The story in the Buffalo News is lengthy. I'll post the pertinent paragraph(s) and the FR link I posted earlier so you can pick up the entire article.
The Buffalo News reports:
Friends and family describe the five men in 'all-American' terms, people who work, go to school, care for their families and enjoy a good game of soccer. The descriptions hardly match the demographic profile of anyone who would train to become a terrorist, accused of operating an al-Qaida cell out of Lackawanna.
In fact, their friends and families discount the FBI's claims that the five spent time in Afghanistan, training with the same group responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
But for some of the men, at least, life in their hometown of Lackawanna - where at least four graduated from Lackawanna High School - was more than the routine 9-to-5 at the office and a Bills game on the weekend.
Faysal Galab, for example, left town for a few months last year, according to his brother, to study Islam in Pakistan.
At least three of the other men - even one struggling financially in recent years - went to Pakistan in recent years, according to relatives. They all traveled halfway around the world to study their religion, relatives said.
Saturday, sketchy portraits started to emerge of the five Lackawanna men of Yemeni heritage who were rounded up Friday evening and early Saturday by the FBI.
All five are native-born U.S. citizens. Four are married, and at least three have children. All are in their 20s. All lived within a few blocks of each other. One drives a motorcycle. Two have suspended driver's licenses. One was voted the friendliest in his high school class. One goes to Erie Community College. One sells used cars; another works as a telemarketer. Several are avid soccer players. ......All five are registered Democrats.
Excerpted - Full Article ^
Link on Free Republic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/751355/postsStory has resurfaced on Greta Van Susteren's show on Fox. This reporter, Corydon Ireland, Democrat and Chronicle, mentioned the Democrat connection in his interview last night. Please check #288.