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http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/199378.php October 27, 2009
Mohammad Cartoon Plot Arrests in Chicago Linked to Mosque, Immigration Company
Remember that mysterious FBI raid on a Muslim slaughterhouse in rural Illinois? The raid involved over 100 federal agents, helicopters, and snipers on a meat packing plant that only had 6 employees.
As suspected, the raid was terror related. Dinah Lord and I have been talking about this on and off again since the raid took place. She has this to report:
WBBM's Regine Schlesinger reports the US Attorney's office in Chicago alleges that 49 year old David Coleman Headley, an American citizen who changed his name from Daood Gilani, and 48 year old Tahawar Rana, a Canadian citizen who lives in Chicago, were involved in a plot to support or carry out terror attacks.
Headley is charged with conspiracy to commit terrorist acts involving murder and maiming outside the United States. He and Rana are both charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorism conspiracy.
Prosecutors contend Headley traveled to Denmark to identify potential targets for a terrorist attack and that Rana helped arrange Headley's travel.
Headley was picked up as he was leaving the country on his way to Pakistan. That along with the material support charge indicates that the two were connected either to al Qaeda or to another Pakistan based terror group, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba.
In the wake of the arrests, Dinah, several readers, and myself have been trying to find out as much as possible about Tahawar Rana. There are several people by that name with internet tracks, but two immediately raised suspicions. One, described as a doctor in Chicago and another who runs an import business in Canada.
But it wasn't until this story about Rana's arrest was published that it became clear that the two Tahawar Rana's were, in fact, the same man.
I'm sure it will come as no shock that Rana is on the board of trustees of the Islamic Society of Cumberland's Masjid Bilal. Here's a screenshot (click for bigger).
Any time an "Islamic Society" is in a name you can bet that the organization is somehow connected to the Islamic Society of North America -- the Muslim Brotherhood's official arm in the U.S. and Canada.
Dinah also tracked down a Halal meat website he runs where he tries to recruit foreigners to work at his meat processing plant.
But wait, there's more, because it seems that Mr. Rana also is somehow connected to an immigration company which it appears he may also own.
His "First World Management Services" also runs the "General Worker" website which claims to be a division of "First World Immigration Services Inc". The website is registered to "Rana, Tahawwur", spelled differently but at the same address matching that of one of Tawahar Rana's businesses.
So, a guy who supports terrorism also helps immigrants come to the United States: what could possibly go wrong?
Thanks to Dinah and others in the comments section and who have emailed me about this privately.
UPDATE: Pics of Rana's home here.