23 Somalis with possible terrorist ties were recently "mistakenly" released from Mexican prisons after illegally entering Mexico. It is suspected that they were probably on their way to the southern US border. The release of these suspects by Mexico was on January 21, 2010 and a just uncovered confidential report says that they could be headed to the border at Laredo, Texas and other areas to enter the United States illegally.

I would suggest that it is quite possible that these potential terrorists have already made it into the United States as our borders are almost entirely open for crossings whenever someone wishes to and it has now been over two months since their release. The report emphasizes that law enforcement should use every precaution, including long arms and body armor when responding to incidents in the area.

Of the 23 suspects, only 16 could be identified when they were in the hands of Mexican law enforcement. I'm not really sure how they were released, after all Mexican jails, law enforcement and the judicial system are the epitome of stalwart ethics and simply could never be bribed or coerced. It's a good thing we have them watching our backs when it comes to border security, since our government is unwilling to do the job in any meaningful sort of way themselves.

One of the individuals released is a really nasty guy named Mohamed Osman Noor.

I'll let Sara A. Carter of the Washington Examiner, who is breaking this story, fill you in on him.

Included in the group is Mohamed Osman Noor, 35, of Somalia, who U.S. officials suspect has strong ties to Al-Shabaab Mujahideen, an Islamist insurgency group in the ongoing war in Somalia with ties to al Qaeda.

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According to the report, "Five of the subjects are possibly heading towards the Reynosa, Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas areas. ... The Laredo Sector should be cognizant of the high possibility that Noor and the other subjects may attempt to enter illegally into the United States through the Laredo Sector area of responsibility."

The Al-Shabaab Mujahideen, or "Movement of Warrior Youth", has declared war on the UN and other relief groups in Somalia, claiming to have killed at least 42 relief workers in the country. Egyptian and Arab Jihadists have also been reported to be training Somalis in the group in weapons and suicide bombing tactics.

No reason for concern though, I'm sure they're just coming here to work. Possibly at one of those many millions of jobs that Americans won't - and are too lazy - to do.