Posted on 01/11/2010 10:32:18 AM PST by Cindy
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/01/new-york-jihadist-crashes-car-screams-we-love-death-more-than-you-love-life.html
(NEW YORK POST)
“New York jihadist crashes car, screams “We love death more than you love life!””
SNIPPET: “Adis Medunjanin, 25, called 911 as he sped erratically away from federal agents through Queens streets at up to 90 mph.
“We love death more than you love life!” he exclaimed in Arabic.
Medunjanin also praised Allah moments before he rear-ended another vehicle, sources said.
Police are investigating the bizarre crash as a possible suicide attempt by the frantic Medunjanin, in the wake of a federal raid on his Queens home....”
(Excerpt) Read more at jihadwatch.org ...
If I had to live like a muslim, I’d prefer death also.....what a hopeless religion, it only offers 72 virgins upon death...wonder what the 10 year old suicide bombers get.. a puppy
“We love death, the U.S. loves life, that is the difference between us two” Osama Bin Lauden
“We love death more than you love life!”
It is our duty as a culturally sensitive people to oblige these miscreants. They want to die in the service of their demonic god, and we should help them do just that.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583377,00.html
(AP)
“Prosecutor: More Charges Coming in NYC Terror Case”
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
SNIPPET: “NEW YORK — A man with ties to an alleged Al Qaeda associate conspired to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan after receiving military training from the terror network, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney James Loonam made the allegation against Adis Medunjanin during a brief hearing in federal court in Brooklyn.”
So, nuke em, throw algorejr. in for a bonus .
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/queens_terrorist_spilled_his_guts_rFXtl21qzTnJrs7DFhyReL
“Queens ‘terrorist’ spilled his guts: feds”
By JANON FISHER
Last Updated: 8:45 AM, January 25, 2010
Posted: 2:32 AM, January 23, 2010
SNIPPET: “Adis Medunjanin, 24, “made clear to the agents that he desired to cooperate with the government, and provided very detailed information about terrorist-related activities,” Assistant US Attorney Jeffrey Knox wrote in a letter to Brooklyn federal Judge Raymond Dearie.”
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“High school friend of Najibullah Zazi, Adis Madunjanin, received training at Al Qaeda camp: Feds”
BY JOHN MARZULLI
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Originally Published:Tuesday, January 19th 2010, 3:41 PM
Updated: Tuesday, January 19th 2010, 3:41 PM
SNIPPET: “Adis Medunjanin, 25, who already is accused of receiving training at the camp, may also see his case folded into the indictment against Zazi - a former Flushing High School classmate who also attended the camp in Pakistan, Assistant U.S. Attorney James Loonam said in court Tuesday.”
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http://gothamist.com/2010/01/23/loose-lipped_terror_suspect_spills.php
“Loose-Lipped Terror Suspect Spills Details to Feds”
SNIPPET: “Two week after his arrest Adis Medunjanin, the Queens College grad and friend of alleged subway bomber Najibullah Zazi, has told Feds all about his own terrorist actions and those of his co-conspirators. A letter filed by prosecutors says the loose-lipped suspect—who is himself charged with getting Qaeda training and conspiring to murder American soldiers—provided investigators with “very detailed information” about “terrorist-related activities.””
By Sabrina Jaszi in News on January 23, 2010 1:04 PM
Bump
Thank you for the bump Jet Jaguar.
NY POST.com: "QUEENS 'TERRORIST' SPILLED HIS GUTS: FEDS" by Janon Fisher (SNIPPET: "Adis Medunjanin, 24, "made clear to the agents that he desired to cooperate with the government, and provided very detailed information about terrorist-related activities," Assistant US Attorney Jeffrey Knox wrote in a letter to Brooklyn federal Judge Raymond Dearie.") (Posted January 23, 2010;Last updated January 25, 2010, 8:45 am)
JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK POST): "New York Jihadist crashes car, screams "We love death more than you love life!"" (SNIPPET: "Adis Medunjanin, 25, called 911 as he sped erratically away from federal agents through Queens streets at up to 90 mph. "We love death more than you love life!" he exclaimed in Arabic. Medunjanin also praised Allah moments before he rear-ended another vehicle, sources said.") (January 11, 2010)
NY1.com: "QUEENS IMAM INVOLVED IN TERROR INVESTIGATION GRANTED HOLIDAY TRAVEL" (SNIPPET: "Federal prosecutors reportedly did not oppose the request, but the office of pretrial services was concerned his electronic ankle monitoring bracelet would be out of range.") (November 20, 2009, 9:14 am)
SUNDAY MERCURY.net: "BIRMINGHAM'S RASHID RAUF LINKED TO NEW U.S. TERROR PLOT" by Ben Goldby, Sunday Mercury News (SNIPPET: "The Birmingham-born extremist has been named by witnesses due to testify against Najibullah Zazi, who was arrested for plotting suicide bombings in New York. MI6 officers have linked the plot to a complex terror network said to be directed from Pakistan by Rauf and fellow jihadists. Zazi, 24, was identified through an intercepted communication, and was further implicated by US national Bryant Neal Vinas, who was captured in Pakistan last November. Vinas, 26, allegedly admits meeting Rauf and receiving training to blow up a train on the Long Island Rail Road inside New York's busy Pennsylvania Station.") (November 15, 2009)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "NEW YORK TERROR PROBE CHARGES" by John Marzulli (SNIPPET: "Authorities say they intercepted a call from the imam, Ahma Wais Afzali, to Zazi in early September in which the cleric told Zazi an NYPD detective had come into a mosque asking questions about him. Authorities believe Zazi was conspiring with others to detonate home-made bombs in the New York City subway system.") (Updated November 2, 2009, 1:24 pm)
NY1.com: "QUEENS IMAM INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES" by NY1 News (SNIPPET: "The Queens Imam suspected of tipping off an accused al-Qaida operative was indicted Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court. Ahmad Wais Afzali, 53, is charged with tipping off Najibullah Zazi that New York City police detectives were after him. Afzali is also accused of lying about it to federal agents.") (October 20, 2009, 11:19 pm)
NY DAILY NEWS.com (AP): "FEDS QUESTION 2 OTHERS IN ALLEGED NEW YORK CITY TERROR PLOT, NAJIBULLAH ZAZI'S FATHER PLEADS NOT GUILTY" (SNIPPET: "Adis Medunjanin, a 24-year-old Bosnian immigrant, met voluntarily with investigators for 14 hours, said Robert Gottlieb, a New York lawyer representing him. Zarein Ahmedzay, a 24-year-old New York City cab driver, also was interviewed by the FBI, said his brother, Nazir Ahmedzay.") (October 10, 2009, 10:26 AM)
CNN.com: "SOURCES: SEVERAL WHO WENT TO PAKISTAN WITH ZAZI BACK IN U.S." (SNIPPET: "One of those under round-the-clock surveillance is Queens, New York, resident Naiz Khan.") (Updated October 4, 2009, 10:38 p.m. EDT)
CTV.ca: 'U.S. TERROR SUSPECT VISITED FAMILY IN CANADA: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "The revelations come after U.S. authorities told a Denver court Friday that they were investigating reports that Zazi made several trips north of the border, where he may have tried to organize a terror cell in Canada.") (Updated September 26, 2009, 10:34 pm)
MyDesert.com - DESERT SUN: Washington - "ENTERTAINMENT VENUES PUT ON TERROR WATCH" (SNIPPET: "...but no specific threat cited" SNIPPET: "Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins to police around the nation about terrorists' desire to attack stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels...") (September 23, 3009)
NY1.com: "NYPD: CITY KEPT SAFE AS TERROR INVESTIGATION WIDENS" (SNIPPET: "Officials reportedly say there may be 16 to 20 more suspects who are connected to the 24-year-old former Queens resident Najibullah Zazi.") (Updated September 22, 2009, 9:22 pm)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "COPS, FEDS RANSACK QUEENS STORAGE SITES FOR QAEDA BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Homeland Security at the same time has issued a nationwide bulletin asking cops to look at storage facilities.") (September 22, 2009, 4:00 am)
FBI.gov: Washington - "THREE ARRESTED IN ONGOING TERROR INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "The Justice Department today announced that two individuals in Colorado and one individual in New York have been arrested on charges of making false statements to federal agents in an ongoing terror investigation. FBI agents in Colorado arrested Najibullah Zazi, 24, a resident of Aurora, Colo., and legal permanent resident from Afghanistan, and his father Mohammed Wali Zazi, 53, a resident of Aurora and a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan. In addition, FBI agents in New York arrested Ahmad Wais Afzali, 37, a resident of Flushing, N.Y., and a legal permanent resident from Afghanistan.") (September 20, 2009)
Edition.CNN.com - Aurora, Colorado - "3 MEN IN TERROR PROBE CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS" (SNIPPET: "Federal agents were investigating several people in the United States, Pakistan and elsewhere in relation to a plot to detonate improvised explosive devices in the United States, officials said." SNIPPET: "Two sources familiar with the investigation said that Zazi had video of New York's Grand Central Terminal, a massive junction of rail and subway lines, as well as shops and restaurants, which see an average of more than a half million visitors per day.") (September 20, 2009)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "FEDS PROBE ALLEGED TERRORISTS WHO TRIED TO RENT GIANT TRUCK IN SUSPECTED AL QAEDA BOMB PLOT" (SNIPPET: "Attorney General Eric Holder said the probe had spread beyond Denver, home to the alleged terror cell, and New York City. "The FBI is working this case around the clock in both cities and in other parts of the country," he said.") (September 19, 2009)
WCBSTV.com: "TARGET OF NY BOMB PLOT ADMITS TERRORIST TIES" by Marcia Kramer, New York (CBS) Reporting (SNIPPET: "The key parts of the conversation? The operative told Zazi what to say if stopped by police, and there is also a reference to a "wedding," which American agents believe is a code word for an attack. Sources said the formula for the explosive TATP was found in Zazi's computer when they seized his car, and with President Barack Obama coming to the UN next week, the FBI felt it needed to act.") (September 18, 2009, 1:42 am PDT)
THE DENVER CHANNEL.com: "ABC NEWS: ZAZI ADMITS AL-QAEDA TIES, MAY PLEAD GUILTY" (SNIPPET: "The official said Zazi had received explosives training and his possible guilty plea would be part of a deal to cooperate with the government." SNIPPET: "Law enforcement officials in New York told ABC News that they have questioned at least 12 men about their connections to Zazi who arrived in New York after a 1,777 mile drive from Denver in a rental car taken out in his father/s name." SNIPPET: "ABC News reported that authorities found 12 new backpacks and a laptop computer. Authorities told ABC News that the computer contained bomb making directions and an explosives recipe that would have produced homemade bombs of the same size and type used in the terror attacks on the London subways in July, 2005.") (Updated September 18, 2009, 1:03 pm MDT)NY DAILY NEWS.com: "A DOZEN ON CONSTANT WATCH INCLUDING NAJIBULLAH ZAZI IN FBI's TERRORIST PROBE" (SNIPPET: "Zazi had taken video with his cell phone camera inside and outside Grand Central Station." SNIPPET: "While the interrogators focused on Zazi, authorities expanded their attention to include more potential suspects in a plot that raised concerns about the city's subway system. When the probe began this week, five Colorado men cited as members of the cell were under a round-the-clock watch. By yesterday, police sources said, that number had risen to as many as 12. A half-dozen were reportedly in New York, where Zazi arrived for a visit last week.") (September 18, 2009, 4:00 am)FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (BNO via TWITTER.com): "FBI RAID QUEENS, NY HOME IN TERROR INVESTIGATION" (NOTE: Updates ongoing include New York and Colorado.) (September 14, 2009)
Transcript - Link:
http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/2012/02/14/media/Medunjanin_911_%20Call_Transcript.pdf
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“Audio released of 911 call from alleged subway bomb plotter”
By MITCHEL MADDUX
Last Updated: 7:03 PM, February 14, 2012
Posted: 6:06 PM, February 14, 2012
SNIPPET: “A federal judge today released the audio tape of a 911 call made by a man accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack in New York’s subways, as officials say he launched a last-ditch effort to kill someone by deliberately crashing his car into another vehicle.
Adis Medunjanin panicked after FBI agents searched his residence in January 2010, and later jumped in his car, sped off at 90 mph, and then slammed into another car on the Whitestone Expressway, a FBI agent testified in Brooklyn federal court.”
Proving Golda Meir correct, was he?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2339523/posts
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“Accused NYC Subway Terrorist to Face Anonymous Jury
Unusual, perhaps. But by no means unheard of.”
(February 23, 2012)
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http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/accused-nyc-terrorist-face-anonymous-jury/story?id=15776003
“Accused NYC Subway Terrorist to Face Anonymous Jury”
(February 23, 2012)
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“Subway bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi takes stand in trial of Adis Medunjanin
Says they took oath to fight with Taliban in parking lot of mosque”
BY JOHN MARZULLI AND TRACY CONNOR / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 3:07 PM
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/3543/subway-bomb-plotter-testifies-against-accomplice
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“Subway Bomb Plotter Testifies Against Accomplice”
by IPT News • Apr 19, 2012 at 5:25 pm
SNIPPET: “The man who led a plot to bomb New York subways in 2009 told in a Brooklyn federal court Wednesday that he was trained to make explosives at an al-Qaida compound in Pakistan and he had no issues killing innocent people, even babies, in the attack.
Najibullah Zazi, who pleaded guilty to his crimes, appeared as a government witness in the prosecution of an accomplice.
“We needed to send a message to the United States, especially Obama,” Zazi testified.
In exchange for a reduced prison sentence, the 27-year-old Zazi agreed to cooperate with federal investigators in the prosecution of his alleged accomplice and former high school classmate, Adis Medunjanin.
Medunjanin, 28, is accused of conspiring to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, providing material support to al Qaida and plotting to use weapons of mass destruction on American soil. He claims that he backed out of the plot.
Zazi accepted most of the responsibility for the plot, saying he and convicted co-conspirator, Zarein Ahmedzay handled more details because they were better liars than Medunjanin.”
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NOTE The following text is a quote:
www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2012/al-qaeda-operative-convicted-by-jury-in-one-of-the-most-serious-terrorist-threats-to-the-united-states-since-9-11
Al Qaeda Operative Convicted by Jury in One of the Most Serious Terrorist Threats to the United States Since 9/11
Defendant and Co-Plotters Came Within Days of Suicide Bombing of New York City Subways; Defendant Attempted Suicide Attack on Whitestone Expressway in Queens, New York
U.S. Attorney’s Office May 01, 2012
— filed under: Breaking News, Counterterrorism, New York Top Stories, Press Release, Terror, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction
BROOKLYN, NY—Earlier today, following a four-week trial, Adis Medunjanin, age 34, a Queens resident who joined al Qaeda and plotted to commit a suicide terrorist attack, was found guilty of multiple federal terrorism offenses. The defendant and his accomplices came within days of executing a plot to conduct coordinated suicide bombings in the New York City subway system in September 2009, as directed by senior al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan.
When the plot was foiled, the defendant attempted to commit a
terrorist attack by crashing his car on the Whitestone Expressway in an effort to kill himself and others.
The guilty verdict was announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security.
The government’s evidence in this and related cases established that in 2008, Medunjanin and his co-plotters, Najibullah Zazi and Zarein Ahmedzay, agreed to travel to Afghanistan to join the Taliban and kill United States military personnel abroad. They arrived in Peshawar, Pakistan, in late August 2008, but Medunjanin and Ahmedzay were turned back at the Afghanistan border. Within days, Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay met with an al Qaeda facilitator in Peshawar and agreed to travel to Waziristan for terrorist training. There, they met with al Qaeda leaders Saleh al-Somali, then the head of al Qaeda external operations, and Rashid Rauf, a high-ranking al Qaeda operative, who explained that the three would be more useful to al Qaeda and the jihad by returning to New York and conducting terrorist attacks. In Waziristan, Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay received al Qaeda training on how to use various types of high-powered weapons, including the AK-47, PK machine gun, and rocket-propelled grenade launcher. During the training, al Qaeda leaders continued to encourage Medunjanin and his fellow plotters to return to the United States to conduct “martyrdom” operations and emphasized the need to hit well-known targets and maximize the number of casualties. Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay agreed and discussed the timing of the attacks and possible target locations in Manhattan, including the subway system, Grand Central Station, the New York Stock Exchange, Times Square, and movie theaters.
Upon their return to the United States, Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay met and agreed to carry out suicide bombings during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, which fell in late August and September 2009. Zazi would prepare the explosives, and all three would conduct coordinated suicide bombings. In July and August 2009, Zazi purchased large quantities of component chemicals necessary to produce the explosive TATP [triacetone triperoxide] and twice checked into a hotel room near Denver, Colorado, to mix the chemicals. Federal investigators later found bomb-making residue in the hotel room.
On September 8, 2009, Zazi drove from Denver to New York, carrying operational detonator explosives and other materials necessary to build bombs. However, shortly after arriving in New York, he learned that law enforcement was investigating the plotters’ activities. The men discarded the explosives and other bomb-making materials, and Zazi traveled back to Denver, where he was arrested on September 19, 2009.
On January 7, 2010, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at Medunjanin’s residence. Shortly thereafter, Medunjanin left his apartment and attempted to turn his car into a weapon of terror by crashing it into another car at high speed on the Whitestone Expressway. Moments before impact, Medunjanin called 911, identified himself, and left his message of martyrdom, shouting an al Qaeda slogan: “We love death more than you love your life.”
Today, Medunjanin was convicted of conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiring to commit murder of U.S. military personnel abroad, providing and conspiring to provide material support to al Qaeda, receiving military training from al Qaeda, conspiring and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, and using firearms and a destructive devices in relation to these offenses. When sentenced by United States District Judge John Gleeson on September 7, 2012, Medunjanin faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. To date, seven defendants, including Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay, have been convicted in connection with the al Qaeda New York City bombing plot and related charges.
“Justice was served today in Brooklyn, as a jury of New Yorkers convicted an al Qaeda operative bent on terrorism, mass murder, and destruction in the New York City subways,” stated United States Attorney Lynch. “Adis Medunjanin’s journey of radicalization led him from Flushing, Queens, to Peshawar, Pakistan, to the brink of a terrorist attack in New York City—and soon to a lifetime in federal prison. As this case has proved, working against sophisticated terrorist organizations and against the clock, our law enforcement and intelligence agencies can detect, disrupt and destroy terrorist cells before they strike, saving countless innocent lives.” Ms. Lynch expressed her gratitude and appreciation to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York and each of the federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel who took part in the investigation, as well as to the law enforcement authorities in the United Kingdom and Norway who assisted with the case.
“Adis Medunjanin was an active and willing participant in one of the most serious terrorist plots against the homeland since 9/11. Were it not for the combined efforts of the law enforcement and intelligence communities, the suicide bomb attacks that he and others planned would have been devastating,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security Monaco. “I thank the many agents, analysts, and prosecutors who helped bring about today’s result. I also thank our counterparts in the United Kingdom for their assistance in this investigation and prosecution.”
The government’s case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys David Bitkower, James P. Loonam and Berit W. Berger of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, with assistance provided by the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
NOTE The following text is a quote:
www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2012/al-qaeda-operative-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-one-of-the-most-serious-terrorist-threats-to-the-united-states-since-9-11
Al Qaeda Operative Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in One of the Most Serious Terrorist Threats to the United States Since 9/11
Defendant and Co-Plotters Came within Days of Suicide Bombing of New York City Subways; Defendant Attempted Suicide Attack on Whitestone Expressway in Queens, New York
U.S. Attorney’s Office
November 16, 2012
BROOKLYN, NY—Earlier today, Adis Medunjanin, age 34, a Queens resident who joined al Qaeda and then plotted and attempted to commit suicide terrorist attacks, was sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple federal terrorism offenses. The defendant and his accomplices came within days of executing a plot to conduct coordinated suicide bombings in the New York City subway system in September 2009, as directed by senior al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan.
When the plot was foiled, the defendant attempted to commit a terrorist attack by crashing his car on the Whitestone Expressway in an effort to kill himself and others.
The sentence was announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security.
The government’s evidence at trial in this and related cases established that, in 2008, Medunjanin and his co-plotters, Najibullah Zazi and Zarein Ahmedzay, agreed to travel to Afghanistan to join the Taliban and kill United States military personnel abroad. They arrived in Peshawar, Pakistan, in late August 2008, but Medunjanin and Ahmedzay were turned back at the Afghanistan border. Within days, Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay met with an al Qaeda facilitator in Peshawar and agreed to travel to Waziristan for terrorist training.
There, they met with al Qaeda leaders Saleh al-Somali, then the head of al Qaeda external operations, and Rashid Rauf, a high-ranking al-Qaeda operative, who explained that the three would be more useful to al Qaeda and the jihad by returning to New York and conducting terrorist attacks. In Waziristan, Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay received al Qaeda training on how to use various types of high-powered weapons, including the AK-47, PK machine gun, and rocket-propelled grenade launcher. During the training, al Qaeda leaders, including Adnan El Shukrijumah, continued to encourage Medunjanin and his fellow plotters to return to the United States to conduct a “martyrdom” operation and emphasized the need to hit well-known targets and maximize the number of casualties. Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay agreed and discussed the timing of the attacks and possible target locations in Manhattan, including the subway system, Grand Central Terminal, the New York Stock Exchange, Times Square, and movie theaters.
Upon their return to the United States, Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay met and agreed to carry out suicide bombings during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, which fell in late August and September 2009. Zazi agreed to prepare the explosives, and all three agreed to conduct coordinated suicide bombings. In July and August 2009, Zazi purchased large quantities of the component chemicals necessary to produce the explosive TATP (triacetone triperoxide) and twice checked into a hotel room near Denver, Colorado, to mix the chemicals. Federal investigators later found bomb-making residue in the hotel room.
On September 8, 2009, Zazi drove from Denver to New York carrying operational detonator explosives and other materials necessary to build the suicide bombs. However, shortly after arriving in New York, he learned that law enforcement was closing in on the plotters. In an unsuccessful effort to avoid detection, the men discarded the explosives and other bomb-making materials, and Zazi traveled back to Denver, where he was arrested on September 19, 2009.
On January 7, 2010, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at Medunjanin’s residence. Shortly thereafter, Medunjanin left his apartment and attempted to turn his car into a weapon of terror by crashing it into another car at high speed on the Whitestone Expressway. Moments before impact, Medunjanin called 911, identified himself, and left his message of martyrdom, shouting the al Qaeda slogan, “We love death more than you love your life.”
On May 1, 2012, a jury convicted Medunjanin of:
- conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction
- conspiring to commit murder of U.S. military personnel abroad
- providing and conspiring to provide material support to al Qaeda
- receiving military training from al Qaeda
- conspiring and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries
- using explosives in relation to these offenses.
To date, seven defendants, including Medunjanin, Zazi, and Ahmedzay, have been convicted in connection with the al Qaeda New York City bombing plot and related charges.
“Adis Medunjanin sought martyrdom for himself and death for innocent New Yorkers as part of al Qaeda’s plan to spread terror within our shores. Instead, he will now spend the rest of his life where he belongs, behind bars,” stated United States Attorney Lynch. “Justice demanded a sentence of life for this al Qaeda operative, who was dedicated to mass murder and destruction in the New York City subways. Scores of innocent New Yorkers would have been killed or maimed had Medunjanin succeeded in his plot. The combined efforts of dedicated law enforcement stood as a bulwark against al Qaeda’s reach.” Ms. Lynch expressed her gratitude and appreciation to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York and each of the federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel who took part in the investigation, as well as to the law enforcement authorities in the United Kingdom and Norway who assisted with the case.
“Adis Medunjanin was today held accountable for his role in one of the most serious terrorist plots against the homeland since 9/11. Were it not for the combined efforts of the law enforcement and intelligence communities, the suicide bomb attacks that he and others planned would have been devastating,” said Assistant Attorney General Monaco. “I thank the many agents, analysts, and prosecutors who helped bring about today’s result.”
The government’s case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys David Bitkower, James P. Loonam, and Berit W. Berger of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, and Jeffrey H. Knox, formerly of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, with assistance provided by the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
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