Posted on 05/08/2007 5:37:03 PM PDT by kellynla
FORT DIX, N.J. -- Six foreign-born Muslims were arrested and accused Tuesday of plotting to attack the Army's Fort Dix and massacre scores of U.S. soldiers - a plot the FBI says was foiled when the men took a video of themselves firing assault weapons to a store to have the footage put onto a DVD.
The defendants, all men in their 20s from the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East, include a pizza deliveryman suspected of using his job to scout out the military base.
Authorities said there was no direct evidence connecting them to any international terror organizations such as al-Qaida. But several of the men said they were ready to kill and die "in the name of Allah," according to court records.
Their goal was "to kill as many American soldiers as possible" in attacks with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and guns, prosecutors said.
"Today we dodged a bullet. And looking at the weapons they were trying to obtain, we dodged a lot of bullets," said FBI agent J.P. Weiss.
Weiss also saluted the store clerk who noticed the suspicious video as the "unsung hero" of the case. "That's why we're here today - because of the courage and heroism of that individual," Weiss said.
Investigators said they infiltrated the group with an informant well over a year ago and bided their time while they secretly recorded the defendants, five of whom lived in Cherry Hill, a Philadelphia suburb about 20 miles from Fort Dix.
"This is what law enforcement is supposed to do in the post-9/11 era - stay one step ahead," U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie said.
The defendants also allegedly spoke of attacking a Navy installation in Philadelphia during the annual Army-Navy football game, when the place would be full of sailors, and conducted surveillance at other military installations in the region.
Our ancestors didn't risk life & limb to come to this country just so a bunch of camel jockeys could come here, terrorize our women & children and make hamburger out of our families!
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Anyone else notice that there is NO MENTION of the fact that several of these maggots are ILLEGAL ALIENS....amazing how that always gets “overlooked”...
Well from what I understand these POS were in your “backyard” weekends practice shooting...
Dodged a bullet alright. Fact is, these guys were amateur hour... dolts. They couldn’t keep mouths shut, and they revealed themselves to a clerk. And you know somewhere out there are some who will be more crafty and closed mouthed.
This is HUGE here....leading on all the local news shows. I think this region just got a wake up call.
Does anyone feel like pizza?
I am close too. We keep a summer trailer in Burlington County by Bass River/New Gretna area. It was way to close for my liking. I go through the bombing range by Warren Grove on my way down to there. We get to see many of the planes from our campground . God Bless our soldiers & keep them safe. ~P~
I’ve been saying since 9/11,
“Deport ALL illegals & foreign Muslims.”
According to Bush, “We have deported six million.”
Well if they can deport six million, they can double their efforts and deport 12!
Either we are at war or we aren’t!
If this is really the reason the plot was foiled, we're screwed.
We did....the FEDS were on to them 15 months ago.. and worked the case..... look all its going to take is one of these groups to pull off the next one.
So lets say thanks..and keep our shields up for the next one..
“I think this region just got a wake up call?”
What the hell have the folks there been on since 9/11?
A snooze alarm? LOL
These sound like particularly stupid muzzies.
Kelly this is NJ/PA/DEL....its heavily DEM.
Of course, I get your point, though.
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