Terror Strike Toronto ( Aborted! )

Any guesses at how long it takes the usual suspects to a) downplay the story as much ado about nothing, and/or b) weave it into a conspiracy to turn Canada into Shrubhitler's police state. Update; It's already begun.

Stop The ACLU on the internet angle and possible affiliations with suspects in the US.

Terror raids in Canada, too

Those arrested are "Muslims, but not Arabs." It's nice to see the mainstream media actually making this elementary distinction, which might begin to dispel the calumny that the anti-jihad resistance is "racism."Comments (45)

The National Post also took a look at the Georgia-Canada connection in Terrorism’s ‘new guard’, published first on May 4, 2006.

Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 19, and Syed Haris Ahmed, 21, are accused of traveling [sic] to Canada last March for “terrorism-related planning and co-ordination” with local radicals.

and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, both U.S. citizens who grew up in the Atlanta area, met with at least three other targets of ongoing FBI terrorism investigations during a trip to Canada in March 2005... More here

The NYT has some interesting info tucked away in its report about the arrests. Apparently the Toronto jihadis may have been in contact with some Georgia jihadis:

This, of course, is not the first time Sadequee and Ahmed have appeared in news items at Jihad Watch: ttp://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/011656.php Comments (38) "They include men of Somali, Egyptian, Jamaican, and Trinidadian origin. All are residents of Canada and “for the most part” all are Canadian citizens, police said."

"Hopefully some taboo topics will be opened. Like open borders. Immigration by Muslims etc., and not a second too late."

As Dan Riehl notes, there is a possible link between the Canadian arrests and two recently indicted jihadi suspects in Georgia. Blogged about them last month:

A 21-year-old Georgia Tech student and another man traveled to Canada to meet with Islamic extremists to discuss "strategic locations in the United States suitable for a terrorist strike," according to an affidavit made public Friday. More here

An FBI agent's affidavit accused Sadequee and Ahmed, a 21-year-old Georgia Tech student, of meeting with at least three other targets of the FBI probe during a trip to Canada in March 2005. The men allegedly discussed attacks against oil refineries and military bases and planned to travel to Pakistan to get military training at a terrorist camp. More here

Massive Terror Attack? Connect the Dots

It appears that there is a global web of terror tied to this most recent bust of 17 Canadian Muslims and the "dirty bomb" bust in London. The weaponry found in these raids are WMD, weapons of mass destruction. Big time. Before these recent raids,there were at least 18 related arrests already taken place in Canada, the United States, Britain, Bosnia, Denmark, Sweden, and Bangladesh. Hat tip Pastorius and LGF; Canadian National Post: INTERNET CO-OPTED BY TERROR GROUPS

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2006/06/canada_terror_b.html

Canada Terror Bust: Three tons ammonium nitrate

UPDATED: Massive terror attacks, globally: More here hat tip Norman...A group of [Muslims - the word the media dares not speak - Atlas] Names of the 12 adults charged with terrorism-related offenses Canadian residents inspired by al Qaeda and arrested for "terrorism related offenses" had amassed enough explosives to build huge bombs and were planning to blow up targets in Ontario, Canada's political and economic power center, police said on Saturday. More here

UPDATE: Have you guys been reading CUANAS this past week. Pastorius nailed it, connected the proverbial dots...Clearly, something massive is in the works, spanning at least three major Western countries.

UPDATE: POLICE IN LONDON HUNTING CHEMICAL SUICIDE VEST:(hat tip Turn)

Man shot in dawn raid on suspected weapons factory Officers believe World Cup fans could be target of attack

Alleged Canadian terror plot has worldwide links--

The six-month RCMP investigation, called Project OSage, is one of several overlapping probes that include an FBI case called Operation Northern Exposure and a British probe known as Operation Mazhar. “There is preliminary indication that some of the Canadian subjects may have had limited contact with the two people recently arrested from Georgia,” Special Agent Richard Kolko, the FBI spokesman, said in an e-mail to the National Post.

Terror Cell Apprehended

Terror raids in Canada, too

Massive Terror Attack? Connect the Dots

Canada Terror Bust: Three tons ammonium nitrate

Alleged Canadian terror plot has worldwide links--

Background on UK raids

Toronto Terror Cell - Who Are Dirie and Mohamed?

Canadian Jihad's Worldwide Links

UK Searching for Chemical Suicide Bomb