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They want DNA and hair samples, which may indicate suspicion that Mohamed and Megahed were involved in other cases beyond this one.
An update on the Goose Creek Jihad story. "Jury Wants DNA, Hair Samples In USF Case," by Elaine Silvestrini for the Tampa Tribune (thanks to Michelle Malkin):
TAMPA - A federal grand jury in Tampa is asking for DNA and hair samples from a University of South Florida student jailed four weeks ago in South Carolina on explosives charges, his attorney said.Andrew Savage said in a phone interview Wednesday night that he had no indication why the samples were being sought from his client, Youssef Megahed.
The news came as the grand jury heard testimony Wednesday from people who have connections to Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed, another USF student arrested at the same time.
Accompanied by attorneys, at least three people entered the grand jury area of the U.S. District courthouse on North Florida Avenue in downtown Tampa. They were the owner of a home where Mohamed planned to rent a room, the landlord's son and a Muslim community spokesman. All three later declined to comment to a reporter.
Megahed and Mohamed, were pulled over for speeding in South Carolina on Aug. 4 about seven miles from the Goose Creek Naval Weapons Station, which houses a military prison for enemy combatants.
The men were charged with possession of an incendiary or explosive device, based in part on items found in the trunk of their car, authorities said. Mohamed said they were carrying fireworks.
One week later, on Aug. 11, the FBI searched a home at 12402 Pampas Place in Tampa that is owned by Noor and Ana Salhab. Authorities said the search was related to the case involving the students.
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Federal court records show that Salhab leased the house in the early 1990s to World and Islam Studies Enterprise, a think tank run by Sami Al-Arian, the former USF professor accused of funding Palestinian terrorist organizations....
Not just accused. He pled guilty.
Also appearing before the grand jury Wednesday was Ahmed Bedier, who has been a spokesman for the Megahed family. Bedier is executive director of the Tampa chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations and a frequent media spokesman for Muslims and Islamic causes.He was accompanied by attorney Lyann Goudie and appeared to be in the grand jury area for about an hour.
Bedier declined to answer questions about his testimony, saying he wanted to check with the national headquarters of CAIR about what he was allowed to say.
Yes, Ahmed, check with them to see if you're allowed to tell the truth today, or if that isn't done on Thursdays.
Posted by Robert at August 30, 2007 10:13 AM
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"Bedier declined to answer questions about his testimony, saying he wanted to check with the national headquarters of CAIR about what he was allowed to say."
-- from the article above
And in order to decide what to tell Bedier how much of the truth he can avoid telling, and exactly how, CAIR will no doubt wish to consult the Good Books, including that book of Hadith in which Muhammad tells Muslims, as part of his spiritual testament, that "war is deception."
Robert Spencer didn't make that upAyaan Hirsi Ali didn't imagine it. Wafa Sultan didn't pull that out of thin air. Ibn Warraq and Ali Sina were not weaving tales to scare us. Muhammad, uswa hasana, al-insan al-kamil, is the one who said, according to that most authoritatve of all the muhaddithin, al-Bukhari, that "war is deception."
Bedier calls CAIR. And CAIR officials whisper together, and consult with their lawyers, what oh what should we have him say what oh what might the Feds already know, what oh what kind of trouble can he get into? Because we are all here engaged in a sacred mission, the mission to remove all obstacles to the spread of Islam in America, no matter what obstacles those Infidels and their ridiculous nation-state attempt to maintain. Steady, relentless pressure we will put, doing this and saying that, or saying this and doing that, and undercutting at every turn, or trying to, and never being discouraged, whatever road-blocks or obstacles their stupid Infidel legal and political institutions may present. We are on a higher mission than any Infidel nation-state or its obstinate inhabitants could possibly understand.
Now we, we those obstinate Infidels, with our stupid legal and political institutions, now have clearly on record -- the statement of Ahmad Bedier himself -- that he, Ahmad Bedier, will be calling the home office of CAIR, right smack in Washington, to find out "about what he was allowed to say."
"What he was allowed to say."
We already know what he is not merely allowed, but told to think:
"War is deception."
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at August 30, 2007 10:35 AM
Sami Al-Arian, the former USF professor accused of funding Palestinian terrorist organizations....Not just accused. He pled guilty.
This incident took place in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The federal grand jury is convening in Tampa, Florida . . .why Florida?
at August 30, 2007 10:42 AM
Good question justamomof4 (hey, me too!)
Perhaps they are trying to determine if the construction of the bombs ("fireworks") took place in FL?
I think the arrest of the 2 in SC was a great break for law enforcement since I bet there is a bunch of things going on in South Florida that they'd like to delve into. Imagine that the same house was previously leased to an organization with ties to sami al-arian! he he he
A prime example of birds of a feather flocking together if you ask me!
Posted by: eve_anne_gelical at August 30, 2007 11:33 AM
It sounds like some in the government are starting to figure out you don't leave any stone unturned with dealing with this threat. Lets hope an internal memo is being passed through the FBI and HLS to do this no matter how trivial the incident.
If they are reading this forum? I say write the memo today if you have not yet.
Posted by: Im.mad.as.HELL! at August 30, 2007 1:42 PM
Why dont the jury elect to use the whole head of Megahed to be on the safe side for DNA testing? Just remove it all.
Posted by: UK Infidel Lover at August 30, 2007 3:18 PM
lol Hugh.
What has always bothered me is the thousands of world wide muslim organizations. It seems like everytime I turn around, there's a new one brought to my attention. They sure are organized, aren't they? I think that the governments from every country really need to investigate every one of these organizations.
Posted by: mrockroll1969 at August 30, 2007 5:47 PM
"Bedier declined to answer questions about his testimony, saying he wanted to check with the national headquarters of CAIR about what he was allowed to say".
He has to confer with Fibrahim "Farfur" Hooper and the rest of the CAIR liars at CAIR's National Hindquarters.
Posted by: Frank at August 30, 2007 6:57 PM
Let us note that those two 'students' in South Carolina originally got caught by the cops because they were...speeding.
Ah, the beauty of law enforcement.
I have referred, before now, to Gladwell's book "Tipping Point", and the chapter therein, 'The Power of Context', concerning the campaign against crime in New York City and how it illustrates the 'Broken Windows' theory of crime put forward by James Q Wilson and George Kelling. William Bratton of the Transit Police tackled serious crime on the subways by beginning with - fare-beating.
I won't reproduce the whole account here - it's a great read. But they didn't just bag every single fare-beater or fine them; they frisked them and ran checks on them: "one out of seven arrestees had an outstanding warrant for a previous crime, and one out of twenty was carrying a weapon...Suddenly it wasn't hard to convince police officers that tackling fare-beating made sense. 'For the cops it was a bonanza,' Bratton writes. 'Every arrest was like opening a box of Cracker Jack. What kind of toy am I going to get? Got a gun? Got a knife? Got a warrant? Do we have a murderer here?...'"
Perhaps, the French police need to take note and apply this in the banlieux - with military support, if necessary. Catch the Muslim troublemakers by grabbing them whenever and wherever they indulge in 'petty' offences (like speeding and graffiti). Force them to submit to the Law of the Land. And, always, always - like Bratton's subway police, or those alert highway police in South Carolina - look a little closer at the catch - turn it upside down and see what drops out of its pockets. The British could do the same in THEIR Islamised areas.
Then, for the bigger fish, RICO - treat these Muslim jihad networks exactly as if they were the Mafia, the Triads or the Yakuza.
Posted by: dumbledoresarmy at August 30, 2007 11:51 PM
Hmmm...something I had to ask...
Is the megahed in any way related to thebiggianthed?
Just wondered.
(/sarc)
at August 31, 2007 10:58 AM
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