Posted on 09/14/2009 12:50:55 PM PDT by Fali_G
BULLETIN -- NEW YORK POLICE AND FBI RAID HOMES IN QUEENS IN TERRORISM INVESTIGATION.6 minutes ago from BNO Headquarters
That is most interesting.
Yep, all that money for ____?
Note: The following post is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342677/posts
Sources: NY Transportation Hub Likely Target of Terror Plot
CNN ^ | 9/18/09
Posted on September 18, 2009 4:12:28 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A terror plot that came to light this week following raids in New York may have been targeting a major transportation center, sources close to the investigation told CNN on Thursday.
There was planning and preparation for an attack, presumably in the New York area, where there would be a large number of people and where security screening is lax such as a large railroad or subway station, essentially where there is no airport-style screening, the sources said.
Authorities are taking the plot seriously, because, the sources said, they think it involves “real-deal terrorists” operating and planning an attack in America.
Because of that fear, an unprecedented level of resources is being devoted to the investigation, the sources said. That includes the placement of a hostage rescue team in New York for possible raids and the deployment of additional resources to the Denver area in Colorado, where another phase of the probe is taking place.
The federal terrorism probe emerged Monday with a series of raids in the New York borough of Queens.
A former counterterrorism official who has been briefed on the investigation said bomb instructions were found, but could not say where.
The former official said backpacks, computers and maps were found during the searches in New York, and field tests turned up positive for explosives. But initial tests often yield false positives, and the former official was unaware whether more definitive tests had been concluded.
The backpacks support a theory that an attack similar to the 2004 train bombings in Madrid, Spain, was being planned.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Good morning, all..
Thankfully, this story hasn’t quite been sacrificed on the altar of the ‘news cycle’ quite yet...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342677/posts
Sources: NY Transportation Hub Likely Target of Terror Plot
CNN ^ | 9/18/09
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009 5:12:28 AM by nickcarraway
A terror plot that came to light this week following raids in New York may have been targeting a major transportation center, sources close to the investigation told CNN on Thursday.
There was planning and preparation for an attack, presumably in the New York area, where there would be a large number of people and where security screening is lax such as a large railroad or subway station, essentially where there is no airport-style screening, the sources said.
Authorities are taking the plot seriously, because, the sources said, they think it involves “real-deal terrorists” operating and planning an attack in America.
Because of that fear, an unprecedented level of resources is being devoted to the investigation, the sources said. That includes the placement of a hostage rescue team in New York for possible raids and the deployment of additional resources to the Denver area in Colorado, where another phase of the probe is taking place.
The federal terrorism probe emerged Monday with a series of raids in the New York borough of Queens.
A former counterterrorism official who has been briefed on the investigation said bomb instructions were found, but could not say where.
The former official said backpacks, computers and maps were found during the searches in New York, and field tests turned up positive for explosives. But initial tests often yield false positives, and the former official was unaware whether more definitive tests had been concluded.
The backpacks support a theory that an attack similar to the 2004 train bombings in Madrid, Spain, was being planned.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
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Personal opinion - I think it’s a dangrous mistake to fixate on the 2004 Madrid bombings as a model...
The 2005 (attempted) OU bombing and/or the 2001 DC Sniper panic are equally valid models to be looking at...
Ya beat me to it... ;)
(but then, I couldn’t resist the temptation to editorialize... ;))
Note: Photo included.
“A dozen on constant watch including Najibullah Zazi in FBI’s terrorist probe”
by JAMES GORDON MEEK IN WASHINGTON, JUDITH CROSSON IN DENVER, ROCCO PARASCANDOLA AND LARRY MCSHANE
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Friday, September 18th 2009, 4:00 AM
SNIPPET: “Zazi had taken video with his cell phone camera inside and outside Grand Central Station. But the video looked like a tourist tape, a law enforcement source said.”
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.”
"Zazi had taken video with his cell phone camera inside and outside Grand Central Station"
” that number had risen to as many as 12. A half-dozen were reportedly in New York, “
Which begs the question - Where are the rest of ‘em???
Enquiring minds want to know.....
No problem.
My tired brain says, “I wish I knew.”
Sorry, no answer, no info (on public news sites) and that’s all I know.
” My tired brain says, “I wish I knew.” “
Me too - there are disturbing indications that this plot may not be limited to NYC....
Good morning and thanks Uncle Ike. I’m still very interested in this story. I’ll search around for more information as well.
Good morning, HollyB...
I don’t think we can afford to let this fall by the wayside...
“If, and it’s a BIG ‘if’, there’s any depth to this story we’re following, it’s shaping up to indicate a plan for multiple, coordinated, ‘soft target’ attacks...”
Agreed.
“Vigilance is required.....”
Absolutely. Very sound advice.
Good reminder Rushmore. I do remember, haven’t heard anymore. I know Cindy has posted multiple incidents of cell phone purchase incidents. I too have many on our site as well.
” A dozen on constant watch including Najibullah Zazi in FBI’s terrorist probe “
[from deep in the article]
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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.
Sources said he returned to Colorado after slipping an FBI tail.
A federal law enforcement official said suspects in addition to Zazi were facing questioning yesterday, but the source declined to provide numbers or locations.
There were still no arrests three days after the NYPD raided a series of Queens apartments, taking the investigation public.
But there were indications of how seriously authorities were taking the threat, which raised the specter of mass transit bombings in Spain and London.
The Homeland Security Department beefed up security in the nation’s airports as a result of the Colorado-based probe, a senior official disclosed yesterday.
“Even a casual observer will notice a more visible presence of uniformed officers this week in the airports,” the Homeland Security Department official told the Daily News.
Thank you Uncle Ike.
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_13366393
Aurora man returning for a third day of questioning
By Bruce Finley The Denver Post
Posted: 09/18/2009 09:48:19 AM MDT
Updated: 09/18/2009 09:53:34 AM MDT
An Aurora man embroiled in a multi-state terror investigation is expected to participate in a third round of questioning with federal agents today.
Attorney Arthur Folsom told the Denver Post that his client, Najibullah Zazi, 24, is exhausted.
“He’d rather we be done,” Folsom said this morning. “He understands that we need to get this done.”
The questioning has changed as interviews have proceeded, Folsom said. “They are going through things - the best I can describe it - is chronologically. Covering all the bases.”
Folsom said authorities have been mindful of Zazi’s needs as a Muslim to fast — it is the holy month of Ramadan — and pray.
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The Associated Press quoted an unnamed official Thursday as saying that Zazi had contact with a known al-Qaeda associate and that agents had been monitoring five people in Colorado, including Zazi. The official did not provide more specific details.
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Thanks for the update.
!!!!!!!!!!
Breaking on fox news —
Zazi has admitted to FBI that he has ‘ties to Al Qaeda’, and is ‘negotiating a guilty plea’ to terrorism charges...
He and HIS FATHER are both said to be cooperating with authorities...
!!!!!!!!!!!!
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