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| 2005-06-03 |
| Despite the massive federal, state and local law enforcement effort to stop terrorists from entering the United States, there is no strong evidence of how well it is working. Many experts are concerned that there are plenty of terrorists or sympathizers already in the country who have been here for years. Some are even citizens. The Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers were the first wave and now the increasing number of arrests seems to signal a second wave of terrorism in South Florida. Boca Raton physician Rafik Sabir is accused of conspiring to help al-Qaida. If this is true, terrorism analysts such as Walid Phares fear there is a second wave of al-Qaida terrorists operating in South Florida "The first wave that did 9/11 had a presence here. Between 9/11 and most recently, there have been many arrests in South Florida and Florida as a whole of elements who are allegedly involved," Phares said. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the Miami FBI has investigated and apprehended dozens of al-Qaida suspects up and down the Gold Coast. "Al-Qaida has had a presence in South Florida and continues to have a presence," terrorism analyst Steve Emerson said. In his bookAmerican Jihad, Emerson identifies longtime terrorist cells in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, where Sabir lives and was a member of the Islamic Center of Boca Raton. Just after Sept. 11, 2001, NBC 6 discovered hate articles on its Web site attacking Jews, NBC 6's Ike Seamans reported. After our investigation, they were quickly removed. In 1986, members of a Palestinian terrorist organization working at Broward convenience stores were arrested for selling stolen property and sending the money to the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Could South Florida be in the midst of the second wave of international terrorism? "The second wave will be more dangerous than the first wave because it is a piece of our society, people who've been recruited by al-Qaida and recruited themselves to al-Qaida. This model may be duplicated in many places in South Florida and around the nation," Phares said. Experts said South Florida is so attractive to terrorists because it is international and ethnically diverse, which makes it the perfect place to blend in. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #10 :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-03 22:18 |
| #9 Frank, dear, I can't imagine you being physically intimidated by anyone. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-06-03 22:10 |
| #8 heh heh - I've yet to meet an Iranian I was physically intimidated by - bring it on, punks |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-03 21:13 |
| #7 More Horsesh*t: Tehran Friday Sermon: Iranians Will Punch Americans in the Mouth So Hard All Their Devouring Teeth Will Fall Out The following are excerpts from a Friday sermon at Tehran University by Ayatollah Mohammad Ememi-Kashani The sermon was aired by Channel 1 of the Iranian TV on January 28, 2005: Ayatollah Mohammad Ememi-Kashani: If you [Americans] behave with disrespect – even just a little bit – [the Iranian people] will punch you in the mouth so hard that all your devouring teeth will fall off. Crowd: Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Khamenei is the leader. Death to those who oppose the rule of the jurisprudence. Death to America. Death to England. Death to the hypocrites [Mojahedin-e Khalq] and Saddam. Death to Israel. Ayatollah Mohammad Ememi-Kashani: One young Iranian is worth all you [Americans]. He smiles at your weapons. Is he afraid? We hope that by the virtue of Muhammad and his household, God will give some brains to the arrogant, the enemies, and to the Zionists. Crowd: Amen. |
| Posted by: Spager Snairt6082 2005-06-03 20:47 |
| #6 MEMRI TV transcript: Iranian asshat, Iranian MP: Muslims in America Are Time Bombs Iranian MP Hamid-Reza Katoziyan was interviewed by the Iranian TV channel Jaam-E-Jam 2 and spoke about possible terror attacks by Muslims in the US. The following are excerpts: Katoziyan: The whole group of people belonging to the Arab community and a large part of the Pakistani and Indian Muslims living in the US are currently, in my opinion, in a special situation. Perhaps they do not walk the streets with weapons in their hands or attach bombs to themselves in order to carry out a suicide operation, but the thought is there. By the measures America is taking in Muslim countries, the US brings this segment of its population closer every day to the conclusion that this is an administration that will not compromise and that it has made up its mind to annihilate Islamic religious thought in the Islamic world. Thus, there is anger and hatred towards the entire American administration. I claim that if America continues with this policy, then these people will be like time bombs within America. /tic tic tic tic tic allah akbar! |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-06-03 20:27 |
| #5 LotR. Yes. American media publishes the National Enquirer and other tabloids. One of the speculations for the anthrax attack was the unfavorable stories published about binLaden and alQaeda (e.g. OBL and space alien have love child). I also remember reading that the wife of the AmMedia guy who was the first to be killed by anthrax, was the realtor of the apartment leased by some of the 911 terrorists. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-06-03 16:51 |
| #4 Yup. And the prof at the state university who was finally fired for his work organizing a "charitable fund". And .. and ... it goes on and on. |
| Posted by: anon 2005-06-03 16:46 |
| #3 Wasn't that magazine/newspaper publisher that had they guy killed by anthrax down in Florida? The one where the building had the name "American Media" or something? |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-06-03 16:41 |
| #2 I don't think it's a 2nd "wave", I think they've been there all along! Look and see how many have been arrested down there over the years since 9/11 (and the 9/11 goons themselves). Then you have the professors up at Central FL in Tampa area. Guess they're afraid of the redneck riviera, though, in the panhandle. Must be the weather (HOT and sandy...reminds them of home?). |
| Posted by: BA 2005-06-03 14:05 |
| #1 How come it seems like wherever you find more than a very few muslims there are radical ideas/violent plans floating around? Is it me? I mean really, do I need to double my dosage, or is it really that way? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-06-03 13:58 |