Posted on 06/06/2010 11:09:17 AM PDT by Nachum
Federal authorities on Sunday unsealed charges against two New Jersey men arrested the night before as they allegedly tried to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in war-torn Somalia and kill Americans there.
The men were inspired at least in part by Omar Hammami, the Alabama-born face of the Somalia-based terrorist group, and Anwar al-Awlaki, the New Mexico-born cleric now hiding in Yemen who has been linked to the Fort Hood shootings, the Christmas Day bombing attempt and the failed Times Square car bomb plot, according to federal prosecutors.
20-year-old Mohamed Mahmood Alessa of North Bergen, N.J., and 24-year-old Carlos Eduardo Almonte of Elmwood Park, N.J., have been charged with conspiring to kill or injure persons outside the United States.
(Excerpt) Read more at liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com ...
The one guy is 20 years old, and he has been under investigation by the FBI since 2006, since he was 16 or 17 years old.
Why was this kid not picked up 2 years ago?
If this 20 year old goes to trial in NJ, he will be acquitted based on entrapment. The FBI spent 4 years grooming a dumbass mentally disturbed minor to trump up terror charges.
I rode Greyhound bus from Tulsa to Oklahoma City today. Two Middle East guys never said a word, they had non American style clothes, patin leather shoes, haircuts not from any barbershop in America. WHY DO THEY HAVE A NO FLY LIST, if people can get around in America hassle free on train or bus?
Funny, the word Islam doesn’t appear in that article.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.