Assault (CAN) 1 Posted March 2, 2003 Beleive it or not. The terrorist in question, Mohammed Jabarah, belonged to an Al Qada cell and met Osama Bin Laden on a few occasions and worked closely with the man suspected for the Bali Bombing last year. He is now in custody in the U.S. Apparently he is quite a valuable informative. He came to Ferndale Elementary school when I was in the 6th grade. We 6th graders never really talked with the 8th graders, but I do remember seeing him there because Ferndale is a small school (40 kids per grade). There is a tightly knit Muslim community within St.Catharines, so quite a few Muslims here are shocked. A few of my freinds went to Holy Cross Secondary School with him, but I havent talked with them recently as to wether they knew the guy or not. To think of it: I went to school with an Al Qada terrorist. Small world isn't it? The story: </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">But it seems the lacklustre student, who left only a passing impression on most students and faculty at Holy Cross Secondary School in north St. Catharines, blossomed during his post-secondary education at an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan. There, terrorism experts say, he made high grades in classes on sniper shooting and urban warfare and was a “prized pupil†of Osama bin Laden. The boy who quietly sat through history and English courses apparently convinced the infamous leader of the terrorist network he was ready to serve in the Jihad. <span id='postcolor'> </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The family lived in a pretty blue house on Carluccio Crescent in the city’s north end and Jabarah attended Ferndale School before moving on to Holy Cross. <span id='postcolor'> </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">He soon travelled to a terrorist training camp in Pakistan, where he was educated in combat and espionage techniques, excelling in weapons training. Jabarah stood out so much, he caught the attention of Osama bin Laden himself, who Gunaratna said was “very impressed†with the young Canadian. He said they met on three occasions and in the final meeting, Jabarah convinced bin Laden he was prepared to take on an important role. “He told Osama he was ready to serve,†Gunaratna said. Intelligence reports say Jabarah was given the code-name “Sammy†and dispatched to southeast Asia, boarding his flight to Hong Kong on Sept. 10, 2001. <span id='postcolor'> </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> Gunaratna said reports calling Jabarah the leader of the Singapore cell are inaccurate. He said Jabarah was the financial manager for a joint operation between al-Qaida and a regional Islamic separatist group called the Jemaah Islamiyah, which together plotted attacks in Singapore. A report released by the Singapore government said Jabarah arrived in Singapore in October 2001 and helped the cell gather 17 tonnes of explosives to make six truck bombs. The American and Israeli embassies, the British and Australian high commissions and several commercial buildings housing American companies were among the intended targets. While in southeast Asia, Jabarah is believed to have worked closely with Riduan bin Isamuddin (also known as Hambali), the man suspected of using a truck bomb to kill 200 tourists at a nightclub in Bali, Indonesia, last October. The report says Jabarah scouted the sites himself, videotaping each potential target and deceptively labelling one tape “Visiting Singapore Sightseeing.†The plot called for local agents to be replaced by a team of suicide bombers, but it fell apart when several key members were arrested in December 2001. <span id='postcolor'> Taken from: The St. Catharines Standard webpage. I was pretty surprised by all of this, so I thought that I would share it here with you guys. Tyler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted March 2, 2003 Most boys are terrorists at that age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Assault (CAN) 1 Posted March 2, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Most boys are terrorists at that age.<span id='postcolor'> He became a terrorist AFTER he left school. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-TU--33ker 0 Posted March 2, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Assault (CAN) @ Mar. 02 2003,12:01)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Most boys are terrorists at that age.<span id='postcolor'> He became a terrorist AFTER he left school. Â <span id='postcolor'> maybe he became a terrorist because he went to your school?? did they teach you how to make explosives or something like that at school?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balschoiw 0 Posted March 2, 2003 I find this very interesting : </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">He soon travelled to a terrorist training camp in Pakistan<span id='postcolor'> Pakistan seems to place where the music is played... Whenever terrorist reports showed up lately it wasn´t about Iraq or NK but Pakistan. Does this really make Pakistan the strongest ally of the US in the war on terror ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted March 2, 2003 you could have prevented 9/11 and you didnt. I hope you can still manage to live a reasonable life with all the remources that you should have now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cam0flage 0 Posted March 2, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Balschoiw @ Mar. 02 2003,16:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I find this very interesting : </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">He soon travelled to a terrorist training camp in Pakistan<span id='postcolor'> Pakistan seems to place where the music is played... Whenever terrorist reports showed up lately it wasn´t about Iraq or NK but Pakistan. Does this really make Pakistan the strongest ally of the US in the war on terror ?<span id='postcolor'> A very good point! As far as I have understood from the news and other sources, the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan is pretty much out of control for the Pakistani government. If I don't remember wrong, it's called something like "tribal areas" often in the news. People even suspect that Osama is hiding there, so it could be possible that there are terrorist training camps or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bn880 5 Posted March 2, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Balschoiw @ Mar. 02 2003,08:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I find this very interesting : </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">He soon travelled to a terrorist training camp in Pakistan<span id='postcolor'> Pakistan seems to place where the music is played... Whenever terrorist reports showed up lately it wasn´t about Iraq or NK but Pakistan. Does this really make Pakistan the strongest ally of the US in the war on terror ?<span id='postcolor'> Yep, and I have stressed this in the past, foolish are some nations policies these days, very foolish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renagade 0 Posted March 2, 2003 hot damn that sounds like invasion talk to me plus its prety close to iran too,come on and start ur engines,we`ll be in pakistan in no time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Assault (CAN) 1 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Balschoiw @ Mar. 02 2003,14:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I find this very interesting : </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">He soon travelled to a terrorist training camp in Pakistan<span id='postcolor'> Pakistan seems to place where the music is played... Whenever terrorist reports showed up lately it wasn´t about Iraq or NK but Pakistan. Does this really make Pakistan the strongest ally of the US in the war on terror ?<span id='postcolor'> Pakistan is a U.S. ally. The government might support the U.S. but I guess quite a few Pakistanis don't. Just because the government there can't control it's borders with Afghanistan efficiently doesn't mean that there is a secret Pakistani plot to destroy the U.S. Tyler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Assault (CAN) @ Mar. 03 2003,03:17)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Balschoiw @ Mar. 02 2003,14:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I find this very interesting : </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">He soon travelled to a terrorist training camp in Pakistan<span id='postcolor'> Pakistan seems to place where the music is played... Whenever terrorist reports showed up lately it wasn´t about Iraq or NK but Pakistan. Does this really make Pakistan the strongest ally of the US in the war on terror ?<span id='postcolor'> Pakistan is a U.S. ally. The government might support the U.S. but I guess quite a few Pakistanis don't. Just because the government there can't control it's borders with Afghanistan efficiently doesn't mean that there is a secret Pakistani plot to destroy the U.S. Tyler<span id='postcolor'> About the only reason that Pakistan is a nominal US ally is that Musharef saw the writing on the wall and abandoned his erstwhile allies, the Taliban, to the tender mercies of the US. In exchange for a lot of trade sanctions being removed and a whole wad of cash, Pakistan rolled over and helped the US. And being in bed with the US has made Musharef extremely unpopular with the people of his country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted March 3, 2003 I have reason to believe that Assault is connected to Al Queda terrorists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted March 3, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (FSPilot @ Mar. 03 2003,04:11)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I have reason to believe that Assault is connected to Al Queda terrorists.<span id='postcolor'> indeed. Assualt(CAN) has been outspoken about his love for guns and explosives. i've contacted FBI, so expect a visit from Mounties you suspected terrorist! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
