Maati has Canadian citizenship. From the Boston Globe, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:
HYANNIS -- A long-sought suspected Al Qaeda member who has eluded a concerted international dragnet may have been sighted at a Nantucket airport this week, prompting the FBI to distribute a picture of the suspect to law enforcement and transportation officials on the island.Law enforcement authorities declined to disclose details of the possible sighting of Amer el-Maati, who allegedly has talked about hijacking a plane in Canada and flying it into a building in the United States. The sighting was first reported in the Inquirer and Mirror newspaper of Nantucket yesterday, citing unnamed town and airport sources.
The State Police went to the Nantucket Memorial Airport at noon Thursday after the possible sighting was reported, according to Phillip Parent of the Steamship Authority, which runs ferries to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
Later on Thursday, the FBI distributed photographs of Amer el-Maati to airline and ferry employees, as well as island law enforcement officials. The photographs were not released to the media, but an FBI official confirmed the sighting report.
A flier with the photo describes Maati as "armed and dangerous" and says he "is being sought for possible terrorist threats in the United States," said Parent, the Steamship Authority's human resources director.
In May, US authorities released the photographs of Maati, 41, and six others, saying they were possibly planning terrorist attacks on American targets.
According to the FBI, Maati, also known as Amro Badr Eldin Abou, says he has Egyptian and Syrian roots, but was born in Kuwait in 1966. Maati has Canadian citizenship and is a licensed pilot, the FBI has said.
The racial and religious bigotry of most of the people posting here is truely astounding. You cheer and rejoice every time another innocent Muslim is persecuted by intolerant Western governments, regardless of the fact that most such victims eventually are released for lack of evidence after the desired media propaganda storm has been stirred up. Furthermore, almost never are the accused Muslims charged with any overt acts of violence. Rather, they are seized for falling afoul of trivial bureaucratic regulations established precisely for the purpose of entrapping the innocent.
Of what foul acts is the evil Muslim Amer el-Maati accused? The answer is none. The American secret police allege that this vile criminal may possess knowledge of the diabolical plans of other evil Muslims. That is all - he is not even accused of any actual crimes.
The road to peace is obvious and wide open. Simply stop warring against Almighty Allah (swt) and stop oppressing and abusing Muslims. There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world, every one of whom is praying and working to the best of his or her ability to bring about the triumph of Islam. The unbelievers have neither the courage nor the will to long stand against the tide. Embrace Islam now and live in peace in submission to the commands of Allah (swt). Be part of the bright, shining Islamic future, not a forgotten part of a dim, dying past.
Your grandchildren will be Muslim.
Allahu akbar
Reza, dear,
"Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." -Matthew 7:5
Reza warbles "I sniffed too much Woolite last nite, too much Woolite. I'm not ready to face the light
I had too much Woolite Last night Last night..."
Then scrawled into the sand with all the permanence that implies "Be part of the bright, shining Islamic future, not a forgotten part of a dim, dying past."
Those who don't remember the past are destined to repeat it so I guess most of us can extrapolate what Islam's future will be. Those of us not high on rug cleaner, that is.
Why not?
Pictures of this loverboy are available.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/11/13/alqaeda.suspect/
Use Google images if you need more.
The racial and religious bigotry of most of the people posting here is truely astounding. You cheer and rejoice every time another innocent Muslim
Of what foul acts is the evil Muslim
Posted by: Reza at August 22, 2004 08:04 AM
Well is this guy friends with Teddy Kenndy we know he said it was okay for terrorist to come into the USA ?
Well the Game has changed the Grown-ups are in Charge now!!
And here in America we consider someone who is friends with teddy is and should be jailed!!!
So you see we don't care what you think or your terrorist Friends think about us!!!
Remember that even Teddy is a killer!!!
Part of the American Tribe
God Bless the USA and her Fighting Forces and All who Fight with her give them Strength,Wisdom and courage to stay the course to Victory Amen
Have seen Mugshot of el-Maati and he has usual fanatic eyes of Jihad killer. What a pity he hasn't gone blind before being unleashed on unsuspecting world... Maybe he might lose his 'specs' and Security will nab him before he gets to commit another atrocity!! What's Canada 's
doing about this 'canard'??
I SENT AWAY FOR THIS AL QAEDA DECK OF TERROR AND IT
SUPPOSEDLY HIGHLIGHTS THE 19 AL QAEDA SLIME BELIEVED
ON U.S. SOIL. SOMETHING LIKE THE IRAQ WAR CARDS BUT
NO SHADOW PEOPLE. OLD el-MAATI IS THERE AS THE JACK
OF SPADES DESIGNATED AS AN ALERT FOR POS. IN U.S.
I'D LIKE TO SEND ONE TO REZA EXCEPT SHE PROBABLY
COMMUNICATES WITH ALL THE CELLS ON A DAILY BASIS.
THINK I'LL PLAY A FEW GAMES OF SOLITARE AND START
MEMORIZING THE FACES. IT'S A STAND ALONE SITE ON THE WEB AT DECKOFTERROR.COM. THINK I'LL OREDER ANOTHER TO SEND TO MY SISTER. IF THIS THING CATCHESON ALL REZA'S FRIENDS MAY END UP GETTING TO MEET THEIR ALLAH EARLY...