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Monday, October 15, 2001
Chitwood alarmed over man's support of jihad
PORTLAND (AP) — A young Islamic convert who has voiced support for a holy war against the United States could provoke violence with his inflammatory statements, Portland Police Chief Michael Chitwood said. Isanu Dyson caught the attention of authorities first by his statements in support of jihad and later by trying to buy weapons and by applying for a job refueling airplanes at the Portland International Jetport, where two terrorists started their day on Sept. 11. He was featured in Monday's New York Post as saying that while the airplane hijackers were wrong to kill innocent civilians, it would be “noble” to enlist with the Taliban and fight U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. Dyson, 24, could not be reached by phone or at his downtown apartment building on Monday. Chitwood said Dyson, who is unemployed, arrived in Portland about four months ago from San Diego. The chief said he does not know what drew Dyson to Maine, but noted that officers had several contacts with him since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
http://www.bangornews.com/editorialnews/article.html?id=43600
Chitwood alarmed over man's support of jihad
PORTLAND (AP) — A young Islamic convert who has voiced support for a holy war against the United States could provoke violence with his inflammatory statements, Portland Police Chief Michael Chitwood said. Isanu Dyson caught the attention of authorities first by his statements in support of jihad and later by trying to buy weapons and by applying for a job refueling airplanes at the Portland International Jetport, where two terrorists started their day on Sept. 11. He was featured in Monday's New York Post as saying that while the airplane hijackers were wrong to kill innocent civilians, it would be “noble” to enlist with the Taliban and fight U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. Dyson, 24, could not be reached by phone or at his downtown apartment building on Monday. Chitwood said Dyson, who is unemployed, arrived in Portland about four months ago from San Diego. The chief said he does not know what drew Dyson to Maine, but noted that officers had several contacts with him since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
http://www.bangornews.com/editorialnews/article.html?id=43600