FLA. MAN LINKED TO DIRTY BOMBER'

New York Post ^ | 6/28/02 | Andy Soltis

[kattracks]

A Palestinian living in Florida is believed to be an "important link" to "dirty bomb" suspect Jos

[Stultis]

Related Thread:

CBS: Palestinian May Be Link to U.S. Al Qaeda Network - Moussaoui Might Not Be "20th" Hijacker

I've posted several interesting stories concerning Hassoun to this other thread, two from the Florida Press and one from Australia. They start with message #43.

[kcvl]

From a November story by the Daily Telegraph in Australia: "Mr. Hassoun registered the Benevolence International Foundation Inc (BIF) in Plantation, Florida, in 1992 and opened an office in 1993, according to Florida State records. [In November,] Mr Hassoun said he had severed ties with BIF when it moved in May 1993 to Palos Hills, a suburb of Chicago. 'They were looking to open here and some guy recommended me and I helped them out. But then it didn't work out.' "

From the Miami Herald: "It remains unclear exactly when Hassoun's affiliation with Padilla began, but both men attended the Masjid Al-Iman mosque in Fort Lauderdale through much of the 1990s and both were close with its former leader, Raed Awad."

[meenie]

How many thousands(millions) of these characters are loose in the United States? It doesn't do any good to expel them from the US because we don't have the border control to keep them out. Years of neglect have created a situation where the sheer numbers of these fanatics overwhelm the ability of any law enforcement agency to keep up with them.

[RaceBannon]

bump

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Free Padilla!

[Grampa Dave]

You might interested in some new data/stuff that Freepers have uncovered re the ownership of certain Jewelry stores in Floriduh: (The reply where the new and old info start to tie in)

It will be interesting if this creep has any tie ins with these special jewelery merchants.

[Tennessee_Bob]

What? You mean they're giving them away? Where???

[Guillermo]

Yes, but the Imam at that mosque swears they are peaceful...

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I heard they had them buy one, get one free at Rio Bravo's on International Speedway Blvd.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

FBI probes Sydney terror link

The founder of a Florida office for the Benevolence International Foundation is under investigation...

Muslim Charities Give Large Amounts Of Money To Islamic Terror Groups

[Tennessee_Bob]

Well, you know I got laid off a little over a week ago. The training class for the new job doesn't start until July 8th. Reckon you could spot me so I could get one? I'll pay you back, you know that...

[jiggyboy]

An Arab terrorist in the U.S. who's violated immigration policy? I'm shocked, shocked...

[onedoug]

I got mine!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Share! Share!

[onedoug]

One Padilla. Two Padilla....

[crazykatz]

Interesting little note from one of the articles you linked, but NOT the mike moore one ; >):

"Benevolence had a chapter in suburban Fort Lauderdale until 1994, and Holy Land opened a Florida office nearby in 1998. Holy Land tax returns for 1997 and 1998 list a University of Central Florida professor among its key volunteers.

The Bush administration froze Holy Land's accounts on Dec. 4. Ten days later, while federal agents seized records and equipment at Global Relief and Benevolence offices outside Chicago, NATO peacekeepers and U.N. police raided two Global Relief offices in Kosovo. "

[crazykatz]

You have to be careful when you peel them...they just about EXPLODE!!