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Originally posted by theclutch
So, a 21 year old muslim was "helping" the cia (2 members with him) to blow up the FED?
Entrapment much? Isn't there a movie called "entrapment."
1 tonne of supposed bomb material ? Was he driving a truck? because a car with three men in it and 1 tonne would be like 1500 pounds or so.
BREAKING: Plot to Blow Up NY Federal Reserve Foiled
Originally posted by rockoperawriter
reply to post by tinhattribunal
they already called the c.i.a da
Originally posted by Skywatcher2011
Crazy stuff. A 1000 lb bomb, a crazy guy, and a crazy plot foiled.
Is this a terrorists next move? To screw up the government's banking scheme? What is going on in this world?!?!
I have CNN running in the background as I work in my office so I am hearing it live.
What are your thoughts ATS?
news.blogs.cnn.com
(visit the link for the full news article)
Man arrested in plot to blow up Federal Reserve bank in New York
news.blogs.cnn.com...
[Posted at 3:56 p.m. ET] We now have some more detail about the plot to blow up the reserve bank from a press release that breaks down the criminal complaint filed against Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis:
The Bangladeshi national allegedly came to the United States in January to carry out a terror attack on U.S. soil and said he had overseas connections to al-Qaeda. As he attempted to recruit others to join his cell, he tried to recruit someone who turned out to be an FBI source, the criminal complaint says.
Nafis initially had a few targets in mind, according to the complaint, including "a high-ranking U.S. official and the New York Stock Exchange." In the end, Nafis settled on the New York Federal Reserve Bank, federal officials said.
"In a written statement intended to claim responsibility for the terrorist bombing of the Federal Reserve Bank on behalf of al-Qaeda, Nafis wrote that he wanted to 'destroy America' and that he believed the most efficient way to accomplish this goal was to target America’s economy," the Justice Department press release said. "In this statement, Nafis also included quotations from 'our beloved Sheikh Osama bin Laden' to justify the fact that Nafis expected that the attack would involve the killing of women and children."
The "explosives that he allegedly sought and attempted to use had been rendered inoperable by law enforcement and posed no threat to the public," according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch.
[Posted at 3:41 p.m. ET] Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, was arrested for allegedly attempting to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in Manhattan, the Department of Justice and a U.S. attorney's office said in a press release.
He will be charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to al-Qaeda, the press release said.
[Posted at 3: 40 p.m. ET] A man has been arrested for planning to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, according to a federal law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation.
The man was arrested as part of a string operation conducted by the FBI and NYPD as part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, a federal law enforcement source said.
"Attempting to destroy a landmark building and kill or maim untold numbers of innocent bystanders is about as serious as the imagination can conjure. The defendant faces appropriately severe consequences," FBI Acting Assistant Director Mary Galligan said in a statement. "It is important to emphasize that the public was never at risk in this case, because two of the defendant’s ‘accomplices’ were actually an FBI source and an FBI undercover agent. The FBI continues to place the highest priority on preventing acts of terrorism."edit on 17-10-2012 by Skywatcher2011 because: updated post with LATEST NEWS information from CNN News blogedit on 17-10-2012 by Skywatcher2011 because: (no reason given)
He was an international student, pursuing a Bachelors of Science in cyber security.
Originally posted by CALGARIAN
Originally posted by Skywatcher2011
The man was arrested as part of a string operation conducted by the FBI and NYPD as part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, a federal law enforcement source said.
THERE WE GO AGAIN! You're Godd*mn own American police force and bureau entrapping these people.
ALL of these crazies wouldn't have been able to even start the first step without being ployed into it.
This is gross.edit on 17-10-2012 by CALGARIAN because: (no reason given)
[Posted at 3:59 p.m. ET] The plot came to light as an FBI undercover agent posed as an al-Qaeda facilitator, federal authorities say.
1 tonne of supposed bomb material ? Was he driving a truck? because a car with three men in it and 1 tonne would be like 1500 pounds or so.
Originally posted by TheOtter
A little quick googling and I was able to find the .pdf of The criminal complaint in this case? I don't have any commentary on it, because I haven't read the whole thing yet, but I thought others wold like to read it as well!
Originally posted by TheOtter
There was a thread from September where a Chicago kid was arrested from the same thing. Another poster put up the actual criminal complaint that shows how they documented the arrest and were able to make the claim that the suspect knew exactly what he was doing. They gave him multiple attempts to back out. I would hope that this case was thoroughly documented as well.
Link to other thread.