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To: browardchad; Miss Marple
An earlier incident of some type in Texas involved a Michaels. It's up higher on this thread. They spilled out of a van and prayed or celebrated outside of a Michaels in TX.
667 posted on 10/07/2002 8:07:07 AM PDT by floriduh voter
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To: floriduh voter
An earlier incident of some type in Texas involved a Michaels. It's up higher on this thread. They spilled out of a van and prayed or celebrated outside of a Michaels in TX.

Is it the story here? No reference to Michael’s, though:

”Two Somali men, Ismael Abdi Hassan and Ahmed Shueib Yusuf, stopped their rental vehicle on November 26, 2001 to kneel in a parking lot and pray in Texas City, Texas. Responding to a call by a "nervous bystander" who reported "suspicious activity," Texas City police approached the men and subsequently arrested them after a search of their car uncovered a knife and a driver's license that appeared to have been altered.”

Footnote:

"When the police searched Hassan and Yusuf's truck they found a knife with a blade measuring a quarter inch more than Texas law allows. Yusuf was charged with possession of an illegal weapon. Reportedly, Hassan gave the police officers a driver's license on which the photograph appeared to have been burned, and where the height and weight listed far exceeded his. Hassan, who later presented a valid Texas identification card, was charged with possessing an altered driver's license. They were reportedly released on bail the next day. Kevin Moran, "Praying Muslims find selves in jail: 2 face charges over license, knife," Houston Chronicle, November 29, 2001; and "Two Muslims Arrested for Suspicious Activity," Associated Press, November 29, 2001.”

I can't find the original AP story.

854 posted on 10/07/2002 8:44:07 AM PDT by browardchad
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To: floriduh voter; Miss Marple
I don't want to post the spew from the boycott site here, but Michael's is owned by the Wyly family, Bush supporters and owners of Green Mountain energy. They are currently the target of environmental groups:

Boycott Green Mountain: All in the (Wyly) Family

For a list of environmental whackos involved:

Boycott Green Mountain.com

Coincidentally, “Green Mountain” is the name given by the Palestinians to a contested Jewish settlement, the Jabal Abu Bhneim project at the northern entrance to Bethlehem to be called “Bethlehem, ISRAEL,” according to this article on al-bushra.org:

"Green Mountain" must not become "The Mountain of the Wall."

Pure speculation, doesn't prove anything, but interesting.

1,121 posted on 10/07/2002 9:39:59 AM PDT by browardchad
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