchange program at Montana State University were taken into custody Wednesday, more than a week after they arrived in the United States.
One student was arrested in Minnesota, and two others surrendered to authorities in New Jersey. They were among 11 students being sought by law enforcement after they failed to attend a monthlong program on the English language and U.S. history and culture in Bozeman, Mont., the FBI said.
Eslam Ibrahim Mohamed El-Dessouki, 21, was taken into custody in Minneapolis on an immigration violation. Two other students — Mohamed Ragab Mohamed Abd Alla and Ebrahim Mabrouk Moustafa Abdou, both 22 — surrendered to police in Manville, N.J., after hearing media reports that they were wanted, FBI spokesman Steven Siegal said.
Eight students remain at large. They arrived in New York on July 29 as part of a group of 17 students. Six students reported to Bozeman on time.
The missing students pose no terrorism threat, the FBI said.
Hamvi Kassab, a Minneapolis grocer who said he is El-Dessouki's uncle, told television station KSTP that his nephew was in town to visit relatives and to inquire about attending the University of Minnesota.
Montana State repeatedly tried to contact the missing students. When that failed, the school notified Homeland Security officials and registered the Egyptians as "no-shows" in the system developed after the Sept. 11 attacks to track foreign students.
The government tightened the student visa process after the attacks. One of the hijackers involved in the attacks had arrived in the U.S. with a student visa, and immigration officials approved student visas for two other hijackers after they entered the country. A fourth attended flight training school without a student visa.
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OMG that was funny...
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