Posted on 05/27/2004 11:43:21 PM PDT by kattracks
May 28, 2004 -- Hero Detective George Corey couldn't wait to join the ranks of the elite FBI-NYPD joint terrorist task force after the 9/11 attacks on his beloved city. He knew it might cost him weeks, even months, away from his wife and kids on Long Island while he tracked leads from Alaska to Cuba.Yesterday, Corey's tireless work paid off.
The 40-year-old Bayside, Queens, native was hailed by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly for his key role in cracking the case against fanatical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri.
Corey, known as an expert interviewer, was able to extract crucial evidence against al-Masri's from a terror suspect serving time for trying to set up a jihad training camp in Bly, Ore., according to Kelly.
Corey, along with his partner, FBI Special Agent Michael Butsch, were "the keys to breaking this case," said Kelly.
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Yay for him... and for many others like him.
Corey, along with his partner, FBI Special Agent Michael Butsch, were "the keys to breaking this case," said Kelly.
Todays good news. So much of this war is being fought people we'll never hearr of. It's people like Corey and Butsch that is the reason we've not had a repeat of 9-11.
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