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Quoted in NYT on the Zazi Bomb Plot
David Johnston and Scott Shane put together a kick-butt recap of the latest updates regarding Najibullah Zazi and his WMD/bomb plot in NYC for Friday’s New York Times. I was quoted in the article as follows:
Jarret Brachman, author of “Global Jihadism” and a consultant to the government about terrorism, said some details — like what individuals trained Mr. Zazi in Pakistan — remained to be learned. But he said the case was “shaping up to be one of the most serious terrorist bomb plots developed in the United States,” one resembling the London public transit attacks of July 2005.
“You don’t manufacture homemade TATP explosives unless you want to kill people and destroy infrastructure,” Dr. Brachman said, using the abbreviation for the combination of chemicals said to be involved in the Zazi plot.”
The story is very useful in situating this plot in the broader context of other previous plots against the US. The full-text can be found……….. HERE
This entry was posted on Friday, September 25th, 2009 at 4:52 am and is filed under English-Language Jihadis, My publications.
More Details:
“Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi indicted in terror plot; shopped for household items to make bomb”
BY JUDITH CROSSON IN DENVER AND JOHN MARZULLI AND LARRY MCSHANE
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Updated Friday, September 25th 2009, 1:25 AM
SNIPPET: “Najibullah Zazi stockpiled bottles of ordinary hydrogen peroxide and nail polish remover - and planned to cook them up into homemade explosives, the indictment charges.”
SNIPPET: “NYPD raids in Queens last week turned up nine backpacks and cell phones...”
SNIPPET: “The feds painted the bearded Zazi, 24, as a mad bomber whipping up batches of lethal explosives over a stove inside an Aurora, Colo., hotel suite.
While inside the suite on Sept. 6-7, Zazi tried several times to reach an unidentified individual “seeking \[the\] correct mixture of ingredients to make explosives,” a government memorandum said.
“Each communication \[was\] more urgent in tone than the last.”
SNIPPET: “One day after checking out, Zazi searched the Internet for Queens home improvement stores that carry the bomb ingredient muriatic acid, which can be used to clean concrete, the feds said.”
SNIPPET: “Zazi was caught on surveillance video purchasing 18 bottles of hair-care products laden with hydrogen peroxide in July and August, including one with the less-than-lethal name Ms. K Liquid 40 Volume.”
SNIPPET: “A pair of Zazi associates bought hydrogen peroxide and acetone products from Denver-area beauty shops during the same time period, the feds charged.”
SNIPPET: “Zazi’s father and a second man arrested last Saturday with the terrorist suspect were both freed on bail.”