https://freerepublic.com/tag/chicagoplot/ en-us Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:27:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654410/posts The US authorities have charged seven men with involvement in a plot to destroy the nation's tallest building, the Sears Tower in Chicago. The men were arrested at a warehouse in Miami, in an undercover operation. The FBI says the suspects, believed to be Muslims, had pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda, but had no contacts with it. The group, which was infiltrated by an agent posing as an al-Qaeda member, includes two foreigners - one of them a Haitian - and five US citizens. "They were persons who for whatever reason came to view their home country as the enemy," US... BBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654410/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:27:56 GMT