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Sorry. I could do much better if i had the time. Just jumped in quickly out of curiosity. Gotta go do errands before my wife withholds sex ...
BTW, I'm a Libertarian, Thomas Paine version.
President Pinocchio on Terrorism
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BTW, I'm a Libertarian, Thomas Paine version.
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"...Barry just keeps letting them in and pushing to bring more in -..."
In attempting to continue their support of Obama, his Janissaries have twisted themselves into pretzels....
....but not a single one has attempted to respond to this question:
Name all of the religions that Barack Hussein Obama has stood up for, shielded from criticism, defended and advanced.
Not one response.
he's been working hard to make sure we don't say anything offensive to the peaceful sons of Allah
we're all real proud of him...
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The Bush family hated Saddam Hussein because he tried to assassinate Bush Sr in Qatar circa 1993........after Bush senior invaded their country for no reason except oil.
George W. Bush decided to take out Saddam Hussein for no political reason....ZERO! Not to worry......it just cost 4500 young Americans their lives. Not a big deal for Republicans. They send the young kids of other Americans to die in the sand.........never their own. I wonder why that is?
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Now that you've gotten that off your chest, do you have anything to say about the incompetent in the White House, who pretends that there were no Islamofascist attacks on America?
This guy:
"On Tuesday, President Barack Obama stated that “Over [the] last eight years, no foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland.”
Talk about something actually deserving of being labeled as “fake news.”
Or anything to say about this:
April 15, 2013
59. Boston Bombers
Individuals directly involved:
Attack successful. One terrorist apprehended, another killed
On April 15, 2013, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, placed two backpacks containing homemade pressure-cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The bombs detonated approximately 10 seconds apart, killing three people, maiming 17, and wounding hundreds more. Three days later, the brothers shot and killed MIT police officer, Sean Collier, and attempted to steal his weapon. During a confrontation with the police, Tamerlan was shot and then run over by his brother who was attempting to escape. Dzhokhar hid on a boat in the backyard of a private residence until the resident alerted the police authorities. Although severely wounded, Dzhokhar was captured alive and transferred to a nearby hospital. The motivation for the attack, according to Dzhokhar, was retaliation for U.S. wars in Muslim lands. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on 30 charges, including his alleged use of weapons of mass destruction and for his involvement in the murder of Sean Collier. On June 24, 2015, Dzhokhar received a death sentence and multiple consecutive life sentences.
November 29, 2012
58.Florida Brothers Target U.S. Marshals
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
On November 29, 2012, brothers Raees Alam Qazi and Sheheryar Alam Qazi were arrested and charged with conspiring to detonate a weapon of mass destruction and providing material support to terrorists. Both brothers are naturalized U.S. citizens who were born in Pakistan and are residents of Oakland Park, Fla. In November 2012, Raees Qazi travelled to New York to consider potential locations for an attack. His plan was to carry out either a suicide attack or a bombing by a remote control device in an area of high population density, although no specific attack was planned. While Raees Qazi intended to carry out the attack himself, his brother was aware of his plans and provided funding and support for the operation. During their pretrial detention, the brothers planned an assault on two Deputy U.S. Marshals. The brothers reportedly sought to avenge the deaths of those killed in U.S. military drone strikes in Afghanistan. On June 11, 2015, Raees Qazi and Sheheryar Qazi were sentenced to 35-year and 20-year prison terms, respectively. Both pled guilty to all charges, including conspiring to assault a federal employee.
October 17, 2012
57.Manhattan Federal Reserve Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
According to reports by the FBI, 21-year-old Bangladeshi citizen Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis came to the U.S. in January 2012 on a student visa with the explicit goal of carrying out a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Among the individuals Nafis sought out to assist him in carrying out an attack was an FBI informant. Federal authorities arrested Nafis outside the Federal Reserve Bank in Lower Manhattan as he attempted to detonate a van he believed to be carrying a 1,000-pound bomb. The FBI claimed the public was not in immediate danger since the explosives had been rendered inoperable. Nafis plead guilty to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in exchange for a deal reached with federal prosecutors. On August 9, 2013, Nafis was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Upon his release he will be deported.
September 14, 2012
56. Chicago Bar Bomb Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
On September 14th, the FBI arrested 18-year-old Adel Daoud outside a Chicago bar as he attempted to detonate a car bomb. The FBI and other government agencies had been monitoring Daoud for several months and stated that the public had not been in any immediate danger. An undercover agent posing as a fellow terrorist provided fake explosives to Daoud for his attack. Prosecutors claim his ultimate goal was to wage “violent Jihad” against the U.S and that he believed the U.S. was at war with Muslims. Daoud’s hearing has been delayed until September 30, 2015, in order to further assess his mental state. He is also being charged with plotting to kill the FBI agent who provided him with the fake explosives. Daoud pleaded not guilty on both counts. If he is found guilty of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, he faces the possibility of life in prison.
May 2, 2012
55. Plot to Mark Osama bin Laden’s Death
Individuals directly involved:Unknown
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
In May 2012, the U.S. government announced that it had successfully thwarted an attack launched by the Yemen-based AQAP. The group was planning to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner around the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death. The confiscated device that the AQAP had developed was an upgraded version of the explosive used in the thwarted Christmas Day underwear bomb attempt in 2009. The improvements made to the bomb included use of high-grade military explosives, potential inability to be detected by full-body scanners at airports, and, according to officials, would have been capable of destroying the aircraft. The CIA used a double agent with direct access to AQAP leadership, who then volunteered for the upcoming suicide attack. The infiltration of the network allowed the U.S. to launch a successful drone strike, which killed Fahd al-Quso, who was wanted for the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000.
February 17, 2012
54. Car Loaded with Guns, Bomb
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Amine El Khalifi, a Moroccan citizen illegally in the United States, was arrested on charges of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol. He was arrested as he left his parked car with guns and a bomb. He did not know that the weapons had already been rendered inoperable, as they had been provided to him by FBI agents he believed to be al-Qaeda operatives. Before choosing the Capitol building as a target, El Khalifi had proposed targets including D.C. office buildings, restaurants, and synagogues. Khalifi, after a deal with prosecutors, pleaded guilty in an Alexandria courtroom and was sentenced in September 2012 to 30 years in prison, the maximum sentence.
January 1, 2012
53. Vehicle-Born Explosives, Hostage Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Sami Osmakac, a naturalized U.S. citizen from the Kosovo region of the former Republic of Yugoslavia, was arrested on charges of planning attacks against nightclubs, businesses, and a sheriff’s office. He came to the attention of the authorities when a source alerted them that Osmakac had asked how to locate an al-Qaeda flag. He planned to conduct a multi-pronged attack against his proposed targets with vehicle-born explosives. He also wished to take hostages. He was introduced to an undercover FBI agent whom he believed was an arms dealer and procured disabled AK-47s and explosives from him. He was arrested by the FBI’s Tampa office and pled not guilty. Osmakac was sentenced in 2014 to 40 years in prison, accompanied with a lifetime of probation following, on the conviction of possessing an unregistered AK-47 and attempting to use weapons of mass destruction (car bomb, grenades, and a suicide vest.
November 19, 2011
52. Plot to Detonate Pipe Bombs in New York City
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Jose Pimentel, a naturalized U.S. citizen from the Dominican Republic, was arrested on charges of planning to use pipe bombs to attack targets throughout New York City. His proposed targets included police stations, post offices, and U.S. soldiers. He was a homegrown radical inspired by Anwar al-Awlaki. Pimentel also managed his own radical website espousing his beliefs in violent jihad. The plot was uncovered by an informant and Pimentel was arrested by the NYPD. He has pleaded not guilty and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
September 29, 2011
51. Iranian Plot to Assasinate Saudi Ambassador
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, investigation ongoing
Manssor Arbabsiar, an Iranian-born U.S. citizen, was arrested for plotting to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S., as well as bomb the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C. He claims he was working for the Iranian Quds Forces and is said to have contacted members of a Mexican drug cartel to assassinate the Saudi ambassador. The plot was uncovered when the supposed members of the cartel he approached were informants for the Drug Enforcement Agency. Another man, Gholam Shakuri, is an Iranian citizen, believed to be in Iran, and is wanted in connection with the plot.
In October 2012, Arbabsiar pleaded guilty to one count of murder-for-hire, one count of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and one count of conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries. He was sentenced on May 30, 2013, in a New York federal court to 25 years in prison for his involvement in the plot, and ordered to pay $125,000. This is the first publicly known post-9/11 Islamist-inspired terror plot aimed at the United States specifically linked to state-sponsored terrorism.
September 28, 2011
50.Pentagon, U.S. Capitol Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Rezwan Ferdaus, a self-radicalized U.S. citizen, was arrested for trying to provide material support to terrorist organizations when he gave a modified cell phone to someone he believed to be an al-Qaeda operative. He did so believing the man would use the cell phone to detonate improvised explosive devices against American soldiers. The alleged al-Qaeda operative was an undercover FBI agent. Ferdaus also sought to use small drone aircraft laden with explosives to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol, followed by a ground attack carried out by armed men with automatic rifles. He was arrested shortly after purchasing several weapons items, including C4 and six AK-47s, toward this goal from an undercover agent. Ferdaus pleaded guilty on two charges and was convicted in a federal court in Boston. He was later sentenced to 17 years in prison after agreeing to a plea deal with federal prosecutors and 10 years of supervised release."
Obama’s Terrorism Claim Hides an Inconvenient Truth
Jump in any time you feel like it.
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Or....you might like to consider this:
"The man who stood in the midst of the rubble at the World Trade Center site, and announced with bullhorn in hand to our enemies that “the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon,” prevented a second 9/11.
How do we know that President Bush prevented a second attack? 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, himself has said so.
In a new memoir, James E. Mitchell describes speaking with Mohammed about 9/11, in which the al Qaeda terrorist states unequivocally that he was not able to “launch a second wave of attacks” because of the “ferocity and swiftness of George W. Bush’s response.”
George W. Bush Was RIGHT!
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"Republicans. They send the young kids of other Americans to die in the sand.........never their own. I wonder why that is?"
Seems you are the poster child for "Reliable Democrat Voter"
And verification of this quote:
In Life magazine, April 7, 1947, Prof. Arthur M. SchlesingerJr., national co-chairman of ADA, declared: "The existence of Franklin Roosevelt relieved American liberals for a dozen years of the responsibility of thinking for themselves."
These are just a handful of Senators and Representatives who have relatives serving or have served in OIF/OEF.
Sen Jim Webb (D-VA) son, Marine serving in OIF
Sen Tim Johnson (D-SD) son, Marine serving in OIF
Sen Max Baucus (D-MT) lost a nephew in OIF
Sen Sam Brownback (R-KS) niece & nephew in OIF
Sen Kit Bond (R-MO) son, Marine serving OIF
Rep Joe Wilson (R-SC) son, serving OIF
Rep Todd Akin (R-MO) son, serving OIF
Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) stepson & his wife serving in OIF
Rep Kenny Hulshof (R-MO) brother-in-law, soldeir serving in OIF
Rep Duncan Hunter (R-CA) son, Marine serving in OIF
Source(s):
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-01-22-iraq-congress_x.htm
From the latest Harvard University Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government poll.
The Few: Republicans join military 2-to-1 over Democrats
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One damn thing for sure....George W. Bush ignored all the signs and absolute warnings right up to 9/11 and that was after the WTC had already been hit in 1993. We even taught them to fly jet liners without any landing instructions. BINGO!!!!! 3000 dead! If you add that to the 4500 he got killed in the wrong country while getting revenge on Saddam Hussein for trying to kill his Daddy he becomes the undisputed champion.
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Lol. Classic tu quoque. Stay on topic, sparky.
Any terrorist attacks on American soil from 2009 on was on Obama's watch. So he lied. Deal with it.
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July 13, 2011
49. President Obama Assassination Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Ulugbek Kodirov, an Uzbekistan national, was living in Alabama on an expired student visa when he was arrested for plotting to assassinate President Obama in 2011. Kodirov originally moved to the United States after he was accepted to attend Columbia University’s medical school, but never enrolled in classes because his English skills were too poor. Prosecutors argue that Kodirov became radicalized online when he began communicating with an individual whom he believed was a member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, an organization recognized by the State Department as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). In February, Kodirov pleaded guilty to threatening to kill the president, providing material support to terrorism, and unlawfully possessing a firearm. He was sentenced in July 2012 by a U.S. District Judge to 15 years and 8 months in prison. An attorney for Kodirov has called him “a victim to a degree of social media,” and stated that Kodirov deeply regrets his actions.
June 22, 2011
48.Machine Gun, Grenade Attack Plot on Seattle Military Recruiting Station
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
In a raid on a warehouse in Seattle, the FBI arrested Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif and Walli Mujahidh. They sought to purchase automatic machine guns and grenades in preparation for an attack on a military recruiting station in Seattle.
The men have been charged with conspiracy to murder officers and employees of the United States government, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, and possession of firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence. Abdul-Latif has also been charged with two counts of illegal possession of firearms. Mujahidh pleaded guilty in December 2011 to conspiracy to murder officers and agents of the United States, to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, as well as to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced in April 2013 to 17 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release. Abdul-Latif was sentenced to 18 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release.
June 17, 2011
47. Fort Myers, Virginia Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Yonathan Melaku, an Ethiopian and a naturalized U.S. citizen and former Marine Corps reservist, was arrested at Fort Myer near Arlington National Cemetery, where he was found with a backpack filled with ammonium nitrate, spray paint, and spent ammunition rounds. The discovery led authorities to unravel a series of mysterious events from the fall of 2010, when shots had been fired at night from the street at various military buildings, including the Pentagon, causing over $100,000 in damages. After searching his bag and house, authorities found video of Melaku shooting at the buildings and providing commentary, a series of notebooks written in Arabic with references to terrorism, and a list of equipment needed to make a timed explosive device. He has since pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. A motion was created to address the validity of the plea deal in light of the diagnosis of schizophrenia; however, the motion did not pass.
May 11, 2011
46.Manhattan Synagogue Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Ahmed Ferhani of Algeria, and Moroccan-born Mohamed Mamdouh, a U.S. citizen, were arrested by the New York Police Department after attempting to purchase a hand grenade, guns, and ammunition to attack an undetermined Manhattan synagogue. The men planned on disguising themselves as Orthodox Jews in order to sneak into the synagogue. Reports have also cited the Empire State Building as a possible second target. Both men pleaded guilty to a variety of charges under New York state terror laws, and were sentenced to 10 years and five years, respectively, in prison. Ferhani, the alleged mastermind, admitted to conspiring with Mamdouh to bomb synagogues in retaliation for what he viewed as Jewish mistreatment of Muslims throughout the world.
February 23, 2011
45. Explosives Created for ‘Nice Targets’
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a Saudi citizen studying in Lubbock, Texas, was arrested by the FBI after placing an order for the toxic chemical phenol. Both the chemical supplier and the freight shipping company became suspicious of the order, which could be used to make an improvised explosive device (IED), and alerted the FBI and local police. Surveillance of Aldawsari’s e-mail turned up a list of potential “nice targets” including dams, nuclear power plants, military targets, a nightclub, and the Dallas residence of former President George W. Bush. The search also recovered plans to acquire a forged U.S. birth certificate and multiple driver’s licenses. Aldawsari seems to have considered using these documents to obtain rental cars for use in vehicle bombings.
After pleading not guilty, Aldawsari was convicted of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and sentenced to life in prison on November 13, 2012, by a U.S. District Judge. Although attorneys attempted to appeal the case, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and the sentence of Aldawsari.
January 4, 2011
44. Soliciting Domestic Terrorism
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Begolly was arrested on charges of terrorist actions involving solicitation to commit a crime of violence and distribution of information in relation to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction. Through his profile on AMEF, the Pennsylvania-born man solicited others to engage in violent acts of terrorism against post offices, water plants, military facilities, bridges, train lines, and Jewish schools. Begolly also used the website to post a downloadable 101-page document that contains information on how to create, conduct, and manufacture chemical explosives. Begolly pleaded guilty to counts of soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the U.S., and attempting to use a 9-mm semi-automatic handgun during an assault upon inquiring FBI agents. In 2013, Begolly was sentenced to 102 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release after being convicted of the solicitation of domestic acts of terrorism in the U.S. and also for using a firearm to assault FBI agents.
December 8, 2010
43.Maryland Military Recruiting Center Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Antonio Martinez, an American citizen also known as Muhammad Hussain, planned to bomb a military recruiting center in Maryland. The FBI learned of the plot from an unnamed informant. Martinez was arrested after attempting to detonate a fake explosive device supplied by FBI agents. He was charged with attempted murder of federal officers and employees, as well as attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. In April 2012, a U.S. District Judge sentenced Martinez to 25 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release
November 26, 2010
42. Oregon Car Bomb Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a 23 year-old Somali-American, was arrested after attempting to detonate a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore. The bomb was composed of inert explosives given to him by undercover FBI agents. Mohamud had previously sought to travel overseas to obtain training in violent jihad. Having failed in that attempt, he wanted to commit an attack that would cause mass casualties to individuals and their families. Mohamud pleaded not guilty to the charges and was found guilty on January 31, 2013, of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Mohamud was convicted of the attempt to use weapons of mass destruction, specifically, explosives and is sentenced to 30 years in a medium-security prison.
October 29, 2010
41. Air Cargo Bomb Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Two packages shipped from Yemen to Chicago-area synagogues were discovered to contain explosive materials of the same type used by Richard Reid and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in previously thwarted bombing attempts. The packages contained printer cartridges filled with the explosive material and were identified with the help of intelligence tips from Saudi Arabian authorities while in transit on cargo planes in the United Kingdom and Dubai. While no arrests have been made, the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has claimed responsibility for the failed attack.
October 27, 2010
40. D.C. Metro, Military Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Pakistani-American Farooque Ahmed was arrested following an FBI investigation into plots to attack the Washington, D.C., subway. Ahmed is said to have conducted surveillance on the D.C. Metrorail system on multiple occasions, and was in contact with undercover FBI agents whom he believed to be individuals affiliated with al-Qaeda. According to an unsealed affidavit, Ahmed wanted to receive terrorist training overseas and become a martyr. The affidavit also indicates that he sought to specifically target military personnel in his bombing attempt. Ahmed pleaded guilty to charges of material support and collecting information for a terrorist attack on a transit facility. Because U.S. officials claimed that the public was never in danger, one of the accusations was dropped leading to a sentence of 23 years in prison." Obama’s Terrorism Claim Hides an Inconvenient Truth
49. President Obama Assassination Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Ulugbek Kodirov, an Uzbekistan national, was living in Alabama on an expired student visa when he was arrested for plotting to assassinate President Obama in 2011. Kodirov originally moved to the United States after he was accepted to attend Columbia University’s medical school, but never enrolled in classes because his English skills were too poor. Prosecutors argue that Kodirov became radicalized online when he began communicating with an individual whom he believed was a member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, an organization recognized by the State Department as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). In February, Kodirov pleaded guilty to threatening to kill the president, providing material support to terrorism, and unlawfully possessing a firearm. He was sentenced in July 2012 by a U.S. District Judge to 15 years and 8 months in prison. An attorney for Kodirov has called him “a victim to a degree of social media,” and stated that Kodirov deeply regrets his actions.
June 22, 2011
48.Machine Gun, Grenade Attack Plot on Seattle Military Recruiting Station
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
In a raid on a warehouse in Seattle, the FBI arrested Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif and Walli Mujahidh. They sought to purchase automatic machine guns and grenades in preparation for an attack on a military recruiting station in Seattle.
The men have been charged with conspiracy to murder officers and employees of the United States government, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, and possession of firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence. Abdul-Latif has also been charged with two counts of illegal possession of firearms. Mujahidh pleaded guilty in December 2011 to conspiracy to murder officers and agents of the United States, to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, as well as to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced in April 2013 to 17 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release. Abdul-Latif was sentenced to 18 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release.
June 17, 2011
47. Fort Myers, Virginia Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Yonathan Melaku, an Ethiopian and a naturalized U.S. citizen and former Marine Corps reservist, was arrested at Fort Myer near Arlington National Cemetery, where he was found with a backpack filled with ammonium nitrate, spray paint, and spent ammunition rounds. The discovery led authorities to unravel a series of mysterious events from the fall of 2010, when shots had been fired at night from the street at various military buildings, including the Pentagon, causing over $100,000 in damages. After searching his bag and house, authorities found video of Melaku shooting at the buildings and providing commentary, a series of notebooks written in Arabic with references to terrorism, and a list of equipment needed to make a timed explosive device. He has since pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. A motion was created to address the validity of the plea deal in light of the diagnosis of schizophrenia; however, the motion did not pass.
May 11, 2011
46.Manhattan Synagogue Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Ahmed Ferhani of Algeria, and Moroccan-born Mohamed Mamdouh, a U.S. citizen, were arrested by the New York Police Department after attempting to purchase a hand grenade, guns, and ammunition to attack an undetermined Manhattan synagogue. The men planned on disguising themselves as Orthodox Jews in order to sneak into the synagogue. Reports have also cited the Empire State Building as a possible second target. Both men pleaded guilty to a variety of charges under New York state terror laws, and were sentenced to 10 years and five years, respectively, in prison. Ferhani, the alleged mastermind, admitted to conspiring with Mamdouh to bomb synagogues in retaliation for what he viewed as Jewish mistreatment of Muslims throughout the world.
February 23, 2011
45. Explosives Created for ‘Nice Targets’
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a Saudi citizen studying in Lubbock, Texas, was arrested by the FBI after placing an order for the toxic chemical phenol. Both the chemical supplier and the freight shipping company became suspicious of the order, which could be used to make an improvised explosive device (IED), and alerted the FBI and local police. Surveillance of Aldawsari’s e-mail turned up a list of potential “nice targets” including dams, nuclear power plants, military targets, a nightclub, and the Dallas residence of former President George W. Bush. The search also recovered plans to acquire a forged U.S. birth certificate and multiple driver’s licenses. Aldawsari seems to have considered using these documents to obtain rental cars for use in vehicle bombings.
After pleading not guilty, Aldawsari was convicted of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and sentenced to life in prison on November 13, 2012, by a U.S. District Judge. Although attorneys attempted to appeal the case, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and the sentence of Aldawsari.
January 4, 2011
44. Soliciting Domestic Terrorism
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Begolly was arrested on charges of terrorist actions involving solicitation to commit a crime of violence and distribution of information in relation to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction. Through his profile on AMEF, the Pennsylvania-born man solicited others to engage in violent acts of terrorism against post offices, water plants, military facilities, bridges, train lines, and Jewish schools. Begolly also used the website to post a downloadable 101-page document that contains information on how to create, conduct, and manufacture chemical explosives. Begolly pleaded guilty to counts of soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the U.S., and attempting to use a 9-mm semi-automatic handgun during an assault upon inquiring FBI agents. In 2013, Begolly was sentenced to 102 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release after being convicted of the solicitation of domestic acts of terrorism in the U.S. and also for using a firearm to assault FBI agents.
December 8, 2010
43.Maryland Military Recruiting Center Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Antonio Martinez, an American citizen also known as Muhammad Hussain, planned to bomb a military recruiting center in Maryland. The FBI learned of the plot from an unnamed informant. Martinez was arrested after attempting to detonate a fake explosive device supplied by FBI agents. He was charged with attempted murder of federal officers and employees, as well as attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. In April 2012, a U.S. District Judge sentenced Martinez to 25 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release
November 26, 2010
42. Oregon Car Bomb Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a 23 year-old Somali-American, was arrested after attempting to detonate a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore. The bomb was composed of inert explosives given to him by undercover FBI agents. Mohamud had previously sought to travel overseas to obtain training in violent jihad. Having failed in that attempt, he wanted to commit an attack that would cause mass casualties to individuals and their families. Mohamud pleaded not guilty to the charges and was found guilty on January 31, 2013, of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Mohamud was convicted of the attempt to use weapons of mass destruction, specifically, explosives and is sentenced to 30 years in a medium-security prison.
October 29, 2010
41. Air Cargo Bomb Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Two packages shipped from Yemen to Chicago-area synagogues were discovered to contain explosive materials of the same type used by Richard Reid and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in previously thwarted bombing attempts. The packages contained printer cartridges filled with the explosive material and were identified with the help of intelligence tips from Saudi Arabian authorities while in transit on cargo planes in the United Kingdom and Dubai. While no arrests have been made, the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has claimed responsibility for the failed attack.
October 27, 2010
40. D.C. Metro, Military Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Pakistani-American Farooque Ahmed was arrested following an FBI investigation into plots to attack the Washington, D.C., subway. Ahmed is said to have conducted surveillance on the D.C. Metrorail system on multiple occasions, and was in contact with undercover FBI agents whom he believed to be individuals affiliated with al-Qaeda. According to an unsealed affidavit, Ahmed wanted to receive terrorist training overseas and become a martyr. The affidavit also indicates that he sought to specifically target military personnel in his bombing attempt. Ahmed pleaded guilty to charges of material support and collecting information for a terrorist attack on a transit facility. Because U.S. officials claimed that the public was never in danger, one of the accusations was dropped leading to a sentence of 23 years in prison." Obama’s Terrorism Claim Hides an Inconvenient Truth
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One damn thing for sure....George W. Bush ignored all the signs and absolute warnings right up to 9/11 and that was after the WTC had already been hit in 1993. We even taught them to fly jet liners without any landing instructions. BINGO!!!!! 3000 dead! If you add that to the 4500 he got killed in the wrong country while getting revenge on Saddam Hussein for trying to kill his Daddy he becomes the undisputed champion.
9/11
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Obama's claim.....no attacks?
Really?
July 21, 2010
39. Islam Convert Creates American Hit List
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
Paul G. Rockwood Jr., an American citizen, became an adherent of Anwar al-Awlaki’s ideology of violent jihad after converting to Islam. In studying al-Awlaki’s teachings, Rockwood came to believe it was his religious responsibility to seek revenge against anyone who defiled Islam. He created a list of 15 individuals to be targeted for assassination, including several members of the U.S. military. Rockwood is said to have researched explosive techniques and discussed the possibility of killing his targets with a gunshot to the head or through mail bombs. Nadia Piroska, aka Maria Rockwood, Paul’s wife, knowingly transported the list to Anchorage, Alaska, to share with an unnamed individual who apparently shared Rockwood’s ideology. The list then made it into the hands of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Anchorage.
Rockwood was charged with making false statements to the FBI in a domestic terrorism charge, while Nadia was charged with making false statements to the FBI in connection to the case against her husband. Paul was sentenced to eight years in prison, while his wife was sentenced to five years of probation.
May 3, 2010
38.Explosive-Filled SUV in Times Square
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Faisal Shahzad, age 36, a naturalized citizen from Pakistan, attempted to detonate explosives in an SUV parked in Times Square. After explosives training in Pakistan, he is said to have received $12,000 from entities affiliated with the terrorist organization Tehrik-e-Taliban to fund the attack. Following the failed bombing attempt, Shahzad attempted to flee the country to Dubai, but was arrested before the flight was able to leave New York’s JFK airport.
Shahzad pleaded guilty to 10 counts, including conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism and to use a weapon of mass destruction. He was sentenced to life in prison and is being held at the same Colorado supermax prison as Richard Reid and Jose Padilla.
March 26, 2010
37. Taxi Driver Conspires with al-Qaeda
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Chicago taxi driver Raja Lahrasib Khan, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan, was arrested by the Chicago FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force on two counts of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to the charges, Khan was affiliated with Ilyas Kashmiri, leader of the al-Qaeda-linked extremist group Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami in Kashmir, and has previously been indicted in the U.S. on terrorism charges.
Khan originally transferred $950 to Pakistan, to be delivered to Kashmiri, and later attempted to send around $1,000 provided to him by an undercover agent. Khan’s son was stopped by government agents at Chicago’s O’Hare airport before leaving the country. The criminal complaint filed against Khan also alleges that he had discussed plans to bomb an unnamed sports stadium in the United States.
Khan has since pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization as part of a plea deal. He was sentenced in 2012 to seven and a half years in prison.
December 25, 2009
36.Underwear Bomber
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a now 28-year-old Nigerian engineering student who lived in London, boarded a plane from Nigeria to Amsterdam and then flew from Amsterdam to the U.S. It was on this second flight when he attempted to detonate a bomb hidden in his underwear as the plane began to land. The device ignited but did not detonate, and passengers quickly stopped Abdulmutallab from trying again, leading to his arrest by U.S. authorities upon landing in Detroit. The bomb, containing the explosives PETN and TATP, was similar to the failed device used by Richard Reid in his shoe in 2001.
Media accounts following the plot indicate that Abdulmutallab admits involvement with al-Qaeda in Yemen and pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. In February 2012, Adulmutallab was sentenced to life in prison following his conviction.
November 5, 2009
35. Attack at Fort Hood, Texas
Individuals directly involved:
Attack successful, terrorist apprehended
A U.S. Army psychiatrist, Major Hasan, 44, opened fire at a military processing center at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13 people and wounding 32 others. His actions were apparently motivated by former Yemeni al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, shouting “Allahu Akbar!” as Hasan conducted the attack. The U.S. government has labeled the incident “workplace violence.” However, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, in a special report, labeled the case as “the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001.”
Major Hasan was severely wounded in the attack, but survived, and faces pre-meditated murder and attempted murder charges. The case, now in the sentencing phase, is awaiting several more steps including presidential approval if capital punishment is the verdict. A judge rejected Major Hasan’s “defense of others” strategy, which would have required him to prove that he acted to prevent immediate harm to others; in this case, to Taliban fighters. Instead, Major Hasan has decided to make the case that the United States’ involvement in the Middle East is “illegal and immoral aggression against Muslims.”
October 21, 2009
34.Material Support to al-Qaeda
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled. One terrorist apprehended, investigation ongoing for co-conspirator
Tarek Mehanna and Ahmad Abousamra, co-conspirators, were indicted on charges of providing and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and al-Qaeda, conspiracy to kill Americans in a foreign country, and conspiracy to provide false information to law enforcement.
The conspirators expressed their desire to participate in violent armed jihad based on their Middle Eastern terrorist training. Mehanna continued to post al-Qaeda materials via the Internet. Mehanna pleaded not guilty to charges against him and has since been convicted. He is serving 17 and a half years in federal prison. Abousamra is thought by the FBI to have left the United States for Aleppo, Syria, in 2006 and a federal arrest warrant was issued in 2009. The FBI is currently offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his capture and return to the United States.
September 24, 2009
33. Dallas Skyscraper Bombing Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Maher Husein Smadi, a 25-year old Jordanian, was apprehended in an attempt to plant a bomb in a Dallas skyscraper. Originally identified through FBI monitoring of extremist chat rooms, Smadi was arrested and charged after agents posing as terrorist cell members gave Smadi a fake bomb, which he later attempted to detonate. Smadi was found guilty and sentenced to 24 years in prison. Smadi will be deported to Jordan after his internment.
September 23, 2009
32. Illinois Car Bomb Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Michael Finton, or “Talib Islam,” 35, an American citizen, was arrested on September 23, 2009, by undercover FBI agents after attempting to detonate a car bomb filled with what he believed to be close to one ton of explosives outside the Paul Findley Federal Building and Courthouse in downtown Springfield, Illinois. The blast was also intended to destroy the nearby office of Representative Aaron Schock (R–IL). Evidence presented against Finton has shown that he expressed a desire to become a jihadist fighter and was aware that his planned attack would cause civilian injuries. He has been arrested on charges of attempted murder of federal employees and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Finton pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 28 years in prison
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July 21, 2010
39. Islam Convert Creates American Hit List
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
Paul G. Rockwood Jr., an American citizen, became an adherent of Anwar al-Awlaki’s ideology of violent jihad after converting to Islam. In studying al-Awlaki’s teachings, Rockwood came to believe it was his religious responsibility to seek revenge against anyone who defiled Islam. He created a list of 15 individuals to be targeted for assassination, including several members of the U.S. military. Rockwood is said to have researched explosive techniques and discussed the possibility of killing his targets with a gunshot to the head or through mail bombs. Nadia Piroska, aka Maria Rockwood, Paul’s wife, knowingly transported the list to Anchorage, Alaska, to share with an unnamed individual who apparently shared Rockwood’s ideology. The list then made it into the hands of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Anchorage.
Rockwood was charged with making false statements to the FBI in a domestic terrorism charge, while Nadia was charged with making false statements to the FBI in connection to the case against her husband. Paul was sentenced to eight years in prison, while his wife was sentenced to five years of probation.
May 3, 2010
38.Explosive-Filled SUV in Times Square
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Faisal Shahzad, age 36, a naturalized citizen from Pakistan, attempted to detonate explosives in an SUV parked in Times Square. After explosives training in Pakistan, he is said to have received $12,000 from entities affiliated with the terrorist organization Tehrik-e-Taliban to fund the attack. Following the failed bombing attempt, Shahzad attempted to flee the country to Dubai, but was arrested before the flight was able to leave New York’s JFK airport.
Shahzad pleaded guilty to 10 counts, including conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism and to use a weapon of mass destruction. He was sentenced to life in prison and is being held at the same Colorado supermax prison as Richard Reid and Jose Padilla.
March 26, 2010
37. Taxi Driver Conspires with al-Qaeda
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Chicago taxi driver Raja Lahrasib Khan, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan, was arrested by the Chicago FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force on two counts of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to the charges, Khan was affiliated with Ilyas Kashmiri, leader of the al-Qaeda-linked extremist group Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami in Kashmir, and has previously been indicted in the U.S. on terrorism charges.
Khan originally transferred $950 to Pakistan, to be delivered to Kashmiri, and later attempted to send around $1,000 provided to him by an undercover agent. Khan’s son was stopped by government agents at Chicago’s O’Hare airport before leaving the country. The criminal complaint filed against Khan also alleges that he had discussed plans to bomb an unnamed sports stadium in the United States.
Khan has since pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization as part of a plea deal. He was sentenced in 2012 to seven and a half years in prison.
December 25, 2009
36.Underwear Bomber
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a now 28-year-old Nigerian engineering student who lived in London, boarded a plane from Nigeria to Amsterdam and then flew from Amsterdam to the U.S. It was on this second flight when he attempted to detonate a bomb hidden in his underwear as the plane began to land. The device ignited but did not detonate, and passengers quickly stopped Abdulmutallab from trying again, leading to his arrest by U.S. authorities upon landing in Detroit. The bomb, containing the explosives PETN and TATP, was similar to the failed device used by Richard Reid in his shoe in 2001.
Media accounts following the plot indicate that Abdulmutallab admits involvement with al-Qaeda in Yemen and pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. In February 2012, Adulmutallab was sentenced to life in prison following his conviction.
November 5, 2009
35. Attack at Fort Hood, Texas
Individuals directly involved:
Attack successful, terrorist apprehended
A U.S. Army psychiatrist, Major Hasan, 44, opened fire at a military processing center at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13 people and wounding 32 others. His actions were apparently motivated by former Yemeni al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, shouting “Allahu Akbar!” as Hasan conducted the attack. The U.S. government has labeled the incident “workplace violence.” However, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, in a special report, labeled the case as “the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001.”
Major Hasan was severely wounded in the attack, but survived, and faces pre-meditated murder and attempted murder charges. The case, now in the sentencing phase, is awaiting several more steps including presidential approval if capital punishment is the verdict. A judge rejected Major Hasan’s “defense of others” strategy, which would have required him to prove that he acted to prevent immediate harm to others; in this case, to Taliban fighters. Instead, Major Hasan has decided to make the case that the United States’ involvement in the Middle East is “illegal and immoral aggression against Muslims.”
October 21, 2009
34.Material Support to al-Qaeda
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled. One terrorist apprehended, investigation ongoing for co-conspirator
Tarek Mehanna and Ahmad Abousamra, co-conspirators, were indicted on charges of providing and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and al-Qaeda, conspiracy to kill Americans in a foreign country, and conspiracy to provide false information to law enforcement.
The conspirators expressed their desire to participate in violent armed jihad based on their Middle Eastern terrorist training. Mehanna continued to post al-Qaeda materials via the Internet. Mehanna pleaded not guilty to charges against him and has since been convicted. He is serving 17 and a half years in federal prison. Abousamra is thought by the FBI to have left the United States for Aleppo, Syria, in 2006 and a federal arrest warrant was issued in 2009. The FBI is currently offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his capture and return to the United States.
September 24, 2009
33. Dallas Skyscraper Bombing Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Maher Husein Smadi, a 25-year old Jordanian, was apprehended in an attempt to plant a bomb in a Dallas skyscraper. Originally identified through FBI monitoring of extremist chat rooms, Smadi was arrested and charged after agents posing as terrorist cell members gave Smadi a fake bomb, which he later attempted to detonate. Smadi was found guilty and sentenced to 24 years in prison. Smadi will be deported to Jordan after his internment.
September 23, 2009
32. Illinois Car Bomb Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Michael Finton, or “Talib Islam,” 35, an American citizen, was arrested on September 23, 2009, by undercover FBI agents after attempting to detonate a car bomb filled with what he believed to be close to one ton of explosives outside the Paul Findley Federal Building and Courthouse in downtown Springfield, Illinois. The blast was also intended to destroy the nearby office of Representative Aaron Schock (R–IL). Evidence presented against Finton has shown that he expressed a desire to become a jihadist fighter and was aware that his planned attack would cause civilian injuries. He has been arrested on charges of attempted murder of federal employees and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Finton pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 28 years in prison
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. "On Tuesday, President Barack Obama stated that “Over [the] last eight years, no foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland.”
Talk about something actually deserving of being labeled as “fake news.”
When President George W. Bush left office, the U.S. had faced 28 Islamist plots after 9/11, only one of which was successful. Now there have been 93 Islamist plots since 9/11, and 14 successful attacks.
.... the vast majority of the terror plots and all of the successful attacks since 9/11 have involved homegrown terrorists—that is, terrorists who radicalized and plotted here in the U.S.
September 19, 2009
31. Plot to Bomb NYC Subway
Plot foiled,terrorist apprehended
Najibullah Zazi was arrested after purchasing large quantities of chemicals used to make a TATP bomb, to detonate in the New York City subway, after traveling to Pakistan to receive instruction in bomb making and attending an al-Qaeda training camp. He pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.
Nine other individuals also took part in this plot. Zarein Ahmedzay pled guilty to conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction and lying to investigators. Adis Medunjanin is serving a life sentence in the Florence, Colo., supermax prison. Ahmedzay and Medunjanin traveled to Pakistan with Zazi and are believed to have meet with al-Qaeda operative Gulshair el Shukrijumah, who has also been charged in the plot. Najibullah’s father was convicted for attempting to help his son cover up plans, earning a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence. Zazi’s cousin, Amanullah, pleaded guilty and became a government witness in federal court against Najibullah’s father. Ahmad Afzali pleaded guilty to charges of lying to federal agents and was ordered to leave the country. Abid Nasser was extradited to the United States and was found guilty of conspiring with Zazi’s cell and others to coordinate bombings in Europe. Also charged in the plot are Tariq Ur Rehman and a defendant known as “Ahmad,” “Sohaib,” or “Zahid,” neither of which are in custody.
July 29, 2009
30.Quantico Marine Corps Base Plot
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
A group of seven men in North Carolina were arrested on charges of conspiring to support terrorist groups abroad, engage in terror attacks abroad, and plotting an attack on the U.S. Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va. Ringleader, Daniel Patrick Boyd, is believed to have had a long association with radical groups, dating from his time living in Pakistan. In Pakistan, he is believed to have been an active member of Hezb-e-Islami (Party of Islam). The Raleigh group also raised funds and trained extensively in preparation to wage attacks both at home and abroad. Boyd pleaded guilty on February 9, 2011, to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure persons abroad. He was sentenced to 216 months in prison, followed by five years’ supervised release, and a $3,000 fine. Prosecutors noted that Boyd cooperated with the government and testified against several of his co-conspirators who were convicted in October 2011.
June 1, 2009
29. Army Recruitment Office Shooting
Individuals directly involved:
Attack successful, terrorist apprehended
On June 1, 2009, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, formerly Carlos Bledsoe, walked up to an army recruitment office in Little Rock, Ark., and opened fire, killing one soldier and wounding another. Born in Tennessee, the 23-year-old Muslim convert is among a growing group of self-radicalized homegrown terrorists that have recently emerged in the U.S. Muhammad’s reported motivation for the attack was his anger about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and what he viewed as U.S. military abuse towards Muslims worldwide. Muhammad had been under preliminary investigation by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force for a trip he made to Yemen prior to the attack. In July 2011, Muhammad pleaded guilty under a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
May 20, 2009
28.Synagogue Terror Plot
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
On May 20, 2009, the New York Police Department announced the arrest of James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams, and Laguerre Payen for plotting to blow up New York–area Jewish centers and shoot down planes at a nearby Air National Guard Base. The four had attempted to gain access to Stinger missiles and were caught in the act of placing bombs in the buildings and in a car. (The bombs were duds, because undercover agents sold the four defendants fake explosives as part of an ongoing sting operation.) All four men were found guilty. In June 2011, James Cromitie, David Williams, and Onta Williams were sentenced to 25 years in prison. In September 2011, Laguerre Payen received the same sentence. A federal appeals court upheld all of the convictions in 2013.
November 22, 2008
27. Long Island Railroad Attack
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Bryant Neal Vinas is an American citizen of Hispanic descent who converted to Islam in 2004. In 2007, Vinas left home telling his parents he wanted to study Islam and Arabic. He traveled to Pakistan and joined the Taliban. While there, Vinas assisted with unsuccessful attacks on American forces and provided al-Qaeda with extensive information regarding the Long Island Rail Road for a potential attack. He was arrested by Pakistani forces and sent back to the United States, where he pleaded guilty and began cooperating with authorities. He is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals and is awaiting sentencing.
March 5, 2008
26. U.S. Navy Sailor Turns Informant
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Hassan Abujihaad, a former U.S. Navy sailor from Phoenix, Ariz., was convicted of supporting terrorism and disclosing classified information, including the location of Navy ships and their vulnerabilities, to Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan, the alleged administrators of Azzam Publication websites (the London organization that provided material support and resources to terrorists). Abujihaad was arrested in March 2007 and pleaded not guilty to charges of supporting terrorism in April 2007. In May 2008, he was convicted by a jury and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 2010, his conviction was upheld in a federal court of appeals. Both Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan were extradited to the U.S. on terror charges, found guilty, and returned to the U.K. in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
June 1, 2007
25. JFK Airport Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
Four men plotted to blow up “aviation fuel tanks and pipelines at the John F. Kennedy International Airport” in New York City. Authorities stated that the attack “could have caused significant financial and psychological damage, but not major loss of life.”
Russell Defreitas, the leader of the group, was arrested in Brooklyn. The other three members of the group—Abdul Kadir, Kareem Ibrahim, and Abdel Nur—were detained in Trinidad and extradited in June 2008. Kadir and Nur have links to Islamic extremists in South America and the Caribbean. Kadir was an imam in Guyana, a former member of the Guyanese Parliament, and mayor of Linden, Guyana. Ibrahim is a Trinidadian citizen and Nur is a Guyanese citizen. In 2010, Kadir was found guilty on five counts and sentenced to life in prison. In February, both Defreitas and Nur were also found guilty. Defreitas was sentenced to life in prison, while Nur was sentenced to 15 years. The final conspirator, Kareem Ibrahim, was convicted in May 2011 and has been sentenced to life in prison.
Talk about something actually deserving of being labeled as “fake news.”
When President George W. Bush left office, the U.S. had faced 28 Islamist plots after 9/11, only one of which was successful. Now there have been 93 Islamist plots since 9/11, and 14 successful attacks.
.... the vast majority of the terror plots and all of the successful attacks since 9/11 have involved homegrown terrorists—that is, terrorists who radicalized and plotted here in the U.S.
September 19, 2009
31. Plot to Bomb NYC Subway
Plot foiled,terrorist apprehended
Najibullah Zazi was arrested after purchasing large quantities of chemicals used to make a TATP bomb, to detonate in the New York City subway, after traveling to Pakistan to receive instruction in bomb making and attending an al-Qaeda training camp. He pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.
Nine other individuals also took part in this plot. Zarein Ahmedzay pled guilty to conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction and lying to investigators. Adis Medunjanin is serving a life sentence in the Florence, Colo., supermax prison. Ahmedzay and Medunjanin traveled to Pakistan with Zazi and are believed to have meet with al-Qaeda operative Gulshair el Shukrijumah, who has also been charged in the plot. Najibullah’s father was convicted for attempting to help his son cover up plans, earning a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence. Zazi’s cousin, Amanullah, pleaded guilty and became a government witness in federal court against Najibullah’s father. Ahmad Afzali pleaded guilty to charges of lying to federal agents and was ordered to leave the country. Abid Nasser was extradited to the United States and was found guilty of conspiring with Zazi’s cell and others to coordinate bombings in Europe. Also charged in the plot are Tariq Ur Rehman and a defendant known as “Ahmad,” “Sohaib,” or “Zahid,” neither of which are in custody.
July 29, 2009
30.Quantico Marine Corps Base Plot
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
A group of seven men in North Carolina were arrested on charges of conspiring to support terrorist groups abroad, engage in terror attacks abroad, and plotting an attack on the U.S. Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va. Ringleader, Daniel Patrick Boyd, is believed to have had a long association with radical groups, dating from his time living in Pakistan. In Pakistan, he is believed to have been an active member of Hezb-e-Islami (Party of Islam). The Raleigh group also raised funds and trained extensively in preparation to wage attacks both at home and abroad. Boyd pleaded guilty on February 9, 2011, to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure persons abroad. He was sentenced to 216 months in prison, followed by five years’ supervised release, and a $3,000 fine. Prosecutors noted that Boyd cooperated with the government and testified against several of his co-conspirators who were convicted in October 2011.
June 1, 2009
29. Army Recruitment Office Shooting
Individuals directly involved:
Attack successful, terrorist apprehended
On June 1, 2009, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, formerly Carlos Bledsoe, walked up to an army recruitment office in Little Rock, Ark., and opened fire, killing one soldier and wounding another. Born in Tennessee, the 23-year-old Muslim convert is among a growing group of self-radicalized homegrown terrorists that have recently emerged in the U.S. Muhammad’s reported motivation for the attack was his anger about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and what he viewed as U.S. military abuse towards Muslims worldwide. Muhammad had been under preliminary investigation by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force for a trip he made to Yemen prior to the attack. In July 2011, Muhammad pleaded guilty under a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
May 20, 2009
28.Synagogue Terror Plot
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
On May 20, 2009, the New York Police Department announced the arrest of James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams, and Laguerre Payen for plotting to blow up New York–area Jewish centers and shoot down planes at a nearby Air National Guard Base. The four had attempted to gain access to Stinger missiles and were caught in the act of placing bombs in the buildings and in a car. (The bombs were duds, because undercover agents sold the four defendants fake explosives as part of an ongoing sting operation.) All four men were found guilty. In June 2011, James Cromitie, David Williams, and Onta Williams were sentenced to 25 years in prison. In September 2011, Laguerre Payen received the same sentence. A federal appeals court upheld all of the convictions in 2013.
November 22, 2008
27. Long Island Railroad Attack
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Bryant Neal Vinas is an American citizen of Hispanic descent who converted to Islam in 2004. In 2007, Vinas left home telling his parents he wanted to study Islam and Arabic. He traveled to Pakistan and joined the Taliban. While there, Vinas assisted with unsuccessful attacks on American forces and provided al-Qaeda with extensive information regarding the Long Island Rail Road for a potential attack. He was arrested by Pakistani forces and sent back to the United States, where he pleaded guilty and began cooperating with authorities. He is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals and is awaiting sentencing.
March 5, 2008
26. U.S. Navy Sailor Turns Informant
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorist apprehended
Hassan Abujihaad, a former U.S. Navy sailor from Phoenix, Ariz., was convicted of supporting terrorism and disclosing classified information, including the location of Navy ships and their vulnerabilities, to Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan, the alleged administrators of Azzam Publication websites (the London organization that provided material support and resources to terrorists). Abujihaad was arrested in March 2007 and pleaded not guilty to charges of supporting terrorism in April 2007. In May 2008, he was convicted by a jury and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 2010, his conviction was upheld in a federal court of appeals. Both Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan were extradited to the U.S. on terror charges, found guilty, and returned to the U.K. in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
June 1, 2007
25. JFK Airport Plot
Individuals directly involved:
Plot foiled, terrorists apprehended
Four men plotted to blow up “aviation fuel tanks and pipelines at the John F. Kennedy International Airport” in New York City. Authorities stated that the attack “could have caused significant financial and psychological damage, but not major loss of life.”
Russell Defreitas, the leader of the group, was arrested in Brooklyn. The other three members of the group—Abdul Kadir, Kareem Ibrahim, and Abdel Nur—were detained in Trinidad and extradited in June 2008. Kadir and Nur have links to Islamic extremists in South America and the Caribbean. Kadir was an imam in Guyana, a former member of the Guyanese Parliament, and mayor of Linden, Guyana. Ibrahim is a Trinidadian citizen and Nur is a Guyanese citizen. In 2010, Kadir was found guilty on five counts and sentenced to life in prison. In February, both Defreitas and Nur were also found guilty. Defreitas was sentenced to life in prison, while Nur was sentenced to 15 years. The final conspirator, Kareem Ibrahim, was convicted in May 2011 and has been sentenced to life in prison.
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You wanna talk about totals or is that not important to you?
Face It! George W. Bush was working diligently to get tax cuts for the rich and completely ignored warnings from the CIA, FBI, etc. which told him Osama Bin laden was preparing to attack us with commercial airliners:
Bush Warned of Hijackings Before 9-11
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Boooooosh! Lol, you are the retard.
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"You wanna talk about totals or is that not important to you?"
Totals of what....soldiers or civilians?
1. 2,753 people who died at the World Trade Center during the attacks, and the 2,977 overall 9/11 deaths that include the strike at the Pentagon and the airliner crash in Shanksville, Pa.Sep 9, 2015
Civilians, you dunce.
2. Warnings?????
He didn't get any warnings, you moron.
"There was . . . an awareness by the government, including the president, of Osama bin Laden and the threat he posed in the United States and around the world," Fleischer said. "That included long-standing speculation about hijacking in the traditional sense, but not involving suicide bombers using airplanes as missiles."
A CIA spokesman said the agency routinely passed on intelligence citing the possibility that al Qaeda might be planning to hijack an airliner as part of a terrorist action against the United States. But a suicide attack involving an aircraft was never envisioned, the spokesman said."
Bush Was Told of Hijacking Dangers (washingtonpost.com)
"...information prompted administration officials to issue a private warning to transportation officials and national security agencies. ... In a press briefing, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said the threats were very general and did not mention a specific time, place or mode of terrorist attack." http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=August_6,_2001,_President's_Daily_Briefing_Memo_(External_Links)
Pretty specific warning, huh?
But good enough for brain damaged Democrat supporters, huh?
3. And...do you know who asked for intelligence briefings?
"The White House said the presidential daily briefing, or PDB, was requested by Bush, who sought information about the possibility of an al Qaeda attack in the United States."
CNN.com - White House releases*bin Laden memo - Apr 12, 2004
Seems like Bush was far more responsible than the oaf in the White House now.....the one who took a nap while Benghazi was under attack.
4. "BOMBSHELL: Obama Never Once Met With His Defense Intelligence Chief"
BOMBSHELL: Obama Never Once Met With His Defense Intelligence Chief
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I also didn't see a mention of Bin Laden. Did I miss it?
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He never said no attacks fool. Listen to what he said, not what you wanted him to say.
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And this...from the imbecile's link:
"Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who has read the memo, told ABCNEWS today: "They raised a very serious terrorism concern and threat to the United States, and it involved the use of training at aviation schools and terrorists from the Middle East. That should have been fair warning."
It was under the Clinton administration that the above information was NOT ALLOWED TO BE SHARED BETWEEN FBI AND CIA!!!
"In 1995, while America’s intelligence agencies were still investigating al Qaeda's 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center, the Clinton administration strengthened FISA to a degree that was unprecedented. Specifically, Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick called for increased restrictions on information-sharing between intelligence (CIA) and law-enforcement (FBI) agencies. In a 1995 memo to then-FBI Director Louis Freeh and U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White, titled “Instructions on Separation of Certain Foreign Counterintelligence and Criminal Investigations,” Gorelick wrote the following:

“We believe that it is prudent to establish a set of instructions that will more clearly separate the counterintelligence investigation from the more limited, but continued, criminal investigations. These procedures, which go beyond what is legally required, will prevent any risk of creating an unwarranted appearance that FISA is being used to avoid procedural safeguards which would apply in a criminal investigation.”
The Wall of Separation between Law-Enforcement and Intelligence - Discover the Networks
Democrats have worked assiduously to make this nation less safe.
"Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who has read the memo, told ABCNEWS today: "They raised a very serious terrorism concern and threat to the United States, and it involved the use of training at aviation schools and terrorists from the Middle East. That should have been fair warning."
It was under the Clinton administration that the above information was NOT ALLOWED TO BE SHARED BETWEEN FBI AND CIA!!!
"In 1995, while America’s intelligence agencies were still investigating al Qaeda's 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center, the Clinton administration strengthened FISA to a degree that was unprecedented. Specifically, Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick called for increased restrictions on information-sharing between intelligence (CIA) and law-enforcement (FBI) agencies. In a 1995 memo to then-FBI Director Louis Freeh and U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White, titled “Instructions on Separation of Certain Foreign Counterintelligence and Criminal Investigations,” Gorelick wrote the following:

“We believe that it is prudent to establish a set of instructions that will more clearly separate the counterintelligence investigation from the more limited, but continued, criminal investigations. These procedures, which go beyond what is legally required, will prevent any risk of creating an unwarranted appearance that FISA is being used to avoid procedural safeguards which would apply in a criminal investigation.”
The Wall of Separation between Law-Enforcement and Intelligence - Discover the Networks
Democrats have worked assiduously to make this nation less safe.
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I just saw Spencer Pratt has pulled even with Bass in the latest LA Mayor Polls.- Started by MarathonMike
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