Posted on 09/14/2009 12:50:55 PM PDT by Fali_G
Pick a tunnel, bridge or building in the greater NYC area.
Couple that with Madrid or London style backpack attacks.
Has Janet, (Napolitano, not Reno), made any statement?
Janet, took a good look at these guys. I doubt if they are white, veterans . NO, I'm sure there's nary a "redneck" militia type amongst them.
Feds probe alleged terrorists who tried to rent giant truck in suspected Al Qaeda bomb plot
BY James Gordon Meek In Washington, Judith Crosson In Denver, Kate Nocera, Rocco Parascandola and Larry Mcshane
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Investigators probed a failed Queens truck rental for ties to a possible Al Qaeda bomb plot yesterday as a chief terror suspect tried making a deal to save his skin.
The New York end of the expanding federal probe centered on seven Afghan men who tried to rent the biggest truck at a Queens U-Haul on Sept. 9, sources told the Daily News.
The size of the vehicle involved - a 26-foot-long truck - suggested the conspirators wanted to pack it with explosives, sources said.
A police source acknowledged there was “quite a bit that we weren’t completely sure of” about the plot or the role of Najibullah Zazi, the bearded public face of the terrorism investigation.
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Attorney General Eric Holder said the probe had spread beyond Denver, home to the alleged terror cell, and New York City.
“The FBI is working this case around the clock in both cities and in other parts of the country,” he said.
The truck rental bid failed when none of the men could produce a valid credit card. All refused to surrender the identification needed to pay cash, the manager of the Flushing U-Haul said.
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The feds turned up at the U-Haul in Jamaica around 11 a.m. Thursday as authorities continued tailing and interviewing suspects linked to the reputed Denver cell.
At least three Afghan men - including Ahmad Afzali, a Queens imam identified by a U-Haul employee as one of the would-be renters - were questioned in New York by FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, sources said.
And at least a dozen people remained under round-the-clock surveillance in the case.
U-Haul workers also identified Naiz Kahn, who has said he gave Zazi a place to stay during his visit to New York last week.
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The Department of Homeland Security sent a note to police last night to remain alert.
“While DHS and FBI have no information regarding the timing, location or target of any planned attack, we believe it is prudent to remind transit authorities to remain vigilant,” it said.
(snip)
Authorities, despite all the activity, had not yet made an arrest four days after NYPD raids on several locations in Queens.
(snip)
When are they going to raid the Capitol Building and the White House?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32927090/ns/us_news-security/
Man in terror probe skips FBI questioning
Airport shuttle driver needed to spend day with lawyer, spokeswoman says
DENVER - A man under investigation in a terrorism probe in New York and Colorado did not report for a fourth day of FBI questioning Saturday so he could spend a much-needed day with his attorney, the attorney’s spokeswoman said.
Najibullah Zazi had been scheduled to go to the Federal Building in Denver on Saturday. But Wendy Aiello, a spokeswoman for Zazi’s defense team, told The Associated Press that Zazi and his attorney contacted the FBI to cancel the meeting.
“They are meeting as client and attorney to review the case and the entire situation,” Aiello said. “Further meetings with the FBI are not being ruled out.”
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“Terror Suspect’s Computer Said to Show Sports Stadiums, Fashion Sites”
ABC News “The Blotter” ^ | 9-19-2009 | RICHARD ESPOSITO, BRIAN ROSS and CLAYTON SANDELL
Posted on Saturday, September 19, 2009 3:23:40 PM by kozanne
Terror Suspect’s Computer Said to Show Sports Stadiums, Fashion Sites
Officials Report Denver Man Sent Texts Suggesting Attack Coming; ‘Wedding Cake’ Is Ready
By RICHARD ESPOSITO, BRIAN ROSS and CLAYTON SANDELL Sept. 19, 2009—
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A computer belonging to alleged al Qaeda suspect Najibullah Zazi showed he had researched baseball and football stadiums and sites used in the recent Fashion Week event in New York City, law enforcement officials tell ABCNews.com.
Zazi, 24, had been scheduled to spend a fourth day today being questioned by the FBI but his lawyer, Arthur Folsom, canceled the session.
“He has taken the day to consult with his client,” said Wendy Aiello, a spokeswoman for the lawyer.
Zazi is not in custody, she said.
While officials say they do not know the targets of the alleged plot, the contents of Zazi’s computer are considered a valuable insight into what he might have been planning.
After first denying any ties to al Qaeda, Zazi has now admitted certain ties developed during trips to Pakistan, law enforcement officials told ABCNews.com.
The officials said text messages sent by Zazi suggest the plot was nearing the attack phase. One message said the “wedding cake is ready,” which authorities say may have been code to indicate the attack was ready. Al Qaeda operatives have frequently used references to weddings to disguise planned terror attacks.
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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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359 posted on September 19, 2009 1:49:26 AM PDT by Cindy
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Somebody needs to get this guy strapped to a water board post haste.
10 posted on September 19, 2009 2:32:24 PM PDT by KarinG1 (I’d love to tell my boss to kiss my a**, but I can’t because I’m self-employed.)
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“One message said the “wedding cake is ready,” which authorities say may have been code to indicate the attack was ready.”
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Zazi is not in custody, she said.
WHAT??? WTF???
12 posted on September 19, 2009 2:34:53 PM PDT by airborne (Don’t let history record that, when faced with evil, you did nothing!)
"One message said the “wedding cake is ready,” which authorities say may have been code to indicate the attack was ready.”
Thank you Uncle Ike, the story isn’t over yet.
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Corruption: Banks Lending UNSECURED To Terrorists?
The Market Ticker ^ | 9/19/09 | Karl Denninger
Posted on Saturday, September 19, 2009 5:50:11 PM by FromLori
This is pretty interesting... and infuriating.
Remember the “scare” recently when The FBI descended on Queens NY on some sort of terrorism tip?
The FBI is grilling this guy, a Denver man:
The Afghan national at the center of a reputed Al Qaeda terror cell probe was trying to cut a deal Friday after two days of FBI grilling, sources told the Daily News.
Ok, good enough. Except for this...
Between 2005 and 2008, he opened credit card accounts with Bank of America, Chase, Capital One, Discover and Citibank and ran up a debt of more than $50,000.
When he filed for bankruptcy, Zazi said he hadn’t worked in two months.
Hmmm.... $50,000 in credit card debt eh? Let me guess - this guy had a $200,000+ annual income? He was some sort of professional? Had a lot of money? That’s what you’d expect, right?
Uh, no.
A bit of digging around The Internet on this guy reveals the following:
Zazi’s aunt, Rabia Zazi, said that her nephew recently visited the Peshawar region of Pakistan _ where she said his wife lives. Najibullah Zazi hopes to bring his wife to the United States, his aunt said.
She said Zazi was born in Pakistan but moved to the United States at an early age and grew up in Queens. He moved to Colorado several months ago to help his father with his shuttle business, she said.
Gonzales said Zazi had left another shuttle company for ABC, where drivers are more independent and can set their own hours. He said he was surprised to hear news reports about Zazi.
Oh, so we have a 25 year old Afghan immigrant, presumably here legally but probably not a naturalized citizen. He didn’t own his own business, he drove a delivery vehicle for a shuttle company. A decidedly pedestrian line of work, and one that doesn’t pay all that well (can you say “taxi driver”?)
Yet our banks - the ones that have received federal bailout money - gave this guy $50,000 worth of outstanding credit on multiple lines, which he all drew down and spent (presumably on whatever he was up to here) prior to filing bankruptcy.
Can someone answer this question:
HOW IN THE HELL DO OUR BANKING REGULATORS ALLOW THIS SORT OF OUTRIGHT FRAUDULENT GRANTING OF CREDIT? $50,000 IN UNSECURED CREDIT LINES TO A FREAKING DELIVERY DRIVER WHO APPEARS TO BE A FOREIGN NATIONAL WITH NO ASSETS IN THE UNITED STATES AGAINST WHICH TO SECURE THE LOAN?
THE BANKS THAT WE BAILED OUT FAILED TO STOP THIS CRAP ALL THE WAY UP TO MARCH OF THIS YEAR AT LEAST (WHEN THIS GUY FILED BANKRUPTCY) AND PROBABLY STILL ARE DOING IT!
This is an OUTRAGE. Not only did this guy effectively stick the US Taxpayer with the $50,000 in debt it appears he may have been using the freaking money to plot some sort of terrorist attack as part of an Al-Quaida cell INSIDE THE UNITED STATES?
TO PUT THIS IN ONE SENTENCE: BANKS THAT WE BAILED OUT WITH TAXPAYER MONEY ARE FUNDING TERRORISTS INSIDE THE US?!
And don’t try to tell me this is an “isolated incident” either. Some of these banks have had active programs for years to give loans and other services to undocumented illegal aliens. Wells Fargo even advertised their willingness to lend to people in this nation illegally:
It’s the American dream — buying a home for your family. And now you don’t have to be in the country legally to own one.
Wells Fargo is first major California lender to offer home loans to illegal immigrants, 10News reported.
“We’re not required to ask the immigration status of any of our customers. That is the responsibility of the federal government,” Wells Fargo bank representative Jerry Ruiz said.
Bank America has provided credit cards for years to illegal immigrants and others “without social security numbers”, requiring only that they have a checking account for three months. BAC will also extend mortgages to these people - individuals who could be deported at any time, sticking the bank (well no, sticking the taxpayer, since we bailed them out!) with the loss.
Oh, and if you want an ACORN connection to all this? Here it is - this time with CITIBANK, who only exists today because of taxpayer largesse:
The local program, which uses tax identification numbers instead of Social Security numbers, is similar to programs run by small lenders – and two state agencies – around the country that have distributed millions of dollars to undocumented immigrants over the past few years.
“There is a huge untapped market out there, but it is a controversial program,” said Sarah Lumbert, office director of San Diego’s ACORN Housing Corp., part of a national group working with Citibank to provide tax-ID loans.
Isn’t that special?
Not only is the taxpayer bailing out banks that have made loans to illegal immigrants but now it appears that the taxpayer has been bailing out banks WHO EFFECTIVELY GAVE MONEY TO AL-QUAIDA TO FUND A TERRORIST ATTACK IN THE UNITED STATES!
(Yes, I know, in theory it was a “loan” on those credit cards. But on the objective facts are you “lending” $50,000 on credit cards to someone who is employed as a delivery driver and has that sort of income, or did you really, when one analyzes the facts dispassionately, GIVE them that money?)
These banks need to be broken up, their so-called “assets” marked to the market, each and every one of these “loans” identified and chased down and the so-called “programs” that make this sort of abuse possible stopped - right now. If we can find a law in here that was broken we need to start locking people up at the same time.
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Ok, let’s get really specific on the stadiums and fashion sites (with this reminder: you and I don’t know what else and where else he surfed on his computer):
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“Report: NYC Sports Stadiums, Fashion Venues Researched by Man Eyed in Terror Investigation”
Saturday, September 19, 2009
SNIPPET: “Investigators found research on New York City sports stadiums and sites related to the city’s Fashion Week events on the computer of a man being questioned in an FBI probe of an alleged terrorist plot, ABC News reports.”
“Man in terror probe meets with attorney, not FBI”
Last Update: 4:20 pm
Note: Thanks to all for the pings, etc for this next update.
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“NYC Terror Plot Suspect, Father Arrested in Colorado”
Sunday, September 20, 2009
SNIPPET: “Federal agents Saturday arrested Najibullah Zazi, the man under investigation in a terrorism probe in New York, and his father after swarming Zazi’s Aurora, Colo., apartment.
At 9:30 p.m., 15 to 20 law enforcement cars reportedly swarmed into the parking lot of Zazi’s apartment.
Both Najibullah’s Zazi and his father, Muhommad, were removed from the apartment in handcuffs by armed FBI agents.”
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“Reputed Al Qaeda terror cell operative Najibullah Zazi arrested by FBI”
BY JUDITH CROSSON IN DENVER AND ROCCO PARASCANDOLA, ALISON GENDAR, JAKE PEARSON, TINA MOORE AND LARRY MCSHANE
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Sunday, September 20th 2009, 12:40 AM
SNIPPET: “Suspected mastermind Najibullah Zazi, 24, and his father, Muhammad Zazi, were handcuffed as authorities raided Zazi’s suburban Denver home, television broadcasts showed. It was not clear what charges they faced.
Two more arrests were expected in New York City, CNN reported.
One suspect in the probe - that now reaches from New York to Colorado and overseas - told investigators that Zazi was expected to decide when the cell would launch their attack, a law enforcement source said.
ABC News reported Zazi also had used his computer to research football stadiums and sites where recent Fashion Week events were held in Manhattan.
Zazi also had a cell phone video of Grand Central Terminal, sources said.”
SNIPPET: “None of the potential stadium sites was identified by name, although both New York and Denver - the two cities at the heart of the investigation - host multiple professional sports stadiums.
It was unclear if the stadium information was tied directly to any specific plot hatched by Zazi, an Afghan national who moved to Denver from New York six months ago, sources said.”
SNIPPET: “All told, authorities were watching up to a dozen men in New York, sources said.”
SNIPPET from post no. 393:
"Two more arrests were expected in New York City, CNN reported."
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“3 arrested for false statements in terror probe”
By STEVEN K. PAULSON (AP) – 18 minutes ago
DENVER —
SNIPPET: “Najibullah Zazi, 24, and his father, Mohammed Wali Zazi, 53, were arrested by federal agents late Saturday at their suburban Denver homes. Ahmad Wais Afzali, 37, of Flushing, New York, also was arrested, the Justice Department said.
Each was charged with knowingly and willfully making false statements to the FBI “in a matter involving international and domestic terrorism,” the department said in a statement.
The Zazis were scheduled to appear in federal court in Denver on Monday, it said. Afzali was to appear Monday in federal court in the Eastern District of New York.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8265201.stm
Page last updated at 07:07 GMT, Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:07 UK
SNIPPET: “Three Afghans held over US ‘plot’
SNIPPET: “David Kris, assistant attorney general for national security, said the arrests were part of “an ongoing and fast-paced investigation”, AFP news agency reported.
The FBI was also investigating other people “in the United States, Pakistan and elsewhere, relating to a plot to detonate improvised explosive devices in the United States”, the Justice Department said.
No further details have been released concerning the investigation.”
"The FBI was also investigating other people “in the United States, Pakistan and elsewhere, relating to a plot to detonate improvised explosive devices in the United States”, the Justice Department said."
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/20/terror.probe/
“3 men in terror probe charged with making false statements”
SNIPPET: “AURORA, Colorado (CNN) — Federal agents have charged a 24-year-old Colorado resident, his father and another man with making false statements as part of an extensive terror investigation that stretches to Pakistan.”
SNIPPET: “Najibullah Zazi, an Afghan national, and his father, Mohammed Wali Zazi, were arrested Saturday night in the Denver suburb of Aurora.
An acquaintance of the two men, Ahmad Wais Afzali of Flushing, New York, was also arrested. Afzali is a legal permanent resident from Afghanistan.”
SNIPPET: “Federal agents were investigating several people in the United States, Pakistan and elsewhere in relation to a plot to detonate improvised explosive devices in the United States, officials said.”
SNIPPET: “Two sources familiar with the investigation said that Zazi had video of New York’s Grand Central Terminal, a massive junction of rail and subway lines, as well as shops and restaurants, which see an average of more than a half million visitors per day.”
"SNIPPET: “Federal agents were investigating several people in the United States, Pakistan and elsewhere in relation to a plot to detonate improvised explosive devices in the United States, officials said.”
SNIPPET: “Two sources familiar with the investigation said that Zazi had video of New York’s Grand Central Terminal, a massive junction of rail and subway lines, as well as shops and restaurants, which see an average of more than a half million visitors per day.”
Good morning, Cindy... ;)
Is it just me, or does each advance of this story just bring rise to more confusion??
The actions of LE - including the inordinate number of ‘leaks’ and unattributed statements - are making less sense at every turn....
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