Posted on 09/14/2009 3:11:16 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Authorities raided properties in New York City today in an effort that was intended to disrupt the plans of a terror suspect whose travels had been tracked by the FBI, according to an official briefed on the raids.
"He was being watched and concern grew as he met with a group of individuals in Queens over the weekend," said Congressman Pete King (R-NY). "The FBI went to court late last night for an emergency warrant to conduct the raids this morning." A resident in the neighborhood said there was police activity around 2 a.m. Monday.
Officials said the execution of search warrants came after days of surveillance, and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly characterized it as part of an "ongoing investigation."
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Why does anyone in Congress have anything to do with this? Isn't this a law enforcement thing?
ML/NJ
I can’t wait for these guys to get their day in federal court and get off with hand slaps and a brief stint in some country club federal prison.
Were these misunderstood folks working for ACORN? Did they tell the officers they had a miserable childhood?
I wonder what, specifically, was imminent?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2339523/posts?q=1&;page=130#130
So far, from what I've gathered:
An Afghani from the mid-west, with links to Al Qaeda visited several homes in Queens this weekend. This person has been under surveillance for sometime. When he left, they raided the homes, questioned people, and took the cell phones. At this point, I do not know of any arrests, no word on what was removed from home, or how many involved.
This is the condensed version (info gathered from various sources - links at other thread).
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