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NEW YEARS EVE GALA
Thursday, December 31, 2009
8:00 PM till Midnight and beyond
Grand Ball Room
Knights of Columbus
5256 Verona Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
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Actually, the NY Times reports that Mr. Abdulmutallab warned the US (embassy in Abuja) about his son's perceived connections to al Qaida and about his Yemeni contacts. Sadly, his warning was not heeded. How awful for him to have to endure this after his warning.
And now the TSA, as part of their over the top response, are indiscriminately pulling aside black people for secondary checks on domestic flights. Be sure to use the toilet right before the final hour of your international flight, but do not stay in the loo too long, especially if you are Nigerian <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/us/politics/w28talk.html>.
Happy New Year,
John
On Dec 26, 2009, at 5:13 PM, f ossia wrote:
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> Terrorist suspect is my Son, Mutallab …. as FG orders probe
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> Vanguard News Online- Dec 26, 2009
> Our Reporter with agency reports
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> ABUJA—A renowned Nigerian ex-banker, Umaru Mutallab, on Saturday admitted that the man arrested, Mallam Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, over a botched attempt to blow up a US airliner on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit is his son.
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> According to him: “I have been receiving telephone calls from all over the world about my child who has been arrested for an alleged attempt to bomb a plane,” Mutallab said on his way to Abuja where he has been summoned by security agents.
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> “I am really disturbed. I would not want to say anything at the moment until I put myself together. I will address a press conference on the issue on Monday . I have been summoned by the Nigerian security and I am on my way to Abuja to answer the call,” he said.
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> He said he just left his town, Funtua, Katsina State for Abuja.
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> FG orders full probe
> Meanwhile, the Federal Government weekend directed the relevant security agencies in Nigeria to undertake full investigation into the alleged attempt by a Nigerian, Mallam Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to bomb a Northwest Airlines Boeing 330 plane in Detroit, USA, on Christmas day, just as the suspect’s father was said to be helping the security agencies in their investigation as he feared his son was the suspect.
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> Alhaji Umaru Mutallab former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria told The Associated Press that his son Umar Farouk was a one-time university student in London who had left Britain to travel abroad. He said his son hadn’t lived in London “for some time” but he wasn’t sure exactly where he went to.
> Alhaji Mutallab said, “I believe he might have been to Yemen, but we are investigating to determine that,” adding that he would provide more details later as he learned more from the authorities.
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> The Federal Government in its reaction condemned the attempted bombing, saying it has opened its own investigation into the suspect and promised to cooperate fully with the United States authorities on the issue.
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> A statement issued by the Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili on behalf of Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja weekend, said the security agencies would unravel the identity of the suspect and his motives.
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> The statement said: “The Federal Government received with dismay the news of an attempted terrorist attack on a US airline. We state very clearly that as a nation, we abhor all forms of terrorism.
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> “The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has directed Nigerian security agencies to commence full investigation into the incident. While steps are being taken to verify the identity of the alleged suspect and his motives, our security agencies will cooperate fully with the American authorities in the on-going investigations.
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> “Nigerian government will be providing updates as more information becomes available.”
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