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| Iranian Book Celebrating Suicide Bombers Found at US/Mexican Border |
| 2011-01-27 |
| A book celebrating suicide bombers has been found in the Arizona desert just north of the U.S.- Mexican border, authorities tell Fox News. The book, "In Memory of Our Martyrs," was spotted Tuesday by a U.S. Border Patrol agent out of the Casa Grande substation who was patrolling a route known for smuggling illegal immigrants and drugs. Published in Iran, it consists of short biographies of Islamic suicide bombers and other Islamic militants who died carrying out attacks. According to internal U.S. Customs and Border Protection documents, "The book also includes letters from suicide attackers to their families, as well as some of their last wills and testaments." Each biographical page contains "the terrorist's name, date of death, and how they died." Agents also say that the book appears to have been exposed to weather in the desert "for at least several days or weeks." Authorities told Fox News that there were no people in the area at the time the book was found, and no arrests have been made in connection with it. "At this time, DHS does not have any credible information on terrorist groups operating along the Southwest border," a Department of Homeland Security official said in a statement. "We work closely with our partners in the law enforcement and intelligence communities and as a matter of due diligence and law enforcement best practice, report anything found, no matter how significant or insignificant it may seem." Statements from U.S. officials, including FBI director Robert Mueller, have raised serious concerns in recent years over "OTMs" -- or illegal immigrants other than Mexicans -- who have crossed the southwest border at alarming rates. Mueller testified before the House Appropriations Committee in March 2005 that "there are individuals from countries with known Al Qaeda connections who are changing their Islamic surnames to Hispanic-sounding names and obtaining false Hispanic identities, learning to speak Spanish and pretending to be Hispanic." Just last year, the Department of Homeland Security had in custody thousands of detainees from Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. U.S. Border Patrol statistics indicate that there were 108,025 OTMs detained in 2006, compared to 165,178 in 2005 and 44,614 in 2004. Authorities would not release a picture of the book to Fox News, or reveal how long they believe it was lying in the desert. Immigration officials have previously discovered items along the U.S.-Mexico border from Middle Eastern origin, including Iranian currency in Zapata, Texas, and a jacket found in Jim Hogg County, Texas, that was covered in patches including an Arabic military badge that illustrates an airplane flying into a tower. |
| Posted by:Whaviger Glomoque6347 |
| #10 OK, so call me stupid, but I fail to see why #7 post was sink trapped; the idea floated about future terrorist suicides has probably traveled through many of the Burg's minds and the disparaging comment about an individual's life style is no different than others posted here, other than gender. bad taste maybe, but not worth a sink trap, IMHO. |
| Posted by: USN,Ret 2011-01-27 23:38 |
| #9 "...it consists of short biographies of Islamic suicide bombers..." I just had to read it again. TOO funny! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-01-27 21:26 |
| #8 I just spent two weeks in southern TX - people there seem quite upset about the border situation.. |
| Posted by: linker 2011-01-27 15:13 |
| #7 I am sure the infiltrator ditched the book at the border so as not to be caught with evidence of his intentions. And by the way, the place a homicide bomber would hit would be in the large crowd waiting to go through TSA. So watch what is going on around you from now on. DHS (Dyke at Homeland Security) is not very bright. |
| Posted by: Ebbeamp Prince of the Giants1524 2011-01-27 14:43 |
| #6 Quick! Let's put more scanners in the airports! That will fix it! |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-01-27 14:22 |
| #5 Now here is a nice coincidinc: http://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=314743&D=2011-01-27&SO=&HC=1 |
| Posted by: Lionel Unoluger6791 2011-01-27 14:04 |
| #4 At this time, DHS does not have any credible information on terrorist groups operating along the Southwest border... That's like saying they have seen no evidence of rats when they have just found a rat turd on the floor. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-01-27 12:33 |
| #3 Put Napolitano at the border. That will turn em back. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-01-27 11:40 |
| #2 Very worrying stuff indeed. |
| Posted by: Dave UK 2011-01-27 11:37 |
| #1 Oh I feel sooooo safe with the nanny-state looking out for all of our best interests! Thank you big brother Obama! /sarc |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-01-27 11:25 |