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| Muslim whackjob arrested for targeting Obama with HIV-infected blood |
| 2009-02-27 |
| A man from President Obama's hometown of Chicago has been arrested for allegedly sending Obama and his staff envelopes containing HIV-infected blood, in the hopes of killing or harming them. In the weeks leading up to Obama's inauguration, Saad Hussein, an Ethiopian refugee in his late 20's, sent an envelope addressed to "Barack Obama" to offices of the Illinois government in Springfield, Ill., according to court documents. The envelope contained a series of unusual items, including a letter with reddish stains and an admission ticket for Obama's election-night celebration in Chicago's Grant Park. Court documents said Hussein, who takes drugs to treat a mental illness, later told FBI agents he is "very sick with HIV" and cut his fingers with a razor so he could bleed on the letter. Hazmat teams were called in after the envelope was opened, and offices of the Illinois Department on Aging and the Department of Revenue were locked down for nearly two hours, locking 300 staffers in their offices, court documents said. Hussein, with his brother acting as an interpreter, told FBI agents he was actually "an admirer" of Obama and was "seeking help from the government," according to court documents. He also told them he was hoping to obtain tickets to the inaugural ceremonies in Washington, the documents said. Days after sending the letter to Obama, Hussein allegedly placed two more letters in the mail, one addressed to "Emanuel," an apparent reference to Obama's current chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. The two letters contained what appeared to be dried blood, the court documents said. Hussein, who has never held a job in the three years he's been in the United States, was arrested last month. An affidavit filed at the time accused Hussein of "knowingly" mailing letters "containing HIV-infected blood, with the intent to kill or injure another," in violation of federal law. The affidavit does not address whether the letters could have actually killed or injured anyone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV is spread only through sexual contact with an infected person, through sharing needles with an infected person, or through blood transfusions of infected blood. The spokesman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Peter Rendina, expressed confidence that the U.S. mail system is safe. "To me the U.S. Postal Service is the most secure form of communication in the world," he said. "In no way are we seeing a trend." After Hussein's arrest, he was placed in a Chicago correctional facility. He has yet to be formally charged. A judge ordered he receive a mental examination to see if he's fit for trial, but as of two weeks ago the court couldn't locate a translator to conduct the examination, according to court documents. A publicly-appointed attorney representing Hussein declined comment, saying he was "not at liberty to discuss pending criminal matters." This is not the first time law enforcement officials have had to take Hussein into custody. He was arrested by police in 2006 after starting a fire in the middle of a crowded Chicago intersection. When officers arrived on the scene, he was waiving the Koran in the air and yelling "Allah Akbar," or "God is Great" in Arabic. Court documents said he was transported to a hospital, where he called President Bush a terrorist and criticized American foreign policy. He was not formally charged, but he did spend time in the mental health unit of the hospital. The latest case marks the second time HIV-infected blood has been sent through the U.S. mail. In 2006 a "disturbed individual" placed a plastic vial of HIV-infected blood in the mail, according to Rendina. The unidentified individual was arrested and charged, and is now receiving psychiatric treatment at a federal medical detention center, Rendina said. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 That's not a Muslim thing as such, Annonoymous. There have been homosexual animals like that, and hetero ones too, taking revenge on the world they are going to leave sooner than they wanted to -- and none of them doing it for jihad. Not to mention the crazy idiots who can't live without trying to kill someone famous. One question unanswered is whether Mr. Hussein really is infected with HIV at all. Nonetheless, this is yet another strike against those who insist Islam is exclusively a religion of peace and peaceful adherents. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-02-27 22:09 |
| #4 God what a sick bastard. I used to be friendly with Muslims at local barber shops, but after all the nasty things ive read about them throughout these last few months i've decided not to really think they want to portray the Qu'Ran, but portray themselves in nasty malicious ways. What kind of animal would knowingly want to infect others with HIV? |
| Posted by: Annonoymous 2009-02-27 21:30 |
| #3 Never held a job in the U.S.? How did he get in? What kind of visa? Was he a student? Tourist? Religious worker? Raising money for charity? Problem with the news is, reporters forget to ask basic questions. This would seem to be one of them. How did he get into the country? How did he support himself? Where did he live? In whose guest house was he staying? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-02-27 15:17 |
| #2 Heh. Not hard for you, Doc. Combined rocket science/neurosurgery/quantum physics to the actual practitioners of the art of today's "news" reporting... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2009-02-27 14:59 |
| #1 Never held a job in the U.S.? How did he get in? What kind of visa? Was he a student? Tourist? Religious worker? Raising money for charity? Problem with the news is, reporters forget to ask basic questions. This would seem to be one of them. How did he get into the country? How did he support himself? Where did he live? Who, what, when, where, why. It's not hard. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-02-27 14:39 |