Wednesday, March 17, 2010

How long do we let the mad hatters run around?

Asma Al-Homsi and Yasinul Ansari were finally arrested in Arlington last month after they pointed a gun at a motorist, ran from police, and then were caught with an incendiary device in their car. My question is why Al-Homsi was not already in jail. She's obviously a dangerous character.

In 2005, she waved a fake grenade at a passing car on Central Expressway. She received probation for that incident. In July 2007, she was arrested after a six-hour police standoff. She had in her possession an illegal firearm, black powder, shotgun shells, pipes and putty. She was also seen around that time (when she should have been in jail) hanging around Love Field and DFW International in Muslim garb. She says she's a personal friend of former Arlington resident Wadih el Hagi, the former secretary to Osama Bin Laden. According to a 2007 intelligence report, she has had "explosives training."

Yes, she's mad as a hatter and she's repeatedly broken the law. Why was she still running around free?

"Suspect has been on radar of anti-terror investigators." The Dallas Morning News; February 15, 2010; p. 1B.

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