Guest BlackJesus Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 [b]Free Country My Ass [/b] [quote][u]TERRORISM TASK FORCE BUSTS BOGUS U of M STUDENT BY JOHN BRANSTON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 Memphis Flyer[/u] Was Mahmoud Maawad a University of Memphis student and pilot-wannabe with a passion for flying small planes or an Arab terrorist looking to duplicate the suicide missions of 9/11? Federal prosecutors in Memphis aren’t saying, but on Thursday they asked a U.S. magistrate to hold Maawad, 29, whose email logon is “pilot747,†without bond until trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Thomas Anderson agreed with Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Parker, and Maaward becomes the second Memphis resident of Arab descent to be held without bond because of investigations by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. In April, Rafat Mawlawi was jailed in a separate investigation in which prosecutors have linked him to Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaida. He is awaiting trial on October 3rd. Maawad is charged in a criminal complaint with fraudulent use of a Social Security number which he used to get utilities and a credit card and enroll in school. He entered the United States at New York City from Egypt in 1998 and his visitor’s visa expired in 1999. He has been in the country illegally since then. His address is 3557 Mynders Avenue in Memphis, where he moved in June. He previously lived in Olive Branch, Mississippi for an unknown period. He is currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at the University of Memphis, registering as a transfer student from New Jersey but failing to register as an international student. Maawad was cited on March 11, 2005, by Memphis police for selling alcohol to a minor at 1171 Chelsea in Memphis Maawad was busted again this week after federal agents searched his apartment and computer on September 9th and examined his Internet purchases of flight instructions and pilot paraphernalia. [b]Since June, Maawad ordered $3,300 of merchandise over the Internet from Sporty’s Pilot Shop in Batavia, Ohio, including a private pilot course, flight simulator software, a flight gear bag, several DVDs, a $239 Navy leather flight jacket, a $19.95 DVD on “How an Airline Captain Should Look and Act,†and instructional programs on “airplane talk.[/b]â€Â His email address was pilot747_200@hotmail.com. After purchasing approximately $2,500 worth of merchandise, Maawad’s debit card was rejected by Sporty’s for lack of funds and his last three orders were not filled. Agents are in the process of examining his computer hard drive.[/quote] [url="http://www.memphisflyer.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A10148"]http://www.memphisflyer.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A10148[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 If he turned out to fly a plane into a bldg, and they hadnt looked at him, you guys would say Bush had warnings and didnt check them out. If he turns out to be innocent you say his freedoms are being restricted. Bunch of agenda-having hypocrites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ONYX Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 [quote name='Beaker' date='Sep 17 2005, 11:28 PM']If he turned out to fly a plane into a bldg, and they hadnt looked at him, you guys would say Bush had warnings and didnt check them out. If he turns out to be innocent you say his freedoms are being restricted. Bunch of agenda-having hypocrites. [right][post="150976"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] Why shouldn't we expect for the authorities to do their job as far as investigating leads and people still having their freedoms and rights during the process?What happened to "innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt". You fascist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackJesus Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 [quote]If he turned out to fly a plane into a bldg, and they hadnt looked at him, you guys would say Bush had warnings and didnt check them out. If he turns out to be innocent you say his freedoms are being restricted. Bunch of agenda-having hypocrites[/quote] [i][b]Ummm Beaker I thought the sarcasm in my post was clear with the Ninja guy.... I am not saying that anything wrong was done [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/23.gif[/img] [/b][/i] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 [quote name='BlackJesus' date='Sep 18 2005, 04:43 AM'][i][b]Ummm Beaker I thought the sarcasm in my post was clear with the Ninja guy.... I am not saying that anything wrong was done [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/23.gif[/img] [/b][/i] [right][post="151002"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] Kinda like the boy who cried wolf. You post the same kind of crap long enough and people no longer filter it for humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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