Posted on Dec 5, 2015
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Malik encountered Syed Rizwan Farook, an American of Pakistani origin born in Chicago, on a dating website, an attorney for Farook’s family told reporters today. U.S. officials said Farook could have met Malik or her family in Saudi Arabia during a trip there in the fall of 2013. After another trip in July 2014, Farook returned to the U.S. with Malik in tow. The couple was married the next month.

Malik came to the U.S. on what is known as a “fiancé” visa, which allows an American fiancé to petition for his or her partner’s temporary entry before marriage. For the visa application, the address she listed in her Pakistani hometown, ABC News discovered today, does not exist. Malik received a her Green Card this summer, U.S. officials said.

Six months ago, the couple had a baby daughter and named her according to a naming convention more common to Arab families, rather than in the typical Pakistani manner. How Malik purportedly became radicalized enough to post the alleged pledge of allegiance to ISIS and help kill more than a dozen people in a quiet California town is still a mystery. The official close to the Saudi Arabian government said that Saudi intelligence officials did not have her on any of their watch lists and she did not appear to have any link to extremists in the region. Neither Malik or Farook were on the FBI’s radar in the U.S., officials said. FBI Special Agent David Bowdich said today it’s also unclear who in the relationship led the other down the violent path.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/female-san-bernardino-shooter-tashfeen-malik/story?id=35589386
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Capt Seid Waddell
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The interesting thing is that she came in from Saudi Arabia, which has records that can be checked; the Syrian refugees have no records to check, yet Obama thinks we can vet them adequately.
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I hope that I am wrong, but I do not have confidence that the screening process will be 100% effective for men or women. I am afraid, that where there is no information, or not enough data, the refugees will be allowed entry to the United States.
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CPO Andy Carrillo, MS
CPO Andy Carrillo, MS
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Yes, even when the town or village doesn't exist and never did...
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SFC Jay Spreitzer
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Unfortunately I don't think you are wrong and I wish you were. The recent event in California shows the difficulty.
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CW4 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Technician
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I say let all the women come in, make all the military aged males put on a uniform and fight. I don't necessarily want them to fight for the US, but they could put on a UN uniform and at least serve guard duty somewhere. The women will be treated with respect, get some education, maybe even get to drive. The men will actually have to earn the free ride for their women.
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CPO Andy Carrillo, MS
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Stand by for heavy rolls, CW4 Brandon Edgar. The Pentagon will have none of that chivalry stuff--one fights, we all fights! I presume the same would be for all refugees; you know, equal treatment unlike what muslim women receive in their native countries.
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