A Virginia man whose travels to Yemen landed him on the U.S. no-fly list and left him stuck in the Middle East for months will be allowed to return to the U.S.
Twenty-six-year-old Yahya Wehelie (weh-HEEL-ee) of Burke has been stuck in Egypt for more than two months but is now expected to arrive in New York Friday afternoon.
FBI agents had been questioning him about his time in Yemen. He went there almost two years ago at his parents’ urging to study Arabic.
Wehelie says he doesn’t know why U.S. officials reversed course, but he holds no ill will about the investigation.
My suggestion is, do not go to Yemen. Anyone can learn Arabic online or at a college. There are several language courses such as Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur that are a lot cheaper and safer than a ticket to a terrorist country. Barnes and Noble book store has Rosetta Stone in stock. Now the question is, what is the real reason he went?