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Saudi Men Released After Boarding School Bus in Tampa
2006-05-26
One should never, ever lie to authorities; and hereÂ’s why: Just four months into a five-year stay in the United States, Shaker Mohsen Al-sidran, 20, and his friend, 23-year-old Mana Saleh Al-manajam, experienced a harsh side of American life after deciding to board a yellow school bus last Friday. The Saudi students were charged with trespassing on school property when they mistakenly boarded the school bus. A day after their arrest, a judge revoked their $250 bail to give Immigration and Customs Enforcement time to check the backgrounds of the two men.

The problems resulted from a language barrier. “They have a very limited command of the English language,” Ahmed Bedier, director of the Central Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations told Arab News by phone.
Posted by:Fred

#14  Ex Navy man is down with it!

Posted by: Mayor Ray Ray   2006-05-26 18:21  

#13  You guys are being way too cynical: its Tampa just on the eve of what the gov't says will be a very active hurricae season, Tampa is in a prime location to be ravaged by a storm and these guys are obviously aware of what happened to the New Orleans bus system when Katrina stopped by. they just want to see that these busses run. C'mon, give 'em a break......
Posted by: USN, ret.   2006-05-26 14:24  

#12  So, why hasn't this simple mistake occured several times in the past? We've had plenty of Saudi stoonts here in the USA for some time now. I smell dry-run-for-an-another-mass-murder-atrocity. The Saudis have already proven their proclivity for substantial mayhem. What do you say that we stop giving these two any more chances?
Posted by: Zenster   2006-05-26 14:07  

#11  Headline should read Saudis caught casing school bus system in Tampa
Posted by: wxjames   2006-05-26 13:33  

#10  How can they be on a scholarship if they "have a very limited command of the English language"?
Posted by: Phemp Hupavising8059   2006-05-26 11:27  

#9  The problems resulted from a language barrier.

The problems resulted from a VISA and IMMIGRATION POLICY debacle!
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-05-26 10:03  

#8  In the original story they lied about more than being from Saudi Arabia. They lied about why they were going to the school, why they got on the bus, where they were from, how long they were in the country, all sorts of shit. CAIR steps in to bail their asses out, explain it all away as a "simple misunderstanding", yeah right. They were casing the joint and got pinched. With the current Politically Correct mania in Tampa do you really think a cop is going to put himself through that hell for nothing by arresting a couple of arabs for nothing??
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-05-26 08:37  

#7  I hope you where being sarcastic Albright. Don't they have universities and schools in saudi arabia?
Posted by: Greamp Elmavinter1163   2006-05-26 08:17  

#6  I sure hope this doesn't discourage other aspiring Saudi students from coming to America to broaden their horizons and build bridges of friendship and brotherhood between our two peoples.
Posted by: Albright, Ritter, Fisk, take your pick.   2006-05-26 07:24  

#5  I go with Gromky. Genuine mistake - my arse.
Posted by: Howard UK   2006-05-26 06:04  

#4  maybe they got a whiff of teeny infidel pussy and were deranged by the hair rays--more visas state department--nice goin'
Posted by: yo momma   2006-05-26 02:44  

#3  This was a dry run for a suicide bombing. Make no mistake. It was to test the response. Sure, these chuckleheads will get deported, but they weren't planning to stay, anyway.
Posted by: gromky   2006-05-26 02:08  

#2  They have a very limited command of the English language

IMO, it's more of a fundamental difference in world-view, Ahmed.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-05-26 00:50  

#1  "mistakenly boarded the school bus"

If you believe that, I've got a bridge I want to sell you.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-05-26 00:22  

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