Posted on 04/11/2010 9:33:03 AM PDT by Velveeta
Obama amputates our nuclear arms
By: Charles Krauthammer
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Under President Obama’s new policy, however, if the state that has just attacked us with biological or chemical weapons is “in compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty,” explained Gates, then “the U.S. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it.”
Imagine the scenario: Hundreds of thousands are lying dead in the streets of Boston after a massive anthrax or nerve gas attack. The president immediately calls in the lawyers to determine whether the attacking state is in compliance with the NPT. If it turns out that the attacker is up-to-date with its latest IAEA inspections, well, it gets immunity from nuclear retaliation. (Our response is then restricted to bullets, bombs and other conventional munitions.)
However, if the lawyers tell the president that the attacking state is NPT noncompliant, we are free to blow the bastards to nuclear kingdom come.
This is quite insane. It’s like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets hanged or 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections.
Apart from being morally bizarre, the Obama policy is strategically loopy. Does anyone believe that North Korea or Iran will be more persuaded to abjure nuclear weapons because they could then carry out a biological or chemical attack on the United States without fear of nuclear retaliation?
The naivete is stunning.
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Canadian police probe renewed pipeline bomb threat | Reuters
Investigating if threatening letter authentic * Attacks have been on hold
since last year * EnCana facilities targeted VANCOUVER, April 15 (Reuters)
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1524556320100415
Unauthorized man causes lockdown at Brownsville school
KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:55 PM PDT
Authorities are still searching for a man who caused an elementary school in Brownsville to go under lockdown on Thursday morning.
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=447388
[Also has Mexico border news.]
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3879657,00.html
Qassam fired at Sha’ar Hanegev; lands in Palestinian territory
Published: 04.22.10, 23:18 / Israel News
A Qassam rocket was fired from northern Gaza at Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council, but exploded on the Palestinian side of the security fence.
No injuries or damage were reported. (Shmulik Hadad)
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http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=173753
“’Katyusha possibly fired from Sinai’”
By YAAKOV KATZ AND AP
23/04/2010 03:22
SNIPPET: Missile hits warehouse in Red Sea port of Aqaba; none hurt.
The IDF was investigating on Thursday whether what appeared to be a Katyusha rocket fired into Jordan was in fact targeting the Israeli resort city of Eilat.
The missile struck just over the border early Thursday morning, hitting a warehouse in Aqaba. Jordanian information minister Nabil al-Sharif said initial investigations indicated the missile was a Russian-designed Grad fired from somewhere outside Jordan.”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/category/47
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/1907/fighting-terrorist-financing-in-the-palestinian
Fighting Terrorist Financing in the Palestinian Territories
IPT News
April 16, 2010
SNIPPET: “The recent news that Hamas militants broke into a Gaza Strip branch of the Bank of Palestine and stole $400,000 which had been frozen as part of terrorism investigation indicates that no matter what the Palestinian Authority may try, Hamas is willing to use violence to protect its interests. While the fractured government in the Palestinian territories has been making small steps towards stemming the flow of terrorist financing, it remains an uphill battle.
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South Korean ship sunk by crack squad of ‘human torpedoes’
The Telegraph ^ | April 22, 2010 | Julian Ryall
Posted on April 22, 2010 6:15:55 AM PDT by myknowledge
The attack on the 1,220-ton Cheonan, which sank on March 26 with the loss of 46 of its 104 crew, was carried out in retaliation for a skirmish between warships of the two nations’ navies in November of last year, South Korea claims.
The South Korean government has refused to comment officially on the reports but Defence Minister Kim Tae Young told a parliamentary session that the military believed that the sinking was a deliberate act by North Korea.
Officials in military intelligence say they warned the government earlier this year that North Korea was preparing a suicide-squad submarine attack on a South Korean ship.
“Military intelligence made the report to the Blue House [the presidential office] and to the Defence Ministry immediately after the sinking of the Cheonan that it was clearly the work of North Korea’s military,” a military source said.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
DEA Warning: Cocaine Laced With Skin Damaging Drug
April 22, 2010
Chicago Doctors See More Patients With Purple Skin Lesions, Low White Blood Cell Counts
Hospitals all over Chicago are seeing something strange. Patients whose skin is turning purple, then dying. In the worst cases, body parts could fall off. CBS 2’s Suzanne LeMignot reports the DEA thinks it knows why.
Drug Enforcement Administration Supervisory Chemist Camala Dubach says there has been a tremendous increase in drug dealers using levamisole, used as a dewormer in livestock, in cocaine production.
Just four years ago, levamisole was found in only 7 percent of the cocaine tested by the DEA. Now, the number has increased dramatically.
Right here in Chicago, 82 percent of the cocaine, in just the first four months of this year, was found to have levamisole.
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http://cbs2chicago.com/local/cocaine.deadly.drug.2.1648313.html
[OBL’s 1990’s plan, used in the ‘o’s hometown, sending a message?
granny]
MAS Subject Of Egyptian Investigation Into MB Money Laundering (back)
May 20, 2009
An Egyptian newspaper is reporting that that members of the ‘Foreign Relations Committee’ of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood have been charged with with various offenses including money laundering. Names of Muslim Brotherhood leaders and Islamic organizations around the world were identified by an Egyptian court report including the MAS in the United States. According to a Muslim World News translation of the newspaper report [1]:
> This is a report re the Higher State Security Court detaining 14 Ikhwani leaders for 15 days. One of them is said to be Usama Nasr al-Din, member of the Guidance Buearau, and others are Akef’s assistants. They are charged in joining a banned society and laundering money from their companies.
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http://globalmbreport.org/?p=1471
Muslim Brotherhood Group Holding MSA Day on Capitol Hill
April 22, 2010
As if every day were not Muslim “Something or other†Day on Capitol Hill, there will be a Muslim Brotherhood day this week. An update to posts here, here, and here, on the group that turns Capitol Hill into a mosque every Friday and helps Muslims (only) get high level positions in U.S. government.
There is no pre-tense any more. The Muslim Brotherhood Islamists are not in stealth jihad mode any longer. They are simply walking through the front doors and forcing everyone else to take their shoes off and abide by sharia law while they execute their plan. If it is happening in Congress and on Capitol Hill (literally), then it is only a matter of time before all of us are submitted.
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QUESTIONS?
Learn more about CMSA at www.CongressionalMuslims.org
April 23, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unitedstatesaction/
Newslinks:
Iraq: Bombings Kill 69 Shiite Muslims in Targeted Attacks
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/iraq-bombings-kill-69-shiite-muslims-in-targeted-attacks/
Iraq: Bombs in Iraqi town of Khalidiya kill seven — police
http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSLDE63M0DP20100423
(Iraq) US still holds 4,000-5,000 detainees inside Iraq - Pentagon Official
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078097&Language=en
“Pakistan may slip over nuclear weapons to Taliban for use against India”
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Pak-may-slip-over-N-weapons-to-Taliban-for-use-against-India/articleshow/5847266.cms
(Pakistan) Militant ambush kills 8 troops in North Waziristan
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-military-convoy-ambushed-in-north-waziristan-ss-02
— CNN reports 5 beheaded
http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/23/7-pakistani-soldiers-killed-5-beheaded/
(Pakistan) Militants kill four ‘US spies’ in Miramshah
— two beheaded
— “Two of the men were Afghans while the others were local tribesmen”
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-militants-kill-four-us-spies-in-miramshah-ss-01
Pakistan: Taliban claim deadly convoy attack
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.293119697
Pakistan: Hostage says he was a ‘CIA mole’ — Khalid Khawaja
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.292313961
(Pakistan) Target killings rekindle Taliban fear in Pakistan’s Swat
http://www.reuters.com/article/gc05/idUSTRE63M1NR20100423
(Pakistan) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) could seek alliance with the Taliban
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/pakistan/cornered-let-could-seek-alliance-with-the-taliban-1.616881
(Pakistan/U.S.) Hamid Gul’s remarks on Bhutto assassination outrageous: US
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Hamid-Guls-remarks-on-Bhutto-assassination-outrageous-US/articleshow/5842654.cms
(Pakistan/U.S.) IPT News: “From Jihadi to Victim: Ramy Zamzam’s Shifting Narrative”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1915/from-jihadi-to-victim-ramy-zamzams-shifting
(India) Three villagers shot dead by Maoists in Jharkhand
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Three-villagers-shot-dead-by-Maoists-in-Jharkhand/articleshow/5847299.cms
(Afghanistan) Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-americans-killed-20100424,0,6871922.story
(Afghanistan) Kandahar: lawless centre of Taliban resurgence
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7624943/Kandahar-lawless-centre-of-Taliban-resurgence.html
Afghanistan: US wants British troops to leave Helmand — to Kandahar region
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7625344/Afghanistan-US-wants-British-troops-to-leave-Helmand.html
(Afghanistan) Taleban rift ignites power struggle over who controls the insurgency
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7105605.ece
(Afghanistan) NATO ministers consider Afghanistan pull-out plan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8639029.stm
— NATO talks transfer of responsibility to Afghans
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/23/AR2010042301397.html
(Afghanistan) U.S. troops in a remote Afghan outpost: ‘Is this 1910 or 2010?’
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/04/23/2278200.aspx
(U.S.) NYC - Zazi Case: N.Y. Subway Bomb Plot Figure Zarein Ahmedzay Pleads Guilty
— Bloomberg reports that Zarein Ahmedzay told court: “I believe the real enemy of this country are the ones who are destroying this country from within — a special group of Zionist Jews who believe in running a permanent shadow government within the United States of America.”
— also told court that he, Zazi, and a thrid man traveled to Qatar and Pakistan reach Afghanistan and “conduct jihad against the America occupier,”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/23/bloomberg1376-L1CJQ41A1I4H-1.DTL
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Suspect-in-NYC-Bomb-Plot-Pleads-Guilty-to-Terrorism-Charges-91942749.html
(U.S.) NYC - Zazi Case: Defendant in N.Y. terror plot says al-Qaeda leaders ordered attack
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/23/AR2010042302807.html
— Zazi Case: Taxi driver pleads guilty in New York subway terror plot
— CNN reports that Zarein Ahmedzay told court: “I strongly urge the American people to stop supporting the war against Islam”
— ordered by Saleh al-Somali and Rashid Rauf — Rashid Rauf alleged mastermind of UK transatlantic jet plot who “escaped” from Pakistan police
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/23/new.york.terror.plot.plea/
(U.S.) Virginia: 11 Somalis charged with piracy in attacks on U.S. Navy
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-somali-pirates-20100424,0,1310857.story
Gaza: Interview with ‘Abu Al-Harith’ from Jund Ansar Allah: Over 11,000 Salafi Jihadis in Gaza
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4117.htm
Gaza: “Mysterious explosion kills 18-yr-old Palestinian”
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078088&Language=en
Mali border guards on alert after Niger kidnappings
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE63M0F120100423?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=401
Ethiopia: Eritrean Rebels Claim Killing 11 Government Soldiers
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10456781
Northern Ireland: Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63M0VH20100423
— Real IRA may be planning UK bombing campaign
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7106899.ece
(Thailand) Pattani: Policeman killed, 60 wounded in Thai south
— Reuters: “More than 4,000 people, Buddhists and Muslims, have been killed in six years of unrest in the largely Muslim, rubber-rich region bordering Malaysia.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63K1J320100422
War on Women News:
(Saudi Arabia) 12-year-old bride’s divorce prompts marriage age review in Saudi Arabia
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7104248.ece
(U.S.) Seattle: White Supremacist Sentenced in Hate Crime Threat to Kill Muslim Woman, Baby
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/seattle-hate-crime-eric-lee-garner/
Sweden: Court awards damages after genital mutilation test
http://www.thelocal.se/26194/20100421/
Other News:
(U.S.) Tennessee: White Supremacist Nazi Gets 4 Years in Prison for Mosque Firebombing
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/tennessee-white-supremacist-nazi-gets-4-years-prison-for-mosque-firebombing/
(U.S.) Chicago: Facebook message made references to lynching - called for “lynching” of Muslim boy
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/HS-Athletes-Trash-Talk-Becomes-Hate-Speech-91918604.html
(U.S.) ‘South Park’ guys: Comedy Central cut speech due to Muslim warning
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-04-22-south-park-censored_N.htm
(U.S.) “It’s wrong to paint all Muslims with the same broad brush” by M. Zuhdi Jasser
— Dr. Jasser is the president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD)
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/04/23/1392683/the-observer-forum.html
(U.S.) NYC: Action Alliance Reports: “Stand with Israel Rally” in NYC on Sunday, April 25 at 1 PM
http://standwithisrael.wordpress.com/
(UK) BNP under fire in Redbridge over anti-Islamic leaflet
— Ilford recorder: “The leaflets have been sent to Jewish voters showing people dressed in Islamic clothing performing Nazi salutes and holding banners bearing anti-Semitic claims such as ‘God Bless Hitler’”
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/content/redbridge/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=newsIlford&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsilford&itemid=WeED23+Apr+2010+15%3A43%3A59%3A007
Netherlands: No Sharia courts
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/04/netherlands-no-sharia-courts.html
France: Driver wearing Islamic face veil fined in France
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iP02Q9ZVPYkJY0wHdx6MbUeiao0QD9F8MFNG0
France veil ban will apply to Muslim tourists too: minister
http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/local_news/france-veil-ban-will-apply-to-muslim-tourists-too-minister_61880.html
France’s Model Muslim: ‘Imam for Peace’ Sows Discontent - Hassen Chalghoumi
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,690303,00.html
France: Nicolas Sarkozy ally ‘received death threats’ over Muslim veil ban
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/7624794/Nicolas-Sarkozy-ally-received-death-threats-over-Muslim-veil-ban.html
(Spain) Muslim girl’s headscarf divides Spain
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1550462.php/Muslim-girl-s-headscarf-divides-Spain
(Canada) Offensive graffiti found on Pickering Islamic Center
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/04/23/13697816.html
(Sudan) Opposition supporters killed in Southern Sudan protests
http://bit.ly/99yJY1
Honduras: Attack on Teacher
http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/honduras/6643.html
Against Totalitarianism News:
Communist North Korea ‘to seize property at Kumgang resort’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8639065.stm
— N.Korea seizes S.Korean assets, warns of war
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100423/wl_asia_afp/skoreankoreapolitics
Communist China: MP3 of R.E.A.L.’s Jeffrey Imm Address at Freedom Plaza in Washington DC to Chinese Americans on April 11, 2009
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/real/china/Jeffrey-Imm-China-MP3-File.mp3
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/april-11-2009-tuidang-rally-freedom-plaza-washington-dc-usa-jeffrey-imm/
— April 11, 2010: Washington DC: 150 Chinese Americans and Supporters Rally for Chinese Freedom
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/dc-china-freedom-rally/
Against Racial Supremacist News:
Mississippi: White Supremacist Richard Barrett Murdered, Black Man on Probation Arrested
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/mississippi-richard-barrett-murdered/
Stormfront Hate Group Members Praise, Mock White Supremacist Richard Barrett
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/stormfront-on-richard-barrett/
Tennessee: White Supremacist Nazi Gets 4 Years in Prison for Mosque Firebombing
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/tennessee-white-supremacist-nazi-gets-4-years-prison-for-mosque-firebombing/
Seattle: White Supremacist Sentenced in Hate Crime Threat to Kill Muslim Woman, Baby
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/seattle-hate-crime-eric-lee-garner/
Naples: British family ‘asked not to be served by hotel’s black waiters’
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7105776.ece
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From The Sunday Times
March 28, 2010
Saudis fund Balkan Muslims spreading hate of the West
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“Hundreds of millions have been poured into Macedonia alone in the past
decade and most of it comes from Saudi Arabia,” said a government source.
“The Saudis’ main export seems to be ideology, not oil.”
Sulejman Rexhepi, leader of the Islamic community in Macedonia, said a
number of mosques had been forcibly taken over by radical groups. Four in
central Skopje are no longer under the control of the official Islamic
authorities. New imams claim they have been “spontaneously” installed by the
“people”.
“Their so-called Wahhabi teachings are completely alien to our traditions
and to the essence of Islam, which is a tolerant and inclusive religion,”
said Rexhepi.
In some mosques believers are being told that Macedonia, which sent 200
soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan, has been tricked into supporting a crusade
against Islam spearheaded by Britain and America. Radical clerics have shown
footage from Afghanistan, Iraq and the Palestinian territories to illustrate
their claims that the West is waging war on Islam.
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WorldNetDaily.com: "'SOUTH PARK' CREATORS MUST 'FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES' Muslim warns 'punishment for insulting Muhammad is death'" by Aaron Klein (SNIPPET: ""I think it's very clear what we are saying. Under Islam, the punishment for insulting Muhammad is death," stated Younus Abdullah Muhammad, author of RevolutionMuslim.com. "You saw the picture of Theo Van Gogh lying (dead) on the streets in Europe. At the end of the day there is a very real possibility that this will be the outcome for the 'South Park' creators," said Muhammad, referring to the Dutch filmmaker who was murdered by an Islamic extremist in 2004 after making a film on Islam and violence against women. Muhammad was echoing threats posted on his website...") (April 20, 2010, 11:28 am)
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Zarein Ahmedzay Pleads Guilty to Terror Violations in Connection with al Qaeda New York Subway Plot
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department announced that Zarein Ahmedzay, a U.S. citizen and resident of Queens, N.Y., pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of New York to terrorism violations stemming from, among other activities, his role in an al Qaeda plot to conduct coordinated suicide bombings on New York’s subway system in September 2009.
At a hearing this afternoon before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold, Ahmedzay, 25, pleaded guilty to the following violations: conspiracy to use a weapon of mass of destruction (explosive bombs) against persons or property in the United States; conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country; and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, namely al Qaeda. Ahmedzay faces a sentence of up to life in prison.
Ahmedzay was first indicted on Jan. 8, 2010, in the Eastern District of New York on charges of making false statements to the FBI about his travels to Pakistan and Afghanistan. On Feb. 25, 2010, he was charged in a superseding indictment in the Eastern District of New York with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction; conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country; providing material support to al Qaeda; receiving military-type training from al Qaeda; and making false statements.
“The facts disclosed today add chilling details to what we know was a deadly plot hatched by al Qaeda leaders overseas to kill scores of Americans in the New York City subway system in September 2009,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. “This plot, as well as others we have encountered, makes clear we face a continued threat from al Qaeda and its affiliates overseas. With three guilty pleas already and the investigation continuing, this prosecution underscores the importance of using every tool we have available to both disrupt plots against our nation and hold suspected terrorists accountable.”
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller said, “Ahmedzay’s plea makes clear that he betrayed his adopted country and its people by providing support to al Qaeda and planning to bring deadly violence to New York. The FBI and our law enforcement and intelligence partners will continue to investigate this plot and to bring all necessary resources to bear to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.”
As Ahmedzay admitted during today’s guilty plea allocution and as reflected in previous government filings and the guilty plea allocution of co-defendant Najibullah Zazi, Ahmedzay, Zazi, and a third individual agreed to travel to Afghanistan to join the Taliban and fight against United States and allied forces. In furtherance of their plans, they flew from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., to Peshawar, Pakistan at the end of August 2008. Ahmedzay and the third individual attempted to enter Afghanistan but were turned back at the border and returned to Peshawar.
Within a few days, Ahmedzay, Zazi, and the third individual met with an al Qaeda facilitator in Peshawar and agreed to travel for training in Waziristan. Upon arriving, they met with two al Qaeda leaders, but did not learn their true identities. As the government represented during today’s guilty plea, the leaders were Saleh al-Somali, the head of international operations for al Qaeda, and Rashid Rauf, a key al Qaeda operative. The three Americans said that they wanted to fight in Afghanistan, but the al Qaeda leaders explained that they would be more useful to al Qaeda and the jihad if they returned to New York and conducted attacks there.
Ahmedzay and the others received training on several different kinds of weapons. During the training, al Qaeda leaders continued to encourage them to return to the United States and conduct suicide operations. They agreed, and had further conversations with al Qaeda about the timing of the attacks and possible target locations in Manhattan. Al Qaeda leadership emphasized the need to hit well-known structures and maximize the number of casualties.
After the initial training, the three Americans left Waziristan. The plan was for Ahmedzay and Zazi to return to Waziristan a month later to receive explosives training from al Qaeda. Ahmedzay later changed his mind about attending the training, and Zazi went by himself. Ahmedzay later reviewed Zazi’s bomb-making notes from the training. Ahmedzay and Zazi returned to New York, and Zazi moved to Denver.
Ahmedzay initially had reservations about going forward with the suicide bombing, but resolved to go forward with the plan. Zazi traveled to New York from Colorado and the three Americans met in Queens and agreed to carry out suicide bombings during the month of Ramadan, Aug. 22, 2009 to Sept. 20, 2009. They agreed that Zazi would prepare the explosives, that Zazi and Ahmedzay would assemble the devices in New York, and that all three would conduct suicide attacks. Ahmedzay later evaluated potential bombing targets in Manhattan.
Zazi traveled a second time to New York, and Ahmedzay and Zazi discussed the attack in further detail. By that time, Zazi had begun researching and experimenting with explosives in Colorado. Based on the amount of explosives Zazi anticipated he could produce by Ramadan, Zazi and Ahmedzay decided that they would conduct suicide attacks on subway trains rather than targeting a larger structure such as a building.
Zazi returned to Colorado and constructed the explosives for the detonator components of the bombs. In July and August 2009, Zazi purchased large quantities of components necessary to produce the explosive TATP [Triacetone Triperoxide] and twice checked into a hotel room near Denver, where bomb making residue was later found.
On Sept. 8, 2009, Zazi rented a car and drove from Denver to New York, taking with him the explosives and other materials necessary to build the bombs. Zazi arrived in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. Zazi and Ahmedzay intended to obtain and assemble the remaining components of the bombs over the weekend and the three of them would conduct the attack on Manhattan subway lines on Sept. 14, Sept. 15, or Sept. 16, 2009. However, shortly after arriving in New York, they realized that law enforcement was investigating their activities. Ahmedzay and Zazi discarded the explosives and other bomb-making materials, and Zazi traveled back to Denver.
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. The investigation is being conducted by the New York and Denver FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces, which combined have investigators from more than 50 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
April 24, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks
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Newslinks:
(Pakistan) Taliban warn Pak media against ‘ignoring’ their viewpoint
— Times of India: “The Taliban have warned the Pakistani media for ‘the last time’ against ‘ignoring’ the group’s viewpoint”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Taliban-warn-Pak-media-against-ignoring-their-viewpoint/articleshow/5852387.cms
(Pakistan) 10 Pakistan Police Wounded in Bomb Blast
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/10-Pakistan-Police-Wounded-in-Bomb-Blast-92001064.html
— Bomb attack on prisoners’ bus injures 10 in Pakistan
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Bomb-attack-on-prisoners-bus-injures-10-in-Pakistan/articleshow/5851724.cms
(Pakistan) Musharraf was ‘hostile’ before Bhutto’s return to Pak: Aide
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Musharraf-was-hostile-before-Bhuttos-return-to-Pak-Aide/articleshow/5852404.cms
(Afghanistan) Suicide raid killed U.S. soldier on Kabul base-U.S.
http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINSGE63N02L20100424?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=401
(Afghanistan) Nearly 30 Taliban killed in north, Afghan provincial governor says
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1550660.php/Nearly-30-Taliban-killed-in-north-Afghan-provincial-governor-says
(Iraq) Anti-U.S. cleric offers Iraq government help after attacks
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63N0RD20100424
-— Shiite cleric calls on followers to defend mosques
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14951173?nclick_check=1
(U.S.) Michigan Hutaree Case: Secret recording: Hutaree leader rehearses a speech
http://www.freep.com/article/20100420/NEWS06/304200002/Secret-recording-Hutaree-leader-rehearses-a-speech
— Prosecutors: Hutaree leader told members to be ready to kill
http://www.freep.com/article/20100416/NEWS06/100416075/Prosecutors-Hutaree-leader-told-members-to-be-ready-to-kill
Iran Revolutionary Guard inspect Italian, French vessels in Hormuz
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078123&Language=en
Iran offers amnesty to Sunni insurgents on Pakistan border
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=173820
Iran accuses world powers of seeking to destroy its economy
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=235736
Lebanon: ‘No Scud missiles in Lebanon’
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=173817
— Israel accuses Hezbollah of importing developed weapons
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078134&Language=en
Jerusalem: Tourist shot after attacking church goers
http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3879889,00.html
IDF fires at group of demonstrators on Gaza border
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1164991.html
(Yemen) Al-Qaeda ambushed in Abyan
http://www.yobserver.com/front-page/10018568.html
— Yemen Says It Arrested 3 Terror Suspects
http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=134666
Russian police find bomb, open ‘terrorism’ probe
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/world/Russian-police-find-bomb-open-terrorism-probe/Article1-535219.aspx
(Germany) Funeral services for four German soldiers killed in Taliban clash
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1550677.php/Funeral-services-for-four-German-soldiers-killed-in-Taliban-clash
(Canada) Tories seek to renew anti-terrorism powers
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-seek-to-renew-anti-terrorism-powers/article1545320/
Philippines rebels agree to remove landmines in south
— Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=235737
Other News:
Afghan women learn how to make a doll at an April 15 workshop in Kandahar
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/twip_100422_/twip_100422_02.ss_full.jpg
France: Most French want burqa law, but not total ban
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63N0KS20100424
(UK) Athesist sentenced for pamphlets offensive to Christians and Muslims
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/atheist-given-asbo-for-leaflets-mocking-jesus-1952985.html
US Coast Guard suspends search for 11 rig workers
— Missing workers presumed dead
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN23177710
— The Westboro Baptist Church hate group is pleased at the failure of the USCG to find the bodies
— See also: Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Cheers on Oil Rig Explosion in Louisiana
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/westboro-baptist-church-cheers-explosion/
(U.S.) New Mexico: Man detained after trying to open plane’s door
— AP: “FBI Supervisory Special Agent Darrin Jones said authorities do not believe the incident was related to terrorism”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/23/man-detained-trying-open-planes-door/
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3880101,00.html
“Syria threatens to send Israel back to ‘prehistoric times’”
SNIPPET: Source close to leadership in Damascus responds to Israeli threats, tells Kuwait newspaper Syria continuously upgrading military capabilities. Hezbollah: We possess arms that can hit deep in Israel”
Roee Nahmias
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http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/26582.htm
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‘Al-Hayat’: Russia Supplied Syria With S-300 Missiles
The London daily Al-Hayat reports, citing a Russian source, that Russian President Vladimir Medvedev is to visit Syria on May 11 to discuss promoting Syria-Russia military and other cooperation.
According to the paper, in accordance with contracts signed between the two, Russia has supplied Syria with S-300 and Iskander missile defense systems, and there are contacts between the sides for the provision of new models of MiG aircraft and air defense systems.
Source: Al-Hayat, London, April 23, 2010
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en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20100414/158581904.html
“Russian nuclear cruiser makes port call in Syria”
20:041 4/04/2010
SNIPPET: “Russia’s nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky has arrived in Syria’s Mediterranean port of Tartus ahead of Russian Navy drills in the Indian Ocean.
A large Syrian naval delegation accompanied by Russia’s ambassador to Syria, Sergei Kirpichenko, visited the Russian warship on Wednesday.
“The Pyotr Veliky’s visit to the Syrian port of Tartus is a symbolic event. It is a continuation of our historic ties with Syria that serves as a guarantee of our future cooperation not only in the naval sphere but also in other areas,” Kirpichenko said.
“I am certain that we will witness new and significant progress in our bilateral cooperation in the near future,” he added.”
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Security+scare+delays+Montreal+flight+London/2948524/story.html
Security scare delays Montreal flight to London
‘Suspicious’ passenger yanked off BA Flight 94 at Trudeau
By Monique Muise, Montreal GazetteApril 24, 2010 11:02 PM
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saying that a male passenger in his late fifties had been escorted off the plane by officials about an hour before. Fellow passengers reportedly told the cabin crew that the man had been behaving oddly and was in possession of a small quantity of clear liquid.
“It was more than what you would normally be allowed to have, and passengers said he was doing something suspicious with it,” McKenna explained. “He looked like an older, male professional. Glasses, greying hair. He looked like my dentist.”
The man reportedly told crew members that the liquid was medication, but became unco-operative and was removed from the aircraft, she added.
Crew members then removed the man’s luggage and searched the overhead bins where he was sitting, McKenna said.
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