Remember the Memphis IPOD Murder?
Wednesday, August 4, 2004 by MGiff | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Memphis is just making more and more national news:
August 3, 2004
Memphis, TN - Mid-south leaders are trying to take the sting out of a city hall snub. Seven Iraqi delegates on a U-S visit were turned away from Memphis City Hall Monday. City councilman Joe Brown said it was because the group didn't give proper notice they were coming. Wednesday, Shelby county Mayor A C Wharton tried to make things right. "We've spent a good portion of the day to console hurt feelings." Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton issued a letter of apology to the delegates, and council members are drafting a similar one. The slight caught national attention and made headlines.
The seven Iraqi civic and community leaders are in the midst of a three-week American tour, sponsored by the State Department to learn more about the process of government. The trip also includes stops in Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Iraqis were scheduled to meet with a city council member, but Joe Brown, the council chair, said he feared the group was dangerous. "We don't know exactly what's going on. Who knows about the delegation, and has the FBI been informed?" Brown said. "We must secure and protect all the employees in that building." Elisabeth Silverman, the group's host and head of the Memphis Council for International Visitors, said Brown told her he would "evacuate the building and bring in the bomb squads" if the group entered. "They are in charge of setting up processes in their country. They have to educate themselves about how it works in this country," Silverman said.
August 3, 2004
Memphis, TN - Memphis police report that two members of a visiting Iraqi Delegation are robbed as they stroll down a city street. The victims, Mr. Rwad Fanary and Ms. Liza Hido of the visiting Iraqi delegation were walking on Main Street when the suspect approached the couple, snatching the purse of Liza Hido, and pulling a gun on Rwad Fanary. The suspect demanded the wallet of Rwad Fanary, but he did not have one. Rwad Fanary motioned to an oncoming vehicle for assistance, and the suspect then fled on foot toward Front Street.
The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of US money, travelers checks, and a camera. There were no witnesses, no suspect description, and no suspects in custody at this time. The investigation into this incident continues.
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August 3, 2004
Memphis, TN - Mid-south leaders are trying to take the sting out of a city hall snub. Seven Iraqi delegates on a U-S visit were turned away from Memphis City Hall Monday. City councilman Joe Brown said it was because the group didn't give proper notice they were coming. Wednesday, Shelby county Mayor A C Wharton tried to make things right. "We've spent a good portion of the day to console hurt feelings." Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton issued a letter of apology to the delegates, and council members are drafting a similar one. The slight caught national attention and made headlines.
The seven Iraqi civic and community leaders are in the midst of a three-week American tour, sponsored by the State Department to learn more about the process of government. The trip also includes stops in Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Iraqis were scheduled to meet with a city council member, but Joe Brown, the council chair, said he feared the group was dangerous. "We don't know exactly what's going on. Who knows about the delegation, and has the FBI been informed?" Brown said. "We must secure and protect all the employees in that building." Elisabeth Silverman, the group's host and head of the Memphis Council for International Visitors, said Brown told her he would "evacuate the building and bring in the bomb squads" if the group entered. "They are in charge of setting up processes in their country. They have to educate themselves about how it works in this country," Silverman said.
August 3, 2004
Memphis, TN - Memphis police report that two members of a visiting Iraqi Delegation are robbed as they stroll down a city street. The victims, Mr. Rwad Fanary and Ms. Liza Hido of the visiting Iraqi delegation were walking on Main Street when the suspect approached the couple, snatching the purse of Liza Hido, and pulling a gun on Rwad Fanary. The suspect demanded the wallet of Rwad Fanary, but he did not have one. Rwad Fanary motioned to an oncoming vehicle for assistance, and the suspect then fled on foot toward Front Street.
The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of US money, travelers checks, and a camera. There were no witnesses, no suspect description, and no suspects in custody at this time. The investigation into this incident continues.
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tjesterb
Reply #3 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:35 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:35 PM
Sounds like they got a good example of American Government in action! 
_footsie_
Reply #4 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:40 PM
unbelievable!!!
I don't like bad guys.......anywhere!!!
Reply #4 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:40 PM
unbelievable!!! I don't like bad guys.......anywhere!!!
tjesterb
Reply #5 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 8:47 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 8:47 PM
Not sure where that #4 post came from....musta had a twitch in the ol' trigger finger
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Reply #1 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:01 PM
Even as we speak, some more news is about to be told to a well known Memphis company.