After escaping war in Somalia, terror suspects grew up in To

surria · Post by **surria** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:30 pm

Stewart Bell and Adrian Humphreys, CanWest News Service; National Post
Published: Monday, June 05, 2006

TORONTO -- They came to Canada as children when their homeland Somalia fell into war and chaos. They now stand accused of taking part in a terrorist plot against the country that gave them refuge.

Two of the 17 Toronto men charged with terrorism-related offences over the weekend, Yasin Abdi Mohamed, 24, and Ali Mohamed Dirie, 22, are Somali refugees who came to Canada with their families in the early 1990s.

Both men are scheduled to appear in court north of Toronto on Wednesday to face charges related to an RCMP investigation into a terrorist bombing plot in southern Ontario.

The two friends, college students who made money selling jeans to friends, have led remarkably similar lives marked by war, migration and now alleged involvement in terrorism.

Mohammed was five when his family arrived from the Somali capital Mogadishu via Italy.

"We were pretty much raised here," said Mohamed's brother Abdul, standing in the doorway of the small apartment they shared in Toronto.

"Yasin (is) very religious. Every day he prays," his mother, Asha Muhayadin, said, pointing to the holy book she said her son read every morning.

Mohamed would admonish his siblings for not praying more often, she recalled. "He told his brothers, `You wake up, you never say thanks to God. Are you animals?"'

"My brother's a broad-minded guy that had goals for his future," Abdul said. He was never violent, he added. "He's never stabbed, shot anybody. From that to plotting on killing people, that's insane. It must be because of his last name."

The Dirie family fled Somalia in the late 1980s after their city was levelled in an aerial bombardment.

Dirie was eight years old when he arrived in Toronto as a refugee. His father had been dragged out of the family home during the Somali civil war and killed.

In his own words, Dirie had a "bad temper" when he was young, and was often angry. He was in and out of various schools.

"When he was young, he was trouble," said his younger brother Jafar, 18. But Ali was changing, he said.

"He was trying to become a better person spiritually," Jafar said. "He was learning about the religion." He began devoting more time to studying Islam and donned a white kameez and cap.

But Ali was not an extremist, his brother said. "No, he wasn't that type."

Mohamed's mother, who knows Dirie, agreed, saying, "Ali, he didn't believe like that."

In 2003, Dirie returned to the city he had fled as a child. During the visit, an older brother who still lived in Somalia introduced him to a local woman and they were married.

"He really matured," Jafar said.

Dirie returned to Toronto in January 2005. He took computer courses and started his own clothing-import business. He was trying to save money for college, Jafar said.

Mohamed, who was studying at Humber College in Toronto, soon began to work with him.

The two friends made repeated trips to the U.S. They would drive to New York state, and Dirie would buy jeans and bring them back to sell to friends and acquaintances.

Their last trip was in August. They drove to Columbus, Ohio, but this time they did not buy clothes; they bought three handguns and ammunition. They taped the guns to their legs and stashed the bullets in their socks.

They were arrested as they tried to cross back into Canada. In October, the two men pleaded guilty. The judge sentenced them to two years in prison.

The way Mohamed's mother sees it, her son still has a chance if he can put the past behind him and move on. "Yasin told us, `When I come out I'm just peaceful,"' she said.

"We pray (for) God to help him."

She was more pessimistic after a reporter visited her on the weekend and told her that her son had been charged with terrorism. She thinks Yasin is innocent, and that he is only accused of terror because he is Muslim.

"He's not a terrorist. This is not fair," she said. "They finish his life."

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foolxume2005 · Post by **foolxume2005** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:52 pm

^^ stop lying, I have seen these kids pictures and none of them is Somali, where's the link? xaasidnimada iska dhaaf.

surria · Post by **surria** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:12 pm

[quote="foolxume2005"]^^ stop lying, I have seen these kids pictures and none of them is Somali, where's the link? xaasidnimada iska dhaaf.[/quote]

No one is lying, here is the link:

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/stor ... 8d3b93d532

Post by **Nabeela** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:13 pm

I sympathize with those people truly. Apparently Canada is dong this to impress Americans and George Bush. We all know Canada is AmericaÃ¢Â€Â™s faithful lapdog.... how sad and heartbreaking. Obviously those men are innocent, and this latest arrest is only going to provoke more attacks on Canada...You know what they say (every action has a reaction) this will only cause more hatred, given that there is enough hate in the world already. What was CanadaÃ¢Â€Â™s government thinking?

The Arabman · Post by **The Arabman** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:34 pm

This is "terrorism" theatrics. Once in a while, the US government stages such theatrics to "terrorize" its citizens. Frequent theatrics have raised the suspicion and skepticism of many Americans. At this time, the US government couldn't risk a theatric, but thanks to a recently-elected right-wing Canadian government, a theatric that deserves an Emmy award was staged.

HiTech_ChiC · Post by **HiTech_ChiC** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:04 pm

stop denying it. them xamari kidz are terrorists. dont you remember the 3 guys who tried to blow themselves up in london last summer? they were darn xamaris Exclamation

most hated by americans:
-arabs
-pakis
-afghans
-somalis <---- yeap thanks to xamaris

kambuli · Post by **kambuli** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:13 pm

Terrorism became a card to play... Remember how each war-lord was saying there are terrorists in Somalia?? Cajiib...

dhuusa_deer · Post by **dhuusa_deer** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:23 pm

[quote="kambuli"]Terrorism became a card to play... Remember how each war-lord was saying there are terrorists in Somalia?? Cajiib...[/quote]

And this have has anything to do with the SOmali boys accused of terrorism... exacty what?

The Law26 · Post by **The Law26** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:12 pm

Below are quotes from the coward mujaahid team on Somalinet who made a habit for their continuos call for the murder and destruction of civilians and their regimes while they themselves are addicted to life and welfare in the western world. They preach hatred to few former alcoholics, school drop outs and former criminals who lack the intelligence to discern reality from fiction, and buy their deceit and lies and do the dirty work on behalf of them. Like Bin-Laden, they play God and promise those weak and ignorant lost souls heaven. Terrorism doesn't exist, tell that to the Madrid, Bali, Cairo, London, New York, Riyadh, Jakarta, Nairobi and Dares-Salaam residents. When you can have a lost Somali, Bengali and Paki who are not worth the oxygen they breathe, why would you need to strap explosives on an Arab kid? Let those hypocrites like Arabman and Somalisiz who work to advance the causes of Alqaeda and Osama do the dirty deeds. They are merely hypocrite cowards who brainwash lost souls. Will there be a shortage of stupid lost Somalis willing to believe there is a short cut to heaven as Osama and those self nominated coward jihadists preach? No.

[quote="The Arabman"]Tony Blair is responsible for invading Iraq, causing the death, wounding, rape and displacement of tens thousands Iraqis. Would it be justifiable if an Iraqi assassinated him? I think so. At least George Galloway, a British MP, agrees with me. [/quote]

http://somalinet.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... sc&start=0

quote="The Arabman"]I know those members from the UK are afraid to cast a vote, but I am sure if the poodle is eliminated, they would sigh in relief and say: "He deserved it."[/quote
[quote="Aiman"]Most definately yes with his allies together[/quote]

http://somalinet.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... c&start=15

http://somalinet.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... ht=#798938]

Intruder · Post by **Intruder** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:28 pm

Somali youth need to be educated that Jews in Canada and USA have treated Somalis in a far better, humane and dignified manner than Arabs have treat Somalis in that SHYT hole called Arabian Peninsula. If anything, Somali youth should volunteer in the Canadian and US armies and serve in Iraq, and various bases around Arab countries and help subjugate Arabs.

hamas · Post by **hamas** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:36 pm

^^sodomized by ayrabs.

Intruder · Post by **Intruder** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:38 pm

Looks like you did as your name indicates homo-ass

hamas · Post by **hamas** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:40 pm

that experience in the saudi prison before your deportation has scarred you for life, didn't it. Laughing

Intruder · Post by **Intruder** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:49 pm

Laugh at Ariel SharonÃ¢Â€Â™s gun barrel that you fellate in your Qawm Ludth nature, laugh at his bullet that is lodged in your Homo-ass and are permanently sodomized by it.

Advocator · Post by **Advocator** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:58 pm

The Law26, The most coward, the son of Cigaal shidaal himself, the fuley of the 21st Cetury, the heartless kuffar labdog in Somalinet, come on man, We can sense your scaring asss self from other threads, The only reason why you think blue is because, you know they are watching, you know they are reading, Your only saying that sh!t cus you dont want them to show up in your door-steps, What you do?, Speak bad about Muslims to Impress them.

I bet your name is MAXAMED, and when Kuffar ask you your name, You say "Mo". disgusting

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