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| Another Brave Lion Runs Away |
| 2006-11-23 |
| Ruben Shumpert, who federal agents allege made his Rainier Valley barber shop a kind of "anti-American training ground for Muslims" where children were taught "how to shoot and fight the Americans," has telephoned the FBI to say he won't be going to prison anytime soon. "Can you hear me now?" Shumpert, who faces sentencing on federal counterfeiting and weapons charges, has fled to Somalia. So what happened to the TSA's No Fly List, and why wasn't this sh!t head on it? A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Shumpert, who is also known as Amir Abdul Muhaimin, Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Redkey said. He was to be sentenced Tuesday. Like that will do any good; something about barn doors and horses Shumpert -- an African American convert to Islam -- was among more than a dozen, mostly African immigrants from Islamic countries arrested by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force two years ago on a mix of charges, including immigration fraud and bank fraud. Shumpert was never charged with any terrorism crimes, but court documents paint a picture of his barber shop at 7821 Rainier Ave. S. as a gathering place for adherents of radical Islam where he showed children videotapes of "fighting, shooting and killing with images on Shumpert's computer screen of al-Qaida and the Taliban." Shumpert had been free on personal recognizance and was facing sentencing under a plea agreement when he fled the country, Redkey said. Shumpert called an FBI agent on the Joint Terrorism Task Force from Somalia, Redkey said. But he noted that the United States has no extradition treaty with Somalia. Somalia is considered a fertile breeding ground for radical Islamic terrorists by U.S. intelligence agencies. Redkey said Shumpert also likely is to be charged with failing to appear for his sentencing hearing, a separate felony. A condition of Shumpert's release before sentencing was that he surrender his passport, said Redkey, who noted that in recent years, it has become more common for judges to allow defendants to turn in their passports after they are released from custody. Shumpert never surrendered his passport, Redkey said. Somebody dropped this ball and will probably have some 'splainin' to do Redkey said the U.S. Attorney's Office is reviewing the practice of allowing people out of custody before they surrender their passport. Seems like there really ins't a lot of 'reviewing' what needs done; but that's just me. |
| Posted by:USN, ret. |
| #6 Sounds like a job for A&E. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-11-23 16:16 |
| #5 Shumpert had been free on personal recognizance Insane. This judge should be removed from the bench. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-23 15:25 |
| #4 So typical of the followers of Allan. Mouth and bluster but never really ready to face the consequences of their actions. Interesting that he chose Somalia, a place we call a country but without any of the actual characteristics of a country. ANd yet, the dumbsh-ts that run the state department hnot only accept somali passports, they still have a program for people from thre who claim "refugee" status! We are letting the most virulent form of evil in our country every day, this has GOT to stop! |
| Posted by: JustAboutEnough 2006-11-23 14:14 |
| #3 Give the Somalis 48 hours to catch his ass and send it back, or we have a legitimate excuse to ARCLIGHT the he$$ out of Mogadischu. Like we really, REALLY need an excuse, but better to have one than not. Come on, George, do it - you know you want to. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-11-23 12:06 |
| #2 islamo-pussy. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-11-23 02:01 |
| #1 Extrajudicial operations by bail enforcemtn operators is called for. I.e. snatch him or kill him over there. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2006-11-23 01:50 |