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
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_Gd-6Shog
(AP)
“Sources: Zazi Had Contacts With Al-Qaida Leaders”
(October 15, 2009)
“Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi was in touch with Al Qaeda leader Mustafa al-Yazid”
BY HELEN KENNEDY
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Updated Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 4:29 PM
SNIPPET: “Najibullah Zazi, 24, had contacts through a middleman with Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, the terror leader who earlier this year said he would use nukes on America if he could only get his hands on some.
Al-Yazid is an Egyptian who has worked closely with Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda’s fugitive leader.”
SNIPPET: “Prosecutors say Zazi admitted when he was arrested last month that he “received instructions from Al Qaeda operatives on subjects such as weapons and explosives” during a trip to Pakistan in 2008.”
SNIPPET: “The feds say they found nine pages of handwritten bomb-making instructions in Zazi’s e-mail. The directions to make explosives of hydrogen peroxide and flour are similar to the bombs used by terrorists to bomb the London subway in 2005, killing 52 people.
Zazi and his friends bought up “unusual quantities of hydrogen and acetone products,” according to court papers. The store of chemicals has not been found.”
http://cryptome.org/zazi/usa-v-zazi.htm
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http://ny1.com/7-brooklyn-news-content/top_stories/107638/queens-imam-indicted-on-federal-charges
10/20/2009 11:19 PM
Queens Imam Indicted On Federal Charges
By: NY1 News
SNIPPET: “The Queens Imam suspected of tipping off an accused al-Qaida operative was indicted Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court.
Ahmad Wais Afzali, 53, is charged with tipping off Najibullah Zazi that New York City police detectives were after him.
Afzali is also accused of lying about it to federal agents.
The Imam remains free on bail.”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jo-DJrWfvGgfBJrFVm3T5dnZg2rwD9BF4J8O0
“December trial date for dad of terror suspect Zazi”
(AP) – 8 hours ago
SNIPPET: “DENVER — A Colorado man whose son is accused of plotting a terror attack in New York City is scheduled to go to trial in December on a charge of lying to investigators.
A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled a 10-day trial for Mohammed Wali Zazi starting Dec. 7 in U.S. District Court in Denver.”
http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/nefa_NY-DenverArrests.pdf
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blog:
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/10/nefa_foundation_target_america_3.php
“NEFA Foundation: “Target: America” The September 2009 Arrest of Najibullah Zazi and the Ongoing Investigation into his Terror Plot”
By Madeleine Gruen
(October 25, 2009)
www.dickdestiny.com/peroxidebombeasytomakeaug28sept27.JPG
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Note: More graphics here.
Note: Excerpting won’t do this article justice. If you’re a leo or one of the alphas or .mil’s — read it.
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http://sitrep.globalsecurity.org/articles/091018495-trends-in-terror-prep-net-surf.htm
“Trends in Terror Prep Net Surfing”
Posted by George Smith on 10/18/2009
Very interesting article, thanks Cindy.
Yep, I thought so, too.
Thanks for reading it Oorang.
“New York imam pleads not guilty to charges in jihad terror plot”
(November 2, 2009)
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“New York terror probe charges”
BY JOHN MARZULLI
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Originally Published:Monday, November 2nd 2009, 12:13 PM
Updated: Monday, November 2nd 2009, 1:24 PM
SNIPPET: “A Queens imam pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he lied to the FBI about tipping off would-be terrorist Najibullah Zazi that cops were on his tail.
Authorities say they intercepted a call from the imam, Ahma Wais Afzali, to Zazi in early September in which the cleric told Zazi an NYPD detective had come into a mosque asking questions about him.
Authorities believe Zazi was conspiring with others to detonate home-made bombs in the New York City subway system.”
Off Thread topic, but interesting:
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http://www.terraplexic.org/current-intelligence/2009/11/5/why-colorado.html
WHY COLORADO
Politics & Society | —Author: Marisa Urgo
The current issue of the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs has an interesting article on the Muslim community in Colorado — entitled, “Muslims in Colorado: From a Novelty Religion to a Thriving Community.” Obviously written before the case of al-Qaeda operative Najibullah Zazi (who lived and plotted a major attack from Colorado), the article helps to better understand the local milieu that could harbor an alleged al-Qaeda operative planning the group’s follow up to September 11th.
In Colorado, Muslim/non-Muslim interfaith activities have increased exponentially since the mid-1990s, especially since September 11, 2001, due to the increased interest of various groups which have attempted to understand and teach each other about their respective world views. Currently there is at least one interfaith event every week in the state.
(November 5, 2009, 1:47pm)
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http://allthingsct.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/brits-origin-of-najibullah-zazi-intel/
“Brits origin of Najibullah Zazi intel”
By Leah Farrall, Australia
(Added November 9, 2009)
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http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00924/SNN0915GX1-682_924619j.jpg
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2719955/British-spies-foil-911-New-York-raid-No2.html
EXCLUSIVE
“Brit spies foil 9/11 New York raid No2”
By JOHN KAY
Chief Reporter
Published: 09 Nov 2009
SNIPPET: “But the Yard’s counter-terrorism branch was monitoring an email address uncovered in April’s abortive Operation Pathway probe into an alleged UK terror cell.”
SNIPPET: “It lay dormant for months - then was suddenly reactivated in September.
After a British tip-off, US authorities allegedly found bomb-making instructions on Zazi’s laptop. His fingerprints were on batteries and measuring scales were seized.
A phone contained video of New York’s Grand Central Station, which he visited a week before his arrest. And explosive residue was found in a kitchen. Informants also said Zazi visited a terror training camp in Pakistan. A British security source told The Sun: “This was excellent work and highlights the fact we produce good information.””
Quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2387217/posts
Birmingham’s Rashid Rauf linked to new US terror plot
SUNDAY MERCURY.net ^ | Nov 15 2009 | by Ben Goldby, Sunday Mercury
Posted on November 15, 2009 8:10:17 PM PST by Cindy
SNIPPET: “TERROR mastermind Rashid Rauf has been linked to a fresh Al Qaida plot to launch attacks on the US.
The Birmingham-born extremist has been named by witnesses due to testify against Najibullah Zazi, who was arrested for plotting suicide bombings in New York.
MI6 officers have linked the plot to a complex terror network said to be directed from Pakistan by Rauf and fellow jihadists.
Zazi, 24, was identified through an intercepted communication, and was further implicated by US national Bryant Neal Vinas, who was captured in Pakistan last November.
Vinas, 26, allegedly admits meeting Rauf and receiving training to blow up a train on the Long Island Rail Road inside New York’s busy Pennsylvania Station.”
(Excerpt) Read more at sundaymercury.net ...
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http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/108585/Britain-s-top-terrorist/
16th November 2009 By Brendan Abbott
SNIPPET: “Extremist Rashid Rauf is said to have helped train a terrorist to blow up a packed train in a chilling July 7-style massacre.
MI6 officers have linked the plot to a complex terror network said to be directed from Pakistan by Rauf and fellow jihadists.”
The Islamist fanatic is suspected of being al-Qaida’s chief recruiter in Pakistan for European attacks.
Previously...
Posted here as a notation and for archival purposes:
“DEAD OR ALIVE”
BY HARRY UNDERWOODFIRST
POSTED SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
SNIPPET: “Rashid Rauf is the reason we’re not allowed to go through airport security with a bottle of water. The hooded, long-nosed extremist was the mastermind behind the plot to use Lucozade bottles and batteries to blow up at least seven planes flying across the Atlantic, for which three men were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday. Had Rauf’s plan succeeded, 18 suicide bombers might have killed 5,000 people.
A leading go-between for young, angry British Muslims and the terrorist network al-Qaeda, Rauf was also linked to the 2004 attempt to blow up London nightclubs with explosive fertiliser, to the murders of 52 people in the 7/7 bombings in 2005, and to the failed attempts to bomb London again a fortnight later.”
http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/terror-suspect-zazi-seeks-u-s-intelligence-files-1.1604199
“Terror suspect Zazi seeks U.S. intelligence files”
November 18, 2009 By ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO
ADDING to post no. 583:
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Note: The following news brief is a quote:
11/20/2009 09:14 AM
Queens Imam Involved In Terror Investigation Granted Holiday Travel
By: NY1 News
The Queens imam under house arrest for allegedly interfering with a terror investigation will spend Thanksgiving in Virginia.
According to reports, Ahmad Afzali was given permission to travel to his father’s home for the holiday. A federal judge in Brooklyn approved the trip after a request was filed by Afzali’s attorney.
Federal prosecutors reportedly did not oppose the request, but the office of pretrial services was concerned his electronic ankle monitoring bracelet would be out of range.
Afzali has been indicted for lying to federal investigators. He is accused of tipping off terror suspect Najibullah Zazi about the investigation.
http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/145559
“More Charges Expected in Zazi Case”
by Ailsa Chang
SNIPPET: “NEW YORK, NY December 04, 2009 —Federal prosecutors expect to file more charges against Najibullah Zazi who’s accused of conspiring to make homemade bombs as part of an alleged terror plot. They’ve told a federal judge in a pretrial hearing in Brooklyn, that the charges will appear in another indictment. Zazi’s lawyer, J. Michael Dowling:”
http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_347/formercoffee.html
Volume 22, Number 32 | The Newspaper of Lower Manhattan | December 18 - 24, 2009
“Former coffee-cart vendor could face more charges”
By Mary Reinholz
SNIPPET: “Federal prosecutors may seek additional charges against suspected terrorist Najibullah Zazi, the bearded 24-year-old Afghan immigrant and former Stone St. vendor who once sold donuts and coffee minutes from ground zero. The former Queens resident was indicted Sept. 23 on a single count of conspiring unsuccessfully to attack New York with weapons of mass destruction: i.e. homemade bombs he allegedly planned to construct out of beauty supplies and detonate around the eighth anniversary of 9/11.
On Dec. 3, Zazi emerged from solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center and sat motionless in Brooklyn Federal Court, looking eerily calm in his navy-blue prison smock during a brief status hearing before Chief Justice Raymond J. Dearie on the tenth floor.
“I think it’s very likely there will be additional charges,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Knox in his remarks to the judge. “We are still evaluating evidence. My expectation is that we will be seeking a superseding indictment.”
He did not say what the new charges would be. But Knox, who heads the Violent Crimes and Terrorism Division in the Eastern District, described the discovery evidence obtained from search warrants as “voluminous” and ongoing, noting it included material on residences, e-mail contacts and classified information on Zazi and his alleged associates “that would take about three months to evaluate and transcribe” from Arabic dialects.”
“Zarein Ahmedzay pleads not guilty to Zazi terror plot, second suspect Medunjanin ‘not cooperating’”
BY JOHN MARZULLI, ROCCO PARASCANDOLA AND CORKY SIEMASZKO
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Originally Published:Friday, January 8th 2010, 9:24 AM
Updated: Friday, January 8th 2010, 6:31 PM
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://newyork.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/nyfo010810.htm
For Immediate Release
January 8, 2010 FBI New York
FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Arrests Two Men
“Early this morning, Adis Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay were arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York as the result of an ongoing investigation.
“We refer you to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York for any additional information.”
Special Agent Richard Kolko
FBI New York
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