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Dirty Bomb Suspect Jose Padilla/Abdullah Al-Mujahir's Timeline from 10 Different Media Sources
AP, Reuters, NY Post, Chicago Sun Times, Fox News, Philadelphia Inquirer, UK Guardian, Wash Times, | 06-12-02 | cgk

Posted on 06/15/2002 11:13:34 PM PDT by cgk

AP/Excite – Red

Reuters/UK – Purple

Washington Post – Blue

Washington Times – Aqua

Chicago Sun Times – Orange

Fox News – Olive

UK Guardian – Pink

NY Post – Grey

Philadelphia Inquirer – Green

AP/Netscape (Drudge) - Brown

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1970 - New York – Born Jose Padilla in New York 10/18/70

1974 – Chicago - Moved to city with his family

1975 – Chicago - Moved to city from NY with family when 5 yrs old

1975 – Chicago – Moved to city from Brooklyn with family when 5 yrs old; attended Charles R Darwin grammar school

1985 – 1988 - Chicago incarceration: aggravated robbery, armed robbery, attempted robbery; in custody from 11/85 - 5/88

1985 – 1991 - Chicago, IL – arrested 5 times by police; convicted of obstructing police & assault

1985 – Chicago – convicted as a juvenile for murder from a robbery/fight on 8/15/85

1989 - Chicago, IL – came to police attention as being part of a gang in January using name Jose Hernandez; arrested a few weeks later: charged with aggravated battery & punching cop in face

1990’s – Florida – incarcerated in early 1990’s on assault charge

1990’s – Florida - converted to Islam & changed his name to Abdullah Al-Mujahir while serving prison term on gun possession charges in early 1990’s

1990’s – Afghanistan & Pakistan – traveled to both countries in early 1990’s

1991 - Sunrise, FL – convicted of aggravated assault, discharging a firearm

1991 – Chicago – arrested on charges of firing a .357 Magnum out a window near his home; fled before trial; other charges included armed robbery & attempted armed robbery

1991 – 1992 - Florida – served nearly 1 yr in jail for firing gun at another motorist

1991 - FL? IL? – jailed on gun charges

1992 - Sunrise, FL – completed substance abuse program while on probation

1992 – Sunrise, FL – Sentenced to 1 year probation for (above) assault charges

1992 - Florida – completed traffic law-substance abuse course

1992 - 1993 - Sunrise, FL – served 10 months following road rage incident

1993 – Florida - Converted to Islam after release according to anonymous Justice Department official

1993 – Sunrise, FL – end of 1 yr supervised release on 8/4/93

1993 - 1998 - Lauderhill, FL – moved in with then-girlfriend Cherie Marie Stulz to Inverrary Club Apartments

1996 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Married Stulz at Courthouse on 1/2/96, where he signed his name as simply “Ibrahim”

1997 - Florida – speeding conviction

1998 – Florida – left United States for good

1998 – 2002 - (Saudi) Arabia?? - lived here according to Padilla’s maternal grandmother for past 5 yrs, reason unknown

1999 – Florida – Separated from 1st wife Stulz around February; Stulz lived without Padilla in Davie, FL apartments

2000 – Pakistan – travel

2001 – Cairo, Egypt – Divorced from his 1st wife Cherie Maria Stulz 3/15/01; neither wife nor mother knew his whereabouts or had heard from him in nearly 2 years, but had Cairo as his last known address

2001 – Pakistan – traveled several times after Sept. 11th attacks on US

2001 - Pakistan – traveled several times after Sept. 11th attacks on US

2001 - Afghanistan?? – 1st met with Abu Zubayda

2001 - Afghanistan – 1st met with Abu Zubayda after Sept. 11th attacks on US

2001 – 2002 - Lahore, Pakistan – researched dirty bomb attacks with unidentified associate after Sept. 11th attacks on US

2002 – Faisalabad, Pakistan – Abu Zubayda captured by Pakistani police March 28th during “safe house” raid

2002 – Karachi, Pakistan – reported US passport stolen to US Consulate in February & requested replacement, Consulate alerts Security officer who investigates & reports to FBI/CIA

2002 – Karachi, Pakistan – receives replacement passport in March, while FBI & CIA officials are looking for him based on Zubayda’s info

2002 – Afghanistan – met with Zubayda & other Al Qaeda leaders in March before Zubayda’s capture 3/28/02

2002 – Cairo, Egypt - visited his 2 children & Egyptian wife for 1 month

2002 - Afghanistan?? – ordered back to US by Al Qaeda in May to carry out reconnaissance

2002 – Chicago, IL – Arrested at O’Hare Airport upon arrival from Pakistan

2002 – Chicago, IL – Arrested May 8th at O’Hare airport upon arrival from Pakistan via Cairo,Egypt & Zurich, Switzerland

2002 - Chicago, IL – Arrested May 8th when returning from Afghanistan & Pakistan where he trained with Al Qaeda terrorists in explosives; made stops in Zurich, Switzerland & Cairo, Egypt before arriving in US

2002 – Chicago, IL – Detained at O’Hare Airport May 8th


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; dirtybomb; dirtybombplot; doe; johndoe; okc; padilla
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The HTML source it has been pointed out to me, left out almost 2 dozen dates...

I may never use this HTML conversion on FR again.

Here's the timeline, simplified, no colors, so that every entry may be seen.

Key:

AP/Excite – Red

Reuters/UK – Purple

Washington Post – Blue

Washington Times – Aqua

Chicago Sun Times – Orange

Fox News – Olive

UK Guardian – Pink

NY Post – Grey

Philadelphia Inquirer – Green

AP/Netscape (Drudge) - Brown

1970 – New York – Born Jose Padilla in New York, 10/18/70

1970 – Brooklyn, NY - born

1974 – Chicago – Moved to city with his family

1974 – Chicago – Arrived in city with his family

1975 – Chicago – Moved to city from NY with family when 5 yrs old

1975 – Chicago – Moved to city from Brooklyn with family when 5 yrs old

1975 – Chicago – Moved to city from Brooklyn with family when 5 yrs old; attended Charles R Darwin grammar school

1983 – Chicago – Convicted of Murder; served in juvenile detention

1985 – 1988 Chicago incarceration: aggravated robbery, armed robbery, attempted robbery; in custody from 11/85 - 5/88

1985 – 1988 Chicago incarceration: in custody from 11/85 - 5/88

1985 – 1991 Chicago, IL – arrested 5 times by police; convicted of obstructing police & assault

1985 – 1991 Chicago, IL – arrested 5 times by police, before moving to FL; arrests led to convictions of assault & obstructing police

1985 – Chicago, IL – convicted as a juvenile for murder from a robbery/fight on 8/15/85

1985 – Chicago, IL – attended public school in December while in Juvenile Detention center

1989 – Chicago, IL – came to police attention as being part of a gang in Jan & using name Jose Hernandez; arrested a few weeks later: charged with aggravated battery & punching cop in face

1990 - 1997 FL – lived in Florida, but also visited Chicago

1990’s – Florida – incarcerated in early 1990’s on assault charge

1990’s – FL – converted to Islam in mid 1990’s from Roman Catholicism

1990’s – FL – converted to Islam & changed his name to Abdullah Al-Mujahir while serving prison term on gun possession charges in early 1990’s

1990’s – FL – converted to Islam & changed his name to Abdullah Al-Mujahir; adopted by Al Qaeda masters by time he left FL in late 1990’s.

1990’s – Afghanistan, Pakistan – traveled to both countries in early 1990’s

1991 – FL – moved from Chicago to FL according to Chicago FBI agent

1991 – Sunrise, FL – convicted of aggravated assault, discharging a firearm

1991 – Sunrise, FL – spent 10 months in jail awaiting trial on assault charges

1991 – Chicago, IL – arrested on charges of firing a .357 Magnum out a window near his home; fled before trial; other charges included armed robbery & attempted armed robbery

1991 – Sunrise, FL – arrested 10/8/91 at his home in Lauderhill; accused of road rage; assaulted police officer while in Broward County Jail & accused of resisiting without violence; pled guilty & sentenced to 1 yr with sentence suspended & given 1 yr probation

1991 - 1992 FL – served nearly 1 yr in jail for firing gun at another motorist

1991 – Sunrise, FL – convicted of aggravated assault, discharging a firearm; identified himself as Catholic when booked

1991 – FL? IL? – jailed on gun charges

1992 – Broward County Jail, FL – battery on a jail officer, resisting without violence – 1/92 (served 10 months)

1992 – Sunrise, FL – completed substance abuse program while on probation

1992 – Sunrise, FL – Plead guilty to charges of discharging a firearm & aggravated assault in 8/92

1992 – Sunrise, FL – Sentenced to 1 year probation for above assault charges

1992 – Sunrise, FL – Converted to Islam while incarcerated?

1992 – FL – completed traffic law-substance abuse course

1992 - 1993 Sunrise, FL – accused of battery on jail officer while in custody & resisting without violence in Jan 1992; pled guilty & spent 10 months behind bars; served 1 yr of supervised release until 8/4/93

1992 - 1993 Sunrise, FL – served 10 months following road rage incident

1992 – FL – converted to Islam shortly after release from Broward County Jail on 8/5/92, according to federal official

1993 – FL – converted to Islam after release according to anonymous Justice Department official

1993 – FL – speeding conviction

1993 – Sunrise, FL – end of 1 yr supervised release on 8/4/93

1993 – FL – converted to Islam after release

1993 - 1998 Lauderhill, FL – moved in with then-girlfriend Cherie Marie Stulz to Inverrary Club Apartments

1995 – Pembroke Pines, FL – studied Islam at Darul Uloom Institute mosque, took Sat. morning courses for 3-6 months using the name “Ibrahim” until the “extremely observant Muslim” “disappeared”

1996 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Married Stulz at Courthouse on 1/2/96, where he signed his name as simply “Ibrahim”

1996 – FL – driver’s license suspended

1997 – FL – speeding conviction

1998 – FL – left United States

1998 – FL – left United States for good

1998 - 2002 Egypt - lived most of next 2 years with 2nd wife & 2 children; also “spent time with Islamic extremists”, possibly Egyptian Islamic Jihad

1998 - 2002 (Saudi) Arabia?? - lived here according to Padilla’s maternal grandmother for past 5 yrs, reason unknown

1998 – Egyptian Islamic Jihad & Al Qaeda merged

1999 – FL – Separated from Stulz around February; Stulz lived without Padilla in Davie, FL apartments

2000 – Afghanistan – travel

2000 – Pakistan – travel

2000 – Saudi Arabia –pilgrimage to Mecca

2001 – Cairo, Egypt?? – Divorced from his 1st wife Cherie Maria Stulz 3/15/01; neither wife nor mother knew his whereabouts or had heard from him in nearly 2 years, but had Cairo as his last known address

2001 – Afghanistan – traveled several times after Sept. 11th attacks on US

2001 – Pakistan – traveled several times after Sept. 11th attacks on US

2001 – Afghanistan – traveled several times after Sept. 11th attacks on US

2001 – Pakistan – traveled several times after Sept. 11th attacks on US

2001 – Afghanistan?? – 1st met with Abu Zubayda, senior field operations officer for Al Qaeda

2001 – Afghanistan?? – 1st met with Abu Zubayda

2001 – Afghanistan?? – met with senior Al Qaeda officials late in the year; trained with enemy & studied wiring explosives, researched radiological dispersion devices

2001 – Afghanistan – 1st met with Abu Zubayda after Sept. 11th attacks on US

2001 – Afghanistan?? – 1st met with Abu Zubayda, who sent him for training by Al Qaeda specialists in Pakistan

2001 - 2002 Lahore, Pakistan – researched dirty bomb attacks with unidentified associate after Sept. 11th attacks

2002 – Karachi, Pakistan – at Abu Zubayda’s request, met with several senior Al Qaeda officials in March to discuss bombings of US gas stations & hotels

2002 – Faisalabad, Pakistan – Abu Zubayda captured by Pakistani police March 28th during “safe house” raid

2002 – Pakistan – Abu Zubayda captured & is interrogated by US military intelligence

2002 – Karachi, Pakistan – reported US passport stolen to US Consulate in February & requested replacement, Consulate alerts Security officer who investigates & reports to FBI/CIA

2002 – Karachi, Pakistan – reported US passport lost to US Consulate in February & requested replacement

2002 – Karachi, Pakistan – receives replacement passport in March, while FBI & CIA officials looking for him based on Zubayda’s info

2002 – Karachi, Pakistan – receives replacement passport in March after FBI/CIA officials are notified about his location/request

2002 – Afghanistan?? – met with Abu Zubayda & other Al Qaeda leaders in March before Zubayda’s capture 3/28/02

2002 – Zurich , Switzerland – spent several days here in early April

2002 – Cairo, Egypt – visited his 2 children & Egyptian wife for 1 month

2002 – Cairo, Egypt – came under scrutiny by US authorities after tip by Abu Zabayda, captured Al Qaeda leader while in Egypt

2002 – Afghanistan?? – ordered back to US by Al Qaeda in May to carry out reconnaissance

2002 – Chicago, IL – Arrested at O’Hare Airport upon arrival from Pakistan

2002 – Chicago, IL – Arrested at O’Hare Airport upon arrival from Pakistan

2002 – Chicago, IL – Arrested at O’Hare Airport stating he never visited Afghanistan & was in country to visit his mother in FL & his son

2002 – Chicago, IL – Arrested May 8th at O’Hare airport upon arrival from Pakistan via Cairo, Egypt & Zurich, Switzerland

2002 – Chicago, IL – Arrested while allegedly returning to US to carry out reconnaissance of possible targets

2002 – Chicago, IL – Arrested May 8th when returning from Afghanistan & Pakistan where he trained with Al Qaeda terrorists in explosives; stopped in Zurich, Switzerland & Cairo, Egypt before arriving in US

2002 – Chicago, IL – Detained at O’Hare Airport May 8th

Mrs Kus

21 posted on 06/16/2002 8:11:06 AM PDT by cgk
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To: nunya bidness; cgk
Thanks for the flag ... nice work, Mrs. K.
22 posted on 06/16/2002 9:30:31 AM PDT by Askel5
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To: cgk; thinden; Nita Nupress; Boyd; Sal; Leper Messiah; Jedediah Smith; Nix 2; zog
Great work cgk!

See timeline in #21 for the complete list.

23 posted on 06/16/2002 9:34:34 AM PDT by Fred Mertz
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To: cgk; MizSterious; rdavis84; Ol' Dan Tucker; Plummz
Pinging a few more to #21 timeline.
24 posted on 06/16/2002 9:35:43 AM PDT by Fred Mertz
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To: cgk
You realize, of course, this proves absolutely nothing.

Timelines with big gaps - this is evidence?

I also didn't find the two pictures of Padillo and supposed "JD #2" alike at all.

I'll bet a lot of others question this too -

- but are too afraid and intimidated to say anything to the cabal that continually creates mythical associations with those that have motives even remotely aligned to an anti-US position ...

25 posted on 06/16/2002 9:56:22 AM PDT by _Jim
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To: cgk
Outstanding research job!

You are clearly unqualified to work for any major media outlet. You identified an important issue, collected data, presented it in an unbiased fashion, and let the reader draw their own conclusion. :-(
26 posted on 06/16/2002 10:01:05 AM PDT by cgbg
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To: cgk
I wonder if you're familiar where all this talk of a JD #2 originally came from - here's some background:
From:
THE JOHN DOE TIMES,
Vol. V, Number 3,
22 March 1997

It appears the the *source* for all this conspiracy talk is the result of a dis-information campaign conducted by TMcV's defense attorney - and John Doe #2 was a case of mistaken identity ...

Less than two weeks after the blast, investigators had found a man who exactly fit Kessinger's description of John Doe 2.

The man, an innocent soldier named Todd Bunting, had been in Elliott's Body Shop the day after McVeigh rented the Ryder truck.

But Kessinger stubbornly insisted that he had seen the two men together on the same day.

Only last November ['96] did Kessinger finally change his mind and identify Bunting as John Doe 2.

Jones, McVeigh's lawyer, relished bringing out Kessinger's contradictions at a hearing last month. Despite the judge's order not to talk about evidence or strategy to reporters, Jones kept feeding speculation to the press.

There was the suggestion that two Ryder trucks were involved in the blast and that the Feds had been warned before the bombing.

Government sources say Jones's theories are farfetched. But by hiring conspiracy-minded detectives (at taxpayer expense: Jones has so far billed the government for about $10 million), he hopes to baffle prospective jurors.

The FBI also has to worry about reports that its lab has become slipshod. Fortunately for the government, the FBI lab "whistle-blower," Frederic Whitehurst, was once Burmeister's mentor.

In fact, Whitehurst is on record saying that some of Burmeister's OKBomb work was "brilliant."

If Jones is going to play the role of Johnnie Cochran, he must find a sympathetic jury. The pool around Denver may have some anti-government views. It takes only a single juror to hang a verdict. But it would have to be a very stubborn juror indeed to hold out in the face of the evidence against Timothy McVeigh.


27 posted on 06/16/2002 10:07:06 AM PDT by _Jim
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To: cgk
That guy Mohamed, head of that mosque, is the only source that I have so far seen for the assertion that he attended that mosque in (or "around") '95. It's not very firm evidence.
28 posted on 06/16/2002 10:09:39 AM PDT by aristeides
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To: cgk; okcsubmariner; browardchad; hchutch; plummz
One of the sources yesterday had Padilla working briefly at a country club, after the Taco Bell job. It was probably in '94 some time. This was said to be his last recorded job in this country, and to be according to some court record. (How did he support himself after that?)

According to yesterday's Washington Post, Padilla legally changed his first name to Ibrahim in '94. They gave an exact date. It may have been May 20th. I suspect this was the court record that listed his country club job.

29 posted on 06/16/2002 10:13:01 AM PDT by aristeides
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To: cgk
Nice work cgk. I've linked this timeline on the site that started it all, JunkYardBlog.
30 posted on 06/16/2002 12:07:20 PM PDT by leobebb
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To: _Jim
The Kessinger story is only one of several dozen reporting John Doe No. 2 in the company of McVeigh, Nichols, or both. His has been resolved, and his is the only one that has been resolved. All others remain open questions as to the existence and identity of JD#2.
31 posted on 06/16/2002 7:21:41 PM PDT by leobebb
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To: leobebb; enemy of the state; the magical mischief tour; spycatcher; browardchad
'Dirty Bomb' Suspect Drawn to Fla. Mosque Used by Other Terrorists

Here is a thread worth reading about Padilla. The leader of the mosque, referenced here in the 1995 date from Pembroke Pines, FL:

1995 – Pembroke Pines, FL – studied Islam at Darul Uloom Institute mosque, took Sat. morning courses for 3-6 months using the name 'Ibrahim' until the 'extremely observant Muslim' 'disappeared'

...says something different about Padilla... not that he was at the mosque for 3-6 months in 1995 on Saturdays, but he was there "around 1995", until about 1997, when he, again, "disappeared."

Here is the original Wash. Post story link where I found out that information about Padilla at the mosque:

Al Muhajir Alleged to be Scouting Terror Sites

Mrs K

32 posted on 06/16/2002 11:16:47 PM PDT by cgk
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To: aristeides
I agree with your statement. I've been trying to find other sources for that as well, especially with Mohamed (the mosque leader), saying different things to different media outlets. Which is another reason for this timeline; there were more than a few contradictions I had found to where he was & when.

Mrs Kus

33 posted on 06/16/2002 11:20:41 PM PDT by cgk
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To: 4ourprogeny
Strange that there is no timeline for 1994 and 1995. Nothing at all is mentioned for both these years. Coincidence? I don't know. It looks like someone is intentionally attempting to cover up

That Mohamed guy, leader of the Darul Uloom mosque is sure trying to help with this whole "story." He first said Padilla was at the mosque "around 1995" for "3-6 months on Saturday mornings" until he "disappeared" suddenly. He was "baffled."

Then he said Padilla was at the mosque "around 1995" on "Saturday mornings" until he "disappeared" in 1997.

Which is it? Maybe he's just confused with all those camera lights in his face.

Mrs Kus

35 posted on 06/20/2002 12:11:03 AM PDT by cgk
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To: cgk
Thanks for the bump CGK. I am like 95% sure that the muslims blew up the fed building in OKC with a set of 5 additional bombs, and the FBI or xlinton or both ordered a coverup. It's the only way everything adds up.
36 posted on 06/23/2002 12:57:44 AM PDT by XBob
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To: Nogbad; Shermy; okie01
Ping -- I thought you might be interested in this. If you are, be sure to see post #21, as the complete timeline didn't make it into the original post (due to an HTML conversion problem).
37 posted on 06/23/2002 11:38:06 PM PDT by Mitchell
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