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| Two US men arrested at JFK airport on terrorist charges |
| 2010-06-06 |
| The suspects were reportedly about to board planes to Egypt with plans to travel to Somalia to join with an extremist group there. The Newark Star Ledger said the New Jersey men, Mohamed Hamoud Alessa 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, are both US citizens and quoted neighbors as saying they went to school in the United States. "As of this moment I am only able to confirm that two arrests took place last night," an FBI spokesman said. "Please understand due to the sensitivity of this matter this is the only information we are able to release at this time," she added. Around the time of their arrest, both men's homes were searched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the federal agents carted away boxes of evidence. Authorities told the paper the suspects had been under surveillance for some time and their circle of friends had been infiltrated by a New York City police officer who saw them prepare to travel overseas. The men were not, however, planning an attack in the United States, authorities said. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #11 See also FRONTIER INDIA > AL-SHABAAB'S THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES [covert = subtle for the time being]. Pro-Islamist/Shabaab Somalis are a'comin to America = Amerika. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-06-06 22:41 |
| #10 Some kind of psychological affinity of a certain kind of person to gangster thugism, to radical Islam, and to the militant left wing? Mix-n-match, makes no difference? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-06-06 19:45 |
| #9 Lots of conversions to Islam among Hispanics in prison here. A growing number of conversions outside of prisons in Latin America. We'll see more of this. Website for Mayan converts to islam Note that its from Chiapas, home of radical leftwing Commandante Marcos, who is reported to have converted a few years ago and to have welcomed a lot of Saudi money that went into a huge mosque, schools etc. in the region. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-06-06 17:52 |
| #8 per Fox news: SO they were plannng anything in the US, huh? "In late November 2009, Alessa was recorded as saying that if he and Almonte canÂ’t kill targets overseas, then theyÂ’ll "start doing killing here" in the United States, according to court documents. He later said he would return to the "crap hole" of the United States if "the leader ordered me to come back here and do something," court documents allege. |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2010-06-06 17:50 |
| #7 "Mohamed" and "Carlos", what a pair. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-06-06 14:56 |
| #6 yes, being interviewed upside down can be effective. would have been better to let them go as far as Egypt and let the Egyptians interrogate them for a few weeks |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2010-06-06 14:41 |
| #5 it would have been better to let them go as far as Egypt and let the Egyptians interrogate them for a few weeks |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-06-06 14:32 |
| #4 Area familiarization and language immersion. They'll probably be offered Georgetown enrollment and DOJ positions before they leave. Nothing new here. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-06-06 13:50 |
| #3 Surely they wouldn't receive training, go through a couple of operations, and then be returned home to start mayhem. No, that would be stupidity in planning by AQ. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-06-06 13:21 |
| #2 From the other post on this. in quotes: "the arrests do not relate to any known immediate threat to the public or active plot against the United States." Parse that. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-06-06 12:44 |
| #1 The men were not, however, planning an attack in the United States, authorities said. Are we sure about that? Why come out and say that so early? |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2010-06-06 12:04 |