From the New York Daily News, :
Anti-terror officials were called in last night after cops stopped a man carrying a fake passport and $40,000 in cash and money orders at the Manhattan-bound entrance to the Battery Tunnel, sources said.The 25-year-old man, who lives in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, was pulled over in his 1988 Ford truck for not wearing a seat belt around 8 p.m., the sources said.
The man, who said he was originally from Michigan, refused to answer questions. "I ain't telling you nothing," he said, according to the sources.
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Al-Muhajiroun in Britain disbands:
"Its self-styled spiritual leader, Omar Bakri Muhammed, known as the Tottenham Ayatollah, said the organisation was dissolving but its members would link up with other groups. A statement on the group's website said: "We have decided that it is time to shed ourselves of titles, bodies and infrastructure to merge together as one global sect against the crusaders and occupiers of Muslim land.
"Post 9/11 we are in a time of crisis. We need to come together and pool our resources. Globally, we will support Muslims wherever they are."
The statement added: "We are not going to stop now. The going is going to get tougher." "
What are the officials not telling us?
Why were Anti-terror officials called in?
The public needs to know what these guys are attempting to do.
http://telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/14/nmuhaj14.xml
Link to above.
Michigan?
Two things come to mind:
1. The Michigan Militia. Wouldn't put it past one of those groups to take advantage of islamofascist terror attempts. But in my op, not too likely.
2. Infiltrator across the Canadian border into Michigan, and then moved to NY.
Oh, or perhaps a drug dealer?
Eh. There is not enough detail here.
He is most probably a Muslim. Perhaps from the Detroit area, which is heavily Muslim. Cases like this show the need to drastically change our laws so we can use intense interrogation to find out what this guy knows. At the very least, he sounds like a terrorist courier. Perhaps we should take another look at an idea Alan Dershowitz had, and allow the police to use torture. Torture warrants would be issued by judges in cases where it is necessary to get information from terrorists.
Like "Battle" said, there is a large Muslim community in Michigan. A couple of terrorism finance cases have popped up there.
Wish there was more info about this guy - fake passport and large sum of money suggests he was up to no good.
Setanta ...Al Margarinies are NO MORE!! R.I.P Or are they up to tricks elsewhere?? Hindustan News suggests self styled Sheik Bakri has gone to ground to avoid the fate of Hook Hamza...
Bay Ridge Brooklyn is no longer the Italian, Irish middle class enclave it was only 20 years ago.
Bay Ridge is now host to a very large middle eastern community.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?ovi=1&zoom=7&mapdata=kqnq0HTj%2froUU4Fc2FWtkNBBe50Xn3ytfohElJPE2XjBQm5qjPQdvOlh7Dhw727QSTQlaY455hjg6l%2fUabUKBeA9TORg%2fmMRHPd8l8W11tyJuKJmLeqZZGvUzwBAFdvt6NTaPrQZ5IdlJzQk02CgQQYtXODeae6gJXDnVCh8KT%2f%2fybQrPKEKe3o6VwvEvxWCW341kj5lWdFc9GOJU0FJsE7bmM%2bi3fXH2hUOiK3QHRGUWHtHi84vzlgt9b5NbNvkM3VE952eP2XPpp2Z5Gu2k4Tt%2bsSnJSHjzwBKJYftcFjppMIC9gqPpNN5RoUAXgWN045DYBHNL6BxcFtR55GDh03ax6fgWjwmb5NwDm1dt94MW6Iyv6nRVaX3ptadQuvx
The New York Public Library on 95th Street in Bay Ridge is very often full of Hajib Clad women and their children.
The public computers in that library provide free internet access in an anonymous setting.
Going by his statement it sounds as if he's one of those angry black men converted and recruited in prison.
What better faith for someone that already hates America? The Muslims preach not only hatred of America but it justifies and condones violence inflicted upon it. What a perfect religion for those with criminal intent!
Let me guess, the guy with $40K in his pocket & fake passport, attempting to enter NYC -- is a muslim? Why else would anti-terror officials arrive? Good to know they are on the job.
Detroit Michigan is a despot of moslems, it is the largest moslem spot in CONUS,the call too prayer is broadcast over loud speakers 5 times a day, it is also on the Canadian border as well as a shipping port to the sea lanes.Moslems are hiring soldiers of fortune and thugs off the street, capacitated prisoners and whoever else is gullible enough to buy the RUSE.
We are at a time of WAR and as samaritans it is our duty to help stop this insurgance before it becomes too late.
YKWH AKBAR