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| Man Arrested on Suspicion of Al-Qaida Ties Identified |
| 2003-12-12 |
| Got a name, EFL: The man arrested in Minneapolis on suspicion of associating with al-Qaida has been identified as a Canadian citizen and college student of Somali descent, a newspaper reported. Another Canadian, huh? How’s that fence coming? The man arrested Tuesday was Mohammed A. Warsame, the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune reported in Friday editions, citing law enforcement officials who requested anonymity. Warsame is suspected of having knowledge of some of the activities of Zacarias Moussaoui - who is accused of being a Sept. 11 conspirator - when he was in Minneapolis. Hummmm The newspaper said Warsame had been arrested as a material witness, but did not disclose whether he would testify against Moussaoui or others. I think that’s the definition of the phrase "material witness". Warsame, 30, was also described as knowledgeable about Moussaoui’s activities in an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan. The indictment against Moussaoui, 35, who was arrested in Eagan shortly before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, alleges he trained at al-Qaida’s Khalden Camp in April 1998. Sounds like they think Warsame was there, either that, or Moussaoui told him all about it. Warsame’s wife, Fartun Farah, 28, described her husband as a responsible man. "He is not a terrorist," she told the newspaper through a translator. The wives all say that. She said she has no knowledge of any connection between her husband and Moussaoui. "He loves the United States just like his home country of Canada," Farah said. She said her husband is an honest and hard-working student at Minneapolis Community Technical College, where he had attended the college for about two years, hoping to pursue a career in computer sciences. Looking for a position in the al-Qaida IT department. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 seems like a couple of fruitcakes are on the wrong side of the fence. A couple of one way tickets to Mogadishu are required. |
| Posted by: john 2003-12-12 8:43:09 PM |
| #4 Is there some way to make barbed fruitcake so it's more effective keeping out personnel? Like should I leave the stems in the cherries? |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-12-12 2:22:43 PM |
| #3 How’s that fence coming? After Christmas, I'm planning to make the trip up to the border with my share of gift fruitcakes to add to the fence. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2003-12-12 11:13:06 AM |
| #2 Warsame’s wife, Fartun Farah God, what a horrible childhood she must have had. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-12-12 9:34:21 AM |
| #1 Is it just me, or have the worldwide arrests/captures been really picking up lately ? Seems the information is starting to flow nicely. |
| Posted by: eyeyeye 2003-12-12 9:32:12 AM |