APNEWSBREAK: SUSPECTED TERRORIST BROTHER OF NO-FLY-LIST MAN

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

BY MATTHEW BARAKAT

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- The FBI on Thursday added a former taxi driver from northern Virginia to its list of most-wanted terrorists, saying he was a recruiter for the al-Shabab terror group in Somalia.

An arrest warrant, originally issued in February, was unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria for Liban Haji Mohamed, 29, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Somalia.

He is the older brother of Gulet Mohamed, who for the past four years has been challenging his placement on the government's no-fly list, the attorney representing the younger Mohamed, Gadeir Abbas, told The Associated Press on Thursday. A hearing on Gulet Mohamed's case is scheduled in federal court in Alexandria on Friday.

Abbas said Liban Mohamed aggressively advocated on his younger brother's behalf when Gulet Mohamed was detained in Kuwait several years ago and barred from returning to the U.S., and that the FBI began to harass him as a result. He said his family suspects he went into hiding to avoid the harassment.

FULL story at link.



FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2013, file photo, Gulet Mohamed, left, leaves the federal court in Alexandria, Va., with his attorney, Gadeir Abbas, with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, after a hearing challenging his placement on the government's no fly list. The FBI on Jan. 29, 2015, added Liban Haji Mohamed, a former taxi driver from northern Virginia to its list of most wanted terrorists, saying he was a recruiter for the al-Shabab terror group in Somalia. An arrest warrant, originally issued in February, was unsealed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria for Liban Haji Mohamed, 29, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Somalia. The family denies that Mohamed committed any wrongdoing and suspects he went into hiding to avoid constant harassment from the FBI. "Al-Shabab has killed Liban’s uncle and imprisoned his cousins," said Abbas, who for years has represented Mohamed’s brother in a civil-rights suit against the government. "His family believes the allegations have no basis in fact." (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat, File)


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[PoliticAverse]

1. "SUSPECTED TERRORIST BROTHER OF NO-FLY-LIST MAN"

That's one of the worst-worded headlines I've ever seen.

[ReRe]

2. How would you word it?

It's the stupidest situation to have to give a title to. Why are they pressing charges against this man? Just for being the brother of a man who is on the "no-fly" list? I'm going to go read the article all the way through. Something's not adding up.

[PoliticAverse]

3. "FBI adds former taxi driver from northern Virginia to list of most-wanted terrorists"

is a clearer title I think.

[ReRe]

4. Ah... that's much better.

I guess it was the brother connection that tripped me up.

[SoapBox]

5. "Taxi, Sir?"

"Oh...and would you like to become a terrorist?"


Sheesh.

[DeSwiss]

6. :-|

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