Posted on 05/06/2010 5:44:49 PM PDT by tobyhill
Times Square bomb plot suspect Faisal Shahzad is a “fan and follower" of a radical American-born cleric linked to the Fort Hood attack in November and the attempted jet bombing on Christmas Day, sources tell Fox News.
Shahzad is a fan of Anwar al-Awlaki's CDs, which promote the cleric's extremist Muslim ideology, sources say, however, there is no known evidence yet that that Shahzad had direct contact with Awlaki, such as through e-mails.
Shahzad falls into one of two categories of terror threats, a former senior U.S. intelligence official tells Fox News. This type of threat involves terror recruits who get their training overseas and return to the U.S. to launch attacks, similar to Najibullah Zazi, the Denver airport shuttle bus driver behind a failed plot to bomb the New York City subway system last September.
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Just another Muslim raised to hate.
“But what drove him to become interested in this radical cleric? blah, blah, blah” None are so blind as dogmatic Leftists.
Jeremiah Wright?
Baraq and Holder have really given even a weak-willed jihadist a lot more confidence IMHO.
They know now if caught it will be a civil trial and they’ll get top line pro bono legal representation.
Well our current CIC is a fan of a prominent radical cleric, and it didn’t stop him from getting literal control of one of the three branches of our government.
How unexpected. I never would have guess this from a “lone wolf” white male conservative attacker upset over ObamaCare and a home foreclosure.
I’m shocked, just shocked, I tell you, about the identity and background of this prime suspect.
Mayor Bloomberg had me convinced that somebody peeved about Obamacare was our main concern related to terror acts.
Will someone please ‘splain to me why Anwar al-Awlaki is still alive?
“’Fan’ of Prominent Radical Cleric, Sources Say”
Franklin Graham?
What?
Faisal Shahzad was a Muslim?
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