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| NYPD Detective: Kahane muderers part of '93 WTC terror cell | ||
| 2006-09-12 | ||
| A New York Police Department detective has broken his silence about the connection between Rabbi Meir KahaneÂ’s murderer and the terrorists who destroyed the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center. Political activist Rabbi Meir Kahane was murdered by an Egyptian-born al-Qaeda terrorist after he delivered a speech at a Manhattan event in 1990 -- but because no one actually saw al-Sayed Nuseir pull the trigger, he was acquitted of the crime and was instead convicted on a lesser charge of possession of an illegal weapon. Three years later, KahaneÂ’s murderer helped lead the terror cell which attacked the World Trade Center in 1993.
At the time, the theory that Kahane’s murder had been part of a terror conspiracy was discounted by federal investigators. But Detective John Molelli knew better, having been the first to find and examine the papers in Nuseir's rented house in Cliffside New Jersey . Molleli found and closely examined boxes of notebooks and other papers written in Arabic, complete with diagrams that revealed the existence of a terrorist cell operating in the New Jersey – New York area. The papers included plans to attack a number of targets in New York City, including the World Trade Center. Police found photos of the Twin Towers, the Empire State Building and the Washington Monument. They found manuals on how to make bombs. They also found written materials promoting terror attacks on American soil. He broke his silence about the evidence he found and its link to the World Trade Center attacks this year, the fifth since the Twin Towers were completely destroyed in a terror attack that rocked the world. According to a program broadcast on Israel’s Channel 2 TV, the evidence was ignored because Kahane was the victim in the case. Kahane was considered a troublemaker who promoted an unpopular view that Arabs who lived in Israeli territory should be encouraged to move out of the country. The evidence was quickly removed to the offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and was largely ignored until the 1993 terror attack on the Twin Towers. Six people died and 100 were injured in the bombing. In the wake of the attack, the boxes that Molelli had discovered in Nuseir's rented house and which had been confiscated by the FBI were finally opened and closely examined, and the Arabic was translated. Nuseir was later convicted as a co-conspirator of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman for the 1993 bombing, as well as conspiracy to attack New York landmarks and assassinate U.S. politicians.
Both men were sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 15 years. It was only after that trial that Nuseir was also convicted of murdering Kahane as part of the “seditious conspiracy.” Nuseir continued to manage the affairs of the al-Qaeda terror cell that continued to operate in the U.S. and on September 11, 2001 succeeded in completing the job it attempted in 1993 -- the destruction of the World Trade Center. | ||
| Posted by:lotp |
| #10 2x4 That takes conspiracy theories to a new high. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-09-12 13:42 |
| #9 Baruch Goldstein case -- uncomfortable Questions |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-09-12 10:58 |
| #8 The 2 counterterror guys from the Clinton administration wrote about this in "The Age of Sacred Terror"...they basically say it was the opening shot in AQ's war agnst the US |
| Posted by: jkh 2006-09-12 10:53 |
| #7 Say what you will about Kahane, the fact remains he was 100% correct regarding Islamists in general, and Palestinians in particular. If more people had listened to him when he was alive, the world might be a better place today. Absof*ckinglutely Right Scooter. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-12 09:29 |
| #6 The evidence was quickly removed to the offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and was largely ignored until the 1993 Sorry Lois, no scoop there. Try and find something meaty. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-12 06:44 |
| #5 This is about as much news as there being a connection between Ulysses Grant and the Civil War. I've known this for about six years; it was part of the HBO movie Path to Paradise. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-09-12 05:15 |
| #4 Say what you will about Kahane, the fact remains he was 100% correct regarding Islamists in general, and Palestinians in particular. If more people had listened to him when he was alive, the world might be a better place today. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2006-09-12 03:04 |
| #3 I know that Kahane was not the most perfect ADL representative. But the lack of response is still disturbing. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-12 02:49 |
| #2 I'd be careful about venerating Kahane. Israel and the US consider his surviving organizations, both Kach and Kahane Chai, to be terrorist. They've been illegal in Israel since '94. That's when Baruch Goldstein opened fire at a Hebron mosque. Goldstein was Kach. Shooting Kahane dead in NY was a crime and, apparently, a terrorist conspiracy. Doesn't make him a good guy. |
| Posted by: Baba Tutu 2006-09-12 02:46 |
| #1 According to a program broadcast on IsraelÂ’s Channel 2 TV, the evidence was ignored because Kahane was the victim in the case. Kahane was considered a troublemaker who promoted an unpopular view that Arabs who lived in Israeli territory should be encouraged to move out of the country. As opposed to the huge warm welcome Jews get in all of the other Middle Eastern countries. I swear, this PC bullshit is going to be the death of us. These maggots off a Jewish activist and go on to plot devastating attacks against the United States. But we keep it all on the QT because no one wants to stir up trouble against the most violent and non-integrating portion of our population? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-12 00:22 |