Mystery at Goose Creek update: Jihadi Images, Detonator Video Found
The Tampa Tribune discloses more eyebrow-raising details about the Goose Creek boys who said they were just on their way to the beach with harmless firecrackers (hat tip – William A.). I mentioned the do-it-yourself detonator video last week. The Tampa paper notes that it was posted to–where else?–YouTube:
A laptop computer deputies found when they pulled over two University of South Florida students in South Carolina contained a video made by one of the men showing how to use a toy to detonate a bomb remotely, a federal prosecutor said Friday.
On that video, the student, Ahmed Mohamed, said the detonator could “save one who wants to be a martyr for another day, another battle,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Hoffer said.
The prosecutor said that video was posted by Mohamed on YouTube, a popular Web site.
Also found: Jihadi images and footage of rockets used by Hamas.
When investigators analyzed the computer, they found that the last-viewed images showed Qassam rockets, which are used by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Also on the computer were videos of discussions of martyrdom and videos showing the firing of M-16 rifles…In the trunk, deputies found four small sections of PVC pipe, at least three of which were stuffed with a “potassium nitrate explosive mixture” of potassium nitrate, Karo syrup and kitty litter, Hoffer said. He said the kitty litter served as a binder to keep the substance from coming out of the pipes, which were not capped.
Investigators also found a container of gasoline, 20 feet of safety fuse and an electric drill, which Hoffer said could be used to drill holes in the pipe so fuses could be attached.
“Obviously, that raised the hackles of law enforcement in South Carolina,” Hoffer said. “That’s why we’re here.”
And check this out:
The prosecutor said that when deputies questioned Megahed, he initially denied knowing about “these rockets or fireworks in the trunk.” But when both defendants were put in the back seat of a patrol vehicle, their conversation in Arabic secretly was recorded, Hoffer said.
A translation summary of the recording shows Megahed asking about what happened to the explosives, Hoffer said, which the prosecutor said shows Megahed was aware of what was in the trunk. The car, Hoffer said, was registered to Megahed’s brother.
Naturally, Mohamed’s father back in Egypt is blaming it on a conspiracy. Gee, I wonder who he thinks is behind it?
Speaking later from Cairo, Mohamed’s father, Abdel Latif Sherif, said his son is being framed.
“This was created and put on his computer to blame him,” Sherif said. “I can take a computer and put anything on it. They are making this up to make him look bad.”
The St. Pete Times gives us more about Megahed’s multiple passports and extensive travels:
Prosecutors said Megahed also had “multiple Egyptian passports” and went to Sears in late July to get more passport-sized photos. There were two passports for Megahed with two different names, Hoffer said.
But Assistant U.S. Public Defender Adam Allen said one of the passports had expired, and that Megahed had used another version of his family’s name on the document.
Agents did not seize the passports when they searched the Megahed home, Hoffer said, and they feared, if released, Megahed could flee to Egypt, which does not always extradite fugitives back to the United States. Megahed’s extensive travel, both to Egypt and to other countries, including Canada, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, also concerned prosecutors.
One last detail. It looks like CAIR is distancing itself from Mohamed. Eeenteresting:
Ahmed Bedier, director of the Central Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, was quick to distinguish between Megahed and Mohamed.
“It’s obvious there are two separate individuals with different charges and different allegations,” he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the two individuals end up having separate cases altogether.”
He defended Megahed, saying it appeared he “just happened to be in the car.” But he had harsher words for Mohamed.
If he could talk to Mohamed, Bedier said, “I’d say, ‘Wake up!’ ”
He added, “Muslims don’t get a second chance when they dabble with things like this. Not only will this have consequences on him, but it will have consequences on most of the Muslims in this country.”
One might say the very same thing about associating with the likes of CAIR…
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bye Bye Boys. Enjoy your new friends in prison.
Why did this stupid judge grant them bail? Is there no common sense anywhere in our judiciary?
That is easy if you are a liberal – Karl Rove.
Another attack thwarted. This administration is doing a terrible job!
Sorry for the double sarcasm comment. It will save me some time when the moonbats come out about the illegal recording in the car.
I like how they explain the use of remote detonators as something that will, “save one who wants to be a martyr for another day, another battle.”
I wonder what it must be like to live a life following a religion where you are always thinking of the next available opportunity to sloppily kill yourself for the greater good.
These guys need to go away for a long time.
So now local law enforcement officers are driving around with jihad propaganda cd’s so they can load it up on unsuspecting college kids’ laptops?
Those infidel fiends. What will they come up with next? /sarc
This isn’t nearly as important as the juice.
Poster at terror recruitment camp.
“Virgins
Wantedneeded”And suddenly CIAR is silent. hmmm, wonder why.
If Norman Hsu could hide in plain sight but makes you think these guys won’t just disappear. I hope they make their way to a battlefield in Afghanistan where the proper sentence can be carried out.
You know, I’ve wondered about this. It seems that in a lot of predominantly-Muslim areas, folks tend to spell their names in different ways on different days of the week (or so it seems). Even if we had the best immigration tracking system in the world (hey, I can dream, right?), how do we keep track of people whose cultures (and by extension, their laws) have no problem with changing your name from one day to the next?
“And suddenly CIAR is silent. hmmm, wonder why.”
It certainly isn’t because of “shame” or embarrassment. It is because they are already unindicted co-conspirators with Hamas.
If they can be tied to either of these men, they could find themselves being prosecuted.
They tape recorded their conversation in Arabic? Hee Hee! Kudos – I’m glad someone is on the ball!
We give Egypt how many billion dollars annually, and we don’t insist on full cooperation with regards to extradition?
“Agents did not seize the passports” – and these agents were trained where? This needs to be explained and explained completely. These agents passed their Islamic sensitivity training courses with straight A’s. Or, could they be the new recruits from the Muslim community with language skills? Either way, room deodorizer doesn’t cover this smell.
Bedier said, “I’d say, ‘Wake up!’ ”
He was referring to the fact that they screwed up and got caught. Good muslims execute flawlessly and don’t get caught, according to his thinking. This is why CAIR is distancing themselves. Better if we say to America, Wake Up!
The recording of these bozos in Arabic is priceless. With this and the rest of the physical evidence it should be enough to throw the book at these so called students. But, with plenty of Clinton and Carter appointees still haunting our Federal Courts these two might just walk yet. This really is a Monday.
almeehan:I have to disagree-Bedier wasn’t referring to the fact that they got caught,he was referring to the fact that they didn’t die attempting to kill infidels.Mo better hope the U.S. has a nice deep hole for him to hide in,because his comrades don’t like suicides surviving.What good is a death cult if the followers refuse to die? Besides it is an insult to Allah to refuse his offer of 72 non-existent virgins,or grapes.
“damnit boy, I thought we went over how to do this… Now we have to import more idiots… Do you know how much this is costing our Jihadist backers? You think we’re made of that dirty joooo money??”