June 14, 2006

Home Grown al Qaeda Cells in the U.S.

A terrorism expert informed the U.S. Senate today that the threat from home grown al Qaeda terror cells is real. How is it that al Qaeda can recruit terrorists in the U.S.? The internet.

Trust me, many of you would be genuinely shocked at reading the amount support terrorists get from American Muslims on bulletin boards. Of course, they always hedge this support by first declaring that the terrorist in question is not really a terrorist.

So, when many of them say, I don't support terrorism, they really mean it. The devil, though, is in the details of exactly what constitutes a terrorist.

Muslim parents, do you know what your children are up to on the internet? Between porn and Islamic message boards, I'd be more worried about the latter.

UPI:

"We are uncovering the spread of new violent extremists networks and cells that lack formal ties or affiliation with al-Qaida or other recognized terrorists groups," said John Scott Redd, the direction of the National Counterterrorism Center in testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday.

"These new networks are often made up of disaffected, radicalized individuals who draw inspiration and moral support froom al-Qaida and other violent extremists. Group members are most often young, in their teens and twenties, and froom families that are second or third generation immigrants to their western communities. To the outside observer, these terrorists might well appear to be fully assimilated members of their western communities." ....

"In one case, two individuals who are U.S. Muslim converts were c caught robbing a gas station to support their attack plans in California. Possible targets included synagogues, the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles, and a National Guard facility," Redd said....

"The emergence of this new brand of al-Qaida inspired, homegrown terrorism group poses real challenges to the intelligence community, and we are grappling with a whole new set of questions," Redd said. "The challenge of countering these cells is complicated by the fact that they may operate virtually, with much of their communication and planning taking place over the Internet. This network of virtual contacts increases the relative stealth with which these terrorists can organize, communicate and plan potential attacks." [emphasis mine]

Back to vacation.

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June 06, 2006

Two Anti-tank Weapons Found in NC

Two light antitank weapons have been found by a contractor in the crawlspace of a home he was working on in Durham, NC. Terror related? Stay tuned. Bob Owens is keeping an eye on this one: Breaking: LAW in Durham

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June 02, 2006

Plea In Lodi Terror Case Reached

As usual, Cageymind is the place for Lodi coverage. I would add this, though. Follow the links to the Sac Bee article. Notice anything misleading about it? Such as how they conveniently leave out that the elder Hayat was charged with lying about his connections to a mosque in Pakistan which is known to support terrorism--something his son was convicted of.

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Terrorists Using Craig's List?

Frequent Jawa commenter Michael Hampton has discovered a fabulous new use for Craig's List. In addition to providing information on all the free local hookups, Craig's List may now being used to send secret signals to terrorist sleeper agents! Be sure to listen to the message, it's freaky.

Okay, so maybe the cryptic phone message isn't from terrorists. Maybe it's just one geeks way of telling another geek he loves her/him. Thus love blooms in the aftermath of The Da Vinci Code.

Then again, maybe it's Azzam Al-Amriki telling Ayman al-Zawahiri that he loves him, misses him, and that he has a special piece of lingirie picked out for when they finally reunite. Isn't love beautiful?

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May 30, 2006

How Many Times Can You Execute a Guy?

Islamic terrorist John Allen Muhammad has been convicted in Maryland for 6 more murders. No death penalty in Maryland, though. Instead, he gets life in prison. Fortunately, his life will be short since he's already sentenced to death in Virginia.

The rest of the story here.

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May 26, 2006

Breaking: Shots Fired on Capitol Hill

Report are conflicting, some saying the shots were from the Rayburn building, others from a garage at the Rayburn building. Click image on the right to see map of Capitol Hill.

Developing....scroll down for updates.

UPDATE: The longer this goes on, the less I know what to make of it. Over lunch I watched the news coverage. Nothing new. False alarm?

Update: Kingston, reporting from the Rayburn building, that the SWAT team has just moved in.

VOA:

Police in Washington, D.C say they are investigating reports of the sound of gunfire at a Congressional office building on Capitol Hill.

The Rayburn building holds offices of members of the House of Representatives. The building has been sealed off and staff requested to stay in their offices for the time being. Click the image to the right for a map of Capitol Hill. Developing.....

more...

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May 25, 2006

NYC Subway Bomb Plotter Convicted

Shahawar Matin Siraj has been convicted by a NY jury for a plot to blow up the Herald Square subway station. I'd recommend reading the NY Times story, but--and you might just be *shocked* by this--the Gray Lady writes the story in such a way as to suggest that the would-be-terrorist was really set up.

Instead, go read Chad's synopsis of it. In the place of equivocation between the story told by a convicted terrorist and the FBI, you'll get an unabashidly pro-American bias.

With the added bonus of a conversation about Mr. Siraj's small penis size. Let's see the NY Times beat that!

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D.C. Snipers Were Jihadis

The D.C. snipers, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Malvo, are Islamic terrorists. While the MSM plays up the disgruntled father angle, they downplay the fact that both were Muslim converts and that they used the language of jihad to justify their actions. This is not to say that Muhammed was not motivated by the loss of custody of his children, only that there were other motivations as well.

it is clear that the D.C. snipers justified their actions as part of the greater jihad struggle. Below is a drawing made by Malvo while in jail.

malvo_drawing.jpg

Michelle Malkin has more.

UPDATE: Related and disgusting.

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May 21, 2006

Jihad Means Never Having To Say You're Saudi

Here.

Follow up here.

I read that last night, which is when I should've posted those links. But then I got my face buried in a bottle of Glenfiddich 18 year old single malt and Robert Spencer's A Politically Incorrect Guide To Islam (And The Crusades).

I offer no additional commentary, since B.C. at the Rott is asking all the right questions.

Speaking of Robert Spencer...

Michelle Malkin too.

The lovely and gracious Wild Thing has nice big color glossies suitable for printing and dartboards. Or the shootin' range.

Update: Whoops, looks like I missed Howie's posting about this story. Sorry dude.

Update, Too: Kos Kiddie laughs it up, earns Dhimmi of the Week Award.

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May 08, 2006

Moussaoui: Tap Tap, No Take-Backs (No Erasies, No Black Magic)

Convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui now wants to change his plea to not guilty? No take-backs dude. more...

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May 03, 2006

Moussaoui Gets Life: Travesty of Justice


A jury has sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison for his part in the 9/11 conspiracy. News reports just breaking the story. Updates soon.

Moussaoui deserved death. This is a travesty of justice.

UPDATE: NY TIMES:

“America, you lost!” Mr. Moussaoui shouted as he was led from the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
UPDATE: Fuzzy logic alert from friends and readers. So, you're happy that Moussaoui got life in prison because killing him would have made him a martyr? That does make a kind of superficial sense, but think about it. By that logic, no jihadi should ever be killed!

Ayman al-Zawahiri shouldn't be killed because that would make him a martyr. Osama bin Laden's cave shouldn't be bombed because getting 72 virgins is what he wants anyway. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi wants to be a martyr, making him live in the empty quarter is a far harsher punishment.

Allah agrees with the above, "Does that apply to Bin Laden too? If he turns around tomorrow and says the worst thing we could to him is supply him with lots of prostitutes, do we call the Mustang Ranch?"

UPDATE: He won't be kept in GP--general population--so unfortunately there won't be enough time for him to become someone's "bitch" or get a shiv in him. Instead, he'll have a private jail cell for the next 30 years, where he'll have a Koran delivered to him by a prison guard with white gloves every morning, he'll be given a prayer mat, and he'll have an imam come visit him once a week to discuss his misunderstanding of the word "jihad" in the Koran.

Video of announcement.

MSNBC:

A federal jury rejected the death penalty for al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui on Wednesday and decided he must spend life in prison for his role in the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history.

After seven days of deliberation, the nine men and three women rebuffed the governmentÂ’s appeal for death for the only person charged in this country in the four suicide jetliner hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people on Sept. 11, 2001.

The story actually uses the word "rebuffed" to describe what one single juror could have done.

Here is a link to the complicated jury form. The jury had to answer all of these questions in order to give Moussaoui the death sentence. This is worse than doing taxes.

UPDATE: Bluto reminds me that the jury had to be unanimous. Do you think you could get a group of people to unanimously answer in the affirmative to the complicated questions asked in the above form? It's like getting two accountants to agree on a 1040--impossible!

I've got some advice for Moussaoui: watch your back in prison.

Others: Joyner, "Incredible. If Moussaoui doesnÂ’t deserve to die for his crimes, almost no one currently on death row does."

Allahpundit will have a link to the answered jury questionnaire shortly. Ace thinks that one of the jurors might have lied about their opposition to the death penalty. It's a temptation to think that this guy so obviously deserves the death penalty that a juror must either be insane or have lied about being "death penalty qualified" to get on the jury. It seems more probably to me that our federal laws just don't contemplate a person like Moussaoui being tried in a court of law.

Stop the ACLU

SoCal Pundit: This is a sad day in the War on Terror.

Say Uncle: I think itÂ’s for the best not to make a martyr of him.

UPDATE by VINNIE:

First off, while I had hoped for the death penalty, our appeals process may have made it merely a symbolic judgment. I don't know. God only gave me 20/20 vision in hindsight. In foresight, I could use trifocals. Big, coke-bottle lens trifocles.

But, whatever your thoughts on the sentencing, the Moussaoui trial gave us a gift. That gift is the record of the trial.

You may view the exhibits presented at the trial here.

I chronicled the worst of them here.

No matter what you think of the sentencing, the trial, the jurors, always think this:

Never forget, never forgive.

MORNING UPDATE, May 4th, from Rusty:What the Moussaoui case shows is that the American court system is simply not prepared to try terrorists. It seems to me that Moussaoui, and many others we label terrorists, would have been called a 'sabateour' in previous wars.

During WWII there were cases of German sabateours 'invading' U.S.. From the FBI:

The purpose of the invasions was to strike a major blow for Germany by bringing the violence of war to our home ground through destruction of America's ability to manufacture vital equipment and supplies and transport them to the battlegrounds of Europe; to strike fear into the American civilian population, and diminish the resolve of the United States to overcome our enemies.
What happened to these 8 men who snuck into the U.S., dressed as civilians so as not to be detected, plotted to blow up major industrial centers and symbols of American power?
By June 27, 1942, all eight saboteurs had been arrested without having accomplished one act of destruction. Tried before a Military Commission, they were found guilty. One was sentenced to life imprisonment, another to thirty years, and six received the death penalty, which was carried out within a few days.
That is how you deal with terrorists.

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April 25, 2006

Hung Jury in Lodi Terror Trial

Not surprised, given then weak testimony given by prosecution witnesses. Details here. UPDATE: It's official

Updated : Hat Tip Jay at Stop The ACLU Via Sacbee.com:

Hamid Hayat, the 23-year-old Lodi man on trial for terrorist-related activities in Sacramento federal court, was found guilty Tuesday, just hours after a mistrial was declared in the related trial of his father, who was accused of lying to the FBI to cover up for his son.

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Expert: Al Qaeda Has Deployed Nukes

Paul L. Williams will argue this Friday that al Qaeda is already in a position to use tactical nuclear weapons against the U.S. I have heard many experts claim that al Qaeda has sought to possess nuclear weapons in the past, or that they may already have several 'dirty bombs', but from time-to-time we hear the claim that they are already ready to use nukes against us. I'm not sure if the latter thinking is just low-probability worst case scenario planning or if some really believe al Qaeda has nukes. If they do, why haven't they used them yet?

WND:

A terrorism symposium featuring leading experts will begin with presentation of "tangible proof" al-Qaida not only has developed an arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons but also has begun to deploy them for use in its jihad against the United States and Israel.
Jeff Epstein has put together a fabulous line up of speakers for The People's Truth Forum. Unfortunately, I am unable to attend. If you are in the greater D.C. area, though, I highly recommend it. The symposium will be at the Doubletree in Arlington, VA this Friday. Here is the info.

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April 24, 2006

Domestic Terror Watch: NY Muslims Rally for Islamic Domination of World

We've covered The Islamic Thinkers Society of New York for awhile now. Here is a video from an April 20th rally in which they hold up posters of the White House under an Islamic banner which reads "Islam will dominate" and praise terrorists. They also hold up a poster reading, "The Holocaust was a hoax" & chant "Jews, the Army of Muhammed is coming for you."

These are the same people who said of the 9/11 attacks, "Next time, we will get all of New York City."

Video below, scroll down. Thanks to Chris for sending the link.

Previous coverage of The Islamic Thinkers Society of New York:
Taliban Supporters Behind New York Rally Against Muhammed Cartoons
American Muslims Protest Mohammed Cartoons, Call for Destruction of America
The Enemy Among Us: The Islamic Thinkers Society of NY
Islamists in New York Flag Desecration, Anti-American Video
Flag Desecration Images From the Religion of Patriots
Terror Attack in New York: British Consulate Targetted
Muslims in NY: "next time we will get all of NYC" more...

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April 19, 2006

Purdue Student Ordered Held Without Bond

Indian national made internet death threats against President
Vikram Buddhi, the Indian national studying in the US on a student visa, who made online threats to murder the President, Vice President, First Lady, and Secretary of Defense, is now being held without bail pending his next court appearance on April 26. From the (West Lafayette, IN) Journal and Courier:

A Federal district magistrate in Hammond has ordered Vikram Buddhi, a Purdue University graduate student accused of writing Internet threats against President Bush, be held without bond, saying he is a flight risk, Buddhi's attorney said this morning.
Buddhi's attorney, John Martin is trying the boys-will-be-boys-it-doesn't-count-in-cyberspace argument, and if that doesn't work, is asserting a First Amendment right to threaten assassination, murder, bombing, and rape.

Can the American Civil Liberties Union be far behind?

Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto, Vince Aut Morire, and Stop the ACLU.

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Blame George Bush

Today, April 19th, 2006, is the anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing.

A direct result of George Bush's policies regarding Iraq and the war against Islamofascism.

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April 18, 2006

Student's First Amendment Rights Violated

John Martin, Vikram Buddhi's lawyer is appalled at the blatant trampling of his client's First Amendment right to free speech. Buddhi is a graduate student and teaching assistant at Purdue University who has been here for the past ten years on a student visa. Martin hopes that everything can be cleared up by Wednesday so that Vikram can get back to his studies:

“What was allegedly said certainly is derogatory and may be inflammatory,” Martin said. “But there’s no real serious threat more than it was chat on the Web.”
Just the sort of everyday stuff that the Left puts out. Like detailed threats to kill President Bush, Laura Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld. Oh, and a plea for anyone reading the messages to bomb the United States, rape and mutilate British and American women, and kill all Republicans.

Maybe when Vikrim gets out somebody could set him up with Maryscott O'Connor.

Via the Drudge Report.

Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto, Vince Aut Morire, and Stop the ACLU.

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April 12, 2006

Lodi Terror Trial Ends Today

As always, Cagey Mind has been following it closely. It looks like the defense strategy is to make the camp which Hamid Hayat attended in Pakistan look like a Boy Scout jamboree. It's possible that the camp wasn't a 'terror training' ground, but it certainly was a place to indoctrinate people in the ways of radical Islam.

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April 03, 2006

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Padilla Appeal

In a six to three decision, the Supreme Court decided not to hear the appeal of accused "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla, whose lawyers were challenging his detention as an "enemy combatant". Padilla is a US citizen accused of plotting with al Qaeda to set off a "dirty bomb", a conventional explosive laced with radioactive materials, in the US.

From Fox News:

Jose Padilla was moved in January to Miami to face criminal charges, and the government argued that the appeal over his indefinite detention was now pointless.

Six justices agreed not to hear the appeal from Padilla. Three justices said the court should have taken up the case: Justices David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer.

The decision not to hear the case puts aside, for now, legal fights over the extent of the President's wartime powers.

Via Stop the ACLU.

More: Michelle Malkin, Independent Conservative, SCOTUSblog.

Also posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto.

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March 31, 2006

Domestic Terror Watch

If you recall from last month, we brought you a report about Jamaat ul-Fuqra, that has training camps inside the US.

Well, the Pakistani cleric that founded this group has issued a response (14 pages worth). He calls CP and the NEIN, who did much of the investigation, the real terrorists, recycles the conspiracy that Jews and the American government were responsible for 9/11 and other useless propaganda.

See it here.

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