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
Same info - different source (with link)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343120/posts
ABC NEWS: Zazi Admits Al-Qaeda Ties, May Plead Guilty
ABC News-Denver ^ | 09-18-2009 | ABC News-Denver
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009 1:49:17 PM by Beaten Valve
The Aurora man under FBI investigation for alleged ties to a New York bomb plot has admitted he has ties to al-Qaida and is in negotiations to plead guilty to a terror charge, a senior law enforcement official told ABC News.
The official said Zazi had received explosives training and his possible guilty plea would be part of a deal to cooperate with the government.
The 24-year-old Zazi had insisted he had “no ties, no connection to al-Qaida” in interviews with reporters earlier this week.
But after two eight-hour interrogations at the FBI offices in Denver on Wednesday and Thursday, Zazi told a different story this morning, the law enforcement official said.
Zazi’s attorney, Arthur Folsom, called the reports “completely unfounded.”
Thank you both. It is now posted.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,551893,00.html
“Colo. Man in Suspected NYC Subway Plot Admits Ties to Al Qaeda”
Friday, September 18, 2009
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SNIPPET: “DEVELOPING: The man under FBI investigation for alleged ties to a New York subway terror plot has admitted he has ties to Al Qaeda and is in negotiations to plead guilty to a terror charge, FOX News confirmed Friday.
Najibullah Zazi reportedly told officials that he had received explosives training and his possible guilty plea would be part of a deal to cooperate with the government.
An attorney for Zazi issued the following statement on Friday: “The FBI has asked to speak to my client’s father, Mr. Mohammed Zazi, and we are cooperating fully with the FBI’s request.””
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,551893,00.html
“Zazi has cooperated with the investigation, answering all the FBI agents’ questions except for one requiring him to speculate about the actions of the NYPD, his lawyer told The Associated Press.”
No doubt, looking for the source of the link that tipped this group off.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/20990417/detail.html
“ABC NEWS: Zazi Admits Al-Qaeda Ties, May Plead Guilty
Attorney Calls Reports ‘Completely Unfounded’”
POSTED: 1:03 pm MDT September 18, 2009
UPDATED: 2:05 pm MDT September 18, 2009
SNIPPET: “DENVER — The Aurora man under FBI investigation for alleged ties to a New York bomb plot has admitted he has ties to al-Qaida and is in negotiations to plead guilty to a terror charge, a senior law enforcement official told ABC News.
The official said Zazi had received explosives training and his possible guilty plea would be part of a deal to cooperate with the government.”
SNIPPET: “Law enforcement officials in New York told ABC News that they have questioned at least 12 men about their connections to Zazi who arrived in New York after a 1,777 mile drive from Denver in a rental car taken out in his father’s name.
ABC News reported that authorities found 12 new backpacks and a laptop computer. Authorities told ABC News that the computer contained bomb making directions and an explosives recipe that would have produced homemade bombs of the same size and type used in the terror attacks on the London subways in July, 2005.”
holy carp! Just got home and got the breaking news email- I knew there would be a post from you :)
Going to catch up now- thanks..
"...questioned at least 12 men"..."found 12 new backpacks..."
Warning - personal reflection follows.... ;)
I want to caution everybody against taking this as ‘sounding the all-clear’, and letting our guard down....
This is a great development, but, as yet, we don’t have any of the ‘shooters’ in custody - nor have we confiscated any materiel... (That has been reported, anyway)
The story/situation is still on-going....
Agree, just the ‘tip of the iceberg’.
Hat-tip to Cindy - I’m cross-posting this as perhaps relevant..
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2343165/posts?page=1
Fire Destroys Bronx Mosque
NY1.com ^ | Updated September 18, 2009, 3:38 | n/a
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009 2:48:11 PM by Cindy
SNIPPET: “The flames broke out around 11 p.m. in the mosque on East 166th Street in Morrisania and then spread. It took several hours to get it under control.
Three firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
“The whole place was gone. The fire started inside the store and it was burning for like two hours and then everything started blowing, exploding,” said local resident Lenroy Carr.
The cause is still under investigation.”
(Excerpt) Read more at ny1.com ...
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The leader of the burnt Bronx mosque is on the NYPD radar: Sheikh Moussa Drammeh...signers of letter CAIR, MPAC, etc.
http://maclc1.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/october-23-response-to-commissioner/
‘You mention “[t]wo of your members, M. Ali Chaudry … and Sheikh Moussa Drammeh” were invited to a “Radicalization and De-radicalization Workshop” (p.2). However, neither these “outside experts” have been working with the undersigned groups who represent a significant proportion of New York Muslims, and, to the best of our knowledge, nor were they in attendance at our meetings at Police Plaza. It is further unclear what qualifications or expertise these two individuals bring to the discussion on radicalization and de-radicalization. While there may be difficultly in coordinating with the larger Muslim community, the NYPD must consciously solicit representative views and consider a broad spectrum of the Muslim community and expertise in the course of dialogues.”
Maybe a ‘connectable dot’...
Several reports indicated that Zasi was ‘tipped off by a call from an Imam’....
Hmmmmm??
Thanks Uncle Ike. Very interesting indeed. What do you make of it. Possible cover up of evidence?
” Possible cover up of evidence? “
Could be... (Assuming that this is a related incident..)
Another possible explanation is that, having learned that Zasi was caught and singin’, they were trying to move their ‘stash’, when things went awry.. (”Boy, is this stuff unstable!”)
“they were trying to move their ‘stash’, when things went awry.”
ahhh - I see. That’s an interesting possibility.
ON THE INTERNET:
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September 19, 2009
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/19/briefs-98005677/
By From wire dispatches and staff reports
“Official: Man admits links to al Qaeda”
DENVER
SNIPPET: “The intelligence official in Washington told the Associated Press that Mr. Zazi has indicated that he is directly linked with al Qaeda. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss intelligence matters, said Mr. Zazi played a crucial role in an intended terrorist attack but that it was not immediately clear what the targets were.
The official went on to say that the plot was being directed from outside the United States.”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gT-Kwm3eHQPp5qw5B5yzpuy07XuwD9AQ311G0
“Second man questioned in terror probe”
By CATHERINE TSAI (AP) – 7 hours ago
SNIPPET: “DENVER — A man under investigation in a terrorism probe in New York and Denver has indicated he is associated with al-Qaida and played a key role in a planned terror attack, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Friday.”
SNIPPET: “The intelligence official in Washington told The Associated Press that Zazi has indicated that he is directly linked with al-Qaida.”
SNIPPET: “Another official familiar with the investigation told the AP on Thursday that Zazi had contact with a known al-Qaida associate.”
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Target Of NY Bomb Plot Probe Admits Terrorist Ties
WCBSTV.com ^ | Sep 18, 2009 11:50 pm US/Eastern | Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS), Reporting
Posted on September 19, 2009 1:42:26 AM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: “The ties between Najibullah Zazi and al-Qaida are growing. A source who gets high-level intelligence briefings told CBS 2 HD that law enforcement officials have recorded a number of conversations between Zazi and a known al-Qaida operative in Pakistan.
The key parts of the conversation? The operative told Zazi what to say if stopped by police, and there is also a reference to a “wedding,” which American agents believe is a code word for an attack.
Sources said the formula for the explosive TATP was found in Zazi’s computer when they seized his car, and with President Barack Obama coming to the UN next week, the FBI felt it needed to act.”
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