Terrorist's clothing discovered in Texas?
Suspicious jacket shows plane flying toward tower, Arabic military
badge
Posted: January 27, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2005 WorldNetDaily.com
The discovery in Texas of a jacket featuring an Arabic military badge
and an airplane headed toward a tower with the words "Midnight
Mission" is fueling fears of a possible connection to terrorism.
Patch depicting plane flying toward tower with words 'Midnight
Mission'
According to a Department of Homeland Security morning brief marked
"For official use only," a report from Customs and Border Protection
noted that on Dec. 23, Border Patrol agents stationed in Hebbronville,
Texas, found a jacket with an Arabic patch in a lay-up area on Highway
285.
The jacket is said to have a total of three patches, two sewn on the
back, and one on the inside.
The two patches on the back were an Arabic military badge and one with
the letters "Daiwa," while the patch on the inside read "Midnight
Mission."
This "Midnight Mission" patch features a logo depicting "an airplane
flying over a building and headed towards a tower," according to the
brief.
The military patch with the Arabic writing shows the image of a lion's
head, with wings and a parachute emanating from the animal.
Arabic military patch said to read 'way to immortality'
The report notes, "DHS translators concluded that the patch read,
'Defense Center,' 'Ministry of Defense,' or 'Defense Headquarters.'
The bottom of the patch read 'Martyr,' 'Way to Eternal Life' or 'Way
to Immortality.'"
The brief also states, "The 'Daiwa' patch stands for a corporate
company which sells sport fishing products with corporate offices in
eight countries including Japan, the U.S., Australia, France, Germany,
Taiwan, Thailand, and the UK."
The report notes the document "may contain initial and preliminary
reporting which may or may not be accurate or be supported by
corroborative information. The [Homeland Security Operations Center]
is actively evaluating the reporting to establish its accuracy and to
determine if it represents a possible link to terrorism."
No one from Border Patrol or Homeland Security was available for
comment on the jacket and patches by press time.
The morning briefs produced by DHS are a daily roundup of suspicious
activities covering a wide scope of events. Other typical entries
logged include the arrests of individuals tied to terrorism, bomb
threats at sensitive targets such as oil refineries, and this month's
train collision and chemical leak in Graniteville, S.C.
The discovery of the jacket comes at a time when defense of U.S.
borders and domestic security top the concerns of Americans, according
to a recent poll.
Just yesterday, both President Bush and Congress addressed the need
for reforming immigration laws and protecting the border.
Bush continued his push to grant illegal aliens guest-worker status,
while a leading member of his own party, Rep. James Sensenbrenner,
R-Wis., has introduced a get-tough crackdown dealing with driver's
licenses, political asylum, deportation and border security.
Meanwhile, James Gilchrist, a retired California businessman is
beginning the "Minuteman Project," with 240 volunteers ready for a
month of aerial and ground surveillance on the Arizona-Mexico border.
"This border issue is about all 50 states, not just Arizona or Texas,"
Gilchrist told the Washington Times. "It's about our Constitution and
how it applies to all of us."
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