Posted on 05/09/2007 5:37:20 AM PDT by Calpernia
The six Islamic militants accused of plotting a bloody massacre at Fort Dix are the latest in a long list of terror suspects with ties to the Garden State.
In 1993, Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind cleric from Jersey City - was taken into custody and charged with being the spiritual mastermind of a terror-cell that bombed the World Trade Center - and planned to blow up several Hudson River crossings.
A number of the 9/11 hijackers lived in Jersey for months, as did other Al Qaeda operatives who plotted to destroy the Prudential building in Newark. Several would-be arms dealers have also been arrested in the Garden State, and of course the anthrax attacks originated here - but that case has never been solved.
So why is all of this terror activity happening in Jersey?
Dick Canas, the Director of the State Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness says our proximity to New York City is one reason. He also points out we have tremendous ethnic diversity in Jersey, and "that makes it a smorgasbord here for people who would like to hide out- hundreds of different ethnic groups reside here."
Security expert Vincent Bove agrees, but he also stresses Jersey has plenty of its own targets, including Ports Newark and Elizabeth, Newark Liberty Airport, and a host of chemical plants along the turnpike - in a two mile area dubbed the most dangerous in America by the FBI.
"This area is just a few minutes from the GW Bridge, the Lincoln tunnel and the Holland tunnel" says Bove, "the main arteries of our nation pass right through New Jersey…we need to remain vigilant - if we let our guard down, the enemy can come from within."
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I wonder if he was keeping an eye on bad guys like these, or if he dropped the ball while having fun with his pal, Governor Jim.
New Jersey governor quits, comes out as gay McGreevey announces resignation after telling of affair Friday, August 13, 2004
(CNN) -- Dropping a political bombshell, New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey announced his resignation Thursday after revealing that he is gay and that he had an adulterous affair with a man.
Thanks.
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Excerpt:
The investigation began more than a year ago after a New Jersey store clerk was asked to transfer a videotape onto a DVD. The tape showed 10 men shooting weapons at a firing range and calling for jihad, prosecutors said. The 10 included the six men under arrest, authorities said.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1830651/posts?page=24#24
There were 10 and they arrested 6? Anyone else have info on this?
Thank you!
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