EGYPTIAN STUDENTS VANISH IN BIG APPLE
This one just gives you a warm glow, knowing that the government is on the job protecting us from questionable individuals coming into the country. Based on this, is it any wonder that there is SERIOUS question about establishing a so-called “guest-worker” scheme, which effectively loosens the borders even more?
Eleven Egyptian students who were supposed to travel to a Montana university after flying to JFK airport late last month disappeared in New York, spurring federal authorities to issue a nationwide alert, officials said yesterday.
The students – who were traveling with six (other) classmates from Mansoura University in Egypt – had their student visas revoked for failing to show up at Montana State University in Bozeman, the officials said. The other six students made it to the college.
“The FBI and ICE [Immigration and Custom Enforcement] would like to locate these 11 students in order to speak with them,” said FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko after the “be-on-the-lookout” alert was issued to all police in the United States.
Yep – the horses are on the loose! Time to close up the barn door!
Kolko said there is no reason to believe the missing students, all men around 20 years old, represent a threat.
Uh…Richard…what reason is there to believe that these perps (hey, they broke the law at this point, right?) are NOT a threat? Hmmmm?
“At this point, all they have done is not show up for a scheduled academic program, and their visas have been revoked,” Kolko said.
Up to 9-11 the terrs hadn’t actually done anything serious yet either.
“We do not know of any association with any terrorist or criminal groups.”
How reassuring this is!
“There is no threat associated with these men.”
We do NOT and CANNOT know that there is no threat!
“We have simply asked law enforcement’s assistance in locating them so that the FBI and ICE may interview them.”
Move along. Nothing to be see here folks. Nothing to worry about. Your government is on the job.
Rep. Peter King (R-NY), who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, said the situation “has to be taken very seriously.” “Having a number of students from an Arab country arriving on student visas and disappearing is cause for concern,” he said.
At least SOMEBODY doesn’t have his head inserted into a location where the sun doesn’t shine!