Thread: ILLEGAL PAKISTANI picked up

for suspicion of joining the Taliban. {caught the tail end}

On the radio news.
2 people picked up and 1 was an Illegal Pakistani.

Anyone else hear anything?

yeah it was front page on the houston chronicle websight and made news on Lou Dobbs.

Houston Chronicle websight www.chron.com

here is the story

Two Houston men charged with aiding Taliban
By CINDY GEORGE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle


One of two Houston men accused of training to fight with the Taliban pleaded guilty this afternoon in federal court.

Kobie Diallo Williams, 33, a U.S. citizen who was a student at the University of Houston Downtown, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist a terrorist group. His help included withdrawing cash from an ATM to send to the Middle East.

Another man, Adnan Babar Mirza, 29, a Pakistani national who was in the country on an expired student visa, faces a similar conspiracy charges as well as three federal weapons violations. Mirza appeared today before a U.S. magistrate judge.

Mirza became illegal when his visa expired. Someone holding a student visa or in the country illegally is not allowed to have firearms.

In court, Williams admitted that he viewed coalition forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as invaders. He had expressed a desire to travel to the Middle East to help the Taliban. Williams also admitted to handing over money that was supposed to help Taliban fighters and their families.

"We knew that you couldn't get money to the Taliban," Williams told U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr., adding that he gave $350 to "a gentleman."

"Adnan informed us that there was a hospital that most of the families go to," Williams said.

"What families?," Werlein asked.

"Widows and children," Williams said.

To prepare as a fighter, Williams said he used various firearms at shooting ranges and campgrounds in Harris, Walker and Montgomery counties including at Sam Houston National Forest.

Williams, a thick-bearded man dressed in a white dress shirt and black slacks, told the judge that he was studying computer science with a minor in mathematics at UH after earning an associate's degree in electrical engineering technology.

A press conference following the guilty plea shed light on the nearly two-year investigation that brought Williams and Mirza to the attention of federal officials.

"It's not the epitome of sophistication," said U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle, commenting on the low-level plans Williams admitted the pair made.

And though the pair may not seem to have posed a threat of the magnitude of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the arrests point to the U.S. Justice Department's goal to prevent terrorism, DeGabrielle said.

The indictments, which were unsealed today after both men appeared in court, allege that during the past 1 1/2 years both men participated in firearms and reconnaissance training in Harris County and surrounding areas.

According to the indictment, the two decided last year to travel to the Middle East to engage in "battlefield jihad.''

Federal law prohibits contributions of goods or services to the Taliban, one of several specially designated global terrorist organizations.

If convicted on the conspiracy charge, Williams and Mirza each face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Mirza could receive an additional 10 years in prison if convicted on the firearms charges.

Williams was scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 23.

Originally Posted by 2ndamendsis

for suspicion of joining the Taliban. {caught the tail end}

On the radio news.
2 people picked up and 1 was an Illegal Pakistani.

Anyone else hear anything?

http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/20643.html

Illegal Alien and American Indicted in US for Helping TalibanNovember 28, 2006 07:19 PM EST


by Jim Kouri - HOUSTON - A four-count federal indictment was delivered by a grand jury against a US citizen and a Pakistani national illegally in the country on an expired student visa for a conspiracy to aid the Taliban, according to a US Attorney in Houston.


Kobie Diallo Williams, also known as Abdul Kabeer and Abdul Kabir, 33, a US citizen and Houston resident, and Adnan Babar Mirza, 29, a Pakistani national who overstayed a student visa, are charged with conspiring to train with firearms with a goal to fight with the Taliban against coalition forces in the Middle East and providing approximately $350 in cash to support terrorist groups.

Mirza is also charged with three violations of federal firearms law. The four count indictment was returned under seal by a Houston grand jury on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, and unsealed on Tuesday after the appearance of both men before a US magistrate judge.

"In this post 9/11 era, threats against our international security efforts are taken most seriously," said US Attorney Don DeGabrielle.

"While these subjects did not operate at a high level of sophistication in comparison with the 9/11 hijackers, the expressed goal was to aid the Taliban by training to carry out jihad against coalition troops in the Middle East," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Roderick Beverly.

Kobie Diallo Williams surrendered himself to members of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force on Tuesday, while Adnan Babar Mirza, who has been in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement on related immigration violations, was transferred into the custody of JTTF agents Tuesday morning.

Both Williams and Mirza have been ordered to remain in federal custody without bond pending further criminal proceedings.

According to allegations in the indictment, Williams and Mirza, a citizen of Pakistan who entered the United States on a student visa on Aug. 15, 2001, allegedly viewed the United States and coalition military forces on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq as invaders and in April 2005 agreed that they should travel to the Middle East to fight with the Taliban to engage in battlefield jihad.

To hone their skills in anticipation for battlefield jihad, the indictment alleges Williams and Mirza agreed to train with firearms at various locations located in Harris and surrounding counties in Texas. On at least eight occasions between May 20, 2005, and June 17, 2006, the men engaged in firearms training, and at times in reconnaissance training.

As part of and during the alleged conspiracy, Williams and Mirza are accused of agreeing to offer financial support to Taliban fighters and their families. Federal law prohibits contributions of goods or services to the Taliban, one of several specially designated global terrorist organizations. Williams allegedly provided support -- $200 on or about June 28, 2005, and another $150 on May 25, 2006 -- intended for Taliban members or their families.

As a student visa holder, Mirza is prohibited from possessing firearms. In addition, once his student visa expired on December 12, 2005, Mirza's status changed to that of being an illegal alien in the United States. Illegal aliens are also prohibited from possessing firearms. The indictment charges Mirza in three counts of unlawfully possessing firearms during three firearms training sessions occurring in May 2005, March 2006 and May 2006 (Counts Two through Four).

If convicted of the conspiracy charge set forth in Count One, Williams and Mirza face a maximum punishment of five years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000 and three years supervised release. Each of the three firearms alleged against Mirza in Counts Two through Four carry a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000 and three years supervised release, upon conviction.

The investigation resulting in the charges was led by the Houston Division of the FBI and the agency's JTTF with participation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Houston Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Sheriff's Offices of San Jacinto and Montgomery Counties.

Our politicians must hear these stories. Why doesn't it bother them?

It doesn't bother them because they live in rich enclaves and do not have to shop at malls or go to moderately priced restaurants. It also suits their political agenda. In short nobody with crap on their hands handles their food at Taco Bell.

Originally Posted by andyt

In short nobody with crap on their hands handles their food at Taco Bell.

Excellent point! Nothing wets my appetite like a crap enchilada!