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Offline ReardenSteel

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New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« on: September 14, 2009, 03:09:51 PM »
Law enforcement agents raided residences in New York City on Monday as part of a terrorism investigation, and prepared to brief Congress about the probe.

New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne confirmed that searches were conducted in the borough of Queens by agents of a joint terrorism task force. He would not discuss the matter further.

Separately, federal authorities planned to brief senior lawmakers in Congress on the case later Monday.

A person briefed on the matter, who was not authorized to discuss the case and requested anonymity, said the raids were the result of previous law enforcement surveillance of individuals.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_go_ot/us_nyc_terror


Busted? Here is to hoping we nabbed some bad guys.  :cheersmate:


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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2009, 03:46:44 PM »
With any luck we'll find out that ACORN got them in the unit.  :-)
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2009, 03:55:01 PM »
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Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who was briefed by FBI officials, said he couldn't discuss much of the case because many of the details were still classified.

If President Bush were still in office, the fact that it's classified would not have mattered.  Schumer would have blabbed to the New York Slimes.
Different President, different rules.
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2009, 04:03:43 PM »
Quote from: tuolumnejim on September 14, 2009, 03:46:44 PM
With any luck we'll find out that ACORN got them in the unit.  :-)

That would not surprise me in the least, in fact I would expect it to be the case, what would surprise me is the MSM allowing word of it to ever see light of day.
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2009, 04:09:38 PM »
Quote from: tuolumnejim on September 14, 2009, 03:46:44 PM
With any luck we'll find out that ACORN got them in the unit.  :-)

doooood  :rotf:


I've been trying to follow up on this around the web but it's pretty new and in any case, likely a slow developing story by nature anyway. I only have found the, slightly more informative, below link. I believe Hays and Barrett's mention was the first the AP put out...

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Two U.S. intelligence officials, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly, said the target of any purported attack — or who would carry it out — remained unclear.

Authorities have not found any weapons ready for use — such as a bomb — that would indicate an attack was imminent, they said. Nevertheless, one of the officials called the threat very real and emphasized the urgency of the threat.
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2009, 06:32:48 PM »
And they did it without torture.... just say    :whatever:
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2009, 06:34:53 PM »
Some more from Reuters via Drudge...

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* No imminent danger, congressmen say

* Focus on one man who met with people in Queens

* Apartment shared by five Afghan men searched - witness

* Militant ideology sympathetic to al Qaeda detected - NYT

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By Edith Honan

NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - New York City police and the FBI raided homes in the borough of Queens early on Monday as part of an investigation into suspected terrorism, focusing on one man who has been under surveillance, officials said.

Authorities searched at least two apartments including one shared by five Afghan men, taking some of them in for questioning, said one man who was questioned.

Members of U.S. Congress briefed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation said there was no imminent danger.

"There was nothing imminent, and they are very good now at tracking potentially dangerous actions and this was preventive," said Charles Schumer, a U.S. Senator from New York who was among those briefed by FBI officials.

A man who identified himself as Amanullah Akbar, a 30-year-old taxi driver, said the FBI raided the apartment he shares with four other Afghan men at 2:30 a.m.
(1630 GMT)

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN1451768020090914

An Afgan taxi driver in NY? Are we being punked?  :p

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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2009, 06:35:09 PM »
Quote from: Lleu on September 14, 2009, 06:32:48 PM
And they did it without torture.... just say    :whatever:

That comes after they are captured.

Geesh don't you bat shit crazy libs know anything?
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2009, 06:36:47 PM »
Quote from: Lleu on September 14, 2009, 06:32:48 PM
And they did it without torture.... just say    :whatever:

damn those wiretapes!
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2009, 07:25:42 PM »
Quote from: Lleu on September 14, 2009, 06:32:48 PM
And they did it without torture.... just say    :whatever:

How do you know?

I'm sure the defense attorneys will claim torture anyway, whether it really happened/happens or not.
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2009, 08:31:25 PM »
Quote from: Lleu on September 14, 2009, 06:32:48 PM
And they did it without torture.... just say    :whatever:
I don't know I heard that they were made to take a bath.  :-)
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2009, 10:14:51 PM »
Quote from: Lleu on September 14, 2009, 06:32:48 PM
And they did it without torture.... just say    :whatever:
Waterboarding isn't torture.

Every green beret gets waterboarded and they come out of it the best trained warriors in the world. Lots of pilots too. Calm, professional, level-headed.

Just because some internet troll has more sympathy for throat-slitting, wife-beating, baby-bombing sandrats than he does his own neighbors doesn't make it torture.

BTW - what if we found out about them through a warrantless wiretap through a US server exchange?

And what if we found out because some CIA agent put an empty gun to some sandrat's head?

Would you call the intel unusable, demand their release and maybe offer grounds for a civil action?
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2009, 03:00:33 AM »
Quote from: ReardenSteel on September 14, 2009, 03:09:51 PM

Busted? Here is to hoping we nabbed some bad guys.  :cheersmate:


Don't forget; the definition of a terrorist has changed since the Ø-lightened Øne (piss be upon him) took office.  

If the government-run news agencies are calling the suspects "terrorists", then it is at least as likely that the ones scooped up are just Iraq War vets, recently returned from their umpteenth deployment.   :banghead: :banghead:
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Re: New York residences raided in terrorism probe
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2009, 03:43:26 AM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on September 15, 2009, 03:00:33 AM
Don't forget; the definition of a terrorist has changed since the Ø-lightened Øne (piss be upon him) took office.  

If the government-run news agencies are calling the suspects "terrorists", then it is at least as likely that the ones scooped up are just Iraq War vets, recently returned from their umpteenth deployment.   :banghead: :banghead:

They might also have raided a bible studies class.
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