Somali Diplomat Concerned About Texas Terror Alert

I am posting this in regards to the border troops I posted below. Someone posted about the Mexican coyotes. I decided to look for verification.

Most articles were taken from Fox News and since some of you can't stand Fox, I kept looking. I am currently looking for more verification.

I did find the below article, an dsince it's AP news, I can't post the whole thing. You can find it here:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJ2VXnMkDG_RxfiLdPy3FuV0BNOwD9FVC5LG0

By MICHAEL GRACZYK (AP) – 39 minutes ago

HOUSTON — A Somali diplomat said Thursday he's concerned a member of a terrorist group from his country may be trying to get to Texas through Mexico but fear oppressed Somalis in Latin America trying to gain asylum in the U.S. will get caught up in a terror alert issued by American authorities.

U.S. Homeland Security has asked law enforcement in Houston to be on the lookout for a suspected member of the al-Shabaab group, an al-Qaida ally based in Somalia.

Omar Jamal, first secretary of the Somali mission at the United Nations, said his nation "is in a constant battle with al-Shabaab" and urged American authorities "to be careful who is bad and good in this new alarm."

The impoverished Horn of Africa nation is caught up in an Islamic insurgency and has not had a functioning government since 1991. It also is home to pirates who have been seizing vessels for ransom in the Indian Ocean.

Jamal said his UN mission for months has been fielding inquiries from Somalis who believe missing loved ones throughout Central and South America are trying to flee to the United States.

"We don't want them to get caught in the middle of this war on terror," he said.

He encouraged law enforcement authorities to pursue leads "if they have a lead."

"But they also need to be very careful and vigilant of those who are really innocent," he said.

Harris County Sheriff's Department officials have confirmed the terror alert but refused to discuss specifics. A Houston Police Department spokesman said the department doesn't publicly discuss such matters. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said they don't discuss specific intelligence matters.

Jamal said he learned of the alert earlier this week.

"They're trying to be extra cautious, but we didn't think it was that much of a situation," he said. "We've been working with them on this issue for a very long time.