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New York terror suspect under constant FBI watch

Naiz Khan is a New York coffee cart operator linked to Najibullah Zazi, who was recently arraigned on terror charges in New York.  

Khan is under constant FBI watch, according to ABC News who tailed him to the ABC studios for the interview:

"...He (Khan) was also in Pakistan at the same time as Zazi last year...When he sat down with ABC News at its New York studio, where four teams of undercover agents followed him and sat outside unit he left before following him home, Khan said he saw Zazi at the local mosque, Masjidi Hazrat I Abubakr, Sept. 10. He said Zazi told him he had come to New York from Colorado because he had "a coffee truck problem for the permit" he owned in New York.

Oklahoma state attorney, William F. O'Brien, shills for CAIR, again!

William F. O'Brien works for the State of Oklahoma as an attorney in the Oklahoma Attorney General's office.  This state employee, once again,  wrote an opinion piece that shills for CAIR-OK. 

CAIR, otherwise known as the Council of American Islamic Relations, sprung from the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America, folks. This is an organization that was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas terror-funding case.  And CAIR-OK was specifically mentioned in a FBI letter when they broke off ties with the group!  So it appears we have an attorney in the Oklahoma Attorney General's office that helps advance their Islamic cause or agenda which doesn't seem right, at all.

Earlier this year, CAIR-OK's director, Razi Hashmi shilled for Hamas when he said "America should take immediate steps to end Israel’s "illegal and immoral” offensive against the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers."  He also tried to puts words in the mouth of Oklahomans by saying (halfway down) he thinks we are worried about taxpayer dollars that support Israel!  How utterly presumptuous and wrong he was to say that!  Hashmi then tried to put pressure on U.S. Rep. Mary Fallen to keep her opinions about Israel to herself!

Fallin is running to governor of Oklahoma in 2010.

U.S. senate finance panel rejects public health option

A vote today in the Senate Finance Committee could be the kiss of death for the healthcare public option but other Dems say not so fast:

". A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday rejected a government-run "public" insurance option as part of a broad healthcare overhaul, setting up a fight over one of the bill's most contentious issues.

..."I can count," Baucus said. "No one has been able to show me how they can count up to 60 votes with a public option in the bill."

Supporters of the option disagreed and said they expected more success when the issue is taken up in the full Senate and the House of Representatives, where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has vowed the public option will be included in a final bill.

"The more the American people hear about the public option, the more they like it," said Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, who sponsored one of the amendments.

Video: Islam on Capitol Hill

Far less than the 50,000 Muslims expected actually attended the first "Islam on Capitol Hill"  outdoor prayer last Friday.

Below is a screen shot of a video taken of the event which shows the men directly facing the West front of the Capitol, rather than the NE direction which is often the normal practice.

Video:

Part 1 with Imam Abdul Malik

Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Colorado terror suspect to be arraigned in New York federal court

Najibullah Zazi will be arraigned today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York under high security.  Documents state three other accomplishes helped Zazi buy ingredients from local beauty stores in Aurora, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, that could be used to build bombs.

Zazi is believed to be in the center of an al-Qaeda plot that was to kill many Americans.

Update 1:55 Pm CT:  Zazi pleads not guilty

Iran clenches it fists over nuclear program

Iran has clenched its stubborn fists and will refuse to discuss their nuclear program at talks scheduled for tomorrow in a rare meeting with China, Iran, Britain, France, the United Sates and Russia and Germany.

Iran said on Tuesday it would refuse to discuss a newly declared nuclear plant at forthcoming international talks and cautioned Western powers it could curb cooperation further if they repeated "past mistakes."

An Iranian MP suggested that parliament might advocate withdrawal from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if Thursday's Geneva talks with major powers fail and "if the Zionists (Israel) and America continue their pressure on Iran" -- a reference to policies including economic sanctions.

FBI shuns CAIR but not President Obama's faith-based Muslim advisor, Dalia Mogahed

screen shot taken 9/28/09 from CAIR 's website.

President Obama's Muslim Advisor, Dalia Mogahed,  on his Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will be speaking at CAIR's annual banquet!  CAIR, an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America, was also named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas terror-funding case.

In fact, she's sharing the keynote spot with Sirjaq Wahhaj, who may have been named a potential unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.  I say "may have" because I can't find the actual federal court documents related to this case.  So without the actual documents, there's strong speculation about this based on three major newspaper articles listed below which mentioned him in this context.

Former President Bill Clinton: Right-wing conspiracy after Obama

We hear from some on the left that it's racist to disagree with President Obama, including former president and "Hamas-friendly", Jimmy Carter.  This weekend Bill Clinton added his predictable two cents and complained it's a "right-wing conspiracy" that's after President Obama. 

I'm just wondering out loud here but is civil discourse ever allowed by the Dems without vicious name-calling?

President Obama: No one nation should dominate another except when I say so

"...No one nation can or should try to dominate another nation...."

---President Barack Obama 9/23/09

That quote was taken from President Obama's speech he gave at the United Nations General Assembly last Wednesday.  Now, lets go to Friday, two days later:

President Obama opened G-20 summit day with a bang this morning, condemning Iran for hiding the existence of a secret nuclear facility and demanding that it be opened to international inspections.

"The size and configuration of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful (nuclear) program," Obama said, and further raises concerns that Iran is seeking a nuclear weapon.

"Iran is breaking rules that all nations must follow, endangering the global nonproliferation regime," Obama said. "denying its own people access to the opportunity they deserve, and threatening the stability and security of the region and the world."

I guess there are exceptions.

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Iran's nuclear deadline

guardian.co.uk - Sep 13, 2003
Failure to comply by Iran, whose diplomats walked out of a meeting in Vienna ... Despute still being bogged down in Iraq, President George Bush yesterday ...

Guardian Unlimited | Archive Search

guardian.co.uk - Jun 23, 2003
Alarm bells have to ring when we hear that George Bush "will not tolerate" ... the US should drop its objection to Iran joining the WTO and lift sanctions. ...

 

Europeans criticize US sanctions as potential risk to Iran talks

International Herald Tribune - Dec 29, 2005
New US sanctions against nine foreign companies accused of aiding Iran's ... their stances on Iran closer, with President George W. Bush giving tacit ...

Islam on Capitol Hill attendance falls short

Today, only about 3,000 to 3,500 Muslims attended the 1st Friday prayer on Capitol Hill.  Organizers had predicted 50,000 being bused in from most states.

Video:

For Muslims a day of prayer on the west lawn of the US Capitol

Iran in big trouble over nuclear facility

Today President Obama, flanked by other world leaders,  told Iran today they must act immediately about a secret underground nuclear facility that was obviously too large for just peaceful purposes.  He spoke very sternly as did Britain's P.M. Gordon Brown and the president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy. They got tough and demanded more inspections by the IAEA. 

They must mean business because they warned Iran about the serious consequences they face in the strongest terms possible:  stronger sanctions!  These could have more bite, than other sanctions in the past, like shutting off their gasoline supply.  But Russia and China may have something to sat about this action.

We shall see.

Brooklyn-born jihadist arraigned on terror-related charges

This was a very busy week for jihadists whose evil plans to kill as many Americans as they could were thwarted, thanks to the FBI and other counter-terrorism agencies.  Yesterday,  in a fourth case, an American born Muslim was arraigned on terrorism charges:

...High School dropout Betim Kaziu, 21, of Marine Park, (New York) pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shreve Ariail said in court papers that Kaziu traveled to Egypt in January with a plan to enter Pakistan and join the radical foreign fighter group Al-Shabaab, which supports al-Qaeda.

Muslim held in Illinois for attempting to bomb a federal building yesterday

Talib Islam was ordered today to be held on charges he tried to blow up a federal building in Springfield, Illinois yesterday.  He detonated, what he thought was a real bomb, with a cell phone. 

Michael Finton, also known as Talib Islam, was arrested in Springfield, Illinois, and charged with attempted murder of federal officers or employees and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction, charges that carry a life sentence.

"Fortunately, a coordinated undercover law enforcement effort was able to thwart his efforts and ensure no one was harmed," David Kris, assistant Attorney General for National Security, said in a statement.

Finton was arrested on Wednesday in Springfield as he used a cell phone to try to detonate the bomb he believed was inside a van he had just parked outside the federal building.

...After returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia in 2008, Finton told an individual, who turned out to be a law enforcement source, that he wanted to fight against Israelis in the Gaza Strip, according to the complaint.

In early 2009, "it appeared that Finton was on the verge of taking action, so it was decided to proactively provide him with an opportunity for action that we controlled, rather than merely hoping to be able to find out and stop him," according to a government affidavit.

Talib Islam converted to Islam while in prison.

BREAKING: Jordanian Muslim arrested for attempting to bomb a Dallas skyscraper!

A 19-year-old year-old Muslim by the name of Hosam Maher Husein Smadi was arrested today for planting what he thought was a car bomb near Fountain Place, a tall building in downtown Dallas:

The FBI says agents arrested Smadi after he placed what he thought was a bomb at the base of Fountain Place, a 60-story skyscraper located at 1445 Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas.

The FBI says undercover agents found out about Smadi's intent to commit violent attacks in Dallas.  The FBI says agents tried to get him to change his mind about committing the attacks, but were unsuccessful.

...Agents say they arrested Smadi Thursday afternoon after he placed the dummy car bomb next to the building. The FBI says the public was never in any danger.

Federal complaint

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at the U.N. today

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gave a passionate and moving speech before the United Ntions today.  If you get a change please watch it.

Video (one of four):

Obama Criticizes Israel In First UN Speech 

Cantor says Obama not 'true friend' to Israel; Dems respond Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

Najibullah Zazi from Aurora, Colorado, was indicted today by a New York grand jury for plotting to use one or more weapons of mass destruction.

According to the BBC, bomb-making instructions were found in Mr Zazi's house in Denver, Colorado.

Update 1:18 PM CT:  Documents allege Zazi and others purchased bomb-making ingredients from beauty supply stores and looked for help making explosives. See DOJ memo page 5 and 6:  ...Zazi purchased six bottles of "Liquid Developer Clairoxide" from a beauty supply store in Aurora.  This product contains high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide...August 28, 2009 Zazi purchased 12 32-oz bottles of "Ms. K Liquid 40 Volume" - another hydrogen peroxide based product - from the same store...More purchases are listed in the memo.

The problem with these terrorists is that the FBI doesn't know what they don't know. 

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Also see:

DOJ Indictment (pdf file)

9/24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

9/22/09:  Mass transit in U.S. on high alert

9/21/09:  Al-Qaeda cell suspect arrested - more under survelliance!

 9/18/09:  12 Muslims on constant FBI watch in possible al-Qaeda linked terror probe

9/18/09:  Calling on American Islamic leaders: Own up to martyrdom in Islam

9/15/09:  FBI warns police departments across America: signs of homemade bombs

7/29/09:  US enlists citizens in anti-terrorism strategy

4/14/09:  Department of Homeland Security: Right-wing extremists a growing threat!

The reports states on page 8 at the bottom: DHS/I&A assesses that lone wolves and small terrorist cells embracing violent rightwing extremist ideology are the most dangerous domestic terrorism threat in the United States.

Note: the FBI has never issued a terrorist warning for a right wing extemists plot, that I aware.

2/24/09:  Director of FBI warns of possible U.S. terror attacks

12/2/08:  U.S. likely faces massive terror attack by 2013 government report states

2009 terror plots, trials, money laundering and more...

Little kids taught to sing adoration for President Obama at school!

This video was taken last February during Black History Month at the B. Bernice Young Elementary School in Burlington, NJ.  The problem here is the kids were taught adulation for a leader rather than pride for their country.  Additionally, they sang one song to the tune of Jesus Loves Me. 

This is what countries who have dictators do:

H/T/:  Drudge Report

Why is Muamar Gaddafi's tent on Donald Trump's estate?

What in the heck was Donal Trump thinking when he rented a spot for Muamar Gaddaffi to pitch a tent on his estate?  How outrageously stupid.  Thank goodness the town of Bedford, New York ordered the tent taken down. 

Workers were seen yesterday erecting a tent and satellites in the glamorous neighbourhood of Bedford on an estate owned by Trump. Local officials tried to stop them, saying it was illegal to build a temporary residence without a permit. An ABC News helicopter filmed a large tent on the 113-acre Seven Springs estate, with rugs and patterned wall hangings. Green and yellow fabric lined the walls in a pattern dotted with images of small brown camels, according to a local newspaper website image. Last night a state department official told AP the tent might be used for entertaining by Gadaffi, but he would not be sleeping there.

Doors all over New York have been slammed in the colonel's face, but Trump says he has rented part of a large property in Westchester county to Middle Eastern tenants who may be associated with Gadaffi.

Did Trump's greed for money actually trump common sense and respect for America here?

President Obama's speech before the U.N. General Assemby

Right now President Obama is speaking before the United Nations General Assembly.

he text of his speech is here.  His tone, IMO, was to reset America's standing in the world which was in larg part torn down by the relentless and  cruel criticism by Democrats, Islamists and others of a sitting President who tried to protect America from another attack after 9/11/01.

Below is a small excerpt:

"I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. Part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues, America has acted unilaterally, without regard for the interests of others. This has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism, which too often has served as an excuse for our collective inaction.

...No one nation can or should try to dominate another nation. No world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will succeed. No balance of power among nations will hold.

The next speaker to follow Obama is Libya's president Muamar Gaddafi.  Gaddafi, if you remember,  referred to Obama as a Muslim before last November's election

Now Gaddafi is speaking.  During his long and rambling speech he mentioned he wished Obama could stay president forever.

Gaddafi  is the new head of the African Union, which has Permanent Observer status at the U.N.  Libyan diplomat, Ali Abussalam Treky, was elected in June to the presidencyof the whole U.N. General Assembly!  Libya, in case you don't remember, was designated a state sponsor of terror from 1979 to 2006 by the U.S.  The U.N. Human Rights Council is largely dominated by Islamic Countries.  There's more Islamic influence at the United Nations.  I believe it is the goal of the Islamic world to bring the U.S. under more and more control by the U.N.

Now, that's change you can believe in.

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African Union may seek billions from the West for climate change compensation

Senator Max Baucus stops Humana for contacting customers!

Humana sent a letter alerting some of their customers that their Medicare Advantage program will likely face benefit cuts.  Now, we learn Senator Max Baucus ordered an investigation that, in turn,  ordered the insurer to stop.   Baucus contemptuously imposed what appears to be a gag order here.  

The letter tells beneficiaries that “millions of seniors and disabled individuals could lose many of the important benefits and services that make Medicare Advantage health plans so valuable,” according to the CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). The letter, which was sent in an envelope that states it contains important information about beneficiaries' plans, also urges enrollees to contact their congressional representatives and protest the possible changes.

President Barack Obama: weather is a threat to man

Right now, President Obama is speaking before the U.N. bellowing the weather is a serious threat to the world and its the fault of man.  Ok, ok, he didn't say the weather he said climate change - the new  phrase used by liberals now to push their agenda.

"That so many of us are here today is a recognition that the threat from climate change is serious, it is urgent, and it is growing. Our generation's response to this challenge will be judged by history, for if we fail to meet it -- boldly, swiftly, and together -- we risk consigning future generations to an irreversible catastrophe.

No nation, however large or small, wealthy or poor, can escape the impact of climate change. Rising sea levels threaten every coastline. More powerful storms and floods threaten every continent. More frequent drought and crop failures breed hunger and conflict in places where hunger and conflict already thrive. On shrinking islands, families are already being forced to flee their homes as climate refugees..."

Text of Obama's speech

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Scientists see signs of global cooling

Belfast Telegraph - ‎Sep 20, 2009‎

In addition, the alarm of some people over the Arctic ice-caps is misplaced. In the Arctic, some 10 million square kilometres of sea ice melts each summer. ... The four major global temperature-tracking outlets (Hadley UK, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, University of Alabama-Huntsville and Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa) have released updated information showing 2007 global cooling, ranging from 0.65C to 0.75C, a value which is large enough to erase nearly all the global-warming recorded over the last 100 years. This occurred in a single year

Mass transit in U.S. on high alert

Another bulletin was sent by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI on Friday and apparently on Monday repeating recent warnings to be on high alert in mass transit facilities.  Hydrogen-peroxide explosives is the likely weapon.  The warning is precautionary.

"...Local officials in Washington said the notice specifically mentioned Grand Central Station in New York City, but said they nevertheless increased the number of random patrols being conducted. Because there was no specific threat for this region, officials said, the patrols stopped short of passenger bag checks.

In Denver, a federal judge followed the recommendation of Justice Department prosecutors Monday and refused to release Najibullah Zazi, a permanent U.S. resident, who allegedly told federal agents that he had received weapons and explosives training in a conflict-laden region of Pakistan with ties to al-Qaeda. Zazi was pulled over earlier this month while driving on the George Washington Bridge in New York, where FBI agents say they uncovered a handwritten recipe for making and handling explosives in a file stored on his laptop computer.

...Counterterrorism experts said U.S. officials were taking the case "very seriously" because of the apparent similarities to recent plots in the United Kingdom linked to al-Qaeda.

The investigation is on-going.

Update 1:08 PM:  Two bulletins were sent Monday to local authorities nationwide, with federal officials saying they know of no specific plots against such sites. The warnings — the latest in a flurry circulated as authorities investigate a possible bomb plot in Denver and New York City — say those sites remain attractive targets to groups like Al Qaeda...The directives came after a similar bulletin about the vulnerabilities of mass transit systems was sent out Friday...The bulletin on stadiums notes that an Al Qaeda training manual specifically lists "blasting and destroying the places of amusement, immorality, and sin... and attacking vital economic centers" as desired targets of the global terror network."

That three national security alerts since Friday.

Meanwhile, CAIR is pleased they have stopped the documentary 'Obsession'  from being shown in a high school  - claiming it is anti-Islam.  This film basically uses Muslims own words and actions to demonstrate this very real and on-going threat from the unlimited supply of jihadists who seek to martyrdom themself for the sake of Islam or to please Allah.  Once again, CAIR, a Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas minion,  has successfully imposed Sharia Law in the United States to stop a film that warns of the danger of jihadists.  This was to take place at Council Rock High School in Newtown, Pennsylvania. 

Update 9/24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

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Also see:

Red:  Warnings

9/24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

9/22/09:  Mass transit in U.S. on high alert

9/21/09:  Al-Qaeda cell suspect arrested - more under survelliance!

 9/18/09:  12 Muslims on constant FBI watch in possible al-Qaeda linked terror probe

9/18/09:  Calling on American Islamic leaders: Own up to martyrdom in Islam

9/15/09:  FBI warns police departments across America: signs of homemade bombs

7/29/09:  US enlists citizens in anti-terrorism strategy

2/24/09:  Director of FBI warns of possible U.S. terror attacks

12/2/08:  U.S. likely faces massive terror attack by 2013 government report states

2009 terror plots, trials, money laundering and more...

Rifqa Bary to remain in Florida - parents file complaint

For now Rifqa Bary, the Christian teenager who ran away from home, will remain in Florida a judge ruled today.  But Ohio is likely to seek jurisdiction. 

Also,  her parents filed a complaint with the Florida police department against the Christian family who first helped her after she arrived in Florida,  They called authorities on her behalf right away, if I recall correctly.

Video:

EEOC files hijab discrimination lawsuit in Tulsa court

The EEOC filed a lawsuit in Tulsa, Oklahoma last Wednesday against Abercrombie and Fitch over a hijab discrimination claim:

...In a lawsuit in federal court, the US equal employment opportunity commission said that 18-year-old Samantha Elauf of Tulsa, Oklahoma was turned down for a sales position because her hijab violated Abercrombie & Fitch's "look policy" for sales staff.

...In June 2008 Elauf was interviewed for a position at Abercrombie Kids shop at a shopping mall in Tulsa. Michelle Robertson, an attorney with the commission, said Elauf typically wears a black headscarf but would have been happy to wear a different colour to accommodate the "look policy", but the company barred all such coverings.

"Abercrombie and Fitch should make exceptions to its policy when needed and we don't believe it would be an undue burden on the company," Robertson said.

Update 9/23/09:  Time Magazine wrote an article about this case:

The suit says that Abercrombie "failed to accommodate her religious beliefs by making an exception to the Look Policy...According to the EEOC, Elauf got word through a friend, who worked in the store, that the headscarf cost her the job...Elauf is suing for back pay and compensation related to emotional pain and anxiety. "If these allegations are true," says Chuck Thornton, deputy director of the ACLU of Oklahoma, "they are serious. This case could hinge on a jury's interpretation of the phrase "undue hardship." If Abercrombie & Fitch had made an exception of its Look Policy for Elauf — a "reasonable accommodation" — would that move have hurt the Abercrombie brand?...Would shoppers at that Abercrombie Kids store have been so jarred by the hijab that they wouldn't have bought the company's jeans? If the company makes that case, it doesn't think much of the religious tolerance of the good folks of Oklahoma...As for Elauf, she is under attorney's orders to keep quiet about the case. But her grandfather, Ata Elauf, is clearly irked. "They put a wedge into her Americanism," says Elauf. "She grew up here speaking the language, going to school. Why did they do this? She's sort of confused."

Time is owned by Time Warner who also owns CNN.  They often present the news through the prism of a liberal perspective.

Guardian: Obama to call for strong cuts in U.S. nuclear arsenal

The Guardian has reported that President Obama rejected the first draft by the Pentagon's "nuclear posture review" as being too timid.  He wants more options that align with his goals.

...The move comes as Obama prepares to take the rare step of chairing a watershed session of the UN security council on Thursday. It is aimed at winning consensus on a new grand bargain: exchanging more radical disarmament by nuclear powers in return for wider global efforts to prevent further proliferation.

...According to a final draft of the resolution due to be passed on Thursday, however, the UN security council will not wholeheartedly embrace the US and Britain's call for eventual abolition of nuclear weapons. Largely on French insistence, the council will endorse the vaguer aim of seeking "to create the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons".

...Moscow's stance will be closely watched for signs of greater co-operation in return for Obama's decision last week to abandon a missile defence scheme in eastern Europe, a longstanding source of irritation to Russia.

I never thought I'd see a day when the French are more to the right than the U.S.  But take this with a grain of salt until more confirming reports become available or you hear the president's U.N. speech on Thursday. 

Update 9/24/09:  In a symbolic non-binding (i.e., useless) vote the UN adopts resolution aimed at ridding world of nuclear weapons.  "...Obama, leading the meeting because the U.S. is council president for the month of September, said the resolution was not "about singling out an individual nation." But French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in his council speech, directed sharp words at both countries.  "We may all be threatened one day by a neighbour, by a neighbour endowing itself" with nuclear weapons, Sarkozy said..."

 

Al-Qaeda cell suspect arrested - more under survelliance!

Islamic terror suspect Najibullah Zazi, along with his father, Mohammed Wali Zazi, and a third Muslim, Imam Ahmad Wais Afzali, of Queens, New York were arrested Saturday night for lying to investigators in an on-going terror probe that may have involved plans to set off bombs within the United States, probably in New York City.  Afzali was an FBI informant who tipped Zazi's father about the investigation.  Najibullah refused a 4th day of FBI questioning last Friday.

From the Department of Justice press release:

"...According to affidavits, on Sept. 11, 2009, defendant Mohammed Zazi placed a call to Afzali which lasted approximately 20 minutes. That same day, the FBI lawfully intercepted a phone conversation between Mohammed Zazi and his son, Najibullah Zazi. An affidavit alleges that, during the conversation, Mohammed Zazi told his son that he had spoken to Afzali who had informed him about being visited by law enforcement and shown photographs. Mohammed Zazi told his son that Afzali would call him and he advised his son to speak with Afzali "before anything else," according to affidavits.

In the midst of this phone call, Najibullah Zazi allegedly received a call from Afzali, who discussed his meeting with law enforcement the day before. According to a draft summary of the transcription, Afzali allegedly stated: "I was exposed to something yesterday from law enforcement. And they came to ask me about your characters." Afzali also allegedly asked Najibullah Zazi about his last trip to Pakistan and added, "Listen, our phone call is being monitored."

According to the affidavits, in another legally intercepted phone conversation on Sept. 11, 2009, Najibullah Zazi told Afzali that his car had been stolen and that he feared he was being "watched." Afzali allegedly asked if there was any "evidence in his car," and Najibullah Zazi said no.

The New York Daily reports that police sources said probers still have up to eight suspects in New York and several in Denver under watch.  The Daily claims this is the first al-Qaeda cell since 9/11 but I am not sure this is accurate.

All three men are due in court today.

Update 9/24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

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Criminal complaint against Najibullah Zazi

Criminal complaint against Mohammad Zazi

Fact Sheet: Justice Department Counter-Terrorism Efforts Since 9/11:

 Notable Terrorism Prosecutions in Recent Years

• Toledo Terror Cell (Northern District of Ohio) -- In June 2008, Mohammad Amawi, Marwan El-Hindi and Wassim Mazloum were convicted of conspiracy to commit terrorist acts against Americans overseas, including U.S. armed forces in Iraq, and conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Amawi and El-Hindi were also convicted of distributing information regarding suicide bomb vests and Improvised Explosive Devices.
• Christopher Paul (Southern District of Ohio) – In June 2008, Paul pleaded guilty to conspiring with members of a German terrorist cell to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosive devices) against Americans vacationing at foreign tourist resorts, against Americans in the United States, as well against U.S. embassies, diplomatic premises and military bases in Europe.
• Hassan Abujihaad (District of Connecticut) – In March 2008, Abujihaad, a former member of the U.S. Navy, was convicted of providing material support to terrorists and delivering classified information on the movements of a U.S. Navy battle group to Azzam Publications, a London-based organization alleged to have provided material support to persons engaged in terrorism.
• Mohammed Jabarah (Southern District of New York) – In Jan. 2008, Jabarah was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to terrorism charges stemming from his participation in a plot to bomb U.S. embassies in Singapore and the Philippines. Jabarah trained in al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and spent time with Usama bin Laden, to whom he swore an oath of allegiance.
• California Prison Plot (Central District of California) – In Dec. 2007, Kevin James, who formed a radical Islamic organization while in California state prison, and two of his recruits, Levar Washington and Gregory Patterson, pleaded guilty to terrorism conspiracy charges, admitting they conspired to attack U.S. military facilities and Jewish facilities in Los Angeles.
• Jose Padilla and co-defendants (Southern District of Florida) -- In Aug. 2007, a federal jury convicted Padilla, Adham Hassoun and Kifah Jayyousi of conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim individuals in a foreign country, conspiracy to provide material support, and providing material support to terrorists. Padilla was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison.
• Zacarias Moussaoui (Eastern District of Virginia) -- In May 2006, Moussaoui was sentenced to six consecutive life terms after pleading guilty in April 2005 to various terrorism violations, admitting that he conspired with al Qaeda to hijack and crash planes into prominent U.S. buildings as part of the 9/11 attacks.
• Ahmed Omar Abu Ali (Eastern District of Virginia) – In Nov. 2005, Ali was convicted on all counts of an indictment charging him with, among other violations, providing material support to al Qaeda, conspiracy to assassinate the U.S. President, and conspiracy to commit air piracy and conspiracy to destroy aircraft. Ali was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Also see:

Red:  Warnings

9/22/09:  Mass transit in U.S. on high alert

9/21/09:  Al-Qaeda cell suspect arrested - more under survelliance!

 9/18/09:  12 Muslims on constant FBI watch in possible al-Qaeda linked terror probe

9/15/09:  FBI warns police departments across America: signs of homemade bombs

7/29/09:  US enlists citizens in anti-terrorism strategy

2/24/09:  Director of FBI warns of possible U.S. terror attacks

12/2/08:  U.S. likely faces massive terror attack by 2013 government report states

CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, and more

2009 terror plots, trials, money laundering and more...

Also, two men were arrested carrying weapons in the parking lot of the apartment complex where the Zazi's lived after hearing what they said was a gunshot over the weekend.  Drinking was involved.  

Report: Denver terror suspect admits al-Qaeda ties!

Denver terror suspect, Najibullah Zazi, has reportedly admitted to al-Qaeda ties:

...Zazi reportedly told officials that he had received explosives training and his possible guilty plea would be part of a deal to cooperate with the government.

Najibullah Zazi was questioned for a third day on Friday.  The FBI wouldn't comment on the investigation.

FBI agents were to question Aazi's father today, a spokeswoman for the defense team said.

...An official familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press that the younger man had contact with a known al-Qaeda associate. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, would not provide details on the location or nature of the encounter..."

Still, no official word from the FBI so its premature to think this is the final word about this investigation.

Calling on American Islamic leaders: Own up to martyrdom in Islam

Today 32 people lost their lives in Pakistan in a likely martyrdom operation.  Daily these attacks seem to take place. Unfortunately, the media always refer to these as suicide events but in reality they are carried out by Muslims who are martyring themselves for Islam.  Now, whether these young men and women, who are sometimes teenagers or younger, destroyed their life and that of others to please Allah following Islamic law correctly is another question.  We need clarification.

Take a moment to review Malik Ali who in 2002 cried out to other Muslims in America not to call these attackers suicide bombers because they are martyrs!  Ali, as it make sicken you to know,  is one of the organizers who was granted a park permit to hold the first every Friday pray on the Washington Mall next Friday.  They hope for 50,000 Muslims, who will be bused in from all over the country, if all goes well.  This will be a major day for thousands of Muslims and for Islam.  The organizers credit President Obama for this historic event.

Also know the largest Islamic inter-governmental agency in the world, the Organization of Islamic Conference's own Fiqh Council ruled martyrdom is not terrorism and is acceptable according to Islamic law to defend the Islamic creed, dignity, freedom and the sovereignty of states.  Only the U.N. is a larger body, although it is not all Islamic - it is gaining serious ground.

So, it's incumbent for us to use the correct terms in discussions with Muslims.  Don't use the word terrorism anymore.  Martyrdom is the correct term to use. Defending the Islamic creed to please Allah calls for martyrdom in certain circumstances.  Martyrdom is a form of jihad and sometimes it is a required obligation.  We need to know when.  If a Muslim leader denies martyrdom is a part of Islam, ask for them to be put it in writing on their mosque's website for clarification. They won't.  If they tell you they already have issued a statement about terrorism - well,  that's just going around in circles.

It is incumbent for Islamic leaders in the U.S. to inform us what operations are Islamic legitimate as they occur as part of their continuing education about Islam. To do less is not being honest.  Ask about specific attacks.  Ask why Islamic leaders in America aren't doing more to force the issue with Islamic leaders in other countries if these attacks are against Islam. Ask why there is a never-ending supply of jihadists.  Ask Muslim leaders to put in writing that the daily martyrdom attacks overseas are against Islam,  if they claim they are. Do they disagree with the OIC?  Will they put that in writing?  Actually, they should be shouting this from rooftops all over America at every opportunity for the world to hear!  Are martyrdom operations always wrong? No more pat assurances that Islam is only a religion of peace without these clarifications. Referencing past statements against terrorism to answer these specific questions do not cut it.  Enough. 

Don't they see it is Muslims themselves who are giving Islam the bad name?  So, I think it would be very helpful to have a website that lists lslamic approved martyrdom attacks as they occur for us to review as part of our on-going Islamic education, don't you think? 

Come on American Muslim leaders - step up.

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OIC's subsidiary, the Islamic Figh Council, approves of martyrdom for Islam! 

Offensive jihad can only be waged by pure Muslims!

War & fighting in Islam (joint web-page by the Islamic Society of Tulsa and the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City)  Islamic meaning of jihad does include fighting to establish justice which is a supreme goal in Islam. NOTE;  We have been waiting over 4 years for their section on Islam vs. terrorism as this archived copy from February 2005 shows.  This section (near the bottom of the page) continues to be empty  today.  Additionally, they have left off martyrdom. completely.

Is fighting and "dying" for the sake of Allah endorsed by the Islamic Society of Tulsa?  Dying while fighting for the sake Allah or for defending Islam itself was listed as a good way to die as a Muslim in their newsletter.

Martyrdom in Islam: Let's Discuss It by Jamal Badawi (The Quranic expert selected by the Islamic Society of Tulsa to represent them in a public debate

European Council for Fatwas and Research on martyrdom (Badawi is a member - Qaradawi is the chair):  “The martyrdom operations carried out by the Palestinian factions to resist the Zionist occupation are not in any way included in the framework of prohibited terrorism, even if the victims include some civilians.”---This is a Jihad of necessity, as the clerics call it, and not Jihad of choice… Even if an innocent child is killed as a result of this Jihad ---“Those who oppose martyrdom operations and claim that they are suicide are making a great mistake.

Proud Tulsa Muslim: "Being martyred protecting Islam is a good thing..."

12 Muslims on constant FBI watch in possible al-Qaeda linked terror probe

Andrieski/AP

The New York Daily reports today a dozen Muslim men are under constant FBI watch, including Najibullah Zazi of Aurora, Colorado.  Zazi completed a 2nd day of questioning by the FBI in Denver yesterday.  He was quiet with reporters on Thursday - a noticeable change from when he first was identified. Earlier this week agents carted away several boxes of documents in the search of his parents apartment.

While the interrogators focused on Zazi, authorities expanded their attention to include more potential suspects in a plot that raised concerns about the city's subway system.

When the probe began this week, five Colorado men cited as members of the cell were under a round-the-clock watch.

By yesterday, police sources said, that number had risen to as many as 12. A half-dozen were reportedly in New York, where Zazi arrived for a visit last week.

The Homeland Security Department beefed up security in the nation's airports as a result of the Colorado-based probe, a senior official disclosed yesterday.

"Even a casual observer will notice a more visible presence of uniformed officers this week in the airports," the Homeland Security Department official told the Daily News.

The FBI asked Zazi to return for a 3rd day of questioning today.  I would remiss not to mention that the FBI has not issued an official statement about this terror investigation so information is fluid and could be somewhat misleading.  But, this is a serious investigation that prompted a nationwide alert.

Update 9//24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

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Red:  Warnings

9/24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

9/22/09:  Mass transit in U.S. on high alert

9/21/09:  Al-Qaeda cell suspect arrested - more under survelliance!

 9/18/09:  12 Muslims on constant FBI watch in possible al-Qaeda linked terror probe

9/15/09:  FBI warns police departments across America: signs of homemade bombs

7/29/09:  US enlists citizens in anti-terrorism strategy

2/24/09:  Director of FBI warns of possible U.S. terror attacks

12/2/08:  U.S. likely faces massive terror attack by 2013 government report states

CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, and more

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CIA Director, Leon Panetta, makes appeal to Muslim leaders

CIA Director Leon Panetta spoke at his first Ramadan dinner last night in Detroit, Michigan to 150 Islamic leaders.

...“I need you. The nation needs you,” Panetta said during a 25-minute speech to about 150 people at an iftar, the evening meal that breaks the fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

The address represented one of the Central Intelligence Agency’s highest-profile recruiting efforts aimed at Arab-Americans and Muslims. Panetta said it was his first speech at a Ramadan break-fast dinner.

The agency this year announced a five-year plan to boost fluency in Arabic and other languages the CIA deems critical to its work. Panetta aims to raise foreign language proficiency inside the CIA from less than a third to at least half of all analysts and intelligence operatives...We have to reflect the face of this nation, and we have to reflect the face of the world,” said Panetta, drawing applause from the gathering..."

President Obama awards first Medal of Honor of his presidency

In a moving but solemn ceremony today, President Obama awarded Sgt. Jared Monti the Medal of Honor following his heroic attempts to help a fallen comrade.  He died in his third attempt on June 21, 2006.  He was 30 years old.

The Boston Globe wrote an article about him titled, He could not leave a comrade behind that also gives a good account of the tough conditions in Afghanistan.  You should read it if you get a chance.

A scholarship fund has been set up in his honor.

Oklahoma City mosque spokesman: white women are our largest converts

Screen shot taken of article in OKGazette.com

Saad Mohammad, a spokesman for the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City (ISOGOC) told the OKGazatte in an article dated September 2, 2009, that white women make up the largest group of converts, or as some Muslims call it, reverts, this past year.  Revert means reverting to the first religion even though Judaism and Christianity predates Islam by hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years. Some would criticize this as part of Islamic supremacy.

Mohammad also said the growth of Islam in Oklahoma is responsible for the 12 mosques throughout the state.

Obama will kill the missile defense shield in Poland!

Another nail in the coffin of the liberal labeled "evil" Bush era:

U.S. President Barack Obama has told east European states he is backing away from plans for an anti-missile shield there, in a move that may ease Russian-U.S. ties but fuel fears of resurgent Kremlin influence.

Russia said it would welcome abandonment of the plans, which have been a major source of Russian-U.S. tensions.

...The shield, involving interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar complex in the Czech republic, was promoted by Obama's predecessor George W. Bush to defend against any missile launches from "rogue" states such as Iran and North Korea.

President Obama's fondness for rogue nations is also leading the U.S. to begin talks with another communist country, Cuba, about the possible resumption of mail services and Obama has apparently given the go ahead for direct talks with Iran and North Korea. 

Now that's change you can't count on.

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Today is Constitution Day

 

On this day in 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by 39 men who put much forethought into each careful word chosen that safeguards the freedoms we enjoy today. 

God Bless America!

10 Fast Facts on the Constitution

1. The U.S. Constitution was written in the same Pennsylvania State House where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where George Washington received his commission as Commander of the Continental Army. Now called Independence Hall, the building still stands today on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, directly across from the National Constitution Center.
2. Written in 1787, the Constitution was signed on September 17th. But it wasn't until 1788 that it was ratified by the necessary nine states.
3. The U.S. Constitution was prepared in secret, behind locked doors that were guarded by sentries.
4. Some of the original framers and many delegates in the state ratifying conventions were very troubled that the original Constitution lacked a description of individual rights. In 1791, Americans added a list of rights to the Constitution. The first ten amendments became known as The Bill of Rights
5. Of the 55 delegates attending the Constitutional Convention, 39 signed and 3 delegates dissented. Two of America's "founding fathers" didn't sign the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson was representing his country in France and John Adams was doing the same in Great Britain.
6. Established on November 26, 1789, the first national "Thanksgiving Day" was originally created by George Washington as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution.
7. Of the written national constitutions, the U.S. Constitution is the oldest and shortest.
8. At 81, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention and at 26, Jonathon Dayton of New Jersey was the youngest.
9. The original Constitution is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, it was moved to Fort Knox for safekeeping.
10. More than 11,000 amendments have been introduced in Congress. Thirty three have gone to the states to be ratified and twenty seven have received the necessary approval from the states to actually become amendments to the Constitution.   Source:  National Constitution Center

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Meet the Founders

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77% of Oklahoma high school students surveyed couldn't name America's 1st president!

A telephone survey was commissioned ahead of Constitution Day which is tomorrow by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, a conservative think tank started by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.  that asked Oklahoma high school students who was the 1st president of the United States.  77% could not answer that basic question! 

The Oklahoma City-based think tank enlisted national research firm, Strategic Vision, to access students' basic civic knowledge.  

Students were given 10 questions drawn from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services item bank. Candidates for U.S. citizenship must answer six questions correctly in order to become citizens.

The pass rate was only 2.8%!  This is most disturbing.

Update 9/18/09:  Local talk radio in Tulsa and other media are expressing doubt about this survey's accuracy suggesting it was politically motivated or that it since was administered by telephone the unfamiliar format was probably the reason the kids didn't give it their best shot.

I do know that Oklahoma  schools have been rated poorly in the past so to simply dismiss this survey would be a mistake.  And the Tulsa World reported last month that in 2007, only 58.2 percent of Tulsa Public Schools students graduated in four years. For Oklahoma City, the figure was 56.2 percent. There are serious problems with education in Oklahoma.

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Colorado apartment searched in on-going terror investigation

The Aurora apartment where a possible terror suspect, Najibullah Zazi, lives with his parents was searched this afternoon by the FBI as part of an on-going investigation:

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents this afternoon are searching the apartment of an Aurora airport-shuttle driver embroiled in a federal anti-terrorism investigation.

At about 2 p.m. today, four agents arrived at the apartment complex on Smoky Hill Road where 24-year-old Najibullah Zazi lives. More agents — including some with a search dog — local police cars and a white evidence-collection van later followed.

Agents were seen entering the apartment wearing white "clean suits" and purple gloves.

"The FBI has executed a search warrant. Beyond that, I can't comment," said Kathleen Wright, an FBI spokeswoman in Denver.

FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress today he did not believe this investigation posed an imminent threat to Americans but did not elaborate.

According to CBS News 2 in New York,  Zazi is suspected to be the leader of an al Qaeda cell, and was attempting to locate bomb-making materials.

UPDATE 9/17/09 7:44 AM CT:  The FBI released Zazi after 8 1/2 hours of questioning last night.  But he is to return again today for more questioning.  His lawyer said he answered all questions but one.  His uncle, whose home was also searched questioned why Zazi rented a car and drove to New York City on 9/11.

Update 9/24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

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BREAKING: New York City residences raided in terrorism investigation!

Baptist Minister speaks about Rifqa Bary

Ergun Caner is a Baptist minister who lives in Virginia with his wife and kids.  Recently, he was interviewed about Rifqa Bary, the 17 year-old girl who fled her home in Ohio to Florida out of fear for her life after she converted to Christianity. 

It might interest you to know that Caner, too, was a Muslim in Ohio who became a Christian at age 16:

"...In her Aug. 30 sworn affidavit, the 17-year-old (Bary) said in June her father was pressured by leaders of the family mosque, the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Columbus, to deal with reports they had received concerning Rifqa’s Christian conversion.

“In a fit of anger that I had never seen before in my life, he picked up my lap top, waived it over my head as if to strike me with it and said, ‘If you have this Jesus in your heart, you are dead to me! You are no longer my daughter,’” Rifqa said in the affidavit.

...Brian Williams, a 21-year-old friend of Rifqa, contacted FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) on Aug. 28, noting that he filed a report with the Columbus Police Department that she had told him about her father’s threat and her mother finding Christian materials in July. Williams also told FDLE he baptized Rifqa in June. He also said he drove Rifqa from a friend’s house to the bus station when she decided to flee.

...The FDLE report noted during the Aug. 27 interview with the Bary family, two officials of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) were present, including CAIR attorney Romin Iqbal who characterized honor killings as “cultural and tribal, not related directly to the Islamic religious practice.”

...According to Ergun Mehmet Caner, the FDLE report is an example of “political correctness” that may endanger Rifqa’s life.  “Her blood, which is almost certain to be shed if returned, is on their hands. The police and judicial branch in Florida were her last hope,” Caner said in a Sept. 15 interview with Florida Baptist Witness..."

Carner also told the Witness that a fatwa for his death was issued last year and he takes extra security precations.  He said “Death for apostasy from Islam is firmly rooted in the most sacred Muslim texts,” citing the Qur’an and the Hadith, collections about Islam’s prophet, Muhammad.“There is also a consensus by all four schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence, as well as Shi’ite jurists, that apostates from Islam must be put to death,” he said.  Rifqa, he said, brings dishonor to her family by her Christian faith. 

He was critical, too,  that CAIR was present during an interview with Bary's family.

Goveror Strickland of Ohio apparently issued a statement on the 11th that Rifqa should be returned to Ohio where officials there can protect her.

Hillary Clinton swears in first special representative to the Muslim community

Farah Pandith was sworn in yesterday by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the new State Department first special representative to the Muslim community:

"...This appointment could not have come at a more opportune time. As President Obama said in Cairo and Ankara, our nation seeks a new beginning with Muslims around the world, a relationship based on mutual interest and mutual respect. It’s a relationship that requires us to listen, share ideas, and find areas of common ground in order to expand a peaceful, prosperous future. Now, this will not happen overnight. We understand that. We are not looking for any magic solutions. We know that it’s going to take patience, persistence, and hard work. And naming a special representative is not an end in itself.

But it is apparent now more than ever that we have to do more to promote dialogue and diplomacy, and Farah will play a key role in that process for us. During this holy month of Ramadan, we reflect on Islam’s teachings of charity, community and cooperation. And I look forward to hosting, tonight, an Iftar that affirms our commitment to turn those common values into common ground and common action.

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The Oklahoma Sponsoring Committee

Controversial community organizing workshops conducted by a partnership with the Industrial Area Foundation, founded by Saul Alinsky,  are taking place at a number of churches in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas. 

FBI warns police departments across America: signs of homemade bombs

FBI counter-terrorism officials are warning police departments across the country to be on the lookout for homemade bomb material based on an on-going investigation and search in New York City conducted early Monday morning.  Over the weekend a man on the FBI radar visited some people in the city.  That man, as it turns out, is a cab driver who lives in Denver.  9 News there reported investigators found a document about bomb-making that belonged to the unidentified man.

Lookout for people with burn marks on their hands, face or arms; foul odors coming from a room or building; and large industrial fans or multiple window fans. The warning, obtained by The Associated Press, also said that these homemade explosive materials can be hidden in backpacks, suitcases or plastic containers.

The notice was not intended for the public, said Justice Department spokesman Richard Kolko. 

Update 8:03 PM CT:  According to the New York Daily, the terror probe is focusing on a Denver cell plotting an attack the size of 9/11.  Hundreds of FBI agents are on the ground in Denver with 24 hour surveillance of five suspects.  This report is not being reported by other news media so beware.

Update 9/16/09 7:09 AM CT:

Najibullah Zazi, an Afghan national, is pictured above is the man from Denver, who actually lives in an apartment in SE Aurora, whom the FBI has focused on.  He claims he is bewildered by it all.  Some reports state he was in Pakistan training with al-Qaeda but he claimed it was to visit his wife.

Zazi claims he is not a terrorist and plans to hold a press conference today, according to the New York Daily News which also reported authorities seized the rental car he drove to New York, and found documents and papers about bomb-making and bombs.

Update 9/24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

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BREAKING: New York City residences raided in terrorism investigation!

The New York Times is reporting terror investigators have raided more than one residences or locations in New York City.  The Times states federal authorities are preparing to brief Congress on the raid, which is most curious and worrisome.

"...New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne confirms that searches were conducted in the borough of Queens on Monday 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.

Update 5:17 PM CT:  From Bloomberg:  Searches took place in the borough of Queens...Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Joseph Lieberman, the Connecticut independent who chairs the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Maine Senator Susan Collins, the panel’s top Republican, were briefed in the Capitol by law enforcement officials today. They declined to comment when asked about the probe.

Update 7:21 PM CT:  From Reuters:  "...Four Bosnians -- a couple and their two adult children -- were arrested at an apartment they have shared for three years, said John Choe, an aide to City Councilman John Liu and a candidate for the seat in Queens that Liu is vacating.

Authorities also searched an apartment shared by five Afghan men, taking some of them in for questioning, said one man who was questioned.

"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.

Other reports said no arrests were made.

Update 9/15/09:  FBI warns police departments across America: signs of homemade bombs

Update 9/18/09:  12 Muslims on constant FBI watch in possible al-Qaeda linked terror probe

Update 9/21/09:  Al-Qaeda cell suspect arrested - more under survelliance!

Update 9/22/09:  Mass transit in U.S. on high alert

Update 9/24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

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2/24/09:  Director of FBI warns of possible U.S. terror attacks

12/2/08:  U.S. likely faces massive terror attack by 2013 government report states

First "Islam Day" at Oklahoma City University

On September 10, 2009, Oklahoma City University held their first Islam Day, which was spearheaded by Mohamed Daadaoui, a professor there:

Islam Day at OCU falls in the midst of the holy month of Ramadan, which is celebrated this year from Aug. 22 to Sept. 21. Celebrated during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, 1.5 billion Muslims around the world fast from dawn until sunset each day. Political science professor and Middle East expert Mohamed Daadaoui organized a list of activities for students and faculty in order to foster cross-cultural dialogue and to spread awareness about the world’s second largest religion.

Tens of thousands of Americans protested in D.C. on Saturday: Enough!

As many as a million Americans protested against massive government spending in Washington, D.C. yesterday, according to the Daily Mail in their article titled: A million march to US Capitol to protest against 'Obama the socialist'. The Mail also reported the size of the crowd shocked the White House.  There are more pics at the link to the Mail article, for your review (warning: some signs are offensive and not cool).

Media shills for the left, like CNN failed to report in an article titled Tea party movement has anger, no dominant leaders the magnitude of the D.C. protest and only said the tea parties ended up there! 

Three British Muslim terrorists sentenced in multiple trans-atlantic airline plot

Three British Muslims were sentenced today for plotting in 2006 to blow up seven trans-Atlantic planes heading for America with liquid explosives smuggled in pop bottles:

"Three British terrorists who planned to blow up at least seven transatlantic flights from London, murdering more than 1,500 people, were jailed for life today.

Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain were found guilty last week of conspiracy to murder by detonating liquid bombs on airliners flying from Britain to North America. Mr Justice Henriques ordered Ali, the self-confessed leader of the plot, to serve at least 40 years in prison. Sarwar, 29, was given a minimum sentence of 36 years and Hussain, 28, a minimum of 32 years.

Henriques said the men were guilty of "the most grave and wicked conspiracy ever proven within this jurisdiction".

"The intention was to perpetrate a terrorist outrage that would stand alongside the events of September 11 2001 in history."

Today, in Australia, a jury will begin to deliberate a caseagainst five Muslims and in Germany two men accused of belonging to al-Qaeda go on trial.

Anti-abortion activist shot and killed near high school in Michigan

Anti-abortion activist, Jim Pouillon, 63,  was shot and killed this morning while protesting across the street from a high school in Owosso, Michigan.  Another person were also shot in a related murdered, according to press reports.  The high school went into lockdown and the suspect is in custody.

Update 7:26 PM CT:  Harlan James Drake, 33, is the suspect arrested.

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9/11: We remember

Eight years ago today the worst terrorist attack broke our hearts but never our country, our resolve or our spirit. 

Before 9/11/01,  I, an Oklahoman,  had a thought on more than one occasion there would be another tragedy someday that would make the bombing in Oklahoma City, which ripped away our sense of security, seem small. Historically, the worst hurricane, the worst tornado on record are eventually out-done by a newer stronger more devastating one - so it was only logically.   But 9/11 happened way too soon after the tragedy in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2005.  Way too soon.

There will be another tragedy someday that will out do 9/11 if we are not vigilant and fail to understand and underestimate the nature, persistence and deviousness of our enemy.

After 9/11,  President Bush declared this day to be Patriot Day starting in 2002 and every 9/11 going forward.  It is a good day to fly your flag or wear a pin of remembrance.  We must never forget.

Below is a picture collage of the victims of 9/11.  May God have mercy on their souls and protect and provide comfort to their families:

 

Source of photo:  trial exhibit No.  P200336, United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui, a collection of photographs of those killed (except of 92 victims) during the terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001.

What was...

 

9/11/2001:

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Muslims eager to make 9/11 a day of service

A Muslim member of President Obama's Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Dalia Mogahed, issued in a press release yesterday regarding the 9/11 Day of Service that was proclaimed by the president.  In this release Mogahed said,  "...After eight years of feeling under siege, Muslim Americans are now leading a movement to lift up others and serve their communities with reverence..."  

Here they, the left and their partners,  go again with the usual President Bush slam making him the undeniable enemy of Muslims and the U.S. when , in fact,  it was he who went out of his way to separate the religious ideology of Islamists and terrorists from Muslims who simply follow spiritual Islam.   It was Bush who also spent 8 years cleaning up the some of the terrorist network and funding mechanisms in the U.S.  Shame on Mogahed. Shame.

Back in 2002, President Bush issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 11 to be Patriot Day every year.  But President Obama apparently is trying to trump this dec;aration by declaring this a day of service even though we already have a national day of service on Martin Luther King Day, on the third Monday of January.  So is it still Patriot Day, too?  I'm so confused.

In any event, it appears there are Muslims eager to help turn the 9/11 anniversary into a day of service which they seem to want to own.  This service initiative, according to Mogahed was in the works all summer:

Muslim-Americans Answer the Call (MAAC) is taking part in the first official September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance, a day established by President Obama and Congress to honor the sacrifices of 9/11 heroes, and engage more Americans in serving their communities. Over the course of the summer of service, culminating on September 11, Muslim-American volunteer groups carried out more than 3,000 days of service in communities across the United States.  Muslims' enthusiastic response to the President's service initiative challenges popular assumptions -- and fears-- that Muslim Americans, a relatively devout religious community, are self isolating and indifferent to the needs of their fellow citizens.

..."Muslim Americans Answer the Call is the true embodiment of the President's call for change," said Dalia Mogahed. "Muslim-American volunteerism this summer demonstrates the community's desire to positively contribute to our country."

One slight problem, though,  on the Muslim website MuslimServe website they show 3003 service projects have been completed already but the link to "view all" does not work, at this time.  It would be so nice to see where these 3000+ community services took place.

Are you wondering if there is a comparable ChristianServe website?  Well, this google search turned up none.

UPDATE 9/14/09:  Still no link to view all the services performed.

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CAIR-OK: Muslims Answer President’s Call to Service

On Saturday September 5th, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will join with the NAACP, the Latino Community Development Agency and the Red Cross to mark National Service Week with Disaster Relief Response Training.

'What Islam is'  by Dalia Mogahed

"... This month's commemoration will, in fact, be an occasion for many Muslims to say to citizens of the United States that, contrary to what some people say, "we do not hate you".

"...For example, when the president signed a bill to help reduce the use of tobacco, Muslims were among the leaders invited to witness the signature in the White House," Mogahed points out. "When the president hosted a town-hall meeting on the importance of fatherhood, Muslim leaders were among those present. When the president signed a bill to ban all forms of torture, a coalition of faith leaders, including Muslims, was there to see it happen."

Mogahed adds that members of the administration are also much more accessible to the Muslim community than they were during the Bush administration. "One simple example is that of Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama's closest advisors and most senior officials, who addressed the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America over the 4th of July weekend. She was the first White House official in history to address it."

Note:  ISNA was named an unidicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas terror funding trial for their relationship now or in the past to the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic supremacy global organization.

United We Serve: Muslim Americans Answer the Call Campaign Facebook page 

Obama hosts iftar for Muslims

Arab News - Barbara Ferguson - ‎Sep 3, 2009‎

... Muslim Americans throughout the US are showing their support for Obama's community service appeal by launching the Muslim Americans 'Answer the Call' ...

In April, Obama authorized the establishment of 9/11 as a National Day of Service when he signed into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.

Yemeni Liberal Criticizes Appointment of Dalia Mogahed as Obama's ...

Middle East Media Research Institute - ‎Sep 4, 2009‎

"The report that Dalia Mogahed has been appointed to the Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, which advises US President Barack ...

 

A Talk with President Obama's Advisor on Muslim Affairs, Dalia... الشرق الاوسط - Jul 5, 2009 By Mohammed Al Shafey. London, Asharq Al-Awsat - In this interview, Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to Dalia Mogahed, a Senior Analyst and the Executive Director of ...   Press Release: Highlights of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act   Mar 30, 2009 ... Fact sheet on HR 1388 - the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act - passed by the Senate on March 26, 2009.   Islam Online- News Section  (martyrdom supporter Yusef Qaradawi's website) Islam Online - Islam Online - Dec 10, 2005 RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico, December 10, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News ... was the most often offered response, said Gallup leadership consultant Dalia Mogahed. ...   ..When asked how the West could improve relations with the Muslim world, "respecting Islam" was the most often offered response, said Gallup leadership consultant Dalia Mogahed.

Muslims plan massive Friday Prayer in Washington D.C.

Thousands upon thousands of Muslims are being organized for a massive Friday prayer at Capitol Hill on September 25, 2009 in what could be described as an outdoor mosque where their prayer will be chanted on "Capitol Hill, echoing off of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, " according to a website set up specifically for this event.  They will pray near where U.S. presidents are traditionally inaugurated.  The motto of the website is "Our Time Has Come."

Muslims will be bused in from Oklahoma, and many other states. 

President Obama is the catalyst for the event according to one of the main organizers, Hassen Abdellah, president of Dar-ul-Islam in Elizabeth, New Jersey and an attorney for accused terrorists or terrorist enablers in court here, here and here. 

Another organizer, Abdul Malik, spoke to Muslims about martyrs which was captured on video in April 2002:

"...These brothers--and sisters-- before they go out on their martyr missions, are doing videotapes, and they are saying "Yeeeuuhh! I'm doing this! I'm doing this!" And their mothers are right next to them saying, "Go ahead and go!"

Their mothers--the mothers are telling their children--although of course they're gonna miss them--"But you do what you have to do." And just like that last sister, when she's standing with her son, and she's all proud of him, and they're doing the videotape, and the son is all proud, he's standing there, you know with his weapon, he's standing there, and she's standing there all next to him, and she's proud, and then he goes out, and he is martyred. And then she sees his body--she sees his body, and what does she do? She puts her forehead to the ground, thanking Allah, because he gave me a martyr!

A permit was granted to these organizers for the Friday Prayer.

Update 9/25/09 6:48 PM CT:  According to the Washington Post,  only about 3,000 Muslims attended the prayer - far short of what was predicted.

For Muslims a day of prayer on the west lawn of the US Capitol

Egyptian in front-running to head top U.N. agency

A front-runner who may be named the next director general of the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is Farouk Hosni,  a controversial Eqyptian who said in 2008 that he would personally burn books that referenced Israel in an Egyptian library, if they were found. 

Hosni has the backing of the Organization of Islamic Conference, a group some believe is a world-wide caliphate in the making.  The OIC is also trying to ban any criticism of Islam through actions taken by the U.N. Human Rights Council at their request.  Their ultimate goal here would be to see this ban adopted by the entire U.N. General Assembly.  As I have said before, this is nothing more than applying Sharia Law onto non-Muslim countries and non-Muslim individuals.

The OIC is also creating their own Human Rights document outside of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights created by the U.N. in the late 40s.  You can be sure it will be representative of Islamic law.

In June, the U.N. General Assembly elected Libyan diplomat, Ali Abussalam Treky, to the presidency of the Assembly.  And controversial, Libyian president, Mommar Gadhafi,  is the new head of the African Union, which has a strong presence at the U.N.

U.S. taxpayers pay 22% of UNESCO budget.

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Wal-Mart and other advertisers caved to African American activist group!

Color of Change is a African American political organization.  In a press release dated September 2nd, they touted that 11 more advertisers pulled their ads from the Glenn Beck Show who was the first to bring to the light of day President Obama's Green Job Czar, Van Jones' anti-white and anti-American views, which led to his resignation over the weekend.  The Color of Change was co-founded by Van Jones, who still had Jones listed as co-founder until facts about Jones surfaced.  Then they changed his status to inactive.

The latest list of advertisers are:  Binder & Binder, Capital One, The Dannon Company, Discover, HSBC, ICAN Benefit Group Insurance, Infiniti, Jelmar (manufacturer of CLR All-Purpose Cleaner), Jordan McKenna Debt Counseling Network, Mercedes-Benz and Simplex Healthcare Airware Inc. (makers of Brez anti-snoring aids), Allergan (maker of Restasis), Ally Bank (a unit of GMAC Financial Services), Ancestry.com, Applebee’s, AT&T, Bank of America, Bell & Howell, Best Buy, Blaine Labs Inc., Broadview Security, Campbell Soup Company, ConAgra, Clorox, CVS, DirecTv, Ditech, The Elations Company, Experian (creator of FreeCreditReport.com), Farmers Insurance Group, GEICO, General Mills, Johnson & Johnson (makers of Tylenol), Kraft, Lawyers.com, Lowe’s, Men’s Wearhouse, NutriSystem, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, RadioShack, Re-Bath, Regions Financial Corporation, Roche, Sam (Store and Move), SC Johnson, Sanofi-Aventis, Sargento, Sprint, State Farm Insurance, Traveler’s Insurance, Travelocity, The UPS Store, Verizon Wireless, Vonage and Wal-Mart.

From an earlier press release, we find that the largest retailer in America responded to their call:  “Walmart [sic] today confirmed the retailer pulled ads from the Glenn Beck show on August 3^rd,” said David Tovar, a spokesperson for Wal-Mart, in an email to ColorOfChange.org."

It's ironic, isn't it,  that President Obama attended a Black Liberation Theology church which is based on an anti-white theme for twenty years!  We've also heard the hateful bellowing of his former pastor that continue to this day.  Van Jones, the co-founder of Color of Change, was a self-described black nationalist (hello? i.e., anti-white) and a communist activist and the White House actually hired him and praised him!  Therefore, I find it particularly pungent that these advertisers caved to pressure from a "African American" separatist political organization started by one of president Obama's czars who was/is as anti-White and anti-American as Rev. Wright. 

Do you see a reoccurring theme here?  Others have as in this video of Charles Krauthammer:

I, for one, will not use their products or services again until I see their ads reappear back on Beck's show.

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Also see:

Van Jones; Obama's Green Advisor, Color of Change, STORM and Glenn Beck

PowerShift09Conference - Van Jones was the keynote speaker.  In this video you will get a good feel for Jones and his agenda, which seems far broader than just "green jobs" where he said "...will you settle for eco-apartheid?...

James Rucker the other co-founder of Color of Changes articles published at Huffington Post

CNN leftist agenda in full boom as they try to make Jones own actions and words the fault of the right:

CNN's Gergen on Van Jones: 'Sad to See a Man of Good Work Get So Little Credit' 

Brazile Defends Jones: 'If You Made a Controversial Statement and You're Liberal, You're Labeled as a Radical and That's Wrong'

David Sirota: Glenn Beck Is A 'Right-Wing Political Terrorist'; Van Jones Is 'A National Hero'