Posted on 12/26/2009 2:37:05 PM PST by Cindy
SNIPPET: "Discussion: I first observed discussion of binary explosives on the al-Firdaws forum in January of 2007. In light of recent events I will post here my archive:"
SNIPPET: "Implementation: On Christmas Day, 2009, Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab boards a flight in Amsterdam, bound for Detroit, and on final descent he attempts to set off what was most likely a binary explosive. Thank goodness he either screwed up or had bad instructions, because the chemicals he was working with were evidently quite good."
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2554068/posts
Treasury Designates Anwar Al-Aulaqi, Key Leader of Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-779 ^ | July 16, 2010 | n/a
Posted on July 16, 2010 4:09:47 PM PDT by Cindy
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July 16, 2010 TG-779
Treasury Designates Anwar Al-Aulaqi, Key Leader of Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula
Treasury Targets al-Qa’ida Leader with Ties to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated Anwar al-Aulaqi, a key leader for al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a Yemen-based terrorist group. Aulaqi was designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for supporting acts of terrorism and for acting for or on behalf of AQAP. Since its inception in January 2009, AQAP has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks against Saudi, Korean, Yemeni and U.S. targets. Executive Order 13224 freezes any assets Aulaqi has under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in any transactions with him.
“Anwar al-Aulaqi has proven that he is extraordinarily dangerous, committed to carrying out deadly attacks on Americans and others worldwide,” said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey. “He has involved himself in every aspect of the supply chain of terrorism — fundraising for terrorist groups, recruiting and training operatives, and planning and ordering attacks on innocents.”
Aulaqi has pledged an oath of loyalty to AQAP emir, Nasir al-Wahishi, and plays a major role in setting the strategic direction for AQAP. Aulaqi has also recruited individuals to join AQAP, facilitated training at camps in Yemen in support of acts of terrorism, and helped focus AQAP’s attention on planning attacks on U.S. interests.
Since late 2009, Aulaqi has taken on an increasingly operational role in the group, including preparing Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who attempted to detonate an explosive device aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009, for his operation. In November 2009, while in Yemen, Abdulmutallab swore allegiance to the emir of AQAP and shortly thereafter received instructions from Aulaqi to detonate an explosive device aboard a U.S. airplane over U.S. airspace. After receiving this direction from Aulaqi, Abdulmutallab obtained the explosive device he used in the attempted Christmas Day attack.
Aulaqi was imprisoned in Yemen in 2006 on charges of kidnapping for ransom and being involved in an al-Qa’ida plot to kidnap a U.S. official but was released from jail in December 2007 and subsequently went into hiding in Yemen.
“Aulaqi has sought to encourage his supporters to provide money for terrorist causes. Those who provide material support to Aulaqi or AQAP violate sanctions and expose themselves to serious consequences,” continued Levey.
Today’s action supports the international effort to degrade AQAP’s capabilities to execute violent attacks and to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat its financial and support networks. The U.S. Government will continue to work with allies to identify and take action against persons acting for or on behalf of, or providing financial and other prohibited support to, Aulaqi and AQAP.
Identifying Information
Individual: Anwar al-Aulaqi AKA: Anwar al-Awlaki AKA: Anwar al-Awlaqi AKA: Anwar Nasser Aulaqi AKA: Anwar Nasser Abdulla Aulaqi AKA: Anwar Nasswer Aulaqi DOB: April 21, 1971 Alternate DOB: April 22, 1971 POB: Las Cruces, New Mexico Citizenship: United States Citizenship: Yemen Location: Shabwah Governorate, Yemen
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/07/us-designates-awlaki-a-terrorist
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U.S. Designates Awlaki a Terrorist
by IPT News • Jul 16, 2010 at 6:48 pm
SNIPPET: “He has become a recruiter of terrorists against America, and on Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department designated American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki a leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
The move freezes any assets he may have here and makes it illegal for anyone in the United States to engage in any transactions with Awlaki or to provide him with material support. It has been reported that President Obama already had authorized killing Awlaki, who is connected to a series of recent attacks, including Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan and failed Detroit airline bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He also called for direct attacks on American civilians.”
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/09/plea-deal-possible-for-airline-underwear-jihadist.html
(AP)
“Plea deal possible for airline ‘underwear jihadist’”
(September 9, 2010)
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/09/underwear-bomber-fires-attorneys
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“Underwear Bomber Fires Attorneys”
by IPT News • Sep 13, 2010 at 5:02 pm
SNIPPET: “Since his arrest, Abdulmutallab has reportedly cooperated with law enforcement officials. Through interrogations with him, the FBI has learned that the attack was plotted by radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, that Abdulmutallab was provided training and explosives in Yemen from al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula; and that there are “others like me” who would be sent to carry out similar attacks.
At his hearing, Abdulmutallab ignored the advice of U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds and dismissed his counsel:
“I prefer to represent myself. Any representation I have, there will always be a conflict of interest…any representation I get would present me in a way that is not in my best interest.””
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/23/eveningnews/main6895283.shtml
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2010
“Creating Explosives to Stay Ahead of Terrorists
TSA Chief Shows CBS News How Failed Underwear Bomb Was Supposed to Work, Won’t Apologize for Limiting Liquids on Planes”
By Bob Orr
SNIPPET: “(CBS) New transportation security chief John Pistole began this day, like all others, with a terror update.
Pistole knows terrorists continue to plot new attacks. They nearly succeeded last Christmas Day when Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to ignite a bomb concealed in his underwear as Northwest flight 253 approached Detroit.
At a Transportation Security Administration testing facility, Pistole gave CBS News an exclusive look at the type of powerful explosive used in the unsuccessful attack: Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, also know as PETN, which an al Qaeda bomb-maker had mixed with another explosive, TATP, to make the underwear bomb, reports CBS News Justice and Homeland Security correspondent Bob Orr.”
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/204314.php
October 08, 2010
“London Univeristy Whitewashes Islamic Extremism on Campus, Ties to Detroit Bomber”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/case_docs/1442.pdf
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/12/new-charges-against-christmas-bomber
“NEW CHARGES AGAINST CHRISTMAS BOMBER” [Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab]
December 15, 2010, 5:10 pm
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/24/al-qaida-detroit-just-cheapest-flight/
(AP)
“For al-Qaida, Detroit was just the cheapest flight”
Published March 24, 2011
Associated Press
SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON – When an admitted al-Qaida operative planned his itinerary for a Christmas 2009 airline bombing, he considered launching the strike in the skies above Houston or Chicago, The Associated Press has learned. But tickets were too expensive, so he refocused the mission on a cheaper destination: Detroit.”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/24/al-qaida-bomber-leaves-fingerprint/
(AP)
“Al-Qaida bomber leaves behind a fingerprint”
Published May 24, 2011
Associated Press
WASHINGTON –
SNIPPET: “Investigators have pulled a fingerprint of Ibrahim al-Asiri off the bomb hidden in the underwear of a Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day. Counterterrorism officials say the explosives in that bomb are chemically identical to those hidden inside two printers that were shipped from Yemen to the U.S. last year.”
“Nigerian accused of Detroit terrorism plot wants interview thrown out, trial moved from Mich.”
By Associated Press, Published: August 5
DETROIT —
SNIPPET: “Abdulmutallab, 24, is charged with trying to ignite explosives in his underwear on an Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight with nearly 300 people aboard. Passengers pounced on him and put out the flames on Christmas Day 2009.”
Um, right. The only explosives worse are the unary kind.
“Detroit underwear bomb jihadist shouts “jihad” in court, demands to be judged by Qur’an only”
(September 14, 2011)
http://www.investigativeproject.org/3217/courtroom-antics-in-two-radical-islamist-trials
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“Courtroom Antics in Two Radical Islamist Trials”
by IPT News • Oct 4, 2011 at 3:05 pm
SNIPPET: “Meanwhile in Detroit, the man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner with explosives sewn into his underwear on Christmas Day 2009, hailed slain al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and called America a “cancer” Tuesday.
“Anwar is alive,” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab said before jury selection began. He also said that “the mujahideen [holy warriors] will wipe out the U.S. — the cancer U.S.”
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www.fbi.gov/detroit/press-releases/2011/underwear-bomber-umar-farouk-abdulmutallab-pleads-guilty
“Underwear Bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Pleads Guilty
U.S. Attorney’s Office
October 12, 2011
Eastern District of Michigan
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called “underwear bomber,” pleaded guilty today in federal court to all eight counts of the indictment, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI and Brian Moskowitz, Special Agent in Charge, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 25, of Kaduna, Nigeria, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries; attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States; willfully placing a destructive device on an aircraft, which was likely to have endangered the safety of the aircraft; attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction; willfully attempting to destroy and wreck a civil aircraft; and three counts of possession of a destructive device in furtherance of a crime of violence. Abdulmutallab faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
According to the indictment filed in this case, in August 2009, the defendant traveled to Yemen for the purpose of becoming involved in violent “jihad” on behalf of al Qaeda. There, the defendant conspired with other al Qaeda members to bomb a U.S. aircraft over U.S. soil and received an explosive device for that purpose. Abdulmutallab traveled with the bomb concealed in his underwear from Yemen to Africa and then to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he boarded Flight 253 on Christmas day, 2009. The bomb contained PETN and TATP, two high explosives, and was designed to be detonated with a syringe containing other chemicals. Abdulmutallab’s purpose in taking the bomb on board Flight 253 was to detonate it during flight, causing the plane to crash and killing the 290 passengers and crew members on board. As Flight 253 was on descent into Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the defendant detonated the bomb, which resulted in a fire, but otherwise did not fully explode. Passengers and flight attendants tackled the defendant and extinguished the fire.
“This case demonstrates that civilian courts are an appropriate tool for bringing terrorists to justice,” McQuade said. “Thanks to the hard work and professionalism of the law enforcement personnel and prosecutors who worked on this case, the defendant will spend the rest of his life in prison.”
“The case against Abdulmutallab was a combination of the hard work and dedication of FBI personnel as well as multiple federal, state, and local agencies. Those individuals who experienced Christmas Day 2009 first hand can be rest assured that justice has and will be done,” said Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office.
The defendant’s sentencing is scheduled for January 12, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. where he faces a mandatory life sentence.
The investigation of this case has been conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan Tukel, Cathleen M. Corken, and Michael C. Martin.
http://www.investigativeproject.org/3231/abdulmutallab-pleads-guilty-rants
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“Abdulmutallab Pleads Guilty, Rants”
by IPT News • Oct 12, 2011 at 3:14 pm
SNIPPET: “His fellow passengers saw flames coming out of his pants and investigators found explosives sewn into his underwear. So Umar Farouk Abulmutallab’s attempt to down a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day 2009 was never much in question.
Still, the 25-year-old Nigerian ended his criminal trial as it was just getting started Wednesday, pleading guilty to eight terrorism charges. He faces a minimum of 30 years in prison when he is sentenced in January.
He wanted to blow up the plane, and kill the nearly 300 people on board, to avenge the deaths of fellow Muslims at the hands of the United States, Israel and other western powers, he said after telling the court he would plead guilty.
“Participation in jihad against the United States is considered among the most virtuous of deeds in Islam and is highly encouraged in the Quran,” Abdulmutallab told the court.
The statement is yet another example of a terrorist justifying his actions by invoking radical Islamist ideology. He may have violated American law, he said, but he did not break the laws of the Quran.”
“Underwear bomber wants new legal adviser ahead of sentencing for 2009 Detroit plane attack”
By Associated Press, Published: December 20
SNIPPET: “DETROIT — A Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner using a bomb in his underwear wants a new legal adviser, preferably a Muslim.”
SNIPPET: “He’s been acting as his own lawyer, but Chambers was appointed to assist him. Abdulmutallab pleaded guilty in October to attempting to bring down a Christmas 2009 Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight with 290 people aboard.”
Pretty prophetic if the Quran mentions the US by name...
We would all do well to remember it is a document which forbids any alteration in its text, but is subject to interpretation by the Imams and other 'holy men' and as such can be twisted as they please.
Thank you for keeping up with this, Cindy.
You’re welcome Smokin’ Joe.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/291667-abdulmutallab-sentencing-memorandum.html
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/10/feds-release-new-details-about-underwear-bomber/
“Feds release new details about underwear bomber”
By Ed White
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Associated Press
Friday, February 10, 2012
Detroit
SNIPPET: “After a three-day stay at al-Awlaki’s house, Abdulmutallab was accepted for a “martyrdom mission,” the government said.
“Al-Awlaki instructed defendant that the only requirements were that the attack be on a U.S. airliner, and that the attack take place over U.S. soil. Beyond that, al-Awlaki gave defendant discretion to choose the flight and date,” the government said.”
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www.fbi.gov/detroit/press-releases/2012/umar-farouk-abdulmutallab-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-attempted-bombing-of-flight-253-on-christmas-day-2009
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempted Bombing of Flight 253 on Christmas Day 2009
U.S. Department of Justice
February 16, 2012
Office of Public Affairs
WASHINGTON—Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called “underwear bomber,” was sentenced today to life in prison as a result of his guilty plea to all eight counts of a federal indictment charging him for his role in the attempted Christmas Day 2009 bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253.
The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Nancy G. Edmunds in Detroit, was announced by Attorney General Eric Holder; Barbara L. McQuade, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan; Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Detroit Field Office; and Brian M. Moskowitz, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Detroit.
Abdulmutallab, 25, of Kaduna, Nigeria, pleaded guilty on Oct. 12, 2011, to conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries; attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States; willfully placing a destructive device on an aircraft, which was likely to have endangered the safety of the aircraft; attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction; willfully attempting to destroy and wreck a civil aircraft; and three counts of possession of a destructive device in furtherance of a crime of violence.
“As this investigation and prosecution have shown, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a remorseless terrorist who believes it is his duty to kill Americans. For attempting to take the lives of 289 innocent people, he has been appropriately sentenced to serve every day of the rest of his life in prison,” said Attorney General Holder. “Today’s sentence once again underscores the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in both incapacitating terrorists and gathering valuable intelligence from them.”
“On behalf of the victims, we are gratified that this al Qaeda terrorist has been defeated and will spend the rest of his life in prison, where he can never hurt innocent civilians again,” U.S. Attorney McQuade said. “I am very proud of the work of our prosecutors and agents in Detroit. Their work shows that the civilian court system is a valuable mechanism for obtaining intelligence and convicting terrorists with the legal certainty and transparency that instills public confidence in American justice.”
“The case against Abdulmutallab was a combination of the hard work and dedication of FBI personnel as well as multiple federal, state, and local agencies. Those individuals who experienced Christmas Day 2009 first-hand should be rest assured that justice has been done.” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Arena.
“When it counted most, under pressure and in the heat of the moment, the metro Detroit law enforcement community responded as one and acted decisively,” said HSI Special Agent in Charge Moskowitz. “Their collective actions epitomized the concept of ‘one team, one fight’ and showed the power of collaboration in the protection of our homeland.”
According to the indictment filed in this case, in August 2009, Abdulmutallab traveled to Yemen for the purpose of becoming involved in violent “jihad” on behalf of al Qaeda. There, he conspired with other al Qaeda members to bomb a U.S. aircraft over U.S. soil and received an explosive device for that purpose. Abdulmutallab traveled with the bomb concealed in his underwear from Yemen to Africa and then to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where he boarded Flight 253 on Christmas Day 2009. The bomb contained PETN and TATP, two high explosives, and was designed to be detonated with a syringe containing other chemicals.
Abdulmutallab’s purpose in taking the bomb on board Flight 253 was to detonate it during flight, causing the plane to crash and killing the 290 passengers and crew members on board. As Flight 253 was on descent into Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the defendant detonated the bomb, which resulted in a fire, but otherwise did not fully explode. Passengers and flight attendants tackled the defendant and extinguished the fire.
This investigation was conducted by the Detroit Joint Terrorism Task Force, which is led by the FBI and includes U.S. Customs and Border Protection, HSI, the Federal Air Marshal Service and other law enforcement agencies. Additional assistance has been provided by the Transportation Security Administration, the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the Wayne County Airport police, as well as international law enforcement partners.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan Tukel, Cathleen M. Corken and Michael C. Martin of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, with assistance from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
To view or download the government video exhibit introduced in court during today’s sentencing hearing, visit: www.justice.gov/usvabdulmutallab-200.html.
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