With the arrest of a Philadelphia taxi cab driver in the Fort Dix terror plot, authorities are paying closer attention to Muslim cabbies, many of whom are militant believers, WND has learned.
Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, a U.S. citizen born in Jordan, was charged earlier this week with conspiring to kill at least 100 soldiers on U.S. soil. The FBI says the 22-year-old drove a cab in Philadelphia. "My intent is to hit a heavy concentration of soldiers," said Shnewer, the alleged mastermind of the terror plot. Muslims account for the majority of cab drivers in many major U.S. cities – including the nation's capital. And a number of them have ties to terrorism, federal and local authorities say.
I had a discussion with friends on this very topic shortly after 9-11.
They have the perfect "cover". They are out and about in all parts of every city and town at all hours of the night and day providing a "legitimate" service and along with this freedom of access comes the perfect cover for intel gathering. Nobody would think twice about a cab being anywhere at any time of the day or night....it's as normal as seeing a trash truck collecting trash from dumpsters or a police cruiser driving down any side street or alley.
I wonder just how in depth any background checks done on these individuals is?
I'm sure any law abiding American citizen is put through more hoops to carry a gun than any foreign national is to access every square inch of any city at any time they desire.
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