do you know me.. ?

hi, my name is abu bakr.. you may not recognize my face, but i carry the american express card.. don't leave home without it..

well, not to judge a book by it's cover, but is it really any big surprise that this guy was leading the way to launch a chemical attack in australia ? apparently he is a big fan of the big 'o' and has been planning out a large scale chemical attack.. so far almost 20 people have been arrested and more are coming.. the police commissioner said that the operation they were planning would have been "catastrophic."

the article:

SEVENTEEN people, including a prominent Muslim cleric, were arrested in raids involving some 400 officers in Sydney and Melbourne this morning in an operation police said "disrupted ... the final stages of a large scale terrorist attack".Nine people were arrested in Melbourne, including Abu Bakr, a radical cleric who has praised Osama bin Laden, while another eight were held in Sydney.

Those arrested in Melbourne are expected to appear in court this morning. ( More: Abu Bakr)
Government and police officials said today the suspects had been allegedly stockpiling material that could have been used in a chemical attack. ( More: Chemical 'threat')
New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney said the operation they were planning would have been "catastrophic" if successful. ( Police: Large-scale attack 'foiled')
Factbox: Details on the raids

Some of the suspects are reported to have links to an outlawed terrorist organisation.
The raids are still being carried out and involve searches of properties in Australia's two largest cities.

In Melbourne, addresses at Preston, Dallas, Hoppers Crossing, Fawkner, Hadfield, Coburg, Yarraville and Meadow Heights were raided.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon said on ABC radio this morning the suspects were "charged with a range of offences, both state and federal offences."
"At this stage the matters we're talking to them about were not related to threats to the Commonwealth Games." Melbourne will host the 2006 Commonwealth Games next March.
A home in Wiley Park in Sydney's south-west has also been been named as the target of one of the raids.

Some 400 officers, combining Australian Federal Police agents and the state police forces in NSW and Victoria, were reportedly involved.
Mr Moroney said some 15 homes were targeted. He expected the six Sydney suspects would appear in court today.

The terrorist supects had been planning their attack for 18 months, Mr Moroney said.
The swoop follows changes to the law that were rushed through Parliament last week by the Federal Government. ( Govt: Senate recall 'justified')
Prime Minister John Howard said the changes were needed to help police avert a terrorist attack.

"A number of search warrants are currently being executed in Sydney and Melbourne as part of a joint operation by the AFP, New South Wales Police and Victoria Police," an AFP spokeswoman said.

"These warrants relate to an ongoing investigation and as a result it would be inappropriate to make any further comment at this time.
"Maintaining operational security is paramount at this stage.
"We can confirm that the ongoing operation relates to the area of counter-terrorism."
The raids follow Mr Howard's announcement last week that of a "serious" terrorist threat, which necessitated the urgent legal amendment.
The Australian reported the threat was linked to a group of Melbourne men who were spotted filming possible targets.

The Government recalled the Senate for a special sitting last week to pass one measure which widened the scope for authorities to arrest terrorist suspects.
Labor, the Australian Democrats and the Australian Greens have accused the government of playing politics with national security and trying to scare Australians.
But Mr Howard last night rejected the claims, saying he announced the changes to anti-terror laws because they were in the national interest.

profiling is bad.