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Another University of South Florida student, who "was scheduled to be awarded his undergraduate degree Saturday."
An update on this story. "USF Explosives Investigation Results In A 3rd Arrest," by Elaine Silvestrini for the Tampa Tribune:
TAMPA - A University of South Florida student has been arrested on a weapons charge in connection with a case against two other students accused of transporting explosives.
Karim Moussaoui, 28, went to a shooting range with the two other students, Youssef Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed, on July 11, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court. Moussaoui told the FBI he took pictures and didn't fire any weapons, the complaint states.
On that date, Megahed signed a membership agreement and rented a Glock 17, which is a 9 mm handgun, at the Shoot Straight Gun and Archery Range at 3909 N. U.S. 301, the complaint states.
Moussaoui and others are shown entering the range eight days later on a surveillance video the Shoot Straight provided to the FBI, according to the complaint. Agents searching a computer found in Megahed's home found pictures of Moussaoui "standing at a firing lane possessing a shoulder-fired weapon and wearing the type of hearing protection shooters use at a shooting range."
Federal authorities have charged the international student with "possession or receiving of a firearm by a person admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa."
"We've known since the summer they were interested in this person," said USF spokesman Ken Gullette, referring to Moussaoui.
Moussaoui is from Morocco and has been living in a campus residence hall and studying computer engineering, Gullette said. He was scheduled to be awarded his undergraduate degree Saturday.
His parents arrived Wednesday from Morocco to attend his graduation.
At today's hearing, they signed a $50,000 signature bond for his release. Moussaoui surrendered his passport and travel documents.
The defendant was told he must vacate campus housing within two weeks of graduation. He must then find an apartment with a phone and begin serving house arrest and wear an ankle monitor. Until then, he must have daily phone contact with pretrial services.
Moussaoui's attorney, Stephen Crawford, said the student was awakened this morning in his dorm room and arrested. His client was scheduled to take his last final exam at 1 p.m. today but will miss the class, he said.
Crawford said the defendant comes from a prominent family of engineers and developers in Morocco.
Moussaoui's father, Hamou, spoke to reporters after the hearing.
"America is a country of justice," he said. "My son loves America. Since he was a boy, he loves America."
Posted by Marisol at December 13, 2007 5:22 PM
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"the international student..."
For "international student" read "foreign student"
"My son loves America. Since he was a boy, he loves America."
What about it did he love? What he saw on television programs and magazines in Morocco? Was it the girls in the swimsuit issue, was it all the stuff that is flogged in the ads, was it the cars and the bustle? What was it? I doubt if he fell in love with the legal and political institutions of this country, and wanted deeply to have Morocco emulate them. He doesn't sound as if he was someone who came from the multi-national ideological police-state of Islam, and was delighted to embrace the mental freedom of the advanced West. He was no Ibn Warraq or Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
As for the father's absurd statement, it reminds one of the mother in "Scarface" when her son is caught by the T-men: "My boy's a good boy."
Cut the crap.
Posted by: Hugh![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.jihadwatch.org/nav-commenters.gif)
at December 13, 2007 5:43 PM
"My son loves America. Since he was a boy, he loves America."
He loves it to death.
at December 13, 2007 6:10 PM
Always, always the parents of the little pukes (of whatever creed or color) whine that their kid couldn't possibly have done it; always some version of
"My kid didn't do it!
If he did, it was an accident!
If it wasn't, he must have been provoked!
and furthermore
You're targeting him just because of his skin color or ethnicity or religion, you racist bigot!"
at December 13, 2007 7:03 PM
Cut the crap.
Posted by: Hugh at December 13, 2007 5:43 PM
Really. End of story.
Posted by: darcy at December 13, 2007 7:50 PM
"My son loves America. Since he was a boy, he loves America."
And now, for our next number: "What kind of fool do you think I am?", by Lee Roy Parnell.
These people are brain-dead, and they're trying to kill our brains as well.
Posted by: PersonOfTheBook at December 13, 2007 8:00 PM
This fool loves America ?
Why do we allow these believers in the koran into the west ?
Ya gotta shake your head and wonder when common sense will begin to prevail here.
Posted by: dgene at December 13, 2007 8:09 PM
If he walks like a jihadist, talks like a jihadist and shoots a gun like a jihadist.......he is a good boy who loves America.
It's so easy to misunderstand Islam.
Posted by: tanstaafl at December 13, 2007 9:10 PM
Well, I suppose he loved America just a little too much. Allah noticed it and withdrew his support.
Seems like Allah is no longer protecting him.
Allah knows', that muslims can't love a country and him, at the same time. So when a muslim says 'I love America', Allah writes his name on his apostate list, for further attention later. He really does know everything, he really is waiting, watching, lurking. If I were a muslim, I would low key that 'love America', stuff. Unless it is just tiqiyya, which in that case, is perfectly fine with Allah.
Allah really appreciates a good taqiyya artist, thats why he creates so many of them...
at December 13, 2007 11:42 PM
And I used to think it was more dangerous to live close to a nuclear power plant, than to a college campus. Silly me!
Posted by: Abscedere at December 14, 2007 1:30 AM
"Allah knows....... He really does know everything, he is really waiting, watching......."
duh_swami!
For a moment there, I thought you were talking about Santa Claus! He knows if we've been naughty or nice. Maybe Karim, Youssef, and Ahmed will all get suicide bomber vests for Christmas!
at December 14, 2007 1:39 AM
Suuure he "loved" America.
He wanted to give America the very same "love" that Muhammad lavished upon Rayhana, when he raped her on the evening of the day that her husband and father were murdered by Muhammad's army, and upon Safiya Bint Huyayy, when he raped her on the evening of the same day that her husband Kinana ibn Rabi had been tortured to death upon Muhammad's orders.
"Love", indeed.
Posted by: dumbledoresarmy at December 14, 2007 2:09 AM
Islam: where changing lives is a dead serious issue
Posted by: bonncaruso at December 14, 2007 3:53 AM
Muhammedan 'love' sounds just as fake as 'Islamic justice'- all of it is toxic...
Posted by: sheik yer'mami at December 14, 2007 4:27 AM
...so he loves America...why not? America is truly one of the most beautiful lands on the planet....Note:...he said nothing about the Americans...
...Muslims are here to take your land.....plain and simple...
Ban Muslim Immigration...
at December 14, 2007 8:02 AM
"My son loves America. Since he was a boy, he loves America."
Of course he does. That's why he wants to destroy its institutions and turn it into an Islamic society. What better way to prove his live for America.
at December 14, 2007 8:08 AM
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