"Da Bears."
Posted on 12/08/2006 9:03:25 AM PST by janetjanet998
Edited on 12/08/2006 11:03:36 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
A 22-year-old Rockford man has been charged with plotting to set off hand grenades in an alleged terror attack at a popular Rockford mall during the busy holiday season, federal authorities announced today.
Derrick Shareef, of Rockford, has been charged with attempting to maliciously damage and destroy a building and to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons or property in the U.S., federal authorities said.
According to an FBI affidavit, Shareef met with an undercover federal agent in a Rockford area parking lot to trade stereo speakers for a handgun and four hand grenades that he intended to use at the CherryVale shopping mall at 7200 Harrison Ave., just off the junction of Interstate Highways 90 and 39 in the city.
The mall, with about 130 retail stores, was one of several potential targets, which also included courthouses, city hall and several government buildings, the complaint alleges. Sources said there was no imminent threat from the attack, describing it as more of a hopeful plan.
Shareef also allegedly told an acquaintance who actually was cooperating with the FBI that he wanted to commit acts of "violent jihad" against civilians.
Shareef told an undercover informant that he wanted to attack a courthouse in DeKalb County and "smoke a judge," according to the complaint.
"[T]he courthouse in DeKalb where I be going every month …You go in there and you clock the first three [guards] at the door that they got, and you up in there, you know what I'm saying…I just want to smoke a judge," the complaint quoted Shareef as saying.
The informant then asked Shareef when he wanted to stage the attack.
"What do you think? I like the holiday season," the complaint quotes him as saying.
ROP?
Did you get a copy of that statement for posterity?
They keep referring to the Loma Prieta 'quake as the San Fransisco 'quake.
Everything west of the Hudson River is pretty much the same...
ABC News reported that he is linked to Al Qaeda. To be honest...I can't believe they haven't done things like this already...it would destroy the U.S. economy and especially the shopping season for Christmas as people would fear going to the stores.
Seems like such an obvious tactic that we all have been waiting for...really shocked it has not happened yet.
From what I gather, he lives in Chicago and planned the attack in Rockford.
HEY!!!!
"those silly Bears fans."
Naw, if it were a Bears fan he would be blowing up a mall in Minneapolis.
From #20: "The suspect -- who has been linked to al Qaeda -- is scheduled to appear in court later today."
"The suspect is being described as a "lone wolf" style terrorist and is not believed to have ties to any organized terrorist group."
Which is it I wonder?
isn't the "traditional" purpose of a cell, a one to one arrangement---between 2 people only ?
one person gets a call ?
and if that person's caught,he only knows one ?
"those silly Bears fans."
Naw, if it were a Bears fan he would be blowing up a mall in Minneapolis.
"I sure like to know his name and (if relevant) what his religion is."
I'm gonna go ahead and say he probably wasn't a Methodist...
It's still there at the link in reply #20.
Hey! We only go beserk when they lose at home!
Oh no. It's Cindy Sheehan. ~ concerned about politics
That would be a "Lone dog" terrorist...
Funny how ABC in Chicago is reporting that the terrorist is Al Qaeda and ABC in NY is reporting he is a "lone wolf".
A yute
"Da Bears."
Well, for what it's worth, I lived in LA for 4 years and whenever my friends in Texas asked where I lived, I always lied and said I was in Bakersfield...I was just too ashamed to tell them the truth.
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