Posted on 04/03/2015 8:21:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
NY1 Exclusive: Husband of Woman Arrested in Terror Plot Recounts What Happened When She Was Taken Into Custody
In a story you'll only see on NY1, the husband of one of the women accused of plotting to bomb the city takes us inside their home and walks us through what happened when she was taken in to custody.
Abu Bakr said his wife and two children were sleeping when federal agents came knocking early Thursday morning to arrest Noelle Velentzas on terrorism charges.
"She was here sleeping on that side, and the little one here," Bakr said.
Prosecutors say Velentzas and her friend Asia Siddiqui were plotting to build a homemade bomb and detonate it in the U.S.
"People asked how didn't I know, why I didn't know. Because that wasn't what she was doing. That wasn't what she was projecting," Bakr said. "If a person smokes and you don't see them, you can at least smell it. And it wasn't even like that with Noelle."
According to the federal complaint, Velentzas wanted to be a jihadist and had a knife she was planning to use if she got caught. Bakr said she always carried a knife.
Bakr: I would think that any husband would want their wives or their daughters to be, or have some type of, to have that upper hand in protecting themselves. It's natural. Boone: But federal prosecutors were saying that she was planning to use it in a - Bakr: They are saying a lot of other things that just doesn't add up.
Velentzas allegedly told an undercover officer that Osama bin Laden was a hero.
Boone: How did they meet? Bakr: They met at, I think at a protest.
He believes the undercover officer may have set his wife up because he claims he never heard any terroristic threats from his wife. He said Velentzas spent a lot of time with the undercover officer, both inside and outside the home.
"They hang out in the living room, because whenever they came, I would close the door, give the women their privacy, and I would stay here," Bakr said. "They went out to a restaurant to eat, their favorite restaurant."
After Velentzas' arrest, federal agents removed evidence from the house, including a pressure cooker. A pressure cooker was used in the Boston Marathon bombing.
Bakr: There was a pressure cooker that was sitting there for more than about six months without ever being used. Boone: Here, in this corner here? Bakr: No, under there. Boone: And what did she tell you the pressure cooker was for? Bakr: I found it. I was the one who brought it home.
Bakr said the couple moved to the house about seven years ago after they met through a mutual friend and got married. They have a 5-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old niece they adopted. Bakr is waiting for the right time to tell them what happened.
Velentzas, who is half-Greek and half-Italian, was born on Long Island but lived in a few places.
"Her father died when she was very young," Bakr said. "Her mother remarried and moved out to Puerto Rico, and she lived there for a big part of her life."
Bakr said Velentzas was a good mother and wife and he is standing by her. In the meantime, he is trying to figure out how he will raise two daughters by himself.
Noelle Velentzas
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What’s a moslem doing will a Christian name ???
Noel the Christmas Carol is short for Emmanuel (God with us) as the angels sang it to the shepherds about the Baby Jesus...
Noelle is the French version...
The Sgt. Shultz routine.
“ I know nothing”......
Noelle Velentzas
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What’s a moslem doing will a Christian name ???
Noel the Christmas Carol is short for Emmanuel (God with us) as the angels sang it to the shepherds about the Baby Jesus...
Noelle is the French version...
Ive been cringing every time I hear this Islamic terrorists name...
If it wasn’t for the police involvement, these two women would still be out there, ready and willing to blow people up. While it might have taken them longer without him, it was only his information, which ASSISTED IN THEIR GOAL.
No body ever seems to have any regard for the safety of the officer who puts his life on the line (day after day) to find out what these ladies were up to. He knew that at any moment they might become suspicious enough of him that they would immediately kill him.
To have the husband say that the officer set her up .. is just the standard thing they say when they get caught.
I do not discount the ability of police to set me up. I see stories all the time about dirty cops keeping bags of drugs ready to toss into a car they’re searching. I have had cops in the family and know how they back up stories of their partners. I know what a ham sandwich is.
The guilty say this and they’re still guilty. But the innocent can say it and be true too. Obviously this isn’t a setup. Nobody coerced her to do what she did. Nobody in govt made her believe what she wanted to believe.
Re: “Noel the Christmas Carol is short for Emmanuel (God with us) as the angels sang it to the shepherds about the Baby Jesus...
Noelle is the French version...”
My understanding is that “noel” IS French which can mean, “Christmas” or “Christmas season”, which may in turn be related to the Latin word, “natalis”, which means “birth.” It may also be a root of the French word, “nouvelles” which means “news.”
The English word, “nowel,” means an expression of or a shout of joy.
I’ve not heard that it was short for Emmanuel. You may be right, I’ve just not read that before.
Re: “. . .as the angels sang it to the shepherds about the Baby Jesus...”
Actually the Emmanuel passage is what the angel told to Joseph in his dream before he decided to marry Mary (Matthew 1:22-24). It wasn’t when the Angels visited the shepherds.
........”and her friend Asia Siddiqui”
The arabic word Siddiqui has two meanings...... Friend or bootleg home brew or smuggled store bought booze.
Standard thing? Like the police sometimes use standard methods?
BTW, how did the officers become involved? I might have missed that part.
Here we go.....Suspect meets them at a protest.
It’s a perfect place to infiltrate. Pretty much a standard thing.
She probably is guilty. If so, she’s also of guilty of being really dumb. Dumb terrorist are probably a good thing.
It was in the original story thread.
I think it was about some item one of them purchased or some unusual item or information they were seeking; there was something odd about it, and the surveillance started from there. I can’t remember how long it was before the police actually made contact with one of the ladies.
Basically the two of them were more or less screaming to be caught with postings on facebook and Islamic sites. They declared their hatred of the U.S. and desire to wage suicidal jihad. If the coppers hadn't kept an eye on them, you would be the one screaming the loudest about how the cops are a bunch of incompetent donut dowsers.
Origin of NOEL
French noël Christmas, carol, from Old French Nael (Deu), Noel Christmas, from Latin natalis birthday, from natalis natal
First Known Use: 1811
Actually, it means “my friend” in both cases (wink!)
In the meantime, he is trying to figure out how he will raise two daughters by himself.
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Oh, boo-hoo....He’ll probably raise them to be terrorists, as well.
Well true ......Party at last prayer.....”Will my friend Sid be there ?”....:o)
Saw so many vehicles over loaded coming back from Bahrain, Qatar or the UAE to Saudi loaded with VAT69 etc.. etc ... ..twas a joke !.....
Stay Safe !!
What did I say just up thread slick?
Try reading what was said before ya pop off with more asinine comments.
You alleging ya know know what someone would do or say even though that scenario never occurred is down right moronic.
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