Philippines to Deport Two U.S. Brothers

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top13dec30,1,990270.story

By HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Associated Press Writer

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities said Tuesday they
were set to deport two American brothers arrested for suspected
links to terrorism and for allegedly meeting charity groups believed to
be al-Qaida fronts in the country.

One of the men, Michael Ray Stubbs, worked as a heating and air
conditioning technician at the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory -- a major nuclear weapons lab outside San Francisco --
for about 10 years ending in 2000. Officials said the FBI was looking
into whether he had access to sensitive information.

Michael Ray Stubbs, 55, and his brother James, 56, a convert to
Islam, were arrested on immigration violation charges Dec. 13 in the
town of Tanza in Cavite province, 21 miles southwest of Manila, the
Bureau of Immigration said.

The brothers denied any wrongdoing when they appeared at a news
conference in handcuffs. ..

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Does this story seem bizzare to anyone else? Why are Grady from Sanford and Son and his brother being arrested in The Phillipines? Did the U.S. government know about this already? Was the announcement timed to be near the Ephedra announcement?

It does seem like a rather odd story, who knows, nothing really surprises me much these days. Welcome :hi: