Suspected Terrorist Arrested In Florida

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[testforecho]

Suspected Terrorist Arrested In Florida

Iqbal Munawar Arrested In Alleged Immigration Scheme

UPDATED: 3:25 p.m. EDT September 14, 2002

MIAMI -- Iqbal Munawar, who was on the FBI's list of suspected terrorists, was jailed as he tried to fly from Miami to Tampa, Fla., Friday morning.

Munawar and two other men have been charged with smuggling illegal aliens from the Middle East into the United States on airplanes through Miami International Airport and John F. Kennedy Airport.

The suspects are accused of making more than $100,000 in the smuggling operation, selling more than 1,000 false visas to illegal immigrants.

Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas talked to a local television station about Munawar's arrest.

"Quite frankly, with all due respect to what we've been seeing today, I think the arrest of the individual at Miami (Friday) from the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list is probably more significant than what happened in Collier County because that individual is a real suspect. We know he has links to terrorist activities and that arrest may have, in fact, avoided something worse from happening," Penelas said.

The 40-year-old Munawar has been living in Brandon, Fla., on the state's west coast. The FBI tracked Munawar as he entered the United States two nights ago through Miami International Airport.

[iconoclast]

"...One hundred percent of the successful terrorist attacks on commercial
airlines for 20 years have been committed by Arabs. When there is a 100
percent chance of being hijacked by an Arab Muslim Extremist, it ceases to be
a profile. It's called a 'description of the suspect...."

In 1968 who assassinated Robert Kennedy?
(a) Abbe Hoffman
(b) Tiny Tim
(c) Charles Manson
(d) Muslim male extremist between the age of 17 and 40

In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
(a)Olga Corbutt
(b)Sitting Bull
(c)Arnold Schwartzeneger
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1979,the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
(a) Lost Norwegians
(b) Elvis
(c) A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
(a) John Dillinger
(b) The King of Sweden
(c) The Boy Scouts
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
(a) A pizza delivery boy
(b) Pee Wee Herman
(c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70 year old American
passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by:
(a) The Smurfs
(b) Davy Jones
(c) The Little Mermaid
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver was
murdered by:
(a) Captain Kid
(b) Charles Lindberg
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
(a) Scooby Doo
(b) The Tooth Fairy
(c) Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid with dynamite left over from the train
job.
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
(a) Richard Simmons
(b) Grandma Moses
(c) Michael Jordan
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
(a) Mr. Rogers (b) Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women
problems
(c) The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain: "Mustapha the
Merciless"
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40



In 1999, The USS Cole was attacked and more than 15 American Sailors were
killed by:
(a) David Letterman
(b) Shaquille O'Neil
(c) The Cookie Monster
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 2001 Phillipene Missionaries Gracia and Martin Burnham were kidnapped,
held for over a year, and Martin subsequently killed by:
(a) Mr. Rogers
(b) Scooby Doo & Shaggy
(c) Ronald Reagan
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed and thousands of people
were killed by:
(a) Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd
(b) The Supreme Court of Florida
(c) Mr. Bean
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
(a)Enron
(b)The Lutheran Church
(c)The NFL
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
(a) Bonny and Clyde
(b) Captain Kangaroo
(c) Billy Graham
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40




On July 4th 2002, 2 Innocent Airline Passengers Were Killed, And 3 Others
Injured at the ticket counter of El Al Airlines in the LAX International terminal
by:
(a) Hulk Hogan after losing the WWF Title
(b) The cast of Monty Python
(c) Senator Lil' Tommy Daschle
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

Stick your 1 in 100 up your camels a$$, pal.

[Steven W.]

over the weekend there was a mention on Fox News Channel ticker crawling along the bottom indicating that somebody on the watch list was arrested on Thursday Night at Miami Dade airport - is this the same person? I couldn't help but think the timing was interesting given the experience of Eunice Stone.

[Snowy]

This week? While you weren't looking, over the past several years, Florida has turned into a Third World enclave.

You aren't kidding! My husband and two kids flew into Miami at night a few years ago, and when I got off the plane, I said, "OMG, hun! We overshot Florida and landed in Cuba! No one is speaking English!"

[iconoclast]

Let's say there have been 100 illegal Arabs arrested for terrorism in the last year in America, out of, say, 100,000 such in the country.

BTW, 99,900 illegal arab aliens in this country may be hunky dunky with you but not with many others here.

[Lilly]

re: post #3

ROFL!!!

3...?

Why not 10?

[Ranger]

Thanks for noticing the Cuban connection. If memory serves, didn't several of the hijackers travel into the country via a circuitous route that led them through central america and cuba? I wonder if this dude is their travel connection?

[MinuteGal]

Doggie one, the Freeper Street Irregulars have been profoundly impressive since 911. I admire our researching bloodhounds so much!

Roll on with the chase, the game's afoot!

Leni

[Ranger]

Here is an interesting parallel from last year.  Note the Cuban and the anonymous letter connection, but this time involving Afghans stuck in the Caymans after coming from Cuba.

 

Anonymous Person(s) in Cayman Islands Warned of Attack⁴³

     For over a year, authorities in the Cayman Islands were investigating three Afghan men who arrived on the island under strange circumstances. They claimed they boarded a ship in Turkey bound for Canada, but were dropped off in the Caymans, which they initially thought was Canada. Authorities say they're sure the trio actually arrived via Cuba using Pakistani passports.

     So what's the kicker? As the Los Angeles Times revealed: “Two weeks before the hijackings, an anonymous letter sent to a Cayman Islands radio station warned that the three might be involved with bin Laden in preparing 'a major terrorist act against the US via an airline or airlines.'”

     Meanwhile, the Ottawa Citizen reports that “a man in the Cayman Islands was said to have contacted American authorities in late August saying he overheard three Afghan men in a bar discussing planned attacks on the US.” There's no way to know if this man and the letter-writer are the same person, or whether these three men are the same ones mentioned in the letter, but either way at least one person knew what was going to happen and warned the authorities and the media.

http://www.loompanics.com/Articles/September11.html

 

[Dixie Mom]

You are a gem.......you made the connection......:-)

Thanks, the name jumped out at me. I knew it had to be the same guy!

[Dixie Mom]

This why we need to put in Key Words.

You bet. We have a wealth of information here, but it can be hard to retrieve. I knew this was the same guy the instant I saw his name, but it took me considerable time to find the original thread.

[Dixie Mom]

Ashar Iqbal Butt ??? Any relation to our young med student?

None that I'm aware of. Iqbal is a common middle eastern name, though.

[SarahW]

Iqbal? No, I'm not talking about a relation to the manawar <sp)Iqbal guy. I'm talking about the guy int the articlewho was picked up shortly after nine/eleven.
Hist final name is Butt.
One of the miami three has the last name Butt.

[Dixie Mom]

Oh, sorry for the misunderstanding. Now I know who you mean. Still, no connection that I'm aware of; and I think Butt is also a common name.

[2rightsleftcoast]

Yeah, they are hard working med students,and don't forget
Eunice is just a waitress according to CNN.
What's up with Florida?

[2rightsleftcoast]

Great Job!!! Thank you

[StormEye]

You forgot to mention the Egyptian who gunned down people
at the observation deck of the Empire State building
in the 1990's. (I fogotten the exact year-- late nineties I believe.) He was upset about U.S. support of Israel. Maybe someone reading this thread remembers this incident?

[ellery]

You're right -- the others were going Tampa to Miami, on Sept. 12 (Eunice reported their conversation the morning of 9/12, then awoke to the media coverage 9/13. This article says this guy arrived in Miami on 9/12. Slightly different facts -- same suspicious conclusion.

[ellery]

And is that why three guys travelling together had two cars? Maybe they were delivering a car to him, but after the incident, he ended up having to fly to Tampa?

[ellery]

No they weren't. The three "jokers" were heard talking on their way to Miami (running 5 hours behind) the morning of 9/12...the same day this guy arrived in Miami. This guy didn't fly to Tampa from Miami until 9/13.

[xJones]

There are numerous wartime benefits to be gained from reducing Illegal Alien flow from all nations, and it's past time the Administration got to work on that.

I couldn't agree with you more.