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Alleged Terror Plotter Indicted
Zachary Roth | September 24, 2009, 11:11AM
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Najibullah Zazi has been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to use a weapons of mass destruction -- explosive bombs -- the Justice Department has announced.
Zazi, who lives outside Denver, had previously been charged with making false statements to investigators, after he was questioned by the FBI in connection to that New York City terror probe.
In a motion filed in the Eastern District of New York and the District of Colorado, prosecutors allege:
In furtherance of the conspiracy, Zazi received detailed bomb-making instructions in Pakistan, purchased components of improvised explosive devices, and traveled to New York City on September 10, 2009 in furtherance of his criminal plans.
It was soon after that New York City trip that law enforcement conducted a raid on a Queens apartment that Zazi had visited, tipping off the media to the probe.
The government adds:
Zazi remained committed to detonating an explosive device up until the date of his arrest, as exemplified by among other things, traveling overseas to receive bomb-making instructions, conducting extensive research on the internet regarding components of explosive devices, purchasing -- on multiple occasions -- the components necessary to produce TATP [Triacetone Triperoxide] and other explosive devices, and traveling to New York City on September 10, 2009 in furtherance of the criminal plan.
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Realpolitiker
September 24, 2009 11:35 AM
So IEDs are WMD's now? Any kind of bomb is a "weapon of mass destruction"? Way to dilute a term.
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diachronic
September 24, 2009 1:19 PM in reply to Realpolitiker
IED in Iraq=WMD in NYC.
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Cool Blue Reason
September 24, 2009 2:24 PM in reply to Realpolitiker
Now that they've devalued the meaning of "WMD" to include hair products, we'll have to fall back on the wonkier acronym: NBCR (nuclear, biological, chemical, radiological).
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Walter Mitty
September 24, 2009 11:51 AM
You know if there is attacks this weekend and he wasn't tortured for information on his co-conspirators...
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tctundra
September 24, 2009 12:10 PM
Ummm... By this definition, doesn't this vindicate Bush-Cheney et al? After all, it is now clear that they DID find WMDs in Iraq. A shitload of them, in fact. By god, they were right after all!
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Devon
September 24, 2009 12:27 PM in reply to tctundra
Of course, after they found them, they moved on and left them unsecured. Heckuva job and all that!
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tctundra
September 24, 2009 12:13 PM
Furthermore - isn't this an example of an honest to god, dyed in the wool Islamic terrorist with a legitimate plot and the means to carry it out on American soil - being thwarted by - THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION? I swear I heard somewhere that "B. Hussein Obama" was going to let these guys rule the roost once he took office. What gives?
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jeffgee
September 24, 2009 12:27 PM in reply to tctundra
I can't picture him saying "OK you've covered your ass now" to anyone telling him of the threat.
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LBJs Brain
September 24, 2009 12:40 PM in reply to tctundra
Point taken but its also quite possible that some of the information was gained during the Bush Admin. The FBI investigates 24/7 no matter who's in the WH.
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Shrubbit
September 24, 2009 1:06 PM
I have to say, Josh's post entitled "WMD?" really pisses me off. These are the kind of semantic bullsh*t games that Republicans play. TPM has definitely taken a turn for the worse. While you're at it TPM why don't you put a little MORE resources into investigating Acorn or a Dem financier who also happened to be a crook. It's really gotten to the point where I reflexively go to TPM as my primary source of news, then leave disgusted.
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hollywood
September 24, 2009 1:39 PM in reply to Shrubbit
Um, hey, well, don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out ......
A word or two about Acorn~
A couple of actors goes to one Acorn office after another trying to bullshit some poor social worker into something incriminating and FINALLY gets a dupe to play along. WOW! That's news!
How about you take some actors and a hidden camera and go find the GOD DAMNED BILLIONS AND BILLIONS AND BILLIONS of tax dollars swindled and stolen from the endless hoards of crooks who profit off the GOD DAMNED IRAQ WAR and all the other GOD DAMNED profiteers of death in this completely fucked up country. How about that? The commotion about the absolute pittance of pennies involved in this FAKE SCAM compared to the outrageous pillaging of BILLIONS from the liars and con artists in the WAR BUSINESS is truly mind blowing. Acorn is trying to help the poorest of the poor survive in a very hostile environment.
GIVE THEM A BREAK! GIVE IT A REST!
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Cool Blue Reason
September 24, 2009 2:29 PM in reply to hollywood
Well played. That was pretty damned righteous.
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fkaZk0sm0
September 24, 2009 2:50 PM in reply to Shrubbit
what exactly is your beef with josh "WMD?" post???
what semantic game do you imagine josh is playing by wondering about and then explaining and then providng a bit of context for the 'conspiracy to use a wmd' charge??
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freivogel
September 24, 2009 1:50 PM
So far, the only date I've heard associated with the suspected terrorists actions is September 10th. So, eight months into Obama's presidency, intelligence works and moves in on a terrorist, potentially preventing a large-scale attack/bombing. If I wanted to get under Cheney's skin, I'd be saying "lucky thing it wasn't on Condi Rice's watch; remember how that played out, with the ignored daily intelligence briefing about "Bin Laden Determined to Attack" or whatever?'"
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Shrubbit
September 24, 2009 1:56 PM
That's my point exactly hollywoo. And no, I'm not leaving just fed up and want it to change. You prove my point with the acorn stuff. Where's the Blackwater/Xe investigation? Last I heard on TPM Eric Prince was possibly directly involved in murder and that he was on a "personal crusade" if I have the term correctly.....
WHERE'S THAT FOLLOW-UP?
What's more, who was the #1 supporter of Blackwater for their criminal pyramid scheme and fraud? Darryl Issa. Who's the #1 loser calling for investigation of a community-based org that helps minorities? DARRLY FREAKING ISSA.
Where's TPM? Covering ACORN and implying that the Al Qaeda cell in NEW YORK CITY maybe wasn't dealing with WMDs? Gimme a break.
The Right is out there patting themselves on the back because Bush's anti-terror policies (ya, AFTER 9/11) helped us catch these guys, etc etc etc. At the same time they're slamming Obama for making us weak by negotiating a deal with Russia.
We are finally for the first time in 9 years CONFRONTING IRAN, our worst state enemy! We are finally removing a worthless system in exchange for one that actually protects important cities in Europe and Israel.
Not to mention HISTORIC anti-nuclear proliferation deals happening TODAY.
And you go to TPM to read about a philandering FBI agent? Acorn? Nemazee? How Rahm Emmanuel is pessimistic about the PO? About David Paterson?
Give me a flying break.
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hollywood
September 24, 2009 2:24 PM in reply to Shrubbit
Oh, OK.
I hate Darryl Issa with passion. Classic Republican Shitbag. Got rich selling those obnoxious screaming car alarms and purchased himself a conservative christian congressional house seat. Yuk.
I understand TPM is rolling out a major staff upgrade as we type. I do hope my first choice for news does evolve into a major progressive investigative source.
While we're at it, it would be great if the Huffington Post spent a little less time on star gossip crap and a little more time exposing right wing bull crap.
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