Customs agents blocked accused suicide bomber from entering U-S

[ECH1969]

WASHINGTON U-S Customs authorities denied entry to a man who apparently later became a suicide bomber.

An internal Homeland Security memo says Customs agents in Chicago blocked a Jordanian man from entering the country in June of 2003. The memo says an interview raised questions about whether his true intent for entering the country matched the notes on his visa.

The man (Ra'ed Mansour al-Banna) was later accused of carrying out one of Iraq's deadliest suicide bombings this past February. His family and the Jordanian government confirm he carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq -- but they say it wasn't the February attack.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/GEO463635.htm

[shoelace414]

1. in that case, I'm voting republican

:sarcasm:

[jobycom]

2. Good for them, if it's true

Proves that the average citizen doing their jobs are a better defense against terrorism than BushCo.

But given that the US can't even match the names of the 9-11 hijackers to dead people, I have doubts about anything they say.

[whosinpower]

3. Who writes this crap?

If he carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq.......how would he be alive to cross the US border?????????????????????

[qnr]

6. The bombing was in 2005, the attempted crossing was in 2003 n/t

[bribri16]

4. My head is exploding on this one!! Everytime bush gets into trouble

they come up with something. But this takes the cake!~

[July]

5. You're right, it's probably BS.

And if it's not, it suggests a few flaws in the "we're fighting them over there so they don't come over here" argument. If he was at the border, it appears that terrorists CAN be in more than one place at a time.

[daleo]

7. How do you accuse a dead man of anything?

I think "alleged" would be better wording, although it doesn't carry the connotation that might be desired.

"...apparently later became a suicide bomber."

The wording makes me a bit suspicious of the story. The link goes to a different story, too.