Foiled plots in U.S. since Sept. 11

Foiled plots in U.S. since Sept. 11

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Here are some of the cases of plots or alleged plots cited by U.S. authorities since Sept. 11, 2001:

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December 2001: Richard Reid, a British citizen and self-described follower of

Osama bin Laden, foiled in attempt to blow up a Paris-to-Miami flight with explosives hidden in his shoes. He pleaded guilty in 2002.

May 2002: Jose Padilla is arrested in Chicago on a return trip from Pakistan. Initially held as an enemy combatant and accused of planning to build a "dirty bomb," he was formally charged with aiding foreign jihadists in a Miami court in 2005. Jury selection in his trial began in April.

September 2002: The "Lackawanna Six," American citizens of Yemeni descent living near Buffalo, N.Y., are arrested for allegedly having attended an al-Qaida camp in

Afghanistan in the months before the Sept. 11 attacks. The six pleaded guilty in 2003 to providing material support to a terrorist organization.

May 2003: Iyman Faris of Columbus, Ohio, a naturalized U.S. citizen from

Kashmir, pleads guilty to supporting al-Qaida. He was accused of planning to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge. He is sentenced to 20 years.

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Pretty interesting resume of what's going on since sept.11 on US soil. Is the effort against terrorism has paid off? Pretty sure that everything done since then helps.

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There are many others if you factor in international efforts.

What is most interesting is that the successes are almost exclusively from Law Enforcement activities, with zero from Military action. It would make an interesting study in ROI for the "War on Terror" - massive military expenditures versus more modest L.E. investments.

On another point - I just wish the L.E. folks we see on TV that are involved in all these successes didn't have their faces covered / dressed in black and look so much like terrorists themselves. While I know the human cost on the military side is much higher, and hence they are seen as more heroic, the L.E. side needs to highlight some of their heroes too.