4 arrested in plot to bomb Jewish Synagogue & shoot down planes with STINGER missles
Why wasn't this a big story? Seems like the terms "terrorist" and "Muslim" have been cleansed from most (not all) of the reporting. Hmmm??? But it sure seems downplayed. I thought we were fighting a war all about Muslim Extremists and Terrorists. How are we now, in this overly politically correct world, supposed to refer to Osama Bin Laden? Is he not a Muslim Terrorist? How is he different than these 4 (other than his success and scale?).
Why wasn't this a big story? Seems like the terms "terrorist" and "Muslim" have been cleansed from most (not all) of the reporting. Hmmm??? But it sure seems downplayed. I thought we were fighting a war all about Muslim Extremists and Terrorists. How are we now, in this overly politically correct world, supposed to refer to Osama Bin Laden? Is he not a Muslim Terrorist? How is he different than these 4 (other than his success and scale?).
4 MUSLIM TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN PLANNED MASSIVE BOMB ATTACK ON NYC SYNAGOGUES, NATIONAL GUARD AVIATION
FOUR ARRESTED FOR PLOT TO BOMB SYNAGOGUE AND JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AND TO SHOOT MILITARY PLANES WITH STINGER MISSILES
ARRESTED: JAMES CROMITIE, a/k/a "Abdul Rahman," a/k/a "Abdul Rehman," DAVID WILLIAMS, a/k/a "Daoud," a/k/a "DL," ONTA WILLIAMS, a/k/a "Hamza," and LAGUERRE PAYEN, a/k/a "Amin," a/k/a "Almondo,"
NY Post photo: Suspect is brought in by FBI agents tonight.
Another attack in the war on the global jihad the "overseas contingency operation". What are we supposed to call it when Muslims attack in America? "Domestic contigency operation? It's war, brother Obama.Shoot down military jets with Stinger missiles.......is war.
American-born jailhouse converts to Islam hell bent on blowing up two Bronx synagogues and shooting down a military plane have been arrested following a massive, year-long investigation, sources told the NY Post.
NY TIMES: The charges, which include conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in the United States and conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles, represent some of the most significant allegations of domestic terrorism in some time. They come months into a new presidential administration, and as President Obama grapples with the question of how to handle detainees at the Guantánamo naval base in Cuba.
Though Mr. Cromitie, who is described as the lead defendant, is said to have told an F.B.I. informer that he had ties with Jaish-e-Muhammad, a jihadist group based in Pakistan, none of the defendants actually obtained weapons of mass destruction, according to the authorities.
FBI was pursuing this case for a year. Do you think the jihad President is going to pursue jihad like that? Has Obama ever uttered the phrase global jihad?
"While the bombs these terrorists attempted to plant tonight were - unbeknownst to them - fake, this latest attempt to attack our freedoms shows that the homeland security threats against New York City are sadly all too real and underscores why we must remain vigilant in our efforts to prevent terrorism," Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
NBC: 4 arrested in plot to bomb NYC targets
Suspects were under heavy surveillance, authorities say MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Four men have been arrested in a plot to attack several targets in the New York City area, including synagogues, federal and local authorities told NBC News Wednesday.
[...]
Investigators say the four, described as Black Muslims from the Bronx, had planned to place bombs at various targets. But New York city police and federal agents got wind of the plot and kept the men under careful surveillance.
Two years ago, two Muslims pleaded guilty to plotting to attack synagogues in Los Angeles. But officials said that they knew of no connection between those arrests and this latest plot in New York.
FBI arrest four in alleged plot to car bomb Bronx synagogue (hat tip Barry P)
Alison Gendar and Helen Kennedy DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
The FBI busted a homegrown New York terror cell late Wednesday night as the men sneaked around a Jewish temple in (Bronx) Riverdale planting what they thought were packages of C-4 explosives, sources told the Daily News.
The four men also allegedly had what they believed was a working Stinger missile in their car: officials said they wanted to shoot down a plane near Stewart Air National Guard Base.
Sources said the four men were arrested after a year long investigation that began when an informant connected to a mosque in Newburg said some militants wanted to buy bombs.
FBI agents posing as militants sold them what they thought were C-4 and a plane-downing Stinger missile.
The weaponry was all phony.
Arrested was alleged ringleader James Cromitie, the American-born son of an Afghan immigrant and his wife.
Alleged henchment David Williams, Onta Williams and Leguerre Payen were busted with him. Sources said they were American-born jailhouse converts to Islam.
The four alleged terrorists are expected to be arraigned Thursday in White Plains federal court.
NY post photo: FBI agents inspect and photograph the windshield registration sticker of a car which had been parked in front of the Riverdale Temple.
National Post: (hat tip Jane)
Investigators said several of the suspects are Muslims who allegedly talked about destroying two Jewish temples, including at least one in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
FBI agents posing as militants sold them what they thought were C-4 and a plane-downing Stinger missile.
The New York Post reveals that a fifth man initially involved with the alleged terror cell alerted the FBI about the plot. The Post also has the press release from the District Attorney's office. From that document:
In June 2008, an informant working with the FBI met [Alleged ring leader James Cromitie] in Newburgh, New York. CROMITIE explained to the informant that his parents had lived in Afghanistan and that he was upset about the war there and that many Muslim people were being killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan by the United States Military forces. CROMITIE expressed interest in returning to Afghanistan and spoke to the CW about how if he, CROMITIE, were to die a martyr, he would go to "paradise." CROMITIE also expressed an interest in doing "something to America." The following month, CROMITIE and the informant discussed the organization Jaish-e-Mohammed, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization based in Pakistan, with which the informant claimed to be involved. CROMITIE stated to the informant that he, CROMITIE, would be interested in joining Jaish-e-Mohammed to "do jihad."
UPDATE: New York authorities have been monitoring the terrorists for a year, after an informant connected to a mosque in Newburg contacted them about terrorists looking to purchase bombs.So...the FBI helps FOIL the plot...AND.....then....did you read what CAIR sent out? (hat tip Pamela)
"CAIR continues to inform the community about the FBI's controversial use of agent provocateurs in American mosques and about the importance of using diplomacy and advocacy to ensure that American Muslims are treated justly by law enforcement agencies."
More from The Times:
Starting in October, the informer began meeting Mr. Cromitie in a house in Newburgh that the F.B.I. had equipped with concealed video and audio equipment, the according to the complaint. In several meetings at that house, Mr. Cromitie and the other defendants discussed their desire to attack a synagogue in Riverdale — a heavily Jewish neighborhood in the northwestern Bronx — and to shoot down military aircraft at the Air National Guard Base in Newburgh.
Mr. Cromitie “asked the informant to supply surface-to-air guided missiles and explosives for the planned operations,” and the informer told Mr. Cromitie that he could provide him with C-4 plastic explosives, the complaint states.
Starting in April 2009, the complaint says, the four men selected the synagogue they intended to target — the Riverdale Jewish Center, at 3700 Independence Avenue — and conducted surveillance, including photographs, of military planes at the base.
Riverdale Synagogue
FOUR ARRESTED FOR PLOT TO BOMB SYNAGOGUE AND JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AND TO SHOOT MILITARY PLANES WITH STINGER MISSILES
ARRESTED: JAMES CROMITIE, a/k/a "Abdul Rahman," a/k/a "Abdul Rehman," DAVID WILLIAMS, a/k/a "Daoud," a/k/a "DL," ONTA WILLIAMS, a/k/a "Hamza," and LAGUERRE PAYEN, a/k/a "Amin," a/k/a "Almondo,"
NY Post photo: Suspect is brought in by FBI agents tonight.
Another attack in the war on the global jihad the "overseas contingency operation". What are we supposed to call it when Muslims attack in America? "Domestic contigency operation? It's war, brother Obama.Shoot down military jets with Stinger missiles.......is war.
American-born jailhouse converts to Islam hell bent on blowing up two Bronx synagogues and shooting down a military plane have been arrested following a massive, year-long investigation, sources told the NY Post.
NY TIMES: The charges, which include conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in the United States and conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles, represent some of the most significant allegations of domestic terrorism in some time. They come months into a new presidential administration, and as President Obama grapples with the question of how to handle detainees at the Guantánamo naval base in Cuba.
Though Mr. Cromitie, who is described as the lead defendant, is said to have told an F.B.I. informer that he had ties with Jaish-e-Muhammad, a jihadist group based in Pakistan, none of the defendants actually obtained weapons of mass destruction, according to the authorities.
FBI was pursuing this case for a year. Do you think the jihad President is going to pursue jihad like that? Has Obama ever uttered the phrase global jihad?
"While the bombs these terrorists attempted to plant tonight were - unbeknownst to them - fake, this latest attempt to attack our freedoms shows that the homeland security threats against New York City are sadly all too real and underscores why we must remain vigilant in our efforts to prevent terrorism," Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
NBC: 4 arrested in plot to bomb NYC targets
Suspects were under heavy surveillance, authorities say MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Four men have been arrested in a plot to attack several targets in the New York City area, including synagogues, federal and local authorities told NBC News Wednesday.
[...]
Investigators say the four, described as Black Muslims from the Bronx, had planned to place bombs at various targets. But New York city police and federal agents got wind of the plot and kept the men under careful surveillance.
Two years ago, two Muslims pleaded guilty to plotting to attack synagogues in Los Angeles. But officials said that they knew of no connection between those arrests and this latest plot in New York.
FBI arrest four in alleged plot to car bomb Bronx synagogue (hat tip Barry P)
Alison Gendar and Helen Kennedy DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
The FBI busted a homegrown New York terror cell late Wednesday night as the men sneaked around a Jewish temple in (Bronx) Riverdale planting what they thought were packages of C-4 explosives, sources told the Daily News.
The four men also allegedly had what they believed was a working Stinger missile in their car: officials said they wanted to shoot down a plane near Stewart Air National Guard Base.
Sources said the four men were arrested after a year long investigation that began when an informant connected to a mosque in Newburg said some militants wanted to buy bombs.
FBI agents posing as militants sold them what they thought were C-4 and a plane-downing Stinger missile.
The weaponry was all phony.
Arrested was alleged ringleader James Cromitie, the American-born son of an Afghan immigrant and his wife.
Alleged henchment David Williams, Onta Williams and Leguerre Payen were busted with him. Sources said they were American-born jailhouse converts to Islam.
The four alleged terrorists are expected to be arraigned Thursday in White Plains federal court.
NY post photo: FBI agents inspect and photograph the windshield registration sticker of a car which had been parked in front of the Riverdale Temple.
National Post: (hat tip Jane)
Investigators said several of the suspects are Muslims who allegedly talked about destroying two Jewish temples, including at least one in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
FBI agents posing as militants sold them what they thought were C-4 and a plane-downing Stinger missile.
The New York Post reveals that a fifth man initially involved with the alleged terror cell alerted the FBI about the plot. The Post also has the press release from the District Attorney's office. From that document:
In June 2008, an informant working with the FBI met [Alleged ring leader James Cromitie] in Newburgh, New York. CROMITIE explained to the informant that his parents had lived in Afghanistan and that he was upset about the war there and that many Muslim people were being killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan by the United States Military forces. CROMITIE expressed interest in returning to Afghanistan and spoke to the CW about how if he, CROMITIE, were to die a martyr, he would go to "paradise." CROMITIE also expressed an interest in doing "something to America." The following month, CROMITIE and the informant discussed the organization Jaish-e-Mohammed, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization based in Pakistan, with which the informant claimed to be involved. CROMITIE stated to the informant that he, CROMITIE, would be interested in joining Jaish-e-Mohammed to "do jihad."
UPDATE: New York authorities have been monitoring the terrorists for a year, after an informant connected to a mosque in Newburg contacted them about terrorists looking to purchase bombs.So...the FBI helps FOIL the plot...AND.....then....did you read what CAIR sent out? (hat tip Pamela)
"CAIR continues to inform the community about the FBI's controversial use of agent provocateurs in American mosques and about the importance of using diplomacy and advocacy to ensure that American Muslims are treated justly by law enforcement agencies."
More from The Times:
Starting in October, the informer began meeting Mr. Cromitie in a house in Newburgh that the F.B.I. had equipped with concealed video and audio equipment, the according to the complaint. In several meetings at that house, Mr. Cromitie and the other defendants discussed their desire to attack a synagogue in Riverdale — a heavily Jewish neighborhood in the northwestern Bronx — and to shoot down military aircraft at the Air National Guard Base in Newburgh.
Mr. Cromitie “asked the informant to supply surface-to-air guided missiles and explosives for the planned operations,” and the informer told Mr. Cromitie that he could provide him with C-4 plastic explosives, the complaint states.
Starting in April 2009, the complaint says, the four men selected the synagogue they intended to target — the Riverdale Jewish Center, at 3700 Independence Avenue — and conducted surveillance, including photographs, of military planes at the base.
Riverdale Synagogue
