Goose Creek Two update: Now there’s a third

By Michelle Malkin  •  December 15, 2007 06:26 PM

Well, it looks like the Goose Creek Two have company. The Tampa Tribune reports on a third arrest related to the two Muslim young males just driving around with, you know, fireworks:

A University of South Florida student has been arrested on a weapons charge in connection with a case against two other students accused of transporting explosives.

Karim Moussaoui, 28, went to a shooting range with the two other students, Youssef Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed, on July 11, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court. Moussaoui told the FBI he took pictures and didn’t fire any weapons, the complaint states.

On that date, Megahed signed a membership agreement and rented a Glock 17, which is a 9 mm handgun, at the Shoot Straight Gun and Archery Range at 3909 N. U.S. 301, the complaint states.

Moussaoui and others are shown entering the range eight days later on a surveillance video the Shoot Straight provided to the FBI, according to the complaint. Agents searching a computer found in Megahed’s home found pictures of Moussaoui “standing at a firing lane possessing a shoulder-fired weapon and wearing the type of hearing protection shooters use at a shooting range.”

Federal authorities have charged the international student with “possession or receiving of a firearm by a person admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa.”

“We’ve known since the summer they were interested in this person,” said USF spokesman Ken Gullette, referring to Moussaoui.

Moussaoui is from Morocco and has been living in a campus residence hall and studying computer engineering, Gullette said. He was scheduled to be awarded his undergraduate degree Saturday.

His parents arrived Wednesday from Morocco to attend his graduation.

At today’s hearing, they signed a $50,000 signature bond for his release. Moussaoui surrendered his passport and travel documents.

Yep. Nothing to see here, right? Debbie Schlussel and Bill Warner dig a little deeper into the affidavit:

As Bill Warner points out, the affidavit, signed by Tampa FBI Agent William Ortiz, accompanying the complaint notes that in August, Moussaoui told New York FBI Agents about his activities in July at a shooting range with Megahed:

4. On or about August 12, 2007, MOUSSAOUI told New York FBI Agents that on one occasion, he and AHMED LNU (a person now known to the FBI as AHMED ISHTAY) went to a shooting range with YOUSSEF SAMIR MEGAHED. He claimed that MEGAHED went to the range but that MOUSSAOUI and AHMED remained in the store browsing. MOUSSAOUI told New York FBI Agents he did not see what type of weapon MEGAHED used on this visit to the range.

[Emphasis added.]

So why is the New York FBI office involved when the activities of all of three of these people, thus far disclosed, occurred in Florida and South Carolina.

Apparently, they have a strong tie to New York–either Muslim terrorists there or a terrorist attack planned for the area.

What is the New York connection? And who is Ahmed Ishtay a/k/a Ahmed Lnu? What is his role in this terrorist conspiracy?

Stay tuned. We’ll be watching.

Wonder if Moussaoui knows that funky jailhouse sign language, too?

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  1. #196722
    On December 15th, 2007 at 6:39 pm, Sergeant Tim said:

    My first question is this Moussaoui any relation to Zacharias Moussaoui who was also of Morrocan descent?

  2. #196725
    On December 15th, 2007 at 6:54 pm, Dandapani said:

    They must have more than simple possession. Yes, he “possessed” the firearm by holding it in his hand. A technicality. I HOPE they have more or this Johnny Jihad will skate back to Morocco.

  3. #196726
    On December 15th, 2007 at 6:59 pm, Sergeant Tim said:

    As to Debbie Schulessel’s question, “who is Ahmed Ishtay,” this excerpt from the August 8, 2007, edition of the St. Petersburg Times explains his (so far) connection to the investigation:

    On July 24, Tampa police accused Mohamed of illegally shooting squirrels in an east Tampa park. Police say he and Ahmad A. Ishtay, 19, used a pellet gun to shoot the animals in Rowlette Park.

    Both were issued citations for discharging a firearm and using an illegal method of taking game, a report said. The case has not been resolved, court records show.

    “He invited me,” Ishtay said about going to the park with Mohamed.

    Ishtay, who rents a Temple Terrace house and works at Boston Market, said he met Mohamed and Megahed through a roommate. He said he didn’t know the roommate’s last name, but he was from Mauritania.

    Another of Ishtay’s roommates, Ghassan Salhab, 27, said the man from Mauritania moved here from Canada recently and returned there Monday.

    Ishtay and Salhab said that sometimes when [Ahmed] Mohamed and [Youssef] Megahed visited their house in Temple Terrace they would cook, but neither knew them well.

  4. #196727
    On December 15th, 2007 at 6:59 pm, Snooper said:

    And don’t forget about the poor misunderstood jihadi scum out in LA , written by Spree.

  5. #196731
    On December 15th, 2007 at 7:18 pm, Sergeant Tim said:

    Karim Moussaoui’s ‘Parents Want Justice for Son After Arrest’:

    Hamou Moussaoui and Anissa Zekkari came to the United States from Morocco on Wednesday, proud parents, eagerly anticipating their son’s graduation from the University of South Florida with three degrees.

    On Thursday morning, their world turned upside down. They were thrust, they said, into hell.

    “Instead of having an engineer, we have a prisoner,” Hamou Moussaoui said Friday. He said he feels the $300,000 he spent on his son’s education slipping through his fingers.

  6. #196735
    On December 15th, 2007 at 7:49 pm, twiggman said:

    $300,000 for his son’s education… Wow being johnny jihad isn’t cheep.

  7. #196737
    On December 15th, 2007 at 7:54 pm, RetFireman said:

    Like cockroaches.

    BUT HEY…they are still just a minority.

  8. #196740
    On December 15th, 2007 at 8:03 pm, The Raging Republican said:

    At today’s hearing, they signed a $50,000 signature bond for his release.

    Why in the hell would they do something that stupid?

  9. #196743
    On December 15th, 2007 at 8:06 pm, derel3433 said:

    i’m still waiting for a conviction on one of these. they all seem to end up acquitted. except for that hippy boy taliban from california.

  10. #196752
    On December 15th, 2007 at 8:34 pm, docflash said:

    RetFireman said:
    Like cockroaches.

    BUT HEY…they are still just a minority.

    But the Hadji’s will not stop.Their whole being is to wipe us out.A little waterboarding may be in order for these guys.I never saw any print if they were Black Cat fire works or not.

  11. #196756
    On December 15th, 2007 at 8:58 pm, zorro said:

    This case is very strange. “Fireworks”, squirrels, target range. I’m sure it all adds up. I wonder if the parents (engineers and developers) were educated here as well.

  12. #196757
    On December 15th, 2007 at 9:01 pm, Lindsay said:

    Great coverage,Michelle. I doubt it will still make the MSM.

    Thank you!!

  13. #196762
    On December 15th, 2007 at 9:18 pm, trinitytim said:

    Four days ago I stood at Ground Zero in New York with tears in my eyes and anger in my heart. That same night I stood atop the Rockefeller Center and looked at the Empire State building bathed in a blue and white light, remembering how last month that same building had been bathed in a green light to celebrate Ramadan.

    My anger grew until I could no longer restrain myself. I turned to my wife and daughters and said, “You know Americans have very short memories. These Muslim murderers are being honored by the very people who were their victims. This is crazy”. My wife did not answer and my comments were apparently not heard by anyone nearby.

    Now this. We need to stop all visas to muslims NOW. Send the ones here back home until we can ID all the terrorists living among us and believe me these 3 are just the tip of the iceberg. They’re all over the US, waiting patiently for the order to attack. When that comes, Americans will once again die in great numbers.

    Americans, I urge you to pay attention. Arm yourself and prepare for the attack because it is coming and probably sooner than anyone thinks.

  14. #196783
    On December 15th, 2007 at 9:43 pm, Stubby said:

    I am with trinitytim. I suspect that all Muslims are just waiting for the call to act, lying in the shadows of Jihad prep. They all need to be deported and the doors closed to any new entries. Why do we let them in?

  15. #196803
    On December 15th, 2007 at 10:21 pm, WarTip said:

    An attack? Here on American soil? Why that could NEVER happen here!

    Boy, those Republicans scare me!

    This must be more of their scare tactics to get more votes huh?

  16. #196812
    On December 15th, 2007 at 10:36 pm, trinitytim said:

    IMHO, the only Moderate Muslim is an Ex-Muslim.

    Sure, some may not support the attack them now scenario preferring to wait, but all believe that Islam must be implemented worldwide and anyone who is not a muslim is an infidel and must be killed if they will not submit.

    Know this Muslims, I will never submit.

  17. #196826
    On December 15th, 2007 at 11:44 pm, 3Angela said:

    USF is a safe harbor for our enemies. And if I were running a firing range and a bunch of Muslim students started coming in and practicing their marksmanship, I think I would call the police and the FBI and keep calling until someone checked it out. Maybe put a word in the ear of a local reporter. I agree with Trinity Tim. No more visas for them, send the ones who are here home. They are taking advantage of our generosity and good nature, availing themselves of our legal system and biding their time until they feel like they are strong enough to strike us again. Why doesn’t the government kick them out before thousands more of us are killed?

  18. #196871
    On December 16th, 2007 at 5:58 am, ProudGulfWarVet65 said:

    On December 15th, 2007 at 11:44 pm, 3Angela said:

    I agree with Trinity Tim. No more visas for them, send the ones who are here home. They are taking advantage of our generosity and good nature, availing themselves of our legal system and biding their time until they feel like they are strong enough to strike us again. Why doesn’t the government kick them out before thousands more of us are killed?

    PC, pure and simple. It’s politically undoable…until after the next major attack (God forbid). Whether it would be done even then depends on a lot of variables. It’s a real hillary, I know, but that’s the reality we’re stuck with.

    (BTW…is there any guide to the available emoticons here?)

  19. #196879
    On December 16th, 2007 at 7:21 am, Ali-Bubba said:

    “Moussaoui” — shouldn’t that name alone be enough to put somebody on a watch list? I have to take off my shoes and belt everytime I want to board an airplane, and yet, meanwhile, some guy named Moussaoui is just roaming around Florida?

    We should be profiling — and tell CAIR and the ACLU to kiss our butts.

  20. #196884
    On December 16th, 2007 at 7:54 am, ArmoredCAV said:

    MM Said “Stay tuned. We’ll be watching.”
    My question is, will the MSM be reporting? I suspect the answer is no.

  21. #196900
    On December 16th, 2007 at 9:34 am, ajmontana said:

    “Instead of having an engineerdemolition expert/bomb maker, we have a prisoner caught terrorist,” Hamou Moussaoui said Friday. He said he feels the $300,000 he spent bought and paid for on his idiot son’s education training slipping through his fingers.

  22. #196906
    On December 16th, 2007 at 10:03 am, trinitytim said:

    Well put AJ.

    I wonder how many other demolition experts are here and how many are being subsidized by student aid.

    Proudgulfwarvet65…

    Your PC assessment is right on but I am sick and tired of all these pols calling Islam the “Religion of Peace” There’s nothing peaceful about them. They have identified our weaknesses, ie our freedoms, and they are using them against us as they prepare for the next attack.

  23. #196943
    On December 16th, 2007 at 11:16 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Muslims believe that Allah will end the world when all countries of the earth are ruled by Islam. For them, therefore, this warfare is part of prophecy. And the modern spin doctors should have quite a problem refuting the Qu’ran’s many citations calling for jihad against infidels (akafir).

    However, thanks to the usual suspects (PC advocates), they have set up shop and are using our laws to further their deadly plans. We are at WAR with ISLAM. Period.

    Examples should be made out of these three…

  24. #197022
    On December 16th, 2007 at 2:46 pm, ProudGulfWarVet65 said:

    On December 16th, 2007 at 10:03 am, trinitytim said:

    There’s nothing peaceful about them. They have identified our weaknesses, ie our freedoms, and they are using them against us as they prepare for the next attack.

    Agreed. Theirs is the religion of pi$$, and a flush is in order. JMHO…

  25. #197127
    On December 16th, 2007 at 6:17 pm, BrianNY said:

    More potential misunderstandings from “The Religion of Peace” today.

  26. #197568
    On December 17th, 2007 at 12:07 pm, LaMonte said:

    Let’s see here. He said he went to the firing range but only took pictures. But there is a picture of him firing at the range. Does he think he’s some kind of special person imune from prosecution for lying? [Calling Martha Stewart... Calling Scooter...]

  27. #197675
    On December 17th, 2007 at 1:26 pm, Leatherneck said:

    I want the moon god worshipers to go ape. Just so I can reach out and touch somebody. Like At&t.

    Thank you State Department. Keep that great job going of undermining the American culture.

  28. #197892
    On December 17th, 2007 at 5:47 pm, RetFireman said:

    On December 15th, 2007 at 9:18 pm, trinitytim said:

    You are, unfortunately, talking to millions and millions of people deafened and blinded by the evil of those spreading the unholy word anfd teaching of Political Correctness and Multiculturalism. Sadly, even after millions more Americans will be slaughtered by this false religion brought to the worlg by the false prophet Mohammed who was fortold of in the Bible, yhe same unGodly preachers of PC and MC will not blame those guilty of the evil Hell itself is bringing this world, but will continue to find ways to blame Bush and the USA, for their self-;oathing and guilt is just that strong.

  29. #197912
    On December 17th, 2007 at 6:22 pm, Archon said:

    Just to make sure everyone knows, Ahmed Ishtay’s being named as Ahmed LNU was not an alias used. It was written as LNU, not Lnu. LNU stands for Last Name Unknown.

    Just another wonderful TLA brought to you by the FBI and USG.

  30. #250559
    On February 21st, 2008 at 1:26 am, soldiers.dad said:

    Now there’s a fourth!

    Publicly, law enforcement officials have yet to comment on the cause of the explosions. Rumors that forensic examiners investigating the blast site found traces of a certain compounds “not indigenous to” or normally found at automotive service stations have not been publicly confirmed. Nonetheless, this law enforcement source confided to this investigator that trace evidence collected from the scene has been analyzed “by the feds.” While the results of those tests have not been released, this source is reporting that trace evidence tested positive for the presence of an explosive material, but declined to identify the material to avoid potentially compromising the ongoing investigation.

    Following the news of the explosion, rumors within law enforcement suggested a possible connection between KARAKRA and the two University of South Florida students who were arrested last August in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Yousef MEGAHED, 21, and Ahmed MOHAMED, 24 were arrested and charged with possessing explosives in their vehicle. Their arrests are surrounded by controversy clouded by contradicting public statements made federal law enforcement agencies as well as those by officials from the Council on American Islamic Relations. Both men are currently awaiting trial.

    http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/Karakara021808

  31. #277392
    On April 1st, 2008 at 10:43 pm, mlog said:

    Whatever happened to this story? Anything new of interest?

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