The bombing of the World Trade Center (WTC) in February 1993 was a landmark act of terrorism. At least officially, it was the first major strike in the US by radical Islamic militants and as such pre-empted the attacks of 9/11. The perpetrators were a group of men based out of the Al-Kifah refugee center in the Al Farooq mosque in Brooklyn, New York. This was the local branch of the Maktab al-Khidamat or Mujahideen Services Office that funnelled money and people to Afghanistan during the war with the Soviets.
The bombing resulted in several trials ? US vs Salameh et al in 1994, US vs Rahman et al in 1995, and US vs Yousef et al in 1997. The first trial prosecuted several of those in New York who had assisted in building and delivering the bomb. The second trial prosecuted the Blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and some of his followers for a ?seditious conspiracy? that included the WTC bombing, the ?Day of Terror? plot and several solicitations to murder Hosni Mubarek. The third trial prosecuted Ramzi Yousef, the man primarily responsible for choosing the target and building the bomb.
Nonetheless, the case is still subject to a swirl of conspiracy theories, mostly revolving around the FBI informant Emad Salem, who infiltrated the group at the Al-Kifah both before and after the bombing. The idea that Salem built the bomb is misleading, as he was actually sacked by the FBI in the summer of 1992 and wasn?t involved with the Al-Kifah group from then until after the bombing.
The more substantive theories are based on the issue of the Bind Sheikh being some kind of CIA asset, the legends created around Ramzi Yousef and also the possible involvement of triple agent Ali Mohamed. The forensic science investigation of the bombing was also particularly bad. This document collection includes files that shed light on these questions and provide a basis for establishing a more subtle view of exactly who was responsible for the bombing and why they did what they did.
The bombing of the World Trade Center (WTC) in February 1993 was a landmark act of terrorism. At least officially, it was the first major strike in the US by radical Islamic militants and as such pre-empted the attacks of 9/11. The perpetrators were a group of men based out of the Al-Kifah refugee center in the Al Farooq mosque in Brooklyn, New York. This was the local branch of the Maktab al-Khidamat or Mujahideen Services Office that funnelled money and people to Afghanistan during the war with the Soviets.
The bombing resulted in several trials ? US vs Salameh et al in 1994, US vs Rahman et al in 1995, and US vs Yousef et al in 1997. The first trial prosecuted several of those in New York who had assisted in building and delivering the bomb. The second trial prosecuted the Blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and some of his followers for a ?seditious conspiracy? that included the WTC bombing, the ?Day of Terror? plot and several solicitations to murder Hosni Mubarek. The third trial prosecuted Ramzi Yousef, the man primarily responsible for choosing the target and building the bomb.
Nonetheless, the case is still subject to a swirl of conspiracy theories, mostly revolving around the FBI informant Emad Salem, who infiltrated the group at the Al-Kifah both before and after the bombing. The idea that Salem built the bomb is misleading, as he was actually sacked by the FBI in the summer of 1992 and wasn?t involved with the Al-Kifah group from then until after the bombing.
The more substantive theories are based on the issue of the Bind Sheikh being some kind of CIA asset, the legends created around Ramzi Yousef and also the possible involvement of triple agent Ali Mohamed. The forensic science investigation of the bombing was also particularly bad. This document collection includes files that shed light on these questions and provide a basis for establishing a more subtle view of exactly who was responsible for the bombing and why they did what they did.
Man Crosses U.S. Border Dressed as ISIS Terrorist, Simulates BeheadingHope Small
Oh come on. We all know that Jihadists play by the Official Guide for All Terrorists,Gangsters, Drug Lords, and Bottom of the Pit Dwellers.
The Official Guide states clearly, "And never take advantage of the weaknesses or pure stupidity of Homeland Security, the NSA, the CIA, or the FBI. The rule of law is clear--to do evil you must act with honor and pride."
"Just miles from the center of El Paso, Texas, Biggs was able to cross a river from Mexico into America dressed as a jihadist, while simulating a beheading and waving an ISIS flag."
http://www.infowars.com/man-dressed-as-isis-militant-crosses-u-s-border/
National Journal Magazine Inconvenient Facts And Detainee Abuseguest57e8a3a
"It is basically subject to perception. If the detainee dies you're doing it wrong."
This was perhaps the most chillingly outrageous, widely quoted statement by a government official to be aired by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., at hearings last summer and in the committee's December 11 report on abuse of detainees by U.S. forces.
But the quoted official, CIA lawyer Jonathan Fredman, told the committee on November 18 that he had made no such statement. In fact, Fredman added in a heretofore confidential, five-page memo, he had stressed at the 2002 meeting with interrogators at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility described in the Levin committee's report, "Interrogation practices and legal guidance must not be based upon anyone's subjective perception" (emphasis added) but rather upon "definitive and binding legal analysis."
Remarkably, the 18-page report issued by the committee (headed "Executive Summary") does not mention Fredman's vehement -- and, in my view, quite plausible -- denial of the horrifying words attributed to him in a document of debatable reliability that the report, and Levin, have treated as established fact.
Update & Perspective; Onging Insurgency in Latin America:
A Review and Perspective Concerning Emerging Tactical and Strategic Developments – Summer/Fall, 2010
9-11 HIJACKERS BROUGHT TO USA BY CIA...VogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
12/28/18 VIDEO: END OF THE YEAR Utica International Embassy Interim Prime Minister Vogel Denise Newsome’s TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH Moorish Science Temple of America:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/69Vdtzme0eA
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/309670714
Provides an UPDATE of the Agenda of the Utica International Embassy and the EFFECTIVENESS of work done by Interim Prime Minister Vogel Denise Newsome regarding:
(1) The COLLAPSE Of The United States of America’s – a/k/a Confederate States of America’s DESPOTISM Government
(2) The COLLAPSE Of The USA’s WHITE Jews/Zionists’ WALL STREET
(3) The WHITE Jews/Zionists/Supremacists CONTINUED efforts to TAKE CREDIT for WORK of Newsome in:
(a) EXPOSURE of USA’s Legal Counsel Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PLANNING, ORCHESTRATING and CARRYING OUT The 9/11 World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks/Bombings
(b) EXPOSURE of USA’s Legal Counsel Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz ROLE in PONZI SCHEMES/SCAMS and FRAUDULENT Wall Street Scams STEALING/EMBEZZLING Monies From INVESTORS….
UTICA INTERNTIONAL EMBASSY WEBSITE: https://uticainternationalembassy.website
SLIDESHARE.NET: www.Slideshare.net/VogelDenise
Man Crosses U.S. Border Dressed as ISIS Terrorist, Simulates BeheadingHope Small
Oh come on. We all know that Jihadists play by the Official Guide for All Terrorists,Gangsters, Drug Lords, and Bottom of the Pit Dwellers.
The Official Guide states clearly, "And never take advantage of the weaknesses or pure stupidity of Homeland Security, the NSA, the CIA, or the FBI. The rule of law is clear--to do evil you must act with honor and pride."
"Just miles from the center of El Paso, Texas, Biggs was able to cross a river from Mexico into America dressed as a jihadist, while simulating a beheading and waving an ISIS flag."
http://www.infowars.com/man-dressed-as-isis-militant-crosses-u-s-border/
National Journal Magazine Inconvenient Facts And Detainee Abuseguest57e8a3a
"It is basically subject to perception. If the detainee dies you're doing it wrong."
This was perhaps the most chillingly outrageous, widely quoted statement by a government official to be aired by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., at hearings last summer and in the committee's December 11 report on abuse of detainees by U.S. forces.
But the quoted official, CIA lawyer Jonathan Fredman, told the committee on November 18 that he had made no such statement. In fact, Fredman added in a heretofore confidential, five-page memo, he had stressed at the 2002 meeting with interrogators at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility described in the Levin committee's report, "Interrogation practices and legal guidance must not be based upon anyone's subjective perception" (emphasis added) but rather upon "definitive and binding legal analysis."
Remarkably, the 18-page report issued by the committee (headed "Executive Summary") does not mention Fredman's vehement -- and, in my view, quite plausible -- denial of the horrifying words attributed to him in a document of debatable reliability that the report, and Levin, have treated as established fact.
Update & Perspective; Onging Insurgency in Latin America:
A Review and Perspective Concerning Emerging Tactical and Strategic Developments – Summer/Fall, 2010
9-11 HIJACKERS BROUGHT TO USA BY CIA...VogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
12/28/18 VIDEO: END OF THE YEAR Utica International Embassy Interim Prime Minister Vogel Denise Newsome’s TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH Moorish Science Temple of America:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/69Vdtzme0eA
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/309670714
Provides an UPDATE of the Agenda of the Utica International Embassy and the EFFECTIVENESS of work done by Interim Prime Minister Vogel Denise Newsome regarding:
(1) The COLLAPSE Of The United States of America’s – a/k/a Confederate States of America’s DESPOTISM Government
(2) The COLLAPSE Of The USA’s WHITE Jews/Zionists’ WALL STREET
(3) The WHITE Jews/Zionists/Supremacists CONTINUED efforts to TAKE CREDIT for WORK of Newsome in:
(a) EXPOSURE of USA’s Legal Counsel Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PLANNING, ORCHESTRATING and CARRYING OUT The 9/11 World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks/Bombings
(b) EXPOSURE of USA’s Legal Counsel Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz ROLE in PONZI SCHEMES/SCAMS and FRAUDULENT Wall Street Scams STEALING/EMBEZZLING Monies From INVESTORS….
UTICA INTERNTIONAL EMBASSY WEBSITE: https://uticainternationalembassy.website
SLIDESHARE.NET: www.Slideshare.net/VogelDenise
DARK OVERLORD 9-11 TERRORIST BLACKMAILERSVogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
12/28/18 VIDEO: END OF THE YEAR Utica International Embassy Interim Prime Minister Vogel Denise Newsome’s TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH Moorish Science Temple of America:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/69Vdtzme0eA
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/309670714
Provides an UPDATE of the Agenda of the Utica International Embassy and the EFFECTIVENESS of work done by Interim Prime Minister Vogel Denise Newsome regarding:
(1) The COLLAPSE Of The United States of America’s – a/k/a Confederate States of America’s DESPOTISM Government
(2) The COLLAPSE Of The USA’s WHITE Jews/Zionists’ WALL STREET
(3) The WHITE Jews/Zionists/Supremacists CONTINUED efforts to TAKE CREDIT for WORK of Newsome in:
(a) EXPOSURE of USA’s Legal Counsel Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PLANNING, ORCHESTRATING and CARRYING OUT The 9/11 World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks/Bombings
(b) EXPOSURE of USA’s Legal Counsel Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz ROLE in PONZI SCHEMES/SCAMS and FRAUDULENT Wall Street Scams STEALING/EMBEZZLING Monies From INVESTORS….
(c) NOW WHITE Zionist/Supremacist LUNATIC Groups (as Dark Overlord, etc.) seek to PROFIT through BLACKMAIL Scams, etc.
UTICA INTERNTIONAL EMBASSY WEBSITE: https://uticainternationalembassy.website
SLIDESHARE.NET: www.Slideshare.net/VogelDenise
AL QAEDA PRISONERS ESCAPE - Coincidentally ONE Month BEFORE The SARIN Gas Att...VogelDenise
AL QEADA - According to Former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton is a TERRORIST Group CREATED and TRAINED by the United States of America:
http://www.slideshare.net/VogelDenise/082112-hillary-clinton-dealing-with-the-united-states-of-americas-stingers
British Inteligence to Confidential about TrumpSusana Gallardo
A former British intelligence officer who is now a director of a private security
-
and-
investigations firm has been identified as the author of the dossier of
unverified allegations about President
-elect Donald Trump’s activities and
connections in Russia, people familiar with the matter say.
Christopher Steele, a director of London
-based Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd.,
prepared the dossier, the people said. The document alleges that the Kremlin
colluded with Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign and claims that Russian officials
have compromising evidence of Mr. Trump’s behavior that could be used to
blackmail him. Mr. Trump has dismissed the dossier’s contents as false and
Russia has denied the claims.
Mr. Steele, 52 years old, is one of two directors of the firm, along with
Christopher Burrows, 58.
Mr. Burrows, reached at his home outside London on Wednesday, said he
wouldn’t “confirm or deny” that Orbis had produced the report. A neighbor of Mr.
Steele’s said Mr. Steele said
he would be away for a few days. In previous weeks
Mr. Steele has declined repeated requests for interviews through an
intermediary, who said the subject was “too hot.”
A LinkedIn profile in Mr. Burrows’s name says he was a counselor in the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office, with foreign postings in Brussels and New Delhi in
the 2000s. The Foreign Office declined to comment. A LinkedIn profile for Mr.
Steele doesn’t give specifics about his career. Intelligence officers often use
diplomatic postings as cove
r for their espionage activities.
On the 20th anniversary of the fatal events of 9/11; we regather our thoughts to an event that shape shifted America and present 5 relatively unknown 9/11 facts about the gruesome tragedy.
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Edward Snowden is a hero or a criminal
Edward Snowden, a low-level private contractor to the US-based National Security Agency (NSA), breached moral confidentiality and secrecy obligations by engaging in unauthorized accessing, retrieving and/or releasing of a large volume of confidential data from NSA to the press and, possibly, to foreign powers. Edward Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a computer programmer who worked as a subcontractor for the National Security Agency (NSA). Snowden collected top-secret documents regarding NSA domestic surveillance practices that he found disturbing and leaked them. During his years of IT work, Snowden had noticed the far reach of the NSA's everyday surveillance.
“While working for Booz Allen, Snowden began copying top-secret NSA documents.”
(Biography.com, 2019) After he had compiled a large store of documents, Snowden told his NSA supervisor that he needed a leave of absence for medical reasons, stating he had been diagnosed with epilepsy. On May 20, 2013, Snowden took a flight to Hong Kong, China. (Biography.com, 2019)
As mentioned by author Rouse in her article referring, he leaked and also raised questions about data sovereignty and how secure a company's data really is if it's stored by a cloud provider based in the United States. In 2014, almost 90% of respondents to a survey commissioned by security consultancy NTT Communications said they were changing their cloud-buying behavior as a result of Snowden’s revelations. Just over half said they are carrying out greater due diligence on cloud providers than ever before, and more than four-fifths responded that they would seek out more training on data protection laws. (Rouse, 2015)
Snowden has also been accused of irregularities under the Espionage Law for knowingly discovering mysterious national security data. When these charges were opened, newspapers quickly guaranteed that he was accused of undercover work. Such cases are not exactly accurate. Undercover work is commonly characterized as
"the act of spying ... to acquire data on plans and exercises, particularly from an external government."
(Richa, (2015) Although there have been hypotheses as to whether the nations to which Snowden fled (Russia and China) have kept their records, there is still no evidence that he has continued to his advantage or helped them easily as would be the case. The situation with great recognition. (Richa, (2015)
Contrary to Snowden’s claim about wanting to stand up for his fellow Americans, the information he leaked actually created more harm than good.
“The majority of the information that he shared is about the U.S. spying on foreign nations and not its domestic operations.”
(Rachel Segal, 2019) As such, he risked damaging America’s relatio.
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Navigating the Future of Fintech in India: Insights into how AI, blockchain, and digital payments are driving unprecedented growth in India's fintech industry, redefining financial services and accessibility.
In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
Welcome to the new Mizzima Weekly !
Mizzima Media Group is pleased to announce the relaunch of Mizzima Weekly. Mizzima is dedicated to helping our readers and viewers keep up to date on the latest developments in Myanmar and related to Myanmar by offering analysis and insight into the subjects that matter. Our websites and our social media channels provide readers and viewers with up-to-the-minute and up-to-date news, which we don’t necessarily need to replicate in our Mizzima Weekly magazine. But where we see a gap is in providing more analysis, insight and in-depth coverage of Myanmar, that is of particular interest to a range of readers.
ys jagan mohan reddy political career, Biography.pdfVoterMood
Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy, often referred to as Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, is an Indian politician who currently serves as the Chief Minister of the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was born on December 21, 1972, in Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh, to Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (popularly known as YSR), a former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and Y.S. Vijayamma.
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
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Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
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हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
1. ERRI/EmergencyNet News Special Report on a Probe into
EmergencyNet News Possible Terrorism Plot in New York City
Posted 23 Sep 2009
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September 22H, 2009
Counter-Terrorism Archive
Military Archive Officials Worry NY Terror Plot 'Still Alive' as Case Broadens
Homeland Security Surveillance Teams "Stretched Thin" with More Than 24 Possible Suspects
By RICHARD ESPOSITO and BRIAN ROSS
Sept. 22, 2009
Law enforcement officials say the alleged terror plot against New York City may be "still
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alive" despite the arrest of its alleged ringleader, 24-year-old Najibullah Zazi of Denver,
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Colorado.
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Devices; World-Wide
Review of Tactics and The FBI closes in on alleged terror cells here in the U.S. "I have never been so
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worried," said one senior law enforcement official with more than a dozen years of
February, 2004
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experience in counter-terrorism investigations.
Threats Involving Vehicle
Borne In Washington, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin to
(VBIEDs) and Other
law enforcement authorities urging vigilance at so-called "soft targets" including sports
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Devices stadiums and luxury hotels.
ABCNews.com reported Monday that Zazi's computer contained information relating to
New York area baseball and football stadiums and a video of Grand Central Terminal
in New York.
Earlier, the FBI and Homeland Security had warned police about possible attacks on
mass transit targets but said there was no evidence of any specific target or timing.
Law enforcement authorities tell ABCNews.com that more than 24 men in New York
have been under watch at various times since Zazi's trip to the city on September 11.
One official said local and federal surveillance teams are "stretched thin" as authorities
seek to track a group of young men allegedly recruited by Zazi following his return from
an al Qaeda training camp in Pakistan in January.
Officials said some of the initial subjects had "washed out" but that others had emerged
as "possible players."
Officials told ABCNews.com that Zazi had organized three distinct teams of four men
each and that the investigation had led to more than ten others.
"This investigation is going forward aggressively," New York Police Commissioner Ray
Kelly said Tuesday. "We are doing everything we can to protect the city."
2. Authorities cautioned there is always the possibility of the case "fizzling out," but for a
tenth consecutive day, agents were attempting to find a garage or storage shed where
they believe Zazi and others may have stored chemicals and bomb components.
-- Source: http://tinyurl.com/erri3005
Authorities Eye Stadiums, Hotels, Storage Centers in Colorado Terror Plot Probe
From: AP/Chris Schneider, Denver Post
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Federal counterterrorism officials warned local police to patrol stadiums, hotels and
entertainment complexes for suspicious activity after the arrest of a Colorado man
suspected of a far-reaching terror plot.
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security also issued joint alerts to police around
the country to watch storage centers and public transportation systems for any unusual
behavior.
The FBI and DHS sent two bulletins Monday to local authorities nationwide, saying
they know of no specific plots against such sites. The bulletins say those sites remain
attractive targets to groups like Al Qaeda.
The memos do not mention the ongoing high-profile investigation of a possible terrorist
plot involving a Colorado man and associates in New York City. Instead, they describe
the long-standing interest of terrorists to use homemade backpack bombs, car bombs
or even airplanes to attack such crowded public places.
A source told FOX News that one of the federal alerts asks local law enforcement to
keep an eye out for "suspicious behavior with regard to storage facilities" where people
can rent space to keep their belongings.
The warning comes after news emerged that a Colorado airport shuttle driver now in
custody may have been planning with others to detonate backpack bombs on New
York City trains in a terrorism plot similar to past attacks on London's and Madrid's
mass-transit systems, officials said. (1,3)
The FBI/DHS bulletins were issued in part because the London bomb plot was carried
out by terrorists who hid their materials in small public storage spaces, the source told
FOX.
Authorities are trying to determine whether there are any more explosive-making
substances that still haven't been tracked down.
3. The investigation into the possible Colorado-based terror plot has prompted
counterterrorism officials to warn mass-transit systems around the nation to step up
patrols.
Two law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they were
not authorized to discuss details of the investigation told The Associated Press late
Monday that more than a half-dozen individuals were being scrutinized in the alleged
plot.
In a statement, the FBI says that "several individuals in the United States, Pakistan and
elsewhere" are being investigated...
-- Continues: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,553460,00.html
Feds Issue Security Bulletins on Stadiums, Hotels
Feds issue security bulletins telling stadiums, hotels to be vigilant against terror
By EILEEN SULLIVAN and DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press/ABCNews
September 22, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC: Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins about
terrorist interest in
attacking sports stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels.
The FBI and Homeland Security Department sent two bulletins Monday to police
around the country, saying they know of no specific plots against such sites. The
bulletins obtained by The Associated Press say those sites remain attractive targets to
groups like al-Qaida.
The memos do not mention the ongoing high-profile investigation of a possible terrorist
plot involving a Colorado man and associates in New York City. Instead, they describe
the long-standing interest of terrorists to use homemade backpack bombs, car bombs,
or even airplanes to attack such crowded public places.
-- Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=8638585
Increased security on local transit systems
By Dann Cuellar, 6abc.com
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 12:11 AM
4. 30TH STREET STATION (Philadelphia) (WPVI) -- Homeland security officials warned
mass transit systems across the country to be on heightened alert in the wake of the
arrest of an Afghanistan born immigrant in Colorado.
24-year-old Najeeboolah Zazi was in federal court Monday in Denver where he was
ordered held until a detention hearing on Thursday. Investigators fear that Zazi may
have been involved in a plot to use hydrogen peroxide-based explosives to attack
mass transit trains in New York. They say Zazi received al-Qaeda training in Pakistan
last year.
Investigators are still trying to track down the others believed to be involved in the terror
plot. Amtrak and the Transportation Security Administration have racked up security
along Amtrak's northeast corridor. Action News has learned it is an intense operation
that spans several states.
Law enforcement officials say Amtrak has no information on a specific threat but as a
precautionary measure and until further notice Amtrak, TSA and other federal and state
agencies have increased security on the rail line. This as the FBI and CIA continue to
search for other members of the alleged terror plot.
Authorities tell Action News the beefed up security measures include more K-9 units
and random baggage inspections in Amtrak facilities in Washington D.C. and 13 states
including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Authorities say Zazi, the apparent ring leader, has admitted traveling to an al-Qaeda
training camp in Pakistan where he received instructions on weapons and explosives.
They believe he came back to carry out a 9-11 style attack. In addition to the arrests of
his father, Mohammed Zazi and New York Imon Ahmad Afzali, law enforcements
agents tell ABC News they're watching a number of other people around the clock who
they suspect may also be part of the terror plot.
The heightened security measures have also made some rail users more alert about
what's going on around them. That's exactly what authorities want people to do. The
commanding officer of the Philadelphia Police Department's Homeland Security Unit is
asking people to remain diligent in preventing potential terrorism or criminal activity and
immediately report all suspicious activity to 911.
September 21, 2009
5. Media Summary: FBI Investigation into
alleged Al Qaeda Terror Cell Operative
Najibullah Zazi
- On Saturday (19 Sep), FBI agents
arrested Najibullah Zazi, reputed Al Qaeda
terror cell operative who is believed to head
a sleeper cell allegedly plotting a 7/7-style
attack in America.
- Najibullah Zazi, 24, is an airport shuttle
bus driver, and admitted to receiving
weapons and explosives training from al-
Qaeda during a trip to Pakistan last year.
- Authorities have no specific information
regarding the timing, location or target of
any planned attack.
- The American people should remain
vigilant and report any suspicious activities
to local law enforcement
authorities.
- Zazi researched baseball stadiums on a
personal computer that also held interior
maps of several New York
venues; including recent NY fashion week
venues, and a cell phone video of Grand
Central Terminal.
- Investigator also discovered Zazi’s
fingerprints on materials -- batteries and a
scale -- that could be used to
make explosives.
- Officials found notes in Zazi’s car
describing how to build and detonate
bombs; they were written in what
agents said appeared to be Zazi's
handwriting.
- A federal task force believed Zazi may
have been involved in a potential plot
6. involving hydrogen peroxide-
based explosives.
- Authorities continue to round up New
Yorkers with ties to Zazi for questioning,
bringing in half a dozen
suspects in the past three days.
- Last week, seven men tied to Zazi tried to
rent a 26-foot U-Haul truck but refused to
surrender identification
when pressed by a manager. The group
produced three invalid credit cards before
leaving.
- Authorities suspected that an attack could
be imminent because Mr. Zazi allegedly
wrote a text message saying that the
“wedding cake is ready”. “Weddings” have
been used as a code for attacks in terror
plots in Britain.
- FBI spokeswoman Kathy Wright would not
comment Sunday about whether any of the
men had attempted to make explosives or
whether there are other suspects.
-- Source: Wire Services/Open source
documents
September 21, 2009
Active Terror Cell Prepared NYC Attack,
Officials Say Authorities Believe After
Three Arrests in Alleged Terror Plot,
Others Still Out There
By BRIAN ROSS, RICHARD ESPOSITO
Najibullah Zazi, suspect in plot and MEGAN CHUCHMACH, ABCNews
Sept. 21, 2009
After overnight arrests this weekend in the
alleged New York terror plot, FBI agents
believe an active terror cell directed by al
7. Qaeda was preparing an attack on New
York City, and authorities say they have yet
to identify
everyone involved.
Officials say they do not have specifics on
the potential targets of the alleged plot, and
with so much still unknown, security in New
York has been heightened.
On Saturday night, agents in Denver
arrested Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year old
airport shuttle driver, who authorities say
appears to be the ringleader of the alleged
plot, as well as Zazi's father, Mohammed.
They are charged with lying to federal
agents during an investigation into the
alleged terror plot that has been described
as "the real deal" by authorities. Father and
son are due to make their first court
appearances in Denver on Monday.
Zazi has been tracked by the FBI and the
CIA for more than a year, during which time
he has traveled twice to Pakistan for
explosives training from al Qaeda.
In a criminal complaint, the FBI alleges they
found nine handwritten pages on the
manufacture and handling of explosives,
detonators and the fuzing system in Zazi's
possession.
"When [Zazi] was questioned about whether
or not he knew anything about these written
notes, and they were shown to him, he
denied that knowledge," said NYPD
Commissioner Ray Kelly.
Kelly said Mohammed Zazi was arrested
"because he lied about the phone call that
he made to his son when he was in New
York."