Friday, June 11, 2004

No more Kelly's for this guy

From today's Boston Herald:
A man who was living in Revere with an expired visa is being investigated by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force after a police search of his apartment yielded counterfeit money, guns, flight-simulator software and ``very sophisticated computer equipment,'' a source told the Herald.
So, this arrest happened on President Bush's "watch", so he gets credit for it, right? Will the Kerry campaign be issuing a letter of congratulations to the President and the FBI for doing an exemplary job at keeping our country safe from attack?

"But he didn't commit any act of terrorism!"
"This is a John Ashcroft witch hunt!"
"(enter your own leftist, anti-Bush whining here)"

Inside, Procopio said police found 10 suspected counterfeit bills in denominations of $1, $20, $50 and $100, as well as a handgun and a long-barreled rifle.

Mousli was arrested at the apartment, according to Capt. Dennis Collyer of the Revere Police Department. Collyer said Mousli did not have a firearms ID card or license to carry.
Really? He didn't have a license to own those guns? I'm shocked. How can that be? We have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.

But hey, I'm sure this is all just a misunderstanding. I mean, just because...

  • He's a Syrian national

  • He was living in the United States illegally

  • He was in possession of counterfeit US currency

  • He had illegally-possessed firearms

  • He had flight-simulator software

  • He was recently arrested on charges of fraud


  • ...it doesn't mean he was up to no good (yeah, right). Sadly, he has about a 50/50 shot at being brought in front of a judge in this town who shares that sentiment. I'm sure the ACLU has already been alerted to this flagrant violation of this poor man's rights.

    As I see it, getting this guy off the streets has undoubtedly saved innocent lives by preventing some kind of violent episode from occurring in the Commonwealth. This is the kind of victory in the War on Terror that you are not likely to see Dan Rather and his ilk reporting on.

    Does anyone honestly think that if this guy had been successful at carrying out any kind of attack, that the anti-Bush left wouldn't be screaming from the mountaintops how Bush isn't doing enough to prevent terror attacks. Why won't this incident receive the same level of attention? Hmmmm.

    Remember, John Kerry during the presidential primary season stated that the threat of domestic terrorism was being exaggerated by the Bush campaign for political gain. Tell that to the people in Revere who live next door to this guy. This incident happened in Kerry's own backyard, yet he still sees the current administration's anti-terror efforts as mere political posturing.

    F. John Kerry.