FBI Hunts 5 Who Entered U.S. Illegally (New Info on OWASI entrance!)

CBS News ^ | 12/30/02 | CBS News

[jimbo123]

INS detained Owasi, then released him?

[Uncle Miltie]

"Though he says Owasi never got back on that bus, which then continued to Seattle"

He must have missed Christmas Eve with Osama's friend Patty Murray and Jihad-Jim McDermott. Seattle is a logical destination for friends of terrorism.

[bigfootbob]

The Seattle Division of the INS, You Bet!

[Dog Gone]

Yes, if Harrington is correct in his identification. There's no way to be sure about that until the INS tells us about the incident.

[xJones]

INS spokesman Dan Kane said his agency has "implemented additional measures to look for these individuals."

Now that's comforting. Additional measures probably means sending in the usual Keystone Kops and hiring 3 more Barney Fifes. Our borders are a very bad and old joke and the INS sent letters to Mohammad Atta six months after 9/ll, granting him an extension.

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks for posting!

When I drove to San Diego for my oldest daughter's wedding several weeks ago, my youngest daughter and I kept getting stopped at INS Checkpoints on the Interstate highways. The first time was on I-8 and we were let on through after showing our identification and told where we were going.

There was a truck, however, pulled over and a lot of INS security people with guns pulled were over at the truck.

Also saw a van full of Hispanics pulled over at a checkpoint on I-10 and being led away from the van.

Personally I was shocked to see something actually happening. Also noted that going across the border in El Paso was much more time consuming than the last time I was there.

INS has made improvements but it seems they have a long way to go if they released this guy!

[1Old Pro]

One would think that the border crossing at Seattle is manned by patty murray leftists who refuse to question muslims when entering America illegally. It's probably a terrorist sieve.

[PhiKapMom]

You have made a good point. The border patrol at the checkpoints for border crossings are only as good as the people that man them. Considering Patty Murry, your comments are right on the mark IMHO!

[ewing]

So the Feds are already on the ground searching in New York?

[lelio]

Was it James Woosley on FOX this morning that said that border agents captured in 1999 the guy bringing in explosives? That's really painting border security in a good light -- the terrorist just freaked out and ran off and then they caught him.
Its almost as if the powers that be let things lie dormant for a number of years they can bring it up as a sucess later on.

[Spiritus Gladius]

INS detained Owasi, then released him?

Yes, it's the INS's new catch & release program. They want to protect the breeding stocks of terrorists to make sure that our grandchildren will still be able to enjoy the thrill of hooking a big one.

[CougarGA7]

Here's pics of the whole lot. Keep your eyes peeled for these guys.

[midwestmidnight]

He may be posing as John Lovitz!

[ewing]

Definitely 5 creepy looking characters.

[Tacis]

Why cross from Canada? More than 800,000 people, mostly, but, not all, Mexicans cross the southern border each year. Cuba would make terrorists welcome, get them papers from, where?, Guatamala?, get the to Mexico and, maybe, sheperd them up to the border. Most Arabs would get across but the few who were caught could probably hide amongst the 100s and be released. SEAL THE MEXICAN BORDER!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

RCMP won't confirm illegal border crossing

CTV News Staff

The RCMP won't confirm reports that five men being sought by the FBI may have entered the United States illegally from Canada.

On Sunday, CNN reported that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation was hunting for five men. They are: Abid Noraiz Ali, Iftikhar Khozmai Ali, Mustafa Khan Owasi, Adil Pervez and Akbar Jamal, all born between 1969 and 1983.

The FBI warned the names could be false, and refused to release countries of origin.

CNN quoted a source as saying the men entered the U.S. on or before Christmas Eve from Canada, but that could not be confirmed.

RCMP Staff Sergeant Andre Guertin told The Globe and Mail that they had previously been made aware of the situation before news of the situation broke on Sunday and had been cooperating with the U.S.

"I can state at this time that there is no reason for us to believe that (they came through Canada)."

John Iannarelli, and FBI spokesman, said Monday that it has not yet been confirmed whether the men entered the U.S. from Canada, the Toronto Star reported.

U.S. authorities said they had no specific information linking the five men to terrorist activities.

"I think it's very clear that they're being sought only for questioning," Mark Corallo, a spokesman with the American Department of Justice.

"We have no specific information that ties them to any terrorist activity."

David Harris, the former chief of strategic planning for CSIS, told CTV's Canada AM that the U.S. should be held responsible for any potential terrorists that enter its borders. However, he also said Canada has an obligation to make sure "we're not swimming in a pool of sharks."

[Grampa Dave]

Where does the article say that they released him?

In fact the article says this: "I could hear the INS guy saying, 'Well basically that's not what you told me, your story keeps changing.' And they ended up leading him away," Harrington said.

He could be still in custody, and they now know who his fellow Islamokazis are.

[kcvl]

Owais Mustafa, a soldier of the Pakistan army’s 647 Mujahid Battalion, was handed over to Pakistani Rangers — the Pakistani counterpart of the Border Security Force — at Suchetgarh during a flag meeting in the presence of doctors from both sides.

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[Uncle Miltie]

I remember that case well. In Port Angeles, a conservative depressed logging town on the Olympic Peninsula, a terrorist was caught bringing in hundreds of pounds of explosives.

The grandmotherly border patrol agent who twigged to him said, "He just acted hinky."

God bless the politically incorrect intuition of gray haired ladies!