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Dumb, Dumber or Terrorist?

January 23, 2007 2:51 PM

Mohammed_mullawala_nrA 28-year-old Muslim from India has been taken into custody in Rhode Island after a truck driving school became suspicious of his efforts to obtain a license to drive trucks with hazardous material.

Upon appearing in court today in Boston to answer immigration charges, Mohammed Yusef Mullawala was denied bond pending a removal hearing scheduled for next Tuesday, Jan. 30.

Federal Immigration Judge Matthew D'Angelo said he found Mullawala's court responses not to be creditable and ruled that he posed a danger to the community and was himself a flight risk.

Rhode Island State Police said Mohammed Yusef Mullawala came to the United States on a student visa but never attended classes at three separate schools he said he was going to attend.

Instructors at the Nationwide Tractor Trailer Driving School in Smithfield, R.I., became suspicious when Mullawala showed up last November.

"He kept saying he wanted a HAZMAT license, and he wanted it quickly and that he did not want to learn to back the truck up, only to be able to drive it forward," said Darleen Crawford, president of the driving school, who reported her concerns to Highway Watch, a national Homeland Security program for highway safety and anti-terrorism.

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Rhode Island State Police Major Steven O'Donnell said Mullawala's phone records revealed calls that were "suspicious" and "problematic," but he would not provide further details.

Mullawala's attorney Jeff Rubin defended his client today, saying, "My client absolutely denies any terrorist activity at all. This is just mere suspicion, paranoia and profiling."   

January 23, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (58)

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To Len: ROTFLOL
To Ryan: "press charges...speedy trial...guilty verdict...death sentence...'Wow, what a mature, well thought out statement'".
How about: Press charges... speedy trial ... if the verdict is guilty ... then death sentence. Beheading is nice Al-Jazzera may even carry it on the evening news...
These Islamic Terrorist only understand one thing, they are going to spend eternity for killing you, your children, my son. Lets send them to that eternity without all the "collateral damage" of our children.

Posted by: HarshDude | Jan 26, 2007 8:34:45 AM

The problem with letting these terrorist in the country to do as they please could be seen a few nights ago. All one had to do was observe all the old wind bags and dead heads in the Presidents speech to the nation.
God help this country. Incidently, the right to keep and bare arms, was put in the constitution to defend ourselves from our own government when the need arouse. Unfortunately, we're not too far from that point in this once great nation.

Posted by: David | Jan 26, 2007 10:20:18 AM

It isn't the governments fault that they can't profile people. You can thank the ACLU for that one. If the Gov. profiles people the ACLU will cry foul and sue. That's why they have to harrass your grandma and not this guy. After all every ACLU lawyer knows that it is far worse for the big picture of America to profile potential terrorists than the harm they can cause when they nuke our cities. God Bless the ACLU....wait a minute....they don't like God. I guess I should say Allah Bless the ACLU.

Posted by: BorderPatrolGuy | Jan 26, 2007 11:19:42 AM

Lawyers for Illegals....No wonder lawyers want more and more illegals....Lawyers running our government explains why we are going to the dogs!!

Posted by: mary | Jan 26, 2007 11:22:22 AM

And we just elected a congress hell bent on surrendering to the terrorists.

Posted by: lee | Jan 26, 2007 12:22:33 PM

If you are here illegally you do not have any rights under the law as far as I am concerned. This is OUR country and we need to stop making excuses for believing in God and remind these immigrants from all over the world that if they don't like what americans stand for... GET OUT
As far as this guy well he's gotta go!

Posted by: Jeff | Jan 26, 2007 12:25:33 PM

Sounds familiar. When the 9/11 hijackers were in flight school, they were not interested in landing the plane. Red flags should have gone up then. Thank goodness someone noticed this time..

Posted by: wire2wire | Jan 26, 2007 12:37:57 PM

The ACLU is one of the bigest threats to america. Let them go live in the middle east or beeter yet let the government place all the low lides they get off the hook in houses next to their family! They live in gated comunities and the only blacks or mexicans they see are are mowing the lawn or sweeping the floors

Posted by: mike D angelo | Jan 26, 2007 12:41:08 PM

I like what I'm hearing. I thought we had just about all bought into this sensitivity crap. It's good to know that some Americans still want their children to die of old age and not loss of head. I think Len's comment about Sharia not allowing drivers to back up were sarcastic; at least I hope they were. This disease of cultural sensitivity has spread too far, and our disgraceful media has pushed every bit of it. I'm not old enough to remember a time when the media was pro-American values. Not many people are. We are at war, and the difficult part of this is that we're not at war with another country; we're at war with another ideology. That ideology has spread like a frightening disease that prevents logical thinking. We need to profile because I haven't seen a whole lot of terrorists lately that aren't of middle eastern descent. If we had a surge of 80 year old grandmother high-jackers we would have an OBLIGATION to profile 80 year old grandmas. That's all.

Posted by: Steve | Jan 26, 2007 12:47:06 PM

Eric--I realize you want to enlighten folks about the negative aspects of Islam,like converts to a different religion being considered apostates, thus sentenced to death. However you failed to realize that Len was being facetious regarding his comments about Islamic terrorists. Your que that he was not serious was "Maybe Sharia prevents backing up".

Posted by: brad | Jan 26, 2007 12:52:20 PM

Len,

I believe your tongue was a little too far over in your cheek; apparently some of these folks didn't catch the satirical intent.

"Go, lemmings!"

Posted by: WEalker Evans | Jan 26, 2007 12:52:25 PM

After reading many of these postings it appears that the battle of hearts and minds has been won by the terrorist.

Every time an American volunteers to give up our rights to "fight terrorism" chalk up another victory for Mohammed.

For everyone who shouts to kill our enemies--your assimilation into Islam is complete. Go with God and kill everyone who doesn't follow.

Posted by: mark | Jan 26, 2007 1:00:17 PM

Atleast we learned something after 9/11. When Muslim men show up asking how to operate only one aspect of a potentially dangerous piece of machinery, then that's a red flag.

Posted by: Karen | Jan 26, 2007 1:16:15 PM

I thought Len was being facetious and thought his post was funny.

Posted by: KC | Jan 26, 2007 1:21:23 PM

Mark, what the hell are you talking about? You're onto something with your comment about Americans sacrificing our personal liberties. However, if you mean to suggest that the intent of the islamo-fascists was to stir up a unified American public in anti Muslim sentiment (as opposed to their admitted goal of stirring SOME such sentiment that will undoubtedly be effectively hamstrung by our weak liberal national character)you have an infantile, uneducated view of the situation. As for your last comment, was my grandfather and his generation assimilated by Nazism when they were asked to meet aggression with aggression? I mean we did "sink to THEIR level" didnt we?

Posted by: Jacques | Jan 26, 2007 1:39:39 PM

To those 'offended' by racial profiling- GET OVER IT

Posted by: carlacalifornia | Jan 26, 2007 2:02:04 PM

This is addressed to Brett. Good point about sharia not allowing muslims to back up. I'm sure when the koran was written thousands of years ago it would forbid muslims from operating something backwardsthat isn't even in existence yet. And i'm sure today's sharia cultures people who do drive cars only go forward. Or maybe they are only allowed to make left hand turns at 45 degree angles. haha. You should join this terrorist on death row. If liberals such as yourself can't see how obvious this man's intentions were then I have to question your intelligence. It doesn't get any more straightforward than this.

Posted by: Ron | Jan 26, 2007 2:22:53 PM

The simple truth is there is no wrong answer or right answer. Racial profiling is a necessary factor as it helps greatly to reduce threats not only to the US but to the UK as well if u remember attempted terriorst plot in the UK awhile back. Is it right? no as it violates innocent cilvians and does cause harm but it does help to save lives. Stories just like this guy where someone thought he was a danger to the community. Is he? most likely but we should be keep our county ideology and continue to believe in innocent before guilty and if found guilty then put him away. The horrible truth is we aren't fighting a county but an ideal that has warped the thoughts of others into beliving violence will solve something, that there's a point to blowing up a building. While it is necessary to fight force with force such as in Iraq to limit casualites, we need to work as a county to erase this ideal, that muslisms do not believe in this violencce, and we can not use regilion as an exucse for these actions anymore, or else we are living in the dark ages again.

Posted by: David | Jan 26, 2007 2:27:31 PM

Dress him in drag and deport him saudi arabia

Posted by: RJ | Jan 26, 2007 2:36:15 PM


THE REAL DUMMIES ARE THE PEOPLE WHO VOTE IN THESE LIBERAL NUT CASES ALLOWING ALL THESE IMMIGRANTS INTO AMERICA : JUST LOOK AT OUR GREAT PRESIDENT WHO WANTS TO REWARD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AMNESTY FOR BREAKING OUR LAWS ! WE ARE BEING SOLD OUT ! TRUTH BE KNOWN US TAX PAYERS PAID FOR THIS CLOWNS TRUCK DRIVING CLASSES . WAKE UP AMERICANS BEFORE YOU DONT HAVE A COUNTRY ANYMORE , BUSH AND HIS HERO TED KENNEDY ARE IN HIGH GEAR ON SELLING US OUT !

Posted by: TERRY | Jan 26, 2007 2:40:24 PM

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